Submitted by Carla Cottrell Day 7, and we are on our way home…via a stopover in Antigua. On the way to Antigua, our sweet driver, Don Luis, asked if we would like to take 5 minutes to look at the volcanoes and Lake Atitlan from a special scenic overlook. Of course, we took him up […]
Submitted by Carla Cottrell Again we were treated to Parkside outdoor breakfast under the tent. The temperature here has been quite pleasant, and the scenery is astounding! I have been remiss in not mentioning out driver for the week, Cordelio. He has navigated the rough terrain and the crazy motorists admirably…and he knows EVERYONE in […]
Editor’s Note: We warned that shaky internet might hamper our efforts… and sure enough, Day 4 received AFTER Day 5. Enjoy! Submitted by Carla Cottrell: Day 4 in Panajachel got off to a shaky start…literally! While having our morning coffee,we noticed the chandeliers in the dining room beginning to swing. Peter jumped up when others […]
Submitted by Carla Cottrell: This morning we were treated to breakfast outside under a wedding tent…truly a lovely spot. We then drove to the Aqua Escondido school where AIR has sponsored curriculum, students and a plant nursery. I should mention it was market day in the town we traveled to, and our minibus was guilty […]
Recently, Jack and Barb Travis were in church and a hymn spoke to them. They realized they needed to return to Salud Y Paz in Guatemala – and they recently did just that, staying at the former director and founder’s home in Panjachel. They were kind enough to send us some photos of their own “mission team of […]
Submitted by Carla Cottrell: Day 3 of our trip began with another delicious breakfast buffet followed by the 45 minute drive up the mountain to the village Juan Lejas, the newest technico, had prepared for us to work in building stoves. Because Luis needed to be with his son, Don Miguel came with us. Anne […]
Submitted by Carla Cottrell: Today we woke to a spectacular view of the lake, celebratory firecrackers going off (we do not know why), birds that could double for emergency vehicle sounds in Europe, and dogs barking that made us, for just one minute, think we were still at home. We walked down to the beautiful lakeside […]
From Carla Cottrell: This morning we woke up to confused dogs (it was 3:45 am, after all, and anyone who knows us knows that is not our normal wake-up time) and the news that a gunman had opened fire in Pulse nightclub in Orlando. At first, details were unclear, but by the time we made […]
(Peter’s part) Leaning into servant-hood. I love doing missions work. Many times I find myself in situations and circumstances that I don’t usually get into in my “normal” job. I can remember one time all I did for 6 hours was move sand from the front yard pile to the back yard (scattered) at a […]
Guatemala Mission Trip 2015 Jan 15 & 16, 2015 The team worked all week on the caretaker’s new home. Today we held a ribbon cutting to celebrate. Tomin, the caretaker, thanked God for blessing him and his family. Then he blessed the team for our help. Jan 13 & 14, 2015 Gayle did some labeling and […]