Our trip was one of the best mission trips that I’ve been apart of mostly because our team was so great. God blessed us with amazing students, leaders and team unity. It was an incredible, life-changing experience for all of us, and although the trip may be over, God is still working in and through us. Thanks for follow along on our journey and for all of the prayers that helped make our trip a success.
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Monday, July 20, 2009
Day 12 – Friday, June 19, 2009
Today is a bittersweet day because we have to leave Guatemala and out new friends, but we get to come home to friends and family and modern bathrooms. We woke up in our nice hotel and ate some really good donuts from a local bakery for breakfast. Then we drove the hour of so from Antigua to the airport in Guatemala City. We said our goodbyes to the Jonathan, Alicia and Doug at the airport and waited to check-in for our flight. We had 28 people check-in for the flight successfully, but when the last person went to check-in we were informed that the flight was full and they would have to wait until tomorrow to fly home. So, as the trip leader, I gave up my seat and ended up staying an extra day. The worst part about staying was that the rest of the team had already gone through security, so I didn’t get to say goodbye to them and I didn’t get to experience the rest of the trip with them. The good news is that the team made it home safely after a 3 hour layover in Houston.
I on the other hand, was put up in a 5 star hotel and had all of my meals paid for. Plus, Jonathan and Doug met me at the hotel and we spent the day running around Guatemala City, and relaxing at the Hotel. Then on Saturday, I flew home safely in the comfort and luxury of First-class, which was a first for me.
I on the other hand, was put up in a 5 star hotel and had all of my meals paid for. Plus, Jonathan and Doug met me at the hotel and we spent the day running around Guatemala City, and relaxing at the Hotel. Then on Saturday, I flew home safely in the comfort and luxury of First-class, which was a first for me.
Day 11 – Thursday, June 18, 2009
Today was our last full day in Guatemala. This morning, we got up ate breakfast, did our devotions, and spent some time cleaning the base and preparing it for the next team that's coming. Our clean-up time was actually cut short because of the threat of rain. We needed to get to Antigua before it rained. We are staying in nice hotel in Antigua tonight, which will be a nice change from staying at the base. The hotel is in the middle of Antigua and just a short walk from the market. Everyone's pretty excited to be able to sleep in a real bed tonight.
After checking into the hotel, we spent the rest of the morning and all of the afternoon at the market shopping. The market is fun because you get to barter with the people in order to get a good price. There were so many different you could buy from blankets hammocks to knifes and jewelry. It was a lot of fun and some of our students got to be pretty good at bartering. As we were finishing up at the market it started to rain, so instead of walking back to the hotel, our group decided to take a Tuk Tuk, which is a three-wheeled motorcycle with a bench seat in the back to carry passenger. It was fun to ride along as we passed cars and weaved in-and-out of traffic.
After we arrived back at the hotel, we went out for our final team dinner in Guatemala. We ate a place cale Ni-fu Ne Fa, which is a really nice steak house. They brought us plates filled with different kinds of meats from steak and chicken to ribs and sausage. The food was amazing.
After dinner, we went back to the hotel and met together to debrief the entire trip. We went around the room and every student shared some spiritual and practical lessons learned on the trip. It was so fun to hear what God was challenging students with and to laugh about so many of the fun times on the trip. At the end of the night, we able to bless Jonathan and Alicia with a very nice HD-video camera, which we brought just for them. It was a huge blessing to them and an answer to prayers because just a few weeks earlier their video camera had been stolen. It was amazing to see how God used us to meet a need that we didn’t even know they had. We spent the rest of the night hanging out at the hotel talking and enjoying our last night in Guatemala. Today was a great last full day in Guatemala.
After checking into the hotel, we spent the rest of the morning and all of the afternoon at the market shopping. The market is fun because you get to barter with the people in order to get a good price. There were so many different you could buy from blankets hammocks to knifes and jewelry. It was a lot of fun and some of our students got to be pretty good at bartering. As we were finishing up at the market it started to rain, so instead of walking back to the hotel, our group decided to take a Tuk Tuk, which is a three-wheeled motorcycle with a bench seat in the back to carry passenger. It was fun to ride along as we passed cars and weaved in-and-out of traffic.
After we arrived back at the hotel, we went out for our final team dinner in Guatemala. We ate a place cale Ni-fu Ne Fa, which is a really nice steak house. They brought us plates filled with different kinds of meats from steak and chicken to ribs and sausage. The food was amazing.
After dinner, we went back to the hotel and met together to debrief the entire trip. We went around the room and every student shared some spiritual and practical lessons learned on the trip. It was so fun to hear what God was challenging students with and to laugh about so many of the fun times on the trip. At the end of the night, we able to bless Jonathan and Alicia with a very nice HD-video camera, which we brought just for them. It was a huge blessing to them and an answer to prayers because just a few weeks earlier their video camera had been stolen. It was amazing to see how God used us to meet a need that we didn’t even know they had. We spent the rest of the night hanging out at the hotel talking and enjoying our last night in Guatemala. Today was a great last full day in Guatemala.
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