My day actually began yesterday when I left Chattanooga on
the shuttle to Nashville around noon. My
flight was supposed to be at 5:05 PM, but we didn’t take off until after
6. Eventually I arrived in Miami and
headed to the hotel for a few hours rest.
Saturday morning began bright and early as I took the 6:00
shuttle to the airport to meet the team for our 9:50 flight. Everything went extremely smoothly, so I was
sitting at the gate shortly before 7:30 – way too early! Needless to say, if I had taken the 7:00
shuttle, things would have been backed
up and I would have arrived at the gate 10 minutes late. Too early is always better than too late.
The team arrived at the gate around 9:00 am. We all introduced ourselves – Isaac seemed a
little out of it, I didn’t know if this was normal, but no one else seemed to
think so. They had been up all night, so
I wasn’t too concerned. We waited around
for our flight and eventually we left for Guatemala.
We arrived in Guatemala on time – 10:25 in the morning. We went through customs and immigration
smoothly and were on our way to Verbana (the main campus) shortly thereafter.
Today was a day of waiting – we waited at Verbana (as we
toured the campus), we waited at the hotel (Los Esclavos – the slaves) for our
rooms to be finished, and then we waited for dinner. I think God is trying to
teach us something very early in this trip – we need to wait on Him.
The hotel here does not have wifi, so I don’t have any way
to skype home. This is going to be a
very interesting week. Dee needs our
prayers as Kendra is getting prepared to leave for college on Friday.
Anyway, the team met after dinner to talk about how they saw
God today, and they mentioned the lightning (it has been storming most of the
evening) the landscapes, the people, and the way the body of Christ is working
together to minister to Guatemala (as we saw other teams on the plane with
us). I look forward to more intimate,
more specific ways they see God work in their lives as the week progresses.
Tomorrow is church, a visit to Oratorio, and the team is
going to see Reparando (a movie about the history of Guatemala and a ministry
to the people of Guatemala). This will
be eye opening as they visit an indigenous church and see the history
explained. I am praying that God gives
them a burden for the people of Guatemala.
Well, enough for now – I didn’t sleep very well last night –
hopefully tonight I will get more rest.
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