Monday, September 8, 2014

MT View Baptist Church - Guatemala Trip - Day 2


Sunday morning and the team was up early and getting ready for the day.  We ate breakfast at 8, which seemed like 10 AM because of the time difference from Chattanooga.  After breakfast we took time to look over the book of Philippians and study the first 2 verses of chapter 1.  I am looking forward to studying this book with this team because Tony is planning a sermon series through the book, so it’s a great “precursor” to the lessons to come. 
After devotions, we went to Phil’s church and learned about the book of Acts.  They were finishing up a study on the book, so it was great to hear the rundown of their summer study.  We also spent time in singing, and man is it loud.  We knew it was going to be because they handed out earplugs for those that wanted them at the entrance of the worship area.  Two of the people in front of me were wearing them – and for good reason – it was rather loud. 
When church ended, we said goodbye to Meredith and Carey because they are staying in Guatemala City until Tuesday morning.  The rest of us loaded up, headed to Thelma’s for lunch (tuna casserole and sandwiches) and then boarded the van for the 4 hour ride to Quetzaltenango (or Xela).  The ride was uneventful – we stopped by an overview to look at Lake Atitlan, but the view was overcast so you really couldn’t see much.  We arrived at the hotel around 5 PM, unloaded our stuff and headed to dinner. 
Dinner was at Pollo Campero (the Guatemalan version of Kentucky Fried Chicken), and then we took a stroll through Walmart and the mall.  Yes, that is right, we went to Walmart in Xela.  Wild… 
We headed back to the hotel, spent some time talking about today and tomorrow, played some card games and headed to bed.  A rather uneventful day, but I am really looking forward to tomorrow when the work begins.  I am excited to see where the project is now, and to find out what the next stage is for us to accomplish. 
Off to bed now – it’s going to be a good but probably physically difficult day tomorrow.

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