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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