My Internet filter decided last night that it no longer was going to allow me to post on my blog. However, I could view it. Go figure!As promised, but delayed, here are some pics of our trip to Pixabaj, Guatemala. The purpose of our trip was to aid in building Phase 2 of a private, sponsor funded, Christian school. This school is part of a ministry called Outpost Ministry http://www.theoutpostministry.com/
The kids attending this school are unable to afford an education so through sponsorships these kids are able to attend school and not only receive a good education, but also learn about Jesus Christ.
The first pic is of J and I with 8 of the 10 kids my parents sponsor at the school. We had a great team of people who went from our church and some other gentlemen who met up with us in Houston that joined our church team. I happen to be the only female on the team of 13. I was responsible for feeding everyone and making sure they did not contract some horrible parasite from using unclean water. I'll have you know by day 2 I had the whole "boil the water to wash the dishes in" to a perfect science and how to use the water twice to conserve what little we had. It was a lot of hard work and manual labor but it was worth it. 
The hardest part of the whole trip was certainly the challenge of drying my hair. Forget the language barrier and parasite invested water. I consider myself a rather resourceful kinda gal when the "going-gets-tough" as can be seen here, I was able to adjust quite nicely.
You might be wondering "From the looks of your surroundings in the last picture you surely had an electrical outlet to plug-in a hair dryer...why the oven?" Well it's simple...you can not take a hair dryer on mission trip to a 3rd world environment and expect the Lord to move in your life fully...and I was trying to impress my husband with my false sense of humility by packing the least amount possible. That's it in a nut shell. I would like to write more to inform you about Zach formerly known as "the boy"; however, I must leave to go have my nails done.
2 comments:
i love it! thanks for sharing. those kids make my heart burst. that's your first encounter with the latino culture? how was it? aren't the people precious?
Yes, first time in that region of the world and Latino Culture. It was wonderful; they have a very strong work ethic and work hard to provide for their families- which was good to see and experience.
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