What a journey!

We landed safe and sound in Guatemala on Tuesday around 12:30 local time. We had a little trouble getting through customs with all our bags but eventually we made and our buses arrived to take us to the hotel.
Our rooms are great...most rooms have 5 queen beds in them :) so we all get our own bed this year!
The first night we had dinner and then had an amazing consecration service. It was so powerful and the presence of God was so strong. It was a long day and a late night so everyone was ready for bed when we got done.
The next morning we got up and had breakfast at the hotel. Pancakes and fruit is what was on the menu. After breakfast we loaded the buses and headed 2 hours into the mountains to Village 46 for ministry. The road into the village was so bad that the village women came down to shovel and rake the road so the bus could get through. We had an incredible time and I didn't want to leave. I really loved the children there. So sweet and the kids had a blast playing with them also.
We prayed with so many children and adults, it was very humbling to be there and to pray with those sweet people. After ministry time we headed down to have lunch at a little place in town. We had hamburgers and fries and some great down time to hang out and debrief.
After lunch we headed back into another village for a 2nd ministry time. The mayor even came to watch us. He thanked us and was so happy that we came. I met a little angel named Christopher. He stole my heart! I absolutely wanted to bring him home! He was the sweetest thing and he wanted me to hold him and love on him. He kept taking camera because he wanted photos so he could look at himself. He would just laugh when he would see the camera. He has a heart condition...like a murmur...so he had an odd shaped indentation in his chest. He mom said that he was born with it and he needed heart surgery when he was one but they didn't have the money. The doctors said he wouldn't make to five years old. He is four now! I prayed for him and the team joined me in asking God to heal his heart and make it new! It was funny to me that the little boy who needed a healed heart had the biggest heart in the village. He loved on every one of us and made us all laugh! Just precious!!!
I will never forget him and I will continue to pray for him.
After we left the village the mayor wanted to take us to a new bridge that they built to get to another villages school. It was a walk bridge suspended high above a river. He wouldn't have it any other way than for us to cross that big bridge. LOL! It was pretty scary but we did it and once we did we got to hear the story of how the bridge was replaced and how now they can serve the whole village with school that was previously not accessible for the last 10 years. Then he wanted to take us to see the hot springs where the volcano bubbles. That was pretty neat and he had the kids touch the water so they could feel the temperature. The volcano is always active but hasn't erupted for a long time. The country side is so beautiful here. Lots and lots of big mountains. I have discovered that they can grow corn anywhere...and do I mean anywhere....one place even had it growing along the driveway.
We left the hot springs and headed straight to dinner. After dinner it was time for devos and prayer. It was another long, hot day but such an amazing time.

Day 3 was just as incredible. We went to another village in the city called Villa Neuva. We got to go door to door to invite the children to come watch us. We had such an amazing time at this village and got to pray for so many people. It was just such a cool experience and one I will never forget!

I have posted almost a thousand pictures on Facebook so be sure to visit my page or the PEAK page to see all our adventures.

Off to bed I go...hasta mañana!