Guatemala City

This has been a really busy week for us. We've had one mission team here from Idaho since last Wednesday the 10th. They left yesterday at 4 am...MERCY! It was a lot of fun, though, visiting with people from Idaho. I got a real sense of how they felt out on the mission field, even if they were only there 5 days. I think the poverty really affected the two teens in the group. Some of the team had been here before, so they were a bit more prepared.

The Canadian team came back from the field on Monday night. There were 11 of them, so all of a sudden we had 18 mission people to care for and pay attention to. (Yes, I know I ended that sentence with a preposition. It just didn't sound correct any other way!) They left in two waves yesterday morning.

Here's a pic of our first team, the one from Idaho.

On Monday morning, Bill and I were up at "O'dark thirty" as our director would say. Actually, it was 5:15 and we were gone by 6. We had an appointment in the city at 7 am, and we had to stop and pick up Randy (our director) first. It was interesting to see how early Guatemalans get up and get busy. The road didn't have too much traffic because it was a holiday of some kind. Something about Guatemala City's history, Randy said.  At any rate, we went to this huge Bible College called SETECA. I can't remember what Randy said it stood for now. We picked up Luis and his son. Luis was taking us to meet several pastors that might be candidates for the motorcycles that CMA gives away each year. CMA donates 20% of their only fundraiser to Missionary Ventures. Part of that money is used across the MVI network to provide transportation of different kinds to pastors so that they may better reach the people they serve.

Here are some pictures of Guatemala City. I'll tell you now, these are only a few of the pics, and I won't post any with recognizable people because that's just not fair to the Guatemalans.

The pics are pretty self-explanatory. This country is very poor, except for those who are into illegal issues and those who have made their fortune outside Guatemala and moved here. We're here to try to make a difference for these people.

Yes, I know there are those in need in the US too. I get that. But God didn't call us to be missionaries in the US, He called us to Guatemala. Here we are, and here we'll stay until He tells us to do something different. We covet your prayers, and we would ask that you consider being a financial partner for us. Pray, and listen. God will tell you what to do.

God Bless Y'all!

Lisa