We're calling this home.

We've been in San Lucas, Sacatepequez, Guatemala for 10 days. It feels like home. Sure, we miss our families, the dogs, diet Mtn. Dew...oh, I forgot. That's not good for me anyway, right?  We've been exploring on our own, as well as hosting our first team. They've been here since the 10th, and they even survived my cooking this weekend! Our second team has arrived as well, and both teams will be leaving on the 17th.

We attended a great church in Antigua Sunday. It was all bilingual...the pastor would speak in English, the translator would speak in Spanish. Even the songs had both English and Spanish on the overhead at the same time. It made it so much easier to follow. I think we'll go back there.

You know, for a Spanish culture, there sure are a lot of American things here. Wal-Mart, PriceSmart (they bought out Costco, but it runs on the same principle), Payless Shoes, Sears, Domino's, KFC, Burger King, McDonald's, and every type of vehicle you can imagine that you'd see in the States. Of course, vehicles have issues over here. The main issue is the road conditions. When you drive on roads that could have been put down 300 years ago, you know there's a problem. Antigua has cobblestone roads. Not brick, cobblestone. Think uneven, rough, slick....

Our two teams have been working with kids while they've been here. The team from Canada has been doing Vacation Bible School in some remote villages, while the team from Boise, Idaho (how blessed were we, to get a team from our home state in first?) has been down at The Tracks (an extremely poor section of Guatemala City) working with families there.

I know that a lot of you probably thought we were crazy to sell everything and move down here. All I can say is that I'm more convinced than ever that God led us here, and He's got work for us to do. Come pay us a visit, and I'll show you a world that is so far from what typical Americans experience that it hurts your heart.

We're asking again for financial and prayer partners. If God lays it on your heart for one or the other (preferably both!) please follow through. We are dependent on our financial partners to survive here. Thank you to all of you who so willingly gave of yourselves and continue to do so.

God Bless Y'all!

Lisa