Day six- Thursday

Hello Friends and miscellaneous family members,
First, thank you so very much for your prayers on this, my second Guatemalan excursion. Through me, NO authentic witnessing will happen on this trip without God, as it says in 1 Corinthians 3:6. In a desperate attempt to fill you in on just a smidgen of my trip I will start my narrative about our soccer game. With the terms already pre-existing, that the losers buy the winners Gatorade, we, the team, set out to capture the Raptor Rush Flavor of GATORADE. Needless to say, the Guatemalans were the only ones consuming Tangy goodness after it was over. Enufff said. Although disappointing, this was a huge part of bridging the gap between two cultures. Thanks once again for the prayers.

Much Love homies,
Stephen



Greetings folks around the world.

Today was somewhat bittersweet – we finished our interactions on the work sites. I’ve spent four days with some great Guatemalans; Diego, Mario, Alberto, Daniel and Samwell (the interpreter). Today we framed the foundation and mixed the largest batch of cement by hand I have ever seen. We sifted sand for the mortar mix, cut rebar ties and moved about a ton of dirt – seriously. The work has been hard but everyone, our students and the Guatemalans, have interacted really great. Thankfully several students could help with the translation. Meeting the family that will move into the soon to be two story home addition was a huge joy as well.

Well, my blog time is up and I gotta sign off. Thanks for praying and watch for future announcements on when we will share the whole story of this awesome trip.

Peace,
P Scott


Hi friends,
Hope a good number of you have been keeping up on our adventures here in Guatemala. Your prayer support over the past week is much appreciated. Today was a big change up for me as far as projects go. I spent all of today at the block house construction site in the city (I was at the orphanage / fence project site the previous three days). I’m continually reminded no matter where I am down here that often times my way (or the American way) is not always the best way. I’m humbled by even the simplest of things….this time it was the way they mixed their cement. As Pastor Scott mentioned all was mixed by hand, not by a machine, not in a tub or bucket, but right on the flat ground inside house we were building. I was so skeptical at first but when I saw how skilled they were at the work, I was convicted of the pride I was carrying. It’s a good thing to be humbled.

I can’t wait to share with many of you in person the great victories God has given this team this week and the many ways He’s worked in the very hearts of those involved. Thanks again…

-Brian