This week I was able to accompany an American out to a work site where Canadian developed (U of Calgary) water purification systems are being manufactured and used. We moved one into a local Mayan family’s house and set it up. The family has 2 boys and 6 girls. They had some wood cut on the porch and have banana trees in the yard. They had a 5 lb bucket of green bananas on the porch. They used to live in a bamboo shack, however a few years ago some Canadians built them a house with a tin roof. They were the poorest family on the block and I think that they still are very poor but they at least have a roof over their head. Sheila and I drove back to their place the next day and delivered some food. To our surprise they are Christians and asked to pray before we left. We were moved by the whole thing.

I took 3 people to visit the William Cornelius school site and everyone was very impressed that here in Guatemala there is a school of such high quality. Stories were shared of the Lord’s faithfulness during the process of developing the school and I left the place recharged and excited about finishing language training and getting to work in earnest with the school.

On the language front we are finally getting it and having a little more fun. However, loneliness is a constant challenge. Thank goodness we have each other.

Adios