Servants/St. Paul's Chapel UMC Jan. 08

Our friends from St. Paul's Chapel UMC in Red Lion, PA are here again. They are keeping a team blog on a separate page, so click here to see what they're doing this week.

Servants/St. Paul's Chapel UMC

This week, we have enjoyed having Don Snow and a group from Servants/St. Paul's Chapel UMC of Red Lion, PA. Their project has been to construct the bunk beds that will go in the new boys' house. They've put in a lot of work and have finished 15 beds.

Servants has a separate blog page where they are posting pictures and stories from the week. Check it out by clicking here: http://chapelguatemala-august2007.blogspot.com/

Thursday - Antigua or Bust!

Sorry there was no post yesterday, the internet was in and out and we never could get logged in long enough to load something.

We spent today in Antigua. We visited a large Catholic church and monastery ruins, a coffee plantation, had the biggest steak this side of the Rio Grande and shopped until we dropped. For some in the group that was much shorter than for others!

The kids put on a special show for us tonight at dinner with a photo slide show, singing, and dancing. They gave us gifts and then to finish it all off, all the kids circled around our group and prayed for us. Talk about a humbling experience. After that there we many hugs, a few tears, and we said our goodbyes to the kids since they will be in school tomorrow when we leave. It was sad, but exciting all at the same time. This place really has become special for all of us.

We head out for the airport tomorrow morning and should land in Atlanta sometime tomorrow evening. Please continue to pray for us as we travel and say our goodbyes. It has been an unbelievable experience and we will all tell you more about when we get back!

See you tomorrow!

P.S. Here are some m ore pictures for you guys! And yes, there are pictures of Pam Landers included!

Tuesday and the fun is still coming!

We have been very busy the last couple of days. Richard and his team are painting the boys dorms to make them feel a little more comfortable until their new building is finished sometime later this year. The have painted superheros, fish, cartoons, characters, guitars, pumas, soccer logos, and much more. The boys were blown away and more excited than I have seen them since we got here - and that is saying a lot! The photos are some random shots of the work our painters have been doing. They are pretty good! Keep posting your comments! We love reading them and sharing them with the group!

Elusive Creature Spotted in Guatemala

We are coming to you from Villa Nueva, Guatemala where we have spotted the ever elusive Ricardo Jacobus. We see him here in his natural setting, alone away from the herd. In this rare photo you can see he is performing one of his most notorious and primal acts - writing a letter! The recipient is unknown, but sure to be busy for hours trying to decipher the ramblings of one of nature's most infamous venters! Stay tuned for more updates from South of the Border!

Yes, we are still here!

Sorry it has been a while since we updated the blog. We had no internet connection for most of yesterday, so therefore no blog. Anyway, things are going great. We are having a wonderful time with the kids and are getting a lot of stuff accomplished. We are working on painting, plumbing, electrical, organizing, cleaning teeth, doctoring sick kids, taking photos and more! We just had lunch and are getting ready to head back to work. Here are some more pictures! We'll post again soon!

Photos as Promised!

Here are some shots that Diane took on our first day here. We''ll be sending more along later!