We're Here!

Yesterday was our travel day, and what an exhausting day it was!! We met at 3am and were also joined by our pastor and his whole family and the worship pastor. It was pretty cool to see their love and dedication to the team to join us so early!! Following a time of prayer, we loaded the vehicles and off we went! We made such great time getting to the airport. We didn't see many people, even on the beltway.

All of the flights were great. Cody, a first time flyer, LOVED it. He says his favorite part is the take-off when the plane first leaves the ground. Angie was a little nervous before the first flight because, as we were sitting on the plane, the captain tells us that we can't leave until they de-ice the plane. Yikes!

All of our luggage made it here with us! That in itself is a praise. We each had to check two bags because we were stuffed to the gills with donations. THANK YOU for all of your supplies! They are much needed!! We were able to stop and get Camperos chicken (Guatemalan KFC) before leaving the city. Yum! :-)

It was very cool to hear all of the comments and observations made by the newbie team members as they were seeing things. That is one of my favorite parts of leading a team - hearing and seeing others' reactions for the first time.

The boys are all bunking together and us 3 girls have a little suite room with a personal bathroom. The guys are already off to their antics and jokes. We are anticipating a hardworking and FUN week ahead of us!!

After dinner last night we were told that Carlos (the head guy down here) was off in the mountains about 7 hours away rescuing a child - she is 3 years old and weighs about 15 pounds. He wasn't sure if she was going to live until they could get her to the hospital. So it is hitting us head on - this is real. Please pray for that little girl. If I get more information, I will pass it on.

Keep praying, supporters!! We love you and we'll "talk" to you again tomorrow :-)