Thursday, January 29, 2009
Day 1-Traveling in Grace
Today began with most of us arriving before the day began to catch our bus from First Immanuel. After asking for God's Blessings for our drivers, pilots and crews, we began our journey. We departed ahead of schedule and arrived at O'Hare ahead of schedule. By God's grace our flights departed on time, arrived on time, all connections were made and we arrived in Guatemala City On time. Thank you for your prayers regarding our clearance of the medical supplies through customs. All of our bags and boxes of medical supplies, equipment and personal luggage were waived through without any delays. All 17 of us are here! Our buses were waiting for us and we quickly checked into our hotel. We were able to bridge the language gap with our broken and/or rusty Spanish and enjoyed a popular Guatemalan lunch of fried chicken at Pollo Campero. Tomorrow our cultural education begins with a visit to Antigua. We will see volcanoes, Cerro de la Cruz, learn about how Guatemalan life is impacted by the coffee industry, learn about the indigenous Mayan peoples and see ancient ruins. We will stay at a Luthern Center. A good night of sleep after our long travels is sounding very good about now.
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We are all very excited to hear of your safe arrival. We look forward to hearing daily about your activities, both the highs and lows. All of the kids will be responding under my name, Joel has already checked the site several times and was able to give me an update before bed last night.
ReplyDeletePraising God for your safe travel and arrival! I look forward to reading your daily blogs so that I can specifically pray for your needs. Today I am praying that you would all be flexible to deal with any situation that might arise and that you would be ready to give the gospel at a moment's notice.
ReplyDeleteThe Jossie family is glad to hear everyone arrived safely! You will all be in our thoughts are prayers. Enjoy this wonderful experience and be safe!
ReplyDeleteHello Everyone:)
ReplyDeleteI think I am doing this right in responding or making a comment.
I have been following your trip each day since you guys left last week. The photos and blogs I've printed out and shared so others may see what work is at hand:)
It was a heat wave this past weekend up here - reaching above 30degrees. We will be getting ready for another blow of snow and cold tonight. Y'all enjoy the tropics.
We are keeping you all in prayer and thought. I hope you can feel the energies. We pray your work is enjoyable and a good learning experience for all. We also pray for your safe return.
God's Blessnings on You ALL!