Saturday, June 8, 2019

One More Column, Lots More Youth


Blog June 7th

What a week it has been here in Guatemala! We spent this morning on the work site making cement and pouring one of the columns. The amount of construction we completed this week exceeded expectations, so the work done today was like icing on the cake. This afternoon we spent as a team on the church property where we stay. After a full week and with many still not feeling well, we enjoyed some much-needed downtime as well as a corn hole tournament that Troy organized. It was nice to celebrate work well done and to get some rest. We joined the youth group for their weekly gathering this evening, which always makes for good fun. They had worship, Jared gave a talk, and played some games.

At dinner, we spent some time reflecting on the week. It is absolutely amazing what our team has been able to accomplish in such a short amount of time. What has struck me even more than the amount of work done is the love that has been shown through it. Our team has shown great love for each other and for the people of Guatemala, and has been shown great love from the people here as well. All of the work would be meaningless if not done out of love. It is obvious that our team came here not only to work hard, but to do it all unto the Lord for His glory and the advancement of His kingdom. Praise God for enabling us to do the work He set out for us to do this week and for the strength He’s provided to help us through the trials we’ve faced along the way. It has been a good week, and I am so thankful to have been a part of this team of willing and faithful servants.
Kenzie


Today we only did a small amount of construction. We filled buckets with concrete and lifted it up to Jared. He then handed it to Cooper, who dumped it into a wooden pillar. While some people did that, everyone was picking up trash and hauling huge log things which were infested with spiders. It is so amazing how much work we got done in a matter of a couple days. This afternoon we had an awesome corn hole tournament. The International Corn Hole Champions were John and Sean. At seven we walked to the church for youth group. We played a hilarious game where we sat in a circle and in the beginning one person was chosen to get people to smile. If they smiled, they had to get up and make other people smile. It was so funny! As our week comes to an end, God has protected us and provided for us. Thank him for his blessings.

Lenora











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