The Last of Orientation

The last two days have been very busy, but great!
Yesterday, the Glicks took us four girls and Maria up on the mountain in San Lucas to a park. It had some great views and there were neat swings and play areas up there. 

 We also climbed a little tree house that you could see a great view from.

And we saw a big, mean centipede.

That night we got to go to Mike's church for youth group. We played games with balloons and on teams, sang songs led by Oscar, and did little devotionals in groups. It was great to meet some of the youth and to practice my Spanish. They seem like fun kids and it's awesome to hear that God is working in their lives. During our devotional we also talked about faith and servant hood. Both of which have such different meanings to me here. But in a great way... I'm glad God is opening my eyes and allowing me to see things from new perspectives.

 Then, today, we went to a water park about an hour away and took along roughly 150 people. It was a lot of the children from Casita Benjamin and their moms and some dads. It was a very rare day for the whole family to go do something together. The men and women were separated and had a type of devotional time while we played games with the kids. Then we all had lunch and hit some pinatas. We also walked around some and enjoyed the beauty that Guatemala holds. Hopefully God touched some hearts today in ways that only He can. It's awesome to just get to be there and to love on people and to see all of their smiling faces during such a great day like today.
There were lots of pretty things to see at the water park too :)

 And we had pinatas! The kids loved it of course! A great ending to a great day!

After all that, the Glicks took us to dinner at Pollo Campero, which was yummy! And then we went back to their house and watched a documentary called "Reparando". It definitely touched the heart. It took a look at Guatemala's history and how things that have happened here affect the people and the way they live their lives. It showed some personal stories and expressed some of the ways that things are changing for good here. You can't watch it and not have your heart break for this place and these people. You can't not want to be part of helping these people and doing God's work here.

Tonight's our last night in the guest house until the end of the internship. Tomorrow morning we have breakfast and then split up. Two of the interns go to The Oasis, a girls' home, and myself and another intern join a 6 week intern at the Seminary and start at the day care. I'm excited to start serving, but definitely a little nervous! Please pray that we continue to stay healthy and safe and that we allow God to use us in however he has planned! 

God bless!

 http://www.athentikos.com/reparando/