I know, I know! My last blog update was in May and it's currently August! Thankfully, I'm pretty sure the only ones who will notice are my parents! This has been a crazy past two months though. We have been here in Tizate, Guatemala for five weeks-ish and it has been incredible. I don't quite know how to put all this down in words so I have included a few pics. While here in Guatemala our team has taken on several tasks including building a house, running as ESL camp for kids, VBS, ESL for adults, and random projects around the school. The school is absolutely amazing and the kids are so adorable. Nothing is better than starting the day worshiping with children only to be flooded by hugs when its all over! So much has happened I don't know quite how to fill you all in, so in short, I have planted Guacamole trees on the side of a mountain, set a new personal record for speed traveled while on a kitchen chair, wandered through a giant cave lit only by candlelight, watched a Mayan ritual in Mayan ruins, achieved adequacy at a childrens toy and read 12 books!
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| View from the old school, Tizate and Pastores |
One Sunday we went to a place called Iximche which is an old ruin site of the first capital of Guatemala. While many of the buildings were no longer standing it was a beautiful area with probably more grass than the rest of Guatemala combined. Near the rear of this ruin site was an area still used today my many Mayans and during our visit there was such a ceremony taking place. Thanks to Kat we were able to get a full understanding of what was going down. Every twenty days Mayans gather to re-offer their spirits to their Gods in a ritual involving fire and smoke. While this seems a little crazy it is not really that different from communion. It was quite a spectacle.
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| Me at Mayan ruins!!! |
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| Mayan Ruins! |
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| So purrrrdy! |
Antigua itself also has some beautiful ruins. Having a history of earthquakes, fires, and volcanoes many older buildings have now become ruins which dot the city.
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| Church Ruins in Antigua |
Well, I think that's about all I got in me today. There are a lot more stories and pictures to be shared but we just might have to make conversation regarding those! Thanks for stopping by!
I know, I know! My last blog update was in May and it's currently August! Thankfully, I'm pretty sure the only ones who will notice are my parents! This has been a crazy past two months though. We have been here in Tizate, Guatemala for five weeks-ish and it has been incredible. I don't quite know how to put all this down in words so I have included a few pics. While here in Guatemala our team has taken on several tasks including building a house, running as ESL camp for kids, VBS, ESL for adults, and random projects around the school. The school is absolutely amazing and the kids are so adorable. Nothing is better than starting the day worshiping with children only to be flooded by hugs when its all over! So much has happened I don't know quite how to fill you all in, so in short, I have planted Guacamole trees on the side of a mountain, set a new personal record for speed traveled while on a kitchen chair, wandered through a giant cave lit only by candlelight, watched a Mayan ritual in Mayan ruins, achieved adequacy at a childrens toy and read 12 books!
