We are finally in our rooms in Panajachel. All are ready for a good nights sleep We left Anchorage around 3:20 pm Alaska time in Friday. Excellent flight to Seattle. Our layover there was a few hours. New plane bound for Atlanta. Full flight and a little over 4 hours flight time. Almost 4 hours […]
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Good morning! What a blessing to have a great night sleep in San Pedro last night!Our bus ride was a quiet one yesterday. Although there are beautiful views of mountains, villages, and terraced corn and coffee fields along the way, most everyone took a nap. We had a lovely lunch at Chichoys and a rainy boat […]
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Today is our last full day in San Pedro La Laguna. Yesterday, a small group was able to visit a mountain village called Chaujic. Together, the dentists, Eugene Keller and Tony Oney assisted by Pam and Jackie Oney, were able to pull about 100 teeth that were severely decayed. In addition, Ros Singleton and her […]
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¡Hola from Guatemala! Thank you to everyone who has been praying for our medical team. I am happy to report that for the most part everyone is healthy and in good spirits. We had several big challenges in the first few days, but thanks be to God, we have overcome them. Thursday and Friday last […]
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My last post left off on Friday, April 8th waiting for the elementary students to perform for us. The assembly started with the children singing. I say singing, but your natural inclination is to think of how we sing in America. Nothing will move and convict your heart like hearing these children sing from the […]
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Thursday, April 8th. At least 8 fisherman in their small wooden boats and twice as many ducks bobbing their heads in and out of the water are out on Lake Atitlan as the sun comes up this morning. The water in the morning is so serene. In contrast, the wind comes up in the evenings […]
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After an early morning breakfast at 6:30am on Tuesday the 5th, we walked to the bus that took us to three of the mountain churches that were an hour and 18 hairpin turns up the mountain. The best strategy was to keep your eyes on the panoramic view of Lake Atitlan and refuse to look […]
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Sunday April 3rd began with the birds singing praises to the Lord. The cacophony of sounds was melodious. If birds went to church, they were having their worship service right outside our window. We met for breakfast and filled up on a superb egg and spinach quiche, bacon, and fruit before we headed for the […]
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Our group converged on the Ted Stevens Airport at 3:30am Thursday morning, March 31, and we arrived in San Pedro La Laguna, Guatemala, on April 1st at 5:30pm. This was after a 3 hour flight to Seattle, a 4 1/2 hour layover, a 2 1/2 hour flight to LA, meeting a team member in LA and a 6 1/2 hour […]
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Friday afternoon most of the team went up to Ruth’s house to give one final big push to get more done up at her house. The sewing ladies had finished up their curtains and got their sewing room all cleaned up and put back together for the rooms regular use as the library and computer […]
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