Thursday In Xenacoj (and San Pedro and Santa Clara)

We woke up in the lap of luxury this morning along the rising shores of Lake Atitlan, and we’re now ready for bed back “home” in Xenacoj.

Today featured many amazing things.

We served a meal to approximately 50 children in a school in San Pedro. These kids were very engaging. I went into most classrooms and had a great time talking with the students and teachers. We learned some sad things about the support of the teachers and the school. While we were in San Pedro, we also visited the town Central Park where we wandered into a special education school. We witnessed a few children with pretty significant deformities. Leanne was able to speak French with one of the volunteers at the school. It was an interesting and unexpected stop on our journey.

Before leaving San Pedro, Isaac took a dip in Lake Atitlan. How often can you say you swam in One of the most beautiful lakes I the world. A sad part about the lake is that it is rising several feet each year, and homes are literally being submersed. Local residents are actually hoping for a major earthquake that could help drain some of the water.

On our way back to Xenacoj, we stopped in a town called Santa Clara. Our main purpose for stopping here was to give one of our sick team members a chance for fresh air. What was initially planned as a 15 minute stop turned into a couple of hours as we scoped out the town for future ministry opportunities. It was amazing to watch things fall into place as we ran into a local pastor who shared with us about the town. The details of this,meeting is probably something for another post. It was a clear reminder to me that our detours can sometimes be God’s Devine Appointments.

We are doing well. The adventure and serving opportunities have been incredible.

I expect tomorrow will be a huge day as well.

Stay tuned!