Wednesday in Xenacoj (and San Antonio and San Pedro Laguna)

Wednesday in Xenacoj (and San Antonio and San Pedro Laguna)

Today, we visited the small mountaintop village of San Antonio which is about three or four miles outside of Xenacoj. We literally served a meal to some of the poorest people I have ever seen. The group of 70 children which included younger kids who were not students I’m addition to the students received rice, beans, warm rice milk, and tortillas. We were also able to bless the kids with Popsicles and other frozen treats that we picked up at a store on our way up to the village. The cold treats cost the equivalent of $12.50. Can you imagine feeding nearly 100 kids and teachers ice cream for $12.50?

These children broke our hearts. They were dirty, malnourished, and poorly clothed. We sat down with them and played games with them. At the end of our visit, we toured one of the homes of the village. The home consisted of a small kitchen with an open fire for cooking and a small bedroom with a twin sized bed that slept four. The living conditions were absolutely deplorable.

In the afternoon, we took a long drive to the village of San Pedro Laguna where we stayed for the night in absolute luxury along the shore of Lake Atitlan – one of the most beautiful lakes in the world. It was quite a contrast from our morning experience.