Day 6 reflections: Glen

Scarlett, Maricella, Christa, David, Tais, and our host, Nury

As we ended our journey in Los Limones today we had to say goodbye to our interpreters.  The five young adults we had were sent by God to be with us.  Two of them left school to help us for the week and the others just volunteered.  Their personalities had us all laughing at times but when it came to the work of spreading the Gospel they were dead-on.

Each of them touch my heart.  I look to them like my own kids that I love so much.  God has big plans for them in the future.

My prayer for them is to keep seeking God's will.

Soft spoken and smart Scarlett, teaching this woman to use a cane.

Beautiful and kind Christa

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Caretaker of the children, Tais.

Kind hearted, David.

Patient and kind Maricella.

Day 5: August 20, 2014

Today is the third day of clinic and we are getting into a rhythm and continue to be blessed by our teamwork and all of the people we meet and help.

We had such sad news from Nurythis morning. Our hearts were heavy for Ubaldo, who has been working with us, upon the news of his daughter' passing. Our thoughts were with him and his family all day.

Phillipians 4:6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition with thanksgiving  in every situation give your requests to God.

Sandi is posing with Rene, probably the best bus driver in Guatemala.  Rene was with is on the trip from start to finish. He guarded our things, kept the bus spotless, and could drive on the wrong side of the road in an "extended merge" like you wouldn't believe!  He also could drive the bus through very small places.

Because Ubaldo wasn't with us, Rene stepped in to help with the clinic.

This is Pastor Louis's son, Louis Jose.  He also came to help today.  He did an awesome job telling the bible story.

Margaret is very talented and our resident music maker.

It's amazing how much fun a simple ball can be!

This beautiful woman is 85. Her daughter brought her to the clinic. She stayed a long time, happy to be with lots of happy people.   She was grateful for her glasses.

David is so kind to everyone.

After the clinic we wanted to give our respect to Ubaldo and his family. We stopped to buy flowers and drove to his house north of town.   We walked up to his house.... Via this path.  It was slippery, rocky, and steep.  We couldn't believe this was the path to his house.

Ubaldo lives in this house on the side of a hill.  It was said to be one of the better houses in town.

What a blessed, sad, and joyful day. 

Day 5 reflections: Julie

Today was an emotional day as we shared the sorrow of Ubaldo's daughters death. 

(Ubaldo is studying to be a pastor and he has been helping along side us to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ each day at the clinic.  His daughter was admitted to the hospital last week.  She has had trouble all her short life of 21 years. Complications occurred and she passed away from a heart attack)

As we served at the clinic and saw the joy we brought to those we were helping and how they made us smile my mind kept drifting back to brother Ubaldo and his family and what they are enduring.

We went to his home after the clinic to offer our condolences and pray with the family. On our way home we shared with one another our thoughts and how God uses losses and sadness to bring about good and how His time is never our time.

Some of us began pulling out our phones and sharing photos of our family members   I know for myself I was once again reminded of one of my greatest and dearest joys in my life,  "my family".  

We will continue to keep Ubaldo and his family in our prayers.

This is the pathway to Ubaldo's family home.  It was a treacherous and steep climb. We cannot imagine how it is to travel this path many times a day.  We especially cannot imagine carrying a child on our backs on this path.