Welcome to Guatemala

It was very difficult to say goodbye to our friends in Colima.  We made some deep connections with many of the kids and many of the staff and leaders.  We had a teary goodbye.  One of the last things we were able to do was we took pictures of every child and gave them a copy along with putting a copy of it on the wall.  They have very few pictures of themselves so it was fun to see them receive it and have it on their wall!

a few of the kids seeing the wall for the 1st time

Everyone signed a Mexico jersey for Micah

We arrived in Guatemala and found out only a few days earlier that Val & Wayne Zilkie (Jay's parents) would be joining us for a few weeks in Guatemala.  

Feb 1st  - We flew out of Guadalajara, to Mexico City then to Guatemala City.  We arrived about 11:00 in the morning and were met at a hotel by Val & Wayne.  We hadn't seen them since October so our kids were delighted to have them.

We spent the day in Guatemala City and went to the Zoo which was awesome.

Guatemala City Zoo with Grandpa Wayne and Grandma Val

Feb 2nd - The following day we were met by the people from Fe Viva who were there to pick us up.

118km takes about 3 hours of driving with traffic and roads 

Gauzacpan is a very small rural area about 7-10 minutes from Chiquimulilla

which has around 20,000 people

We then made the long drive from Guatemala City to Guazacpan.  We stopped and got groceries and are now all settled in to start our time here.  There are many exciting projects happening down here and lots of things for all of us to do.

We will update you on our first Stove For Live (smokeless stove) that we get to do!

Blessings,