HOLA from Guatemala!

We arrived in Guatemala late on Friday night where we were greeted by Vera, a Buckner staff in Guatemala, and José. We spent most of the day on Saturday getting adjusted to Guatemalan life and shopping for groceries and last minute things we needed for our ministry this month. We spent the rest of the day just spending some down time with each other and getting to know our team better.

Today, Sunday, we woke up and welcomed a team of highschool and college age students from Little Rock, Arkansas to the country and proceeded on to church at Casa de Dios. After church we went to my favorite place so far which was at the Buckner Baby Home, where all the children ran to greet us with hugs and kisses when we arrived. They all flocked to us for attention and it was amazing to be able to hug and love on these adorable kids! They were so excited to show us their new shoes also! We got to play with the children for about an hour, before both teams left and went to visit the different transitional housing that Buckner runs. Below you will see some pictures of some of the kids and our intern team playing with them!

We went on to dinner after that and our teams asked the boys and girls from the transitional houses to come and join us for dinner! At dinner, the interns and I had so much fun trying to learn how to make tortillas. We kept dropping our dough and having to start over! I guess we were not as skilled at tortilla making as Guatemalans. At dinner, we were able to talk with some of the girls and boys from the homes, and it was really fun practicing our Spanish with them, as they practiced their English with us. Below is a picture of myself and our team leader making tortillas, and another picture of our team leader, Emily, and Negris, one of the girls living in the transitional home.

I am really excited to continue working with these kids in the Baby Home and the Transitional homes and continue serving alongside the Arkansas team as we get to do God´s work in these orphanages down here in Guatemala! I am excited to see what God will do in each of the kid´s hearts! I know He is going to do a lot of amazing things during our time here!

Amy