Back in Tactic.

We arrived in Guatemala on Monday, July 4th. This morning is the first chance I have had to connect to the internet to let you all know we are here!

We arrived with a team from Richmond Christian School, so we hit the ground running! This group is doing children's ministry in San Antonio and working in Chijacorral. They are a great bunch of young people, full of enthusiasm and interested in growing in the Lord.

There is also a doctor and two nurses with this group, so they are running medical clinics each day. Today they are in San Antonio doing a clinic for the community.

My mother-in-law, Sherry Chupa, loaned me a small, hand-held video camera and I have been having fun learning how to use it. I tried attaching a video to this blog, but for some reason it won't let me. I must be doing something wrong; so, I'll have to keep trying!

I have been really stretched, language wise, with this group. They needed multiple translators for their children's ministry program, and I had to function as one. I find translating from Spanish into English easier every day, but when I have to go from English to Spanish, it is a real challenge! I simply don't have the vocabulary. So, Rocky and I are hoping to get into language school the last week of July, as there isn't a group here then and we both really need to learn more. This would be a great area for you to pray for us - that the Lord would increase our capacity to communicate in Spanish.

That's it for now. Thank you for your continued support and prayers! May God bless you richly!

Karren