For the last few days we have been staying with John and Donna Reynolds, the founders of Cross Commission Ministries in San Cristobal Verapaz where Arryn is working. They are an amazing family and once again, they opened up their home to us. The day after we arrived we discovered we were still having clutch issues with the Nissan, so off to the mechanics it went. Yesterday evening, we got it back with a brand new clutch and it is working great! Praise the Lord! The mechanic was a friend of John's and he gave us a great price and got the job done right away.
Because the car was now working we were able to make a move closer to Coban today. We found a Hostel online - Guatefriends - and have booked in here for a week while we try out the language school and continue looking for an apartment in Coban. We are about 20 minutes from the school and the hostel is pretty amazing. The man who built it is an architect and he obviously built his dream home. It is in an out of the way location surrounded by beautiful gardens and wooded hillsides. The house itself is really cool. Our room is on the second floor and we have our own private, large
balcony with lounge chairs, looking out over the
gardens. We have a king-sized bed and a huge bathroom with, yes, hot water on demand! That is pretty incredible. We are the only ones in the hostel right now and so we pretty much have the run of the place.
Tonight we enjoyed cooking in the unique circular kitchen and ate our meal out on the front patio watching the sun set. In Guatemalan terms, this place is pretty expensive, but from a Canadian perspective, not - $150 for 7 nights. We are feeling pretty blessed! Tomorrow morning we start our language classes. We had originally wanted to begin on Wednesday, but with our vehicle trouble, we postponed it until Friday. We are both feeling a little nervous about it, but are praying that the Lord will open up our minds and enable us to learn well. We are not so concerned about learning quickly, I don't think, but rather learning well and retaining what we learn. In the past, it seemed like we learned while we were in class, but as soon as we left, we forgot half of what we learned. Prayerfully this experience will be
different. We have continued communicating with both Mano con Mano and CTEN and it looks as though it will be a week or so yet before we can move forward with our CTEN affiliation. We are waiting on Mano con Mano to complete their interview/screening process before they can send the letter of invitation to CTEN. CTEN needs this letter before it can move ahead with us. And so, we wait. In the meantime, we would sure appreciate your prayers as we continue pressing on. Blessings!
For the last few days we have been staying with John and Donna Reynolds, the founders of Cross Commission Ministries in San Cristobal Verapaz where Arryn is working. They are an amazing family and once again, they opened up their home to us. The day after we arrived we discovered we were still having clutch issues with the Nissan, so off to the mechanics it went. Yesterday evening, we got it back with a brand new clutch and it is working great! Praise the Lord! The mechanic was a friend of John's and he gave us a great price and got the job done right away. 
Because the car was now working we were able to make a move closer to Coban today. We found a Hostel online - Guatefriends - and have booked in here for a week while we try out the language school and continue looking for an apartment in Coban. We are about 20 minutes from the school and the hostel is pretty amazing. The man who built it is an architect and he obviously built his dream home. It is in an out of the way location surrounded by beautiful gardens and wooded hillsides. The house itself is really cool. Our room is on the second floor and we have our own private, large 
gardens. We have a king-sized bed and a huge bathroom with, yes, hot water on demand! That is pretty incredible. We are the only ones in the hostel right now and so we pretty much have the run of the place. 
different. We have continued communicating with both Mano con Mano and CTEN and it looks as though it will be a week or so yet before we can move forward with our CTEN affiliation. We are waiting on Mano con Mano to complete their interview/screening process before they can send the letter of invitation to CTEN. CTEN needs this letter before it can move ahead with us. And so, we wait. In the meantime, we would sure appreciate your prayers as we continue pressing on. Blessings! 
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