Sunday

Greetings to our East Martin family!

So far all has gone by without any glitches. Well, I take that back; we lost Bob Katje's-- or I should say the airline lost -- his luggage. We know it got on a plane in Chicago, but it may have gone to El Salvador or back to Chicago; in any event, we have gotten him somewhat covered for basic supplies and will wait and see what shows. We are very grateful for the "big bus" that transported us to Chicago as it eliminated so many hassles. When we arrived in Guatemala we pretty much hit the ground running. We were able to go to San Gabriel and see all the changes that have taken place since we were there last year. There were many new buildings and not so many boys. It felt a little like a ghost town, but we enjoyed playing soccer with the boys that were left and we also presented a drama skit.

Today (Sunday) was our travel day to HueHuetenago. You can hardly believe that it would actually take over 6 hours to go about 150 miles, but there was not one stretch of straight road that was a half mile long. It is a very beautiful country and farming takes place on any slope that isn't at a 90 degree angle. I think maybe they are part mountain goat.

The crews are getting set up for tomorrow's VBS, preparing a small skit about Joshua and the walls of Jericho. We will be doing construction in the morning and VBS in the afternoon. Our prayer request would be that Bob's luggage would show up, continued safety, and that we would be a light to those we are meeting this week. We will try and get some pictures in tomorrow.

So 'til later!

Goodnight!