One Week Gone, One Week To Go

Written By Grant:

So...sorry it took so long to write, that's somewhat due to much procrastination and games of scum and crib which happens almost every evening. So overall I have been doing pretty good, Javier, Ben and I are in the same house together which has been really fun! It has proved very useful to have Javier in the house, he gets to do a lot of translating for us, but were getting better. I find that I'm getting a little better each day at Spanish, but it's still hard for me to converse with people, which would be awesome to do! Over the past week, though, we have successfully taught our Guatefamily how to play go fish and 10,000. It's been cool getting to know them and getting a better understanding of their culture.

So yesterday we got to go to church which was an amazing experience! It was so...alive, and everyone was involved. There was a sweet worship band including marimba which was really good, especially because they don't even practice. We got to go up and do our own worship songs in English which was cool! It was definitely a sweet church experience! We also got to go to the market in Antigua for the second time, and went to McDonald's to get a triple bacon cheeseburger! So with much aid from Javier in bartering, I got a lot of stuff, including a MACHETE!!! Definitely had some fun, chill times on the weekend!

So from a different perspective, this trip has been very eye opening. Seeing the living conditions of the people through the agriculture ministry or even just living in there homes, really has brought a whole new appreciation for what I have back home. Some days have definitely been tough just seeing the poverty of some families, you just wish you do more rather than just come by, immunize some animals, then head off. But I guess every little thing we do, even just a smile can positively affect others. It's good to know that we are making a difference, each one of us in our own ministry sites doing God's work.

So (because I feel like starting all my paragraphs with so) Braden and I have been doing some cool stuff in the agriculture site. After many immunizations and a castration, we spent a few days building a chicken coop which we finished today. It's cool because the way this works is that we build it for families with not much income, get them chickens which they feed until their big enough, then sell them for money. It's sustainable because new chickens can be born so really there is a consistent income which is good for some of these families with little money.

So now there is only one week left :( actually only 4 days left! Really I speak for all of us when I say, I'm going to give it my all and serve God and these awesome people to the best of my ability, no matter what he throws my way, this is all about God and loving people!

Talk to all of you guys later ~ Grant (Ding, because my Guatefamily can't pronounce my name)