Up at 5:00am and on the road at 6:00am for a 9 hour drive to Jacal. The road was windy and steep, with beautiful scenery. Mountains and volcanos, crops growing on hill seemingly too steep. We stopped for a delicious breakfast early, which included scrambled eggs and a local jam, with fresh made tortillas. Stops along the way allowed for some shopping of the local wares. Peanut butter sandwiches refreshed us at noon with banana and raisin breads bought the night before at the bakery next to the hotel in Antigua.
We arrive at the Rojas home to a warm welcome from Jesus and Leslie. What a wonderful family they are. We are being treated like royalty. Special music and dance from the Mayan tradition were presented in an elaborate ceremony. We joined in dance and celebration. Don´t worry, we have pictures too!
Tomorrow we roll up our sleaves to begin the work we were sent to do. Half of us are going to make repairs to an existing Living Waters site, and the other half will be working on a Habitat house for a wonderful family we met tonight. We will be working on their roof this week, and hopefully if completed, there will be a ceremony to celebrate the completion of the house on Friday. We are so excited to help this family living here in Jacal.
Continue to pray for us, as we feel your presence as you follow along with us on this journey. Buenos Noches.
Best of luck to all of you tomorrow. Work smart, not hard and be careful. Que Dios los bendiga / May God bless you.
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