Well... It's been a long and tiring day, but as always one of great joy and reuniting! We had an uneventful trip into Guatemala City. No issues with customs. Pastor Fredy, his son Javier, nephew Edgar, and our in country coordinator Claudia were at the airport to great us with open arms. It is very hot here, and we are in for some long days ahead. We are not expecting rain, so that is very positive news!
To the details - we were treated to breakfast at Pollo Campanas when we arrived - the KFC of Guatemala. We ended the meal locked out of the car, but Fred was able to squeeze in the tiny van window and save the day. Then a long hot 4 hour drive to Reu, stopping part way to buy fresh cut pineapple from a roadside stand. We checked into our cozy hotel, had a delicious lunch, a quick rest, and then traveled about 20 minutes to the site at El Shaddai.
There are many exciting changes since our last visit! The water house is ready with the 4x8 plywood board up and ready to mount the system. There is beautiful white tile all around. The new church area now has a thatched roof and is where Linda W and Sara will be teaching.
Pastor Fredy also showed us his radio station, which was a dream and is now up and running with 5,000 listeners. THEN . . . he had us come into the sound room, shut the door and introduced us live!!!!! We all had to speak live (I mean we were priviledged to speak) on Guatemalan radio. That's right, your LWW team are now radio personalities and the name of Fox Valley Presbyterian Church has been broadcast all over Guatemala. All done with no sleep. We were great.
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