We woke up to loud fireworks this morning... In Guatemala, when it is your birthday, your friends and family light fireworks to celebrate.... Just wish it wasn't before sunrise! Today, we signed a covenant with El Shaddai church in Mazzatenango. Working with people that have such a deep commitment to improve the lives around them, and the deep faith to see it through, makes being away from our families a whole lot easier. You can feel the Holy Spirit at work, and it is a wonderful feeling... if only you all could be here to experience it with us.
The process of working through the Covenant is a long, as we go through each aspect of our responsibilities to each other. This effort is import, since it lays the foundation for a successful installation and hopefully many years of clean Living Water flowing. We finished with the signing around 1:30 pm, and made our way to lunch with Pastor Fredy....Now lunch was an event in itself.... a two hour event! Pastor Fredy took us to Pollo Campero. We all ordered the largest fried chicken plater available.... followed by coffee and huge cookies... 
followed by more cookies.... followed by an icecream cup for Claudia that got passed around the table. When we said we had enough.... Pastor took us to another icecream place, and insisted we eat more. We refused to get out of the van, and he called our bluff by saying that he would come back with large orders of icecream for all of us! So we went inside and enjoyed some great Guatemalan icecream (so you are probably saying to yourself.... "boy, these guys are really roughing it!") But you try eating until you are about to explode! Before we drove away Pastor said something very touching. He said I don't want you to come to Guatemala to be sad or to always work hard. I want you to enjoy and have fun also. We are truly blessed to know him, and all our friends, old and new, in Guatemala.
followed by more cookies.... followed by an icecream cup for Claudia that got passed around the table. When we said we had enough.... Pastor took us to another icecream place, and insisted we eat more. We refused to get out of the van, and he called our bluff by saying that he would come back with large orders of icecream for all of us! So we went inside and enjoyed some great Guatemalan icecream (so you are probably saying to yourself.... "boy, these guys are really roughing it!") But you try eating until you are about to explode! Before we drove away Pastor said something very touching. He said I don't want you to come to Guatemala to be sad or to always work hard. I want you to enjoy and have fun also. We are truly blessed to know him, and all our friends, old and new, in Guatemala.We got home (La Cupola de Zion is home to us) around 4:00pm, and were able to enjoy a relaxing end to our day... some rest, and a little bit of cards, and just let our tummies digest. We attended Marco's church prayer meeting tonight. His brother-in-law, Eric, arrived yesterday from California, and he helped to translate the service for us. The service ended with prayer requests, and we were called up to ask and recieve prayer and "laying on of hands." It was very powerful (Linda Williams.... you were right!)... what a blessing! Amen, and Amen!
Tomorrow is our last day in Reu, and we go to El Asintal to sign our second covenant on this trip! At 4:30 we'll head to El Shaddai where Pastor Bart will be preaching on the radio tomorrow, BEFORE he preaches at the 7:00pm service! Sermons in Guatemala last an hour.... so good luck to Bart!
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