"Where is the Guatamela blog?" you may be asking, well, you may have guessed the internet in very, VERY finicky! Despite all of our attempts last night, we simply could not get a connection. Today, I am writing from the PID clinic, on an a computer with an 'internet stick' (wish I knew that before we left), so i don't know how often I will be able to impose, however, i will try every night to get a connection!
It is very important for us to let you know, and our families, that we are all well, and working hard. Today, we took a 'Chicken Bus' (how fun does that sound!) to the Clinic. Its a Guatemalan 'Tap Tap' for those of you that have been to Haiti or remember. Basically, a colorful schools that acts as a taxi.
Sandy is working in the clinic organizing all of the supplies we brought. The clinic is busy today with a lot of people to be seen.
Bob and Gary are putting up shelves, fixing screens and doing some handyman work at the clinic.
Dan and Anthony (we are lucky to have Anthony who came to us through PID, and speaks Spanish!) are moving sand and dirt with wheelbarrows.
Evan and I dugout a foundation, in the mud, for a bathroom.
I think we will all be working on the bathroom that is attached to a fairly new PID house.
While we are working, we are reading and contemplating notecards that Bob gave us with John 13:34. It really is a great idea to remind us why we are here, and how much God loves these people.
Please pray for our continued strength, diligence in our work, team spirit and to show the love of Jesus as HE would want us to, saying the right words, and acting in a way that glorifies Him. I don't know if this will be the last blog entry or not due to the difficult internet, power outages etc, so please also pray that we can connect to the internet, and update the blog. It is just as important for goers to connect back home as it is for our senders and prayers to read.
Blessings,
Brian and the team
