Guatemala 2012 - Day 4

Sorry for the partial post, I didn't mean to push that button. :)

This morning we started the day by heading up to the Cross on the Hill. What a wonderful thing to see! I did get the back story on the cross, but it is 12:30 AM and I think I will save that for when I see you guys in person. ;) I still wasn't feeling well and that bus ride was brutal! I have been scaling back on the food and trying to stick to safer options. Like no breakfast other than a granola bar because that is what I am used too. I was considering starting the cipro but was unsure so I waited to see how the day went.

This is the South Dakota & Texas Crew!

Craig and I

Have I said lately how much I love this man?

This is my buddy Peter. We worked together the first day and he nicknamed me Wheelie because I was his favorite wheel barrow operator! LOL

After the cross on the hill we went to church at Pastor Ronnie's church. It was our first experience with a bilingual service and it was neat. They sure made a lot of accommodations for us. The service itself was on a topic that I found to be very shall we say, ironic? Can you guess? Yes, he preached about releasing all worries about work, home, kids etc to God. Hummm, sound familiar to you? I sat there and prayed for healing of my sickies and for others as well as some of the crew is ill. There was more to it than that, but long story short, wouldn't you know that this afternoon, I felt like a million bucks! Small thing, but it left me whirling all day about a lot more. I had multiple conversations today about different things that are simply - Blessings from God.

After church we had lunch at Bindy's residence. The food was amazing and she is a true blessing to our team as well as her husband and family.

After lunch we went on a walking tour of Antigua, Guatemala and went to the markets. Wow, that is really something. If you have never done it, you really should. I can say Craig paid me back for me going on the volcano for him because he def went shopping for me and was not digging it! I can say I am probably good for a lifetime but wouldn't change going for the world.

A real Jade Shop. Bindy works here.

Yes, they make the jewelry by hand. Jade is the real deal down here. The mine it locally.

The Jade factory where Bindy works as a sales person.

The market place in Antigua

Kyle and his pretty pink bag! He did however convince Angie to carry it for him, but not until I snapped a photo so we had proof!

Deb, Kathy, Craig,Myself and oh yes, that is Kyle jumping up behind us. He is such a goof ball.

Joe Dalton and the gentleman that was making his son Jude's bracelet.

The famous arch in Antigua. Bindy explained that on one side of this arch was a convent (I don't remember the dates), but on the other side was the garden and kitchen etc. Back then the nuns were not allowed "out" due to keeping them separate from the outside world and other religions. SO they built this arch and it is a tunnel from one side of the road to the other. You will notice, no windows, so the nuns could not see out. Also one other interesting tid bit is that the entire clock is in roman numerals. The #4 is IIII which today is wrong, but back then it was allowed.

Craig and I by a water fountain in Antigua

Jim Grohnbach has been a pure joy on this trip. The first day he was pretty quiet and all business, but he has transformer! He went from Mr. serious to pure relaxed and fun! Look at him! We had so much fun with him today in Antigua.