Day 2 Complete!

Work continued today on each of the work sites and ministries. We continued work on the homes and they are both almost finished! The chicken coops are coming along nicely as well and will be finished by Thursday.

The VBS group changed locations today in order to be in a more centrally located place. Our hope was that it would attract more children by being closer to homes. It worked! There were 115 children there today! The group did a puppet show for the children for the Bible story and they made streamers and played games as well.

Women's ministry went well again today. The women are very receptive to what we have to say and are very welcoming to us. Jan shared her testimony, Cindy taught a lesson on God's comfort for believers and Ashley talked about the importance of generations and passing on the legacy of faith to our children, family, and friends. We also washed each lady's hand and massaged them with lotion as an illustration of God's comfort to us. We also gave away tote bags full of various goodies and the rest of the aprons today. The ladies were all very appreciative of all the gifts we gave them and they all spoke blessings over us as we parted ways.

It was a very good and full day! The weather held off until the afternoon again so we had a good number of hours to work in the clear and/or overcast skies.

Please pray for the following:

--The women of Pacaya, that they would seek answers to any questions they have and accept Jesus as their Savior. The seeds have been planted!

--The men's ministry is starting tomorrow. Pray for receptivity among the men and good attendance for the meeting time.

--VBS, that the leaders of the children will remain calm and not get overwhelmed by the massive numbers of children who could be in attendance tomorrow and Thursday. Pray also that the children understand what is being shared with them through our Bible stories and activities.

--The weather (again)!

--The recipients of the homes we are building. Pray that they would be strengthened in the Lord and would be examples to those around them of true followers of Christ.

--The team members. Pray for strength and endurance as we enter the last half of our time in Guatemala. Pray for boldness in sharing our faith with others. Pray also for continued team unity.