Trinity Goes to Guatemala: Day 7: Guatemala City and Philippians 4:8-9

Trinity, overwhelming Libny, a Trinity sponsored high school student in Guatemala City

Bruce and Groundwork nurse, Ana

César's devotion this morning reminded each of us that God put the good in each of us. Philippians 4: 8-9 was the basis of his message. We simply recognized one strength in each of us; it was an uplifting way to start the day.

This morning we went in three different directions: the Mayan ruins down the street, The Goday Coffee roaster to pick up coffee for all of you, and cleaning and cutting crafts for children next week. This afternoon we once again taught our lessons to the adults, teens, and children from a variety of locations in Guatemala City. Many of those attending come from the areas surrounding the Guatemala City Garbage Dump including La Libertad and Sandra Colon. It was one more chance to meet and establish relationships with these incredibly fine people, and meet more of the students Trinity sponsors and of course give them a pep talk about the value of an education in changing the course of their futures; thank you Gordy for leaning on the boys. All of our females leaned on the girls as most girls never graduate from high school but instead get pregnant and begin the life of a single mother in extreme poverty at age 14 or 15.

Again, I will tell the story with photos. I have included as many photos as I can before the blog pushes back. It is an evening busy with tears, packing, and good-byes. Tomorrow we head to Antigua, Guatemala.