Day 1: It was an early one.

Megan, Alaina, Jenn, Ali, Sally, Deb, Johnny, Julie, and Leyna

Today began at 3:00 A.M. when most of us got up to be on the road by 3:30, so we could be at the airport by 4:30.  We all arrived within seconds of each other and everything went extremely well.  Most of our bags were within a pound or two of the 50 pound limit so there was virtually no repacking required.

The flight to Atlanta was smooth and quiet. We landed and took off from the same terminal which never happens, and we arrived in Guatemala on time and ready to go.  Ginny and Kevin Holmes along with  Guatemalan missionary Manuel picked us up, helped us load our 18 bags of supplies and 18 carry-ons, and we were off on the relatively short ride to the mission house.

After getting the lay of the land, we unpacked and sorted the supplies you so generously provided, made hygiene kits for the young children of Buena Vista (Wednesday's destination), and counted what seemed like millions, but perhaps only thousands of children's vitamins and placed them in baggies.  After a wonderful dinner of fruits and vegetables, we are winding down/crashing for the night.  We are exhausted, but gratefully this is a county that tends to go to bed early and get up early. We are all down with that, tonight.

Families and friends, we are happy, healthy, and extremely excited about our time with Groundwork Guatemala. God blessed us in many ways today. Thank you for your texts this morning and your prayers and support this afternoon.

Blessings,
Johnny, Leyna, Alaina, Megan, Ali, Julie, Deb, Jenn, and Sally

The view from the plane about 5 minutes before landing in Guatemala City.