Guatemala continued...

I was so happy to find an old friend in the middle of nowhere!! God is faithful to show us He is there even when we least feel it. We really can't go by how we feel because our emotions can certainly lead us ustray. Pity parties are really a waste of time and while for a moment it feels good to release the negative "why me?", there really is no benefit in it! I still feel moments of being all alone but then God will remind me with kindness from a loved one. If my son and I have a argument over poor choices he's made while it may end in a loud "end of discussion" from me I always let him know after he goes to bed, that I love him no matter what and sometimes mom does know what's best!! He heard of our trip to Guatemala with his sister. He has a chance to go to Austraila for a skatepark crusade with the same Teen Missions International. I am hoping he will want to go versus feeling pushed into going. Teens really want things to be their idea and not all mom's... A little encouragement is usually neccessary.

Our teens were incredibly creative with their project. They knew that their supplies had been ordered in advance and to buy more would be nearly impossible as the money was already spent and to go looking for more cement was not close by. One teen decided for everyone to stop and pray before they ran out. So they did, some laughing at the thought and others were just hopeful. When they came in for chow so full of energy and excited I coouldn't wait to see what the new was. I have to spend my day organizing meals and planning for tomarrow that I don't always get to the work site. One girl just exclaimed how they stopped to pray for God to stretch the motar as they were nearly done with that part anded only needed so much. They said the wheelbarrow kept poring and poring cement that they even had 12 coffee cans left over! They were primed to keep working, put on the roof and be done. They loved going into the nearby village and doing their puppet ministry to the children. They also liked the freetime of swimming in the nearby lake Flores. Teen certainly need a little time to be just teens. It seemed not everyone wanted to apply sunscreen that day and ended up coming to the first aid unit (me) for some aloe vera treatment. We recieved 1 week of leader training that really prepard us for uncertainties and I was in the health care field so I didn't mind helping wherever needed and we gave tylenol for pain.