The Lutheran Center Guatemala City Welcome Pizza

The Lutheran Center Guatemala City Welcome!

Pizza on arrival! Padre Horacio & Pastor Amanda

Summer, Aaron, Logan, Tim, (Elise)

Elise & Summer in bunks Made by Byron, John, Matt & Gordy

Abigail

…and John.

See what I found?

Lutheran Center courtyard

Lutheran Center courtyard

Lutheran Center courtyard

Second floor view of courtyard

John’s stained glass…

In the upper chapel

Gathering near entrance Don & Sally, Elise, Tim, Summer, Logan

Bringing boots in case of rain

Leaving soon

Castillo family Tom, Karin, Estar, Bishop and Padre

Loading the bus is work!

Packed bus!

Logan is ready…and Bishop Castillo

Leaving Guatemala City

Heading north through Guatemala

Passing the time as the miles fly by…

Zaculeu, Guatemala

In the church

In the church

Worship

Aaron reading the lesson

After the worship service…

…we head to our host family’s house.

New house with flowers and bucket shower.

Santos and Paulina’s home

Kitchen and covered area for eating.

One of our friendly hosts

Beans in back garden

Squash in back garden looking toward kitchen

Inside living room turned bedroom

BIG hammock hangs from ceiling.

Noodles, tortillas and lemonade

Thank you prayer for our meal.

Children’s program with Elise and Sally.

Janet tells story of the dream catcher.

Working away

Feathers and beads

Success!

Puppet show

Summer, Aaron and Logan

The children hang out with the youth.

Women of the church visit with our women.

Share our stories with pictures.

Janet, Summer & Nancy

Getting ready to sleep on planks and quilts.

Gets dark early

Sleeping in…

Zzzzzzz. z. z. . z…. .

Host family is awake early.

Family time

Eating tortillas in kitchen

Santos and Santos

Farewell to our extended host family

With Hope Lutheran delegation

Community bus ride to La Esmeralda

Overlooking San Augustin church

View of church from hilltop

Iglesia Luterana Agustina de Guatemala

Pastor’s office

Welcome Brothers and Sisters!

Leading in song

Singing songs

Puppet show

Puppet show

Puppet show

Popular puppet

Making dream catchers

Lots of help from Tim and Summer

Older students made more complicated projects

Dream catchers completed

Children and Logan

Logan and children

Just a few of the many children

Health

Toothbrushes for everyone

Youth training for first aid

Youth training in first aid

Janet and Elise talking about Noah’s ark

Noah’s ark story

Play ball!

Soccer and baseball

Soccer

Lots of energy!

Go for the goal!

Our wonderful cooks in the kitchen

Pressing corn tortilla dough

Making the tortilla in a press

Grilling corn tortillas

Baking chicken

El horno – the church oven

Preparing for worship

Candles and fresh local flowers

Worship band children’s choir

Singing in the pews

Joining in pastoral visits

Walking the paths and roads in the community

Arrived at the first home

Host home

Hosts Doña Marta and Fabiano’s home ñ

Bucket shower & dry toilets

Our youth

Faces of our friends in Guatemala

Our children THE END