Field Time So Far... Month 1

     Ok so yesterday marks the end of our first month of serving time here in Guatemala. Here is a recap of what is going on down here. For those just now tuning in, I am an intern with Potter's Field IGNITE Missions Training School in Antigua, Guatemala. For more information on this program you can click this: pottersfield.org/ignite. In April, my class finished our 3 months of training in Guatemala and each headed to our homes for a family visit before returning to the missions field to start 6 months of field time. 4 of our teammates went off to Kenya, 2 others went to Cambodia and 5 of us and a family of 5 returned to Guatemala. 

     Here in Guatemala, we have been teaching English and the Bible in some of the public schools here. That is craziness in and of itself because we speak very little Spanish but I think we're learning pretty quickly. I am so beyond blessed that this is what I get to do. I have over 200 sweet students running up to me every week calling me Seño(teacher) and that is together terrifying and so very cool.

    So besides teaching in the schools 4 days a week, we also visit the local hospital where people with disabilities live and we get to just hang out with them. For the past two weeks we've been able to hang out with the children and feed them dinner. Every Wednesday, we host Kid's Club and kids from all over town come to the Potter's Field Center and eat lunch and then we play games, sing and dance to songs about Jesus and share a Bible lesson. At Kid's Club, my heart has been completely stolen by a five-year-old little girl named Damariz. She is quiet but also so playful, sweet and mischievous. I get so excited to play with her every week.

     We also started going to a church not too far away in Parramos and we are starting up a Kid's Club there as well. The goal is to show the people there what we do and help them take over running the Kid's Club. We also teach English there. Last Thursday was our first week in Parramos and we were exhausted afterward(since we each teach between 4 and 5 classes that morning and then after lunch, head there) but it went really well and was so much fun. Every other Saturday, we go to Ciudad Vieja and help them with a Kid's Club that they have there. We have also visited a dump in Esquintla with an organization called BuildinGuate  We played with kids that live at the dump with their families and we helped BuildinGuate with their soup kitchen.

     Okay, so almost two weeks ago, our teammate Theo hurt his knee and after several doctors appointments and an MRI, it was decided that he needed surgery on his meniscus and possibly on his ACL as well. He left for the States this past Tuesday so that he could get surgery there and we weren't sure if he would be well enough to come back during field time. After much sadness but also realization that nothing surprises God and that He has a plan through all of this, we found out yesterday that the doctors there say that surgery isn't necessary and with three weeks of physical therapy it looks like, God-willing, he will be well enough to come back to Guatemala! It has been so sad to not have him here this week and so this is incredibly exciting news. God is so good. Please keep him in your prayers. 

     Also, our classmate Kaitlin in Cambodia has been really sick since she got there a month ago. Please keep her in your prayers as well. 

     It's been pretty action packed since getting here. Something that I cannot express enough is how good God is. He is the Redeemer, Provider, Healer and so much more and it just blows me away. He continues to provide at every turn. So yeah, that's my life in the past month. Stay tuned to hear about what else God is doing here. Thank you so more for you love and support. Please keep this ministry in your prayers.