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Thursday, March 23, 2006
From Guatemala
This from Scott Brown, Lea Brown's father:
The entire crew made it safely with no casualties! We were met at the airport, and struggled our way out of Guatemala City. Carlos and Alex mastered the traffic, while the rest of us renewed our committment to prayer with fervor.
I don't believe there were quite as many screams as last year, induced by the insanity that Is Guatemala traffic. We old experienced hands tried to impress the first timers with our calm. No idea whether we succeeded, or not.
On arrival, everyone was given a little indoctrination speech as to some of the do's and don'ts. Looks like another terrific bunch. Plans were in place for us to work on the clinic, as well as travel to San Basilio and paint a mural on a wall of their church grounds there. We did the introductory exercises including games to get to know each other's names. After lunch, we planned the activities for the following day, and made trips to get the items necessary for Saturday's activities.
Saturday, we divided into two groups, one to travel to San Basilio, and one to paint the dining hall at Ezell Clinic. The group assigned to San Basilio was delayed for awhile, and doubled up with the paint crew on the dining hall. Brushes, Rollers, and paint splatters were flying! Despite my best efforts to sabotage the effort, we completed the job at 12:30 A.M. In the meantime, the group went to San Basilio, where Mary Pullias took charge and managed a mural of the animals from the Ark. amazingly, they completed it within a few hours. We have a pretty amazing group of workers down here. I continue to be in awe of the hearts that come together to accomplish these efforts.
Sunday, and we just returned from the services. The Church goers here have such a fervor! My smattering of Spanish only lets me grab parts of the sermon, but just being a part of it is uplifting. Carlos is a very integral part,and has a terrific voice for leading singing. We all left, grateful for having been there.
I have to leave now, or forfeit lunch. I can hardly wait for the next serving of black beans.
Steve and Magda continue to be heroes of mine. They are everywhere, and are masters at pulling things together when obstacles present themselves.
We solicit your prayers.
I, personally, am eternally grateful for the opportunity to work with such a group. I applaud Otter Creek for supporting such a wonderful program.
God's work is a marvelous thing to observe!
Scott
The entire crew made it safely with no casualties! We were met at the airport, and struggled our way out of Guatemala City. Carlos and Alex mastered the traffic, while the rest of us renewed our committment to prayer with fervor.
I don't believe there were quite as many screams as last year, induced by the insanity that Is Guatemala traffic. We old experienced hands tried to impress the first timers with our calm. No idea whether we succeeded, or not.
On arrival, everyone was given a little indoctrination speech as to some of the do's and don'ts. Looks like another terrific bunch. Plans were in place for us to work on the clinic, as well as travel to San Basilio and paint a mural on a wall of their church grounds there. We did the introductory exercises including games to get to know each other's names. After lunch, we planned the activities for the following day, and made trips to get the items necessary for Saturday's activities.
Saturday, we divided into two groups, one to travel to San Basilio, and one to paint the dining hall at Ezell Clinic. The group assigned to San Basilio was delayed for awhile, and doubled up with the paint crew on the dining hall. Brushes, Rollers, and paint splatters were flying! Despite my best efforts to sabotage the effort, we completed the job at 12:30 A.M. In the meantime, the group went to San Basilio, where Mary Pullias took charge and managed a mural of the animals from the Ark. amazingly, they completed it within a few hours. We have a pretty amazing group of workers down here. I continue to be in awe of the hearts that come together to accomplish these efforts.
Sunday, and we just returned from the services. The Church goers here have such a fervor! My smattering of Spanish only lets me grab parts of the sermon, but just being a part of it is uplifting. Carlos is a very integral part,and has a terrific voice for leading singing. We all left, grateful for having been there.
I have to leave now, or forfeit lunch. I can hardly wait for the next serving of black beans.
Steve and Magda continue to be heroes of mine. They are everywhere, and are masters at pulling things together when obstacles present themselves.
We solicit your prayers.
I, personally, am eternally grateful for the opportunity to work with such a group. I applaud Otter Creek for supporting such a wonderful program.
God's work is a marvelous thing to observe!
Scott
