Not So Sure: May 1, 2016
Greetings from the Guatemalan Land of Guatemala.
The best thing about this week was that we finished Spanish school on Thursday! So we celebrated with brats and wine and ice cream and a movie (great combo). But it's hard to dwell very long on that when a trash slide on the garbage dumpswallowed more than 20 people according to the news and close to 60 people according to people in the garbage dump community. Joy for us, but more pain for them. Everyone in the community seems to know someone who was lost. Sadness. Frustration. Another crisis. This is the same community in which Alaina works in the health clinic, "Corazon de Amor", and where we hang out with Sigo Vivo on Saturdays.
Pray for the garbage dump communities in Zone 3. Their normal life might appear a disaster to you and I, and their disaster is heartbreaking, though they don't have time or means to stop and mourn. To the God "who will not break a bruised reed, nor snuff out a smoldering wick..." (Isaiah 42:3)
In the same communities, Alaina and Amie are hoping to start preventative health education rather soon, but communication about meetings and organizing and leadership has been pretty confusing to get a handle on and frustrating as a result, not knowing exactly what's going to happen. But again, that "suffering" and frustration is put into perspective by the very people we hope to serve. Anyhow, AFTER praying for the garbage dump communities themselves, if you could pray for the communication in this realm to be worked out according to His good purpose for those communities, we'd really appreciate it.
In other news, we travel 4 hours west-ish today (Sunday) to Xela, where the Toros football team will have a scrimmage against the Cabros in a match ESPN is sure to have on your televisions at home...? Haha but it's our first time going against an actual other team so we're really excited! In meeting with some of the guys one-on-one I am hearing their familiy histories that are so crazy, they'd have to be coming from a Guatemalan football player. And God's showing up in some cool ways in those relationships. The Toros have probably been the most life-giving activity for me in the last month...remember when it was just a mysterious, inconsistent group of 5-10 guys? Man. So cool.
Anyway, so long for now guys. We love that you're walking with us and can't say thanks enough. With happy, heavy hearts,
AJ & Alaina
The best thing about this week was that we finished Spanish school on Thursday! So we celebrated with brats and wine and ice cream and a movie (great combo). But it's hard to dwell very long on that when a trash slide on the garbage dumpswallowed more than 20 people according to the news and close to 60 people according to people in the garbage dump community. Joy for us, but more pain for them. Everyone in the community seems to know someone who was lost. Sadness. Frustration. Another crisis. This is the same community in which Alaina works in the health clinic, "Corazon de Amor", and where we hang out with Sigo Vivo on Saturdays.
Pray for the garbage dump communities in Zone 3. Their normal life might appear a disaster to you and I, and their disaster is heartbreaking, though they don't have time or means to stop and mourn. To the God "who will not break a bruised reed, nor snuff out a smoldering wick..." (Isaiah 42:3)
In the same communities, Alaina and Amie are hoping to start preventative health education rather soon, but communication about meetings and organizing and leadership has been pretty confusing to get a handle on and frustrating as a result, not knowing exactly what's going to happen. But again, that "suffering" and frustration is put into perspective by the very people we hope to serve. Anyhow, AFTER praying for the garbage dump communities themselves, if you could pray for the communication in this realm to be worked out according to His good purpose for those communities, we'd really appreciate it.
In other news, we travel 4 hours west-ish today (Sunday) to Xela, where the Toros football team will have a scrimmage against the Cabros in a match ESPN is sure to have on your televisions at home...? Haha but it's our first time going against an actual other team so we're really excited! In meeting with some of the guys one-on-one I am hearing their familiy histories that are so crazy, they'd have to be coming from a Guatemalan football player. And God's showing up in some cool ways in those relationships. The Toros have probably been the most life-giving activity for me in the last month...remember when it was just a mysterious, inconsistent group of 5-10 guys? Man. So cool.
Anyway, so long for now guys. We love that you're walking with us and can't say thanks enough. With happy, heavy hearts,
AJ & Alaina