(For daily team updates, go the the announcements on the CTS home page.  www.cts.org and scroll down to where you see the Guatemala Mission.  Click on the photo and you will find the updates.)   6.2.23 – Arrival   We’ve landed in Guatemala safe and sound! Soon after entering, we found ourselves in awe of the peopl…

6.3 – Exploration   Today was our first full day in Guatemala! All of our group spent the day exploring the city and learning more about the culture and people here.   In the morning we ate a wonderful breakfast at the Atlantis cafe, just a few steps away from the hotel. The meal was exquisite: fresh orange juice,…

6.4 – Reverence   Today was our second free day in Guatemala.  We began the day by meeting up with our local guide, Anthony, who took us down to the water where a boat was waiting to take us to breakfast.   We soon arrived at Casa Del Mundo, a very beautiful cafe built into the side of the cliffs. We ate our break…

6.5 – Service   Today was our first work day in Guatemala, we began by eating a delicious breakfast where we learned that several members of our team had fallen ill. Despite this, we were determined to do the job God has provided for us.   We boarded a boat and headed across the lake to the job site, where we met…

6.6 – Gratitude    Today was our second physical work day in Guatemala. We began the day with breakfast at the hotel, and soon left on our boat for St. Lucas.    The tasks for today were to finish the bathroom, construct rebar supports, level the ground, and measure the dimensions for the home.    The kids we…

6.7 – Resilience   We began our third workday with a delicious breakfast of omelets and French toast at the Hotel California.   On our boat ride to the work site, we had clear skies and a beautiful view of the volcanos. Once there, we got to work on the hardest day so far of our project.   Today we needed to…

6.8 – Finale   Today was our last day in Guatemala, and we were all ready to give it our all on our last day, determined to have nothing in the tank by the end of the day.   For many of us, it was by far the most physically demanding day, sifting sand and carrying hundreds of pounds worth of it from place to place…

6.9 – Return   It is with mostly-heavy hearts that we return home. As mentioned before. We were here for four days, and yet ten weeks of work must be done. It does not feel as if we’ve done nearly enough.   The prayer of the Don Fransisco as we departed yesterday echos in our minds. He cried out to the Lord that h…