Dia Uno en Ciudad de Guatemala

We're here!

After a three day trek from Princeton to Elkhart to Chicago to Houston and finally to Guatemala City, Jami and I have arrived at Casa Bernabe.

In Houston, Pastor Doug picked us up from the airport, took us to dinner and let us stay the night at his family's beautiful home. He sent us off in the morning with prayer and a delicious breakfast. He shared stories from his time as a missionary in Africa, which blessed and encouraged me so much. Thank you so much for everything, Pastor Doug! :-)

So much of this trip has so far felt very surreal. Little by little, the reality has hit including as we prepared to board our plane to Guate City.

Every step throughout our travels God has been so faithful to bless us. Our only mishap was more funny than anything else. A lady who owned the exact same bag grabbed Jami's carry-on by mistake...but after chasing her through the airport and into the restroom, we recovered Jami's things. On the plane from Houston to Guate City, a friendly and helpful businessman sat next to us. He is originally from Guate but lives in Houston with his family. He shared about his life, helped teach us some Spanish, let us pray for him, helped us through customs and immigration, and sent us off at the exit.

While we stood there in the chaos of Guate City looking for out ride, a little girl walked up to Jami and asked for us by name...our ride was waiting. We arrived in time for lunch, even though it felt like dinner. After meeting some great people who are serving here right now and being welcomed warmly, we are getting comfortable in our dorm.

Thank You, Lord for the safe trip. Thank you to everyone who is praying for us!

Adios from rainy Guatemala!

<3 Lauren