Everyone is fine. The week is going quickly and the experience is beyond our expectations. Dios vayan contigo!



Tuesday November 26, 2013

We started our day with Fr. Kurt celebrating mass with us. After breakfast we loaded into the back of a pickup and proceeded to a village 20 minutes out of San Lucas. Our project today was building stoves. We were supposed to build two stoves but there was confusion and only enough materials for one stove. The family we visited was a joy to be around. There were four little girls who really opened up to us and we had a great day playing with them. We even played some soccer with a few little boys. Returning to San Lucas we observed a funeral procession going down the street. The children lead the procession carrying beautiful flowers as they carry the casket from the church to the cemetery.

Some of the group went to visit one of Nichole’s friends, Bonafossia, from her last visit to Guatemala. They took a “tuk tuk” ( a little vehicle) which was pretty fun. Seeing his house was a very humbling experience as him and his family of eight practically live in a hut, but a hut full of love. His family is looking forward to the cement house they are going to have built soon.

Another group went to the cemetery in San Lucas where Fr. Greg is buried. This is a very interesting cemetery as everything is above ground. There are cement huts in which everyone is buried.

We also celebrated two birthdays today. Eileen and Hannah’s (a senior from the other group). Jaclyn and Katherine frosted a big, round chocolate cake that Chona (the cook) had made. It was delicioso! Also, Happy Birthday to Torey in Minnesota. Your mom loves you.