On Monday we enjoyed a rest day as we were technically âworkingâ on Sunday due to the Puerta family day. After a scrumptious breakfast, we spent the morning making, drawing and painting cards for each of the Puerta team in order to say thank you, and to encourage them. In addition to this we planned … Continued
Monday started with all of us leading a devotional for the children at La Terminal about the story of the lost sheep, which seemed to go down well. We spent the rest of the morning playing chess with the kids (as usual) and the Charlie P and Emily helped some children with art in the … Continued
We had new company on Monday, as a team of Americans from a supporting church arrived at the project for the week. There was lots of TLC planned for the building – refreshing tables, walls and lights, which the group (and us) would be helping with. They led a fun devotional for the kids, and … Continued
A new and exciting week at Puerta De Esperanza meant whole new teams for us. Every week we mix up the teams so we can experience a new side to the project as Puerta are incredible and provide so much support for the kids at La Terminal and Gerona. The street team (Ella H, Ben, … Continued
This week has been a bit haphazard in terms of teams, as most people did a bit of everything. Theo, Carrie, Hannah and Ella S started the week on the street team. On Monday morning they split into pairs and followed the Puerta team around La Terminal, giving out snacks and helping the team deliver … Continued
Coming to the end of our second week in Guatemala City, we are feeling a lot more settled and are making connections with both the kids and the Guatemalan team. Each week we split up into three groups: one group joining the street team in La Terminal, one going to Gerona, and one staying at … Continued
After a lovely and relaxing rest week in Monterrico, we headed off refreshed to our new project. We arrived in Guatemala City on the Sunday and got settled into the church building thatâll be our home for the next two months. We enjoyed exploring the building, as there are so many random rooms – great … Continued
We entered our last week in PamĂ©zabal with mixed emotions: we couldnât believe how quickly the time had gone, we were sad about the people we knew we wouldnât see for some time, and concerned about how we were going to organise ourselves with so much planned. We started back at construction on Monday morning … Continued
We’ve been enjoying seeing the progress being made in construction this week. The final concrete layer in one of the rooms has already been completed – and in only a couple of days! It’e been amazing seeing all the work coming along, and it has given us the energy for a final push at making … Continued