It’s officially time, friends. School starts this Monday! We have been praying, preparing lesson plans and meeting with teachers and principals. Even the Ministry of Education. We have an Intern, Maddy, with us for the next five months. She will be teaching English at a school in Chimaltenango called CETACH that we met with last June.
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| Dia de Los Maestros (Teacher's Day) In June we were invited to speak at a conference for the faculty of CETACH. |
So very
excited for new opportunities and open doors! This day hasn’t come without opposition.
A tree fell on our Ministry House this week (aka my home). There were twenty-five people in the houae at the time. Hallelujah no one
was hurt. The damage, though, is great...
We have had
to find alternate living and meeting spaces. Though slightly inconvenienced, we are just thankful no one was hurt and that repairs are being made. (And that all other trees within the compound are being cut down!)
For my birthday, I finally got around to seeing other parts of Guatemala! My sweet friend Ashley blessed me with a trip to the Lake! Lake Atitlan is just as gorgeous, if not more, than the pictures depict!
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| Lago de Atitlan; Panajachel |
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| S/O to Ashley for a great bday <3 |
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| Hotel Santo Tomas (Chichicastenango) |
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| Iglesia de Santo Tomas. There are 18 steps leading up to the Church, each representing a month on the Mayan Calendar. Inside the K'iche Maya Priests perform rituals and burn incense. |
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| The market in Chichicastenango 92% of the population here in Chichi speak a Mayan language called K'iche. I was lucky enough to go on a Sunday (aka Market Day). Crazy crowded, but crazy beautiful.
Last year I made some friends in the market here in Antigua. The first day I met them, they handed their littlest, Abigail, over the colorful stacks of fabric in their tienda and into my arms. It's been really sweet to visit with them and get to know their family.
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| Abigail and her brother, Josias. Big brother's apparently still very unsure of the whole thing! |
Please join me in prayer for this new year! I am expectant that The Lord has big things in store. I am about 40% funded for this year. That leaves a remaining fundraising goal of about $7,000. Please, if you feel led to support me financially, donate and receive a tax deduction here. Thank you for believing in me and for believing in what God is doing in this country. Thank you for your prayers and support. Feliz Año Nuevo. Happy New Year! Love and many blessings - Ellen
