Almost Over!

Right now we are sitting in a hostel in Guatemala City called Los Volcanes. I didn´t get a chance to blog yesterday, so let´s do a little re-cap.

Wednesday
It was an amazing day! Everything went so well, though not quite according to plan. In the morning we went to the park... we had expected courts for volleyball and basketball, but no such luck. We came to a lovely garden-style park. Then the pastor talked with the mayor, and we were directed to a small covered porch-type area across the street. So, we adapted our activities. We set up bracelets, face-painting, and balloons. We could not have anticipated how well it went. At first it was a little slow... a couple of kids and that was it. But then, when we started blowing up balloons and making animals and hats, people from the street started streaming in. Not just kids, but adults too. The pastor was working the crowd, passing out salvation tracks (in Spanish of course). Lots of the adults made salvation bracelets. God used an unexpected situation to reach a much wider audience.

In the afternoon, we went for our fun outing. We went to a fantastic zipline that goes all the way down the mountain. We had so much fun! Donna was the only one who couldn´t do it, because of her recent surgery. They give you a harness and a helmet, then gloves. One glove has a pad of leather. You use the pad of leather to slow yourself down on the zipline, like a kind of brake. My shoulder is sore from braking that way. Everyone had a great time.

What a wonderful day!

Thursday
This morning we brought a bunch of stuff to the orphanage, and said good-bye to the kids. There were no kidnapping attempts, although many of us were tempted.

Later we drove to Antigua. It´s a historical and touristy city. We shopped for a couple of hours, and ate lunch in the most beautiful McDonald´s I´ve ever seen. This afternoon we climbed back in the schoolbus and drove to Guatemala City. We finally arrived at this hostel, close to the airport. We´re about to eat pizza!!! Yay for cheap, greasy, American-style food!