Today es Wednesday!

This morning started off with alarm clocks…sleepy eyes…and bagels with cream cheese. We then got ready to head over to the Utatlan Preschool to teach English. The focus for today was numbers and review of previous lessons. After that the crew went over to the 7th grade English class to help them with telling time in English. Even though it was a challenge, the students enjoyed conversing with us and watching us attempt to teach them. It was funny to watch the Guatemalan girls whisper about our boys and the Guatemalan boys giggle about our girls. We did this with two 7th grade classes. Needless to say..our brains hurt. Mucho.

AND THEN CAME THE GREATEST THING EVER! RECESS! ..with the preschoolers J. After much yelling…ring around the rosey..piggy back rides…duck duck goose..and little kid shrieks, It was time to head back to the big kids. They pared us up with one or two girls from the bilingual secretarial class. We talked with them about life, school, and Jesus. It was filled with stuttered English..stuttered Spanish…mucho spanglish..and awkward silences. BUT, it gave them practice with their English and a chance for us to get to know them better. One cool thing a lot of us noticed was that when we asked if they would change anything about their lives, they said nothing. It was neat to see how satisfied they were with life. Again, we did this with two classes..the 11th and 12th grade Bilingual secretarial classes. Next came lunch! After lunch was work projects…they split us up into 4 different groups. Two groups helped to paint and varnish some rooms at the school. Another helped to cover library books in protective plastic. And yet another helped with making certificates that get handed out by pastors to village kids. These certificates have verses and a picture of Jesus on them and mean a lot of the children.

AND THEN CAME THE NEXT GREATEST THING EVER! CHICKEN!...and fries…and ice cream. We went out to dinner at a restaurant called Pollo Compero. Our mode of transportation to the restaurant was not a plane..not a train…not a bus..not a tuk tuk…but a truck! 33 crazy Americans stowed away in the bed of 3 trucks..quite a sight, we know. The night was filled with laughter, good food, hot sauce, sticky water bottles, and ridiculous pictures. Right now everyone is playing cards..relaxing and getting ready for devos. The Lord provided yet another safe and productive day. Our week is halfway done..or as Travis likes to say..the glass is still half full. Thanks for your prayers. Much love from Guat!
Over and out..

Marisa and Brittany.