Thursday, August 23, 2007
Siete Altares y Topado...mmm...
Wednesday, August 22, 2007
To the Canopy Tour, and Beyond!
Tuesday, August 21, 2007
Another Toursist at Tikal
It was about
We left our stuff in the room of Jardina Maya and headed to
As for
Monday, August 20, 2007
Back in Business!
At last, I’m back to work with the HOPE school teachers! It’s been two weeks, and it feels like forever. We had a great class of sensitivity and characterization, mostly different variations of the mirror exercises, and I could see the growth from the beginning of class to the end. These methods really do work. I have to keep reassuring myself that there is value in what I’m doing here.
Later that night, I got my things together for my trip to
Our seats felt smaller in the second bus, but we got a partial refund on the tickets, and I was so tired that I slept through most of the trip well enough. Poor Anghel wasn’t so lucky, being the big man that he is.
Sunday, August 19, 2007
Frustrated Feelings
Sunday service at
I’m writing this very late (it’s the 26th), but I remember the past few days being very hard emotionally. I think I’ve just been frustrated by all the spoiled plans I had, and not knowing what’s going on. I’ve put so much effort into planning this trip, but haven’t had near the time I wanted with the
I got to pray on the roof tonight, but things really turned around in my heart when I shared all my feelings with Evelyn once she got home. The disciples from N.C. had left earlier that morning, and things were promising to settle back down again. I was getting in touch with my feelings from this past week, and it felt good to know they were being heard and understood by someone who knew my heart and my language. Relationships are so important, I’m realizing more and more.
Saturday, August 18, 2007
Otra Cita con Quincho
Saturday, I went shopping with
The area that Gelion’s brother lived was absolutely gorgeous. I think it was the Beverly Hills of Guatemala City. It was out of all the pollution and traffic, and more in the countryside. There was such a beautiful sky. I’m going to really miss the skies in
Friday, August 17, 2007
Office Work--Another missed lesson.
Since Edgar was still in