WPC Guatemala Mission Trip 2013: Second full day in Chajul

We spent the Tuesday morning at the construction site. Everyone worked very hard again today and also had some fun at the site with the youth from Guatemala City and the children. We feel blessed that the weather has been excellent while we've been working at the site. The construction at the site is very traditional for this region using reinforced concrete for the foundation, columns and beams while using rock dug from the construction site and mortar (or their version of mortar) to construct the walls.

We spent the afternoon with the children of the church doing the crafts we brought with us. The youth from WPC and Guatemala were great with the kids and everyone had great fun. The language barrier was a challenge but the youth from Guatemala were a big help. We also planned on handing out the school kits we brought with us and some drinks and snacks we purchased in Chichicastenanga. Before we realized it the church had filled up with more children than we had snacks for so Philip and I ran from small store to small store in town until we found another 40 drinks and snacks. In the end we were able to give all the school age children kits and everyone got a drink and a snack. This is typical of mission trips where things don't always go as planned but, with God's help, we make it all work out.