Day 2- Sunday

Day 2:

When the rooster crowed at 4:30 am, I believe most of us were at least slightly awoken.  Our first Guatemalan breakfast adorned with refried black beans- seemingly a staple here since we had it for dinner too—along with other breakfast goodies as well.  The morning was beautiful. Most of us walked the short journey to church. This was our first connection with the day-to-day culture of Santiago. It was exciting.

At the church, we gathered with our brothers and sisters to pray before service. Worship was followed by a wonderful message from Pastor Dean spoke about reaching to other people using a net as a metaphor.  In the sanctuary above the stage it says “A Dios Sea La Gloria,” – in English “to God be the glory.” In closing for worship, the congregation sang “How Great though Art” in both Spanish and English. With worship and prayer, God was there. It did not matter what language or cultural barriers there were, our God is the same God in the family of Christ.

Many of us spent the afternoon flying above the rain forest. I wish I could say we were flying on the wings of eagles, but we Zip Lined at the Atitlan Nature Preserve near Panajachel.  We also bartered at the local markets for beautiful textiles with rich colors.  On our journey back, the boat ran out of gas, but the driver had an extra can. Lastly, we found out that near Panajachel torrential down pours came. However, our God saw fit to give us a beautiful day as well. Tomorrow off to the fish farm site!