Three days after returning to Guatemala from our summer trip to the States, we boarded another plane and headed to Mexico. We spent a few days at a marriage conference and then a few days of training with our IMB colleagues.
A team from Berea First Baptist Church in Greenville, SC came down to serve during those two meetings. In addition to helping in the adult sessions, they also had volunteers to work with the babies, children, and youth. It was a like a VBS week for the kids. We are very thankful for the team and the way they loved on us and our kids. They were a blessing!
Our family at the Guatemala City airport waiting to board our flight to Mexico.
Volcano view as we were leaving Guatemala City.
The boys patiently sitting in the Mexico City airport bus station waiting on our bus to Querétaro.
A highlight of the week was the team hosting a Christmas in July party for the MK's. They had polled the MK's beforehand and asked for a gift idea that each of them would like. They then purchased those gifts, wrapped them, and brought them down for the kids.
During the party we enjoyed Christmas music, Christmas games, Christmas photo props, and hot chocolate. It was fun and festive in so many ways!
At the end of the evening one young MK declared, "This was the best Christmas ever!".
Christmas in July
Cruz with his gift.
Ben with his gift.
Cruz with the student minister from Berea. He really enjoyed getting to spend time with him that week.
One evening after supper we enjoyed a bonfire and made S'mores.
The youth playing volleyball one evening.
Another highlight was our IMB Guatemala team getting to be together in person for the first time. This meant us all getting to spend time with the English family. We had one afternoon session where we all sat down together at a table and just talked about the future. It was wonderful.
Arriving back at the Mexico City airport to return to Guatemala. We had guests flying home with us that I will share about in my next post.
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