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Wednesday, July 30, 2025

Life Lately June 2025

We kicked off June sending the boys to Camp Guamiski.  This is a yearly summer camp for missionary kids whose parents serve in Guatemala.  They look forward to it all year long.  It is definitely one of their favorite annual events! While they are at camp every summer, we spend the week doing annual medical checkups.  

This year Ben was on the yellow team and Cruz was on the orange team. 
 
Cruz's team 

Ben's team 
 
2025 group photo 
 
having lunch with friends at Santo Gyro in Antigua
 
Enjoying my last walk with Betsy until next year. She and I started walking on weekdays back in January and rarely missed a day.  The exercise was great but the fellowship and accountability was my favorite part.

David and I on our last date night in Antigua for a while. 
 
We began packing for our furlough.  On this trip home we took all of our Legos to store in the States.  

A sweet friend saw this Coke with my name on it and brought it to me.  It made me smile! 

We had several meals with friends during those last days in Guatemala.  On this particular day we met the Jarvis family for a pizza lunch at our local mall.  We also got ice cream before we parted ways.

Ben and Josue at one of our last church services together. 

Ben playing video games at his friend Ethan's house the day before we left. 
 
Mid-month we flew to Panama for a work conference.  It was our last work commitment before we left for the States. 

walking through the Guatemala City airport
 
sunrise view from the airport 
 
While in Panama, we celebrated Father's Day. 

Ben at supper one night. 
 
On the closing session Cruz shared with the large group something that God had taught him over the week.  It was a proud moment to see him get up and share. 
 
We returned to Guatemala for about thirty hours.  It was enough time to unpack, wash clothes, and repack before heading back to the airport to fly overnight to the States to begin our Stateside Assignment (furlough).  I'll share about the rest of June in my next post.
 

Monday, April 21, 2025

Life Lately March 2025

 I didn't take many random photos during the month of March, but here are a few to share.

Mango season started.  It is Ben's favorite fruit.  This truck sets up close to our house and we have enjoyed buying from them.
 

fresh mangoes 

A beautiful volcano view on a recent walk

the same volcanoes another day at sunset

We had the great pleasure of having supper with an IMB trustee and her husband while they were recently in Guatemala.
 
These beautiful flowers were blooming in our yard.


I enjoyed an afternoon at our local mall having coffee and doing some reading.  I have a goal to read and study two leadership books this year.

Ben spent a Saturday morning swimming with friends.

This is a sight I do not see very often any more.  I walked into Cruz's room one day and he had pulled several of his Lego boxes out.  I miss the days when they would spend hours building with Lego.
 
We had a great month of homeschool.  We are steadily working our way to the May finish line.
 
Last month Cruz dissected an earthworm.  In March he dissected a crayfish. Biology has been our favorite.
 
David and I enjoyed a Friday date night.  We had supper at Santo Gyro in town.  Isn't that a beautiful view we had!

One of my favorite places to eat.

The arch in town recently got new lights.  This was our first time to see it at night.  It's so pretty!

We ended our outing with coffee and dessert at Bru'd.  If you happen to be in town, go try them out and sit upstairs.  It's really nice.
 
Lent season started.  I took a few carpet photos on the first Sunday.  For the next six weekends straight we had tons of visitors flood our town to see the carpets, participate in the processionals, and just enjoy the city during the season.  It is a very busy time of the year here!!!  

 
The beautiful jacarandas were still in bloom.  That is one part of the season I always look forward to.
 
We helped host a Saturday kid's outreach event in a community near Santo Domingo Xenacoj.


 
Ben helping the younger kids color.
 

Cruz doing games with the older kids.
 
me helping prepare their snack
They had tostadas and horchata.
 
me with the precious pastor's wife who led the event
 
Lastly, we made a visit to Chiquimula.
 
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