Misc Pics

 

 

Here it is December already! It is hard to believe it is that time of year when your weather is sunny and in the high 60's compared to freezing in Missouri! But we're definitely NOT complaining! Wish you all could get away from the cold and visit the warmth! Again I have gotten behind in posting so instead of multiple posts of what we've been enjoying here, I'm doing it all in one. So these following pics cover different days here in Pana and around the lake and in the big city of Guatemala City.

Mike and a few other brothers went on an overnight trip to help a brother with some plumbing issues at his house. They also went on a uneventful fishing excursion on the coast. They didn't catch any fish but Mike brought home some coconuts, put them in the fridge and as you can see, later pulled it out, cut a hole in the top and drank the cold refreshing milk! He loves those!


 

 Lake Atitlan

These are pics of Lake Atitlan during one day in the ministry! Just beautiful!


 

 Guatemala City

At the end of Oct., Andy & Natalie Perez took us (Mike, Morgan, myself, Ashlie, Austin and another brother) to Guatemala City for the day. It's about a 2 1/2 hr drive one way. One of the MUST stops was Papa John's Pizza! This one you can actually go in and sit and eat. Morgan was so excited because she could actually eat the breadsticks and pizza and not have the after effects of eating gluten. For some reason in Mexico and here it doesn't bother her. Boy was she and myself very happy!!! It tasted just like Papa John's back home!

Another must stop was Starbucks! (Mel & Emma, we were looking for you, but you must not have been working that day! :0(  )

Morgan, Ashlie & Natalie
Other stops we made were: the Oakland Mall, Walmart, & PriceSmart (their Sam's Club). We had a lot of fun and brought back some goodies that you can't get here in Pana!




San Marcos

 

 

 

 

 

This is a tree house being built across the lake in San Marcos. Pretty neat huh?


Panajachel



Here is the service group one Monday morning heading to Sololá. Instead of taking the chicken bus up the hill, we wanted to try another mode of transportation. This ride costs you 2.50Q pp or 33 cents pp. The views from this means is a lot prettier than from the chicken buses. This is how we travel now on Monday mornings to Sololá for service. We ride the chicken bus back down in the afternoons. We can only imagine what the locals are thinking when they see us gringos riding through town in this! (The next two pics are views of the lake from the back of the truck.)

 

A view of the lake from Sololá while out in the ministry.

Here is a view of one of the daunting hills we climb out in service in Sololá. Yes that is Austin on the right! No that is not Ashlie on the left! That is Natalie, who just happened to be walking beside him, when I took the pic.




Santa Catarina

One Thursday morning, Mike and I went with Netto & Krystina Garcia to Santa Catarina to go on their Kaqchikel Bible studies. Netto and Krystina have moved over to our cong, but they continue to do their studies because the Bros & Sis in the Kaqchikel Cong. can't handle them because of all the ones they have. This is a view from Santa Catarina.



The oldest girl in the background is Krystina's Bible student. The youngest is the sister of the Bible student. I wish I could remember their names, but they are adorable! The cat is just sleeping away!



From where I'm standing and taking the pic, we had walked all the way from the the hill in the background. A lot of walking and stair climbing! Although we didn't understand a word that was said at the studies, Mike and I had a really good time going with them and doing something different in the ministry!




Panajachel

(Hope this loads!)

We had a Brother (Jonathon Gil) from the Spanish Cong. come and give a talk at ours. He gave it in Spanish and Netto Garcia translated it into English for us. That was our first experience of seeing this done!

 

 

Well that wraps it up for this blog! Hope you enjoy and please know that we love and miss you all! And if you ever want to experience some of the things that you saw in the pics for yourself, always know that you are welcome to come and visit any time!