"And now the weak say I have strength

                                By the spirit of power that raised Christ from the dead

And now the poor stand and confess

That my portion is Him and I'm more than blessed"

Delivering water filters to the indigenous Cakchiquel people

"Two roads diverged in a wood, and I- I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference." - Robert Frost

So far our time in Guatemala has been great. It is probably one of the most beautiful countries I have ever seen. The city is very modern with crisp, cool weather. 2 hours away in the village of Santa Luisa is a more tropical climate and the people there are just as warm as the weather. Beautiful kids, sweet sweet people.

Aside from all the sweet people that we met, one of the highlights of my week was experiencing my first international soccer game-USA vs. Guatemala! It was incredible. Unfortunately, we were told no cameras so I have no pictures from the game.

Jesús es el Rey! - Jesus is the King!

Antigua, Guatemala

Tonight we are picking up Mitch's sister from the airport! The 3 of us will spend the next two weeks working in a village called Paramos. We are not sure yet what we will be doing there, but we are excited to find out! 

Not sure if we'll have internet in Paramos. Pray for stamina, good health, and for the gospel to go forth!

Also, Happy Father's Day to the best dad around! I love you!!

Family fun & Guatemala bound!

I've been neglecting the blog lately because of all the great family time we've been having! Mitch and I

spent time with my family in Pensacola and and his family in Houston. 

Pensacola beach!

Enjoying some authentic Tex-mex

San Jacinto monument

Kemah, Texas

Tomorrow we fly out for our 2 month journey in Guatemala! We are excited! What more can we say?

Follow along with our journey through this blog and here at the Mobilizing Students in Guatemala facebook page. 

Adios mis amigos! 

Nomads

Here we are, 1 month out until our departure to Guatemala. Mitch and I have officially moved out of our apartment for the summer. Our last week in Nashville(until August) consisted of lots of packing, dinner with our Burmese friends, lunch at a Middle Eastern Restaurant, and one final lunch with our group.

We are now in Pensacola and are totally enjoying some beach time!
I am thankful to be in my hometown. I got be with my mom on her birthday and I was so thrilled to be in town for my best friend's graduation. We have been friends since kindergarden and now I was able to watch her graduate from college!

For the next few months I feel as if we will be living as nomads, taking up space in other people's homes, not really settling anywhere. Even while we are in Guatemala, we will be traveling between several different villages. That's alright. It's all apart of this grand adventure that the Lord is taking us on. We are very excited for the things to come! 

Here are some ways you can join us in prayer:

-Pray that the Lord would begin preparing Mitch and I for this summer. That we would be selfless servants. 

-Pray for unity and servanthood amongst the teams we'll be working alongside. 

-Pray that we would be concerned with the name of Jesus more than our own comforts.

-And definitely pray for the people of Guatemala, those in specifically in Santa Luisa, Paramos, and The 46. We are praying and expecting the Lord to work in their hearts and lives. 

Thanks to all who keep up with our journey and thank you for the continual prayers!

God bless!