Guatemala!

HEY!

 

The team made it to their second country for the last half of this adventure!

 

And let me explain adventure…

 

So we’re waking up in our little paradise on the lagoon outside of Granada, Nicaragua. Our departure time – which includes getting 13 people and their luggage together – is set for 830AM. Stumbling around and packing our faces with breakfast we made our way to the van. The battery is dead. (I think I was the one that didn’t fully slam the sliding door shut last night in the pouring rain.) Our flight is at 1228PM. The ride is about an hour long but Linda and Tommy, our contacts, rush to option B. Jumper cables. No one nearby has jumper cables. In a quick decision our host, Mike, from the lagoon offers his pick-up. We take it and quickly have to say good-bye to all of our new friends we’ve made over the month. And let’s pack 6 people plus their jumbo bags into the truck. It’s OK Mom…all four  of us had a seat..the other 2 were in the back…watching our bags.

 

Airport. We have two hours until we venture to a new country. Got checked in and going through security. Liz is pulled out. Her bag is pulled open and searched. (I got to see my mom while we were in Granada as she was on a week long mission trip from the states. She lovingly donated 4 beautiful jars of JIF peanut butter to the needy kids of the Expedition team.) Liz packed 2 of them in her carry-on. Um. Bad idea? I watched with a grin and lots of prayer as two security guards opened them up, smelled and tasted our peanutty treasure. I probably would have cried a little if they had taken them away. But after the search and clearly disliking taste of the PB he handed them back and we were good…

 

That is until the power went out in the entire terminal. Now, I don’t know how that happens but it did. And it did as three of our team members were sitting in the VIP lounge…yeah, the one with the automatic sliding doors. Those don’t work without electricity. Ha…well, we laughed but we were kinda concerned for them too. We saw Lindsey’s silhouette against the frosted glass doors. They called for our flight. What do you do when half your team is trapped in the VIP lounge? You wait till the airport worker pulls it open. Freedom!

 

We board our flight. And I don’t know how we got first class…but we did! Stretching room, blankets, and lunch. Too bad it was only an hour flight, but very enjoyable to say the least.

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Once we got our bags and left the first class seats and air conditioned airport we made our way to Antigua, Guatemala. Learning SO much about the craziness of the journey! Have faith!!! The Lord’s already guiding and providing for our team during this time. We’re staying at a YWAM base about 3 miles outside of the center of the tourist town. There are many things to do in and around the city along with the ministries YWAM is already involved in.

 

Please keep praying for growth and open doors for the Lord to show up and activate us more. We want to see Him move!

 

Love you all!