Hello Everyone...

Today in Guatemala the team from Michigan are getting ready for their last medical clinic.  As this week is coming to an end we are all thankful that the team could make it to the medical clinic last night, as their car got stuck. Once they were to the village it started to rain, so they could not show the film or preach over the loud noise of the rain, but God answered our prayers and they were able to show the film and preach. We are doing great down here. Thank you for your prayers.

-AJ Schrock

sights and sounds and smells and more....

AJ organizing our kitchen

friends on the play ground

what happens when a 5 year old gets your camera...

and this too!

busted sink in the kitchen? Vicki and on that fast!

Emilee and Leslie and Noami cooking in the kitchen for the team

Always a great day at the playground when friends are around

AJ and Yvonne

Naomi and her buddy Dulce!

This is how we roll...

For the past two days we have been working very hard. While Justin was building houses with a team from Michigan, Vicki, Kathy and us kids have been working at the base. Our apartment is almost done. We even had time to go on a hike to security hill, which is just a steep driveway. We are doing great. Thanks for all of your prayers.

-AJ

us and Grandma at the top of security hill (minus mom and dad who are behind the camera)

some of us kids hard at work sorting meds before the team arrives

Day 1 (and a few days late...)

(Monday's original post)

After a busy morning of getting some of the final preparations for the summer in place, we headed off to the airport to get the first team (two groups from Michigan….a youth group and a Christian group) AND the rest of the tribe.  Everyone made it safely here and even the entire luggage made it.

It is a refreshing feeling to have the family back together again.  This feeling is refreshing and energizing.  We do find ourselves re-doing the orientation with the big three of life in Guate, but they are bouncing back quite well. 

Tomorrow is building day one in a new village.  We ask for prayers of safety, no rain (or at least until 5pm), and that relationships can be built already.

Your prayers are truly being felt.  We are seeing the goodness of God already.  We were busy with the team when they got here by sorting medicines, packing the care package bags, and sorting through the piles of equipment and tools from the container that came down a few weeks ago.  They are much needed supplies will be used for the base and other projects . 

We are excited to see what God has in store for our tribe AND the people that God will place in our paths…

Prayer requests for this team ( AND for all the teams) that the rain would occur in the evening of building days and in the afternoon or early morning on medical clinic days.

ALSO, Please be praying for the transportation as vans are breaking down left and right!

Hello Again from Guatemala!...Remember Us?

Well, after a quiet week with the internet, we are finally able to post some updates.  With the weather with what it has been and the busyness of a first team, we were unable to share insights, photos, and prayer requests.  We are hoping to get caught up again.

A Picture can say more words than any other story....

Volcano Agua, seen from the base

The view we are blessed to have out of our living room window

2 Corinthians 5:9
Therefore, we also have as our ambition, whether at home or absent, to be pleasing to HIM.
~Vicki