So I have been in Guatemala for approximately 9 days now. In those nine days, I have prayer-walked through the streets and market, visited a church, an elderly home and the garbage dump, and eaten a lot of arroz y frijoles y tortillas. I have worked on my Spanish (entiendo-si, hablo-mas o meno) and had some good conversations and some hard ones. I have once again realized that it is NOT about having it all together or having all the right answers, but just about being real.
But now, for something slightly more light-hearted. My current top ten favorite things about Guatemala! (In no particular order)
10. I bought real live Skippy Peanut Butter today. (Any country with legitimate peanut butter always wins points in my book.)
9. McDonald's and Pollo Campero are both right down the street (yay junk food! Especially ice cream and air-conditioning)
8. El Mercado (the market)
7. Home-made Flour Tortillas
6. Chiki cookies (I hadn't seen them since visiting Nicaragua in 2008. They are so delicious and so cheap!)
5. McDonald's and the grocery store both have Coca Cola Light (the better version of Diet Coke)
4. The rain (it brings cooler weather and is nice to listen to)
3. Practicing my Spanish (Si, hablo un poco de Espanol)
2. Our amazing contacts and cooks
1. Ministries that break my heart but let God be my hope (to the garbage dump, to the old folks' home)
(PS Photo Credits to my AWESOME Team… especially Jennifer!)
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