Final Thoughts

Our team is nearing the end of the trip. It has been a very fruitful week and God has worked tremendously in our team and in the villagers lives. I feel satisfied that we got a lot of work done on the cistern and that a lot of people heard the Gospel. Today our team went zip lining and drove to Guatemala City to spend the night before we head back home. On the car ride today to Guatemala City I was reminded how much God has provided for me and how he has given me this great opportunity to show God’s love to his children. This trip has been a life changing experience and I praise the Lord for his hand in it all.
-Alistair Gurley

Wow! It is crazy to believe that this week is already over! It has gone so fast and we are all so disappointed to leave as this week we have had so much fun and have learned so much. One of the main things I learned this week is the importance of time management.  Though the book we read, Do Hard Things, we learned the importance of using our time wisely and that by using our time to do hard things we will make our lives more successful and worthwhile to honor the Lord. Also by observing the daily lives of the natives and seeing that they use every moment of their time wisely.  Also having this week free of phones and other worldly distractions has awakened me the idea that we waste so much time doing worthless things.  I have also learned the daily things we take for granted such as water and comfort of our house.  This has impacted me when Chelsea told us to be more thankful for the little blessings Christ provides us daily.  Just reflecting on this week I thank you on behalf of the group for praying for us.  Nobody got sick this week which is an incredible blessing along with the fact that we were all safe and that we got to spend so much time with each other in good conversations and excellent time with the natives.  Lastly continue to pray for safe and healthy travels back tomorrow and pray that this trip will make a huge impact in every single one of our lives long term.  Again thanks for supporting us in prayer this week.
-Rebecca Ray

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