The Adventures have begun!!

Hola mis amigos!!

I have alot to update you on! Let me start by saying that I arrived safely into the City and was greeted by Andy, the man in charge here, and Manuel, the bus driver. We drove to Antigua, which was about an hour away and picked up Kevin and Ginny, who were studying. After that we drove back to the city and went to the mission team house, where we would spend the night. As you can imagine, we had a lot of catching up to do!

Friday, we began our day with a group devotion at the ministry center. Each Friday, the staff meets and does a Bible reading/prayer/song, at each of the places the ministry is involved in. It is pretty powerful as we get to walk down to the squatter´s area and sing/pray in the midst of the people who live there. The squatter´s area is starting to get a new look to it. There are political elections coming up next week, so a political party has been busy trying to "buy" votes, by upgrading some of the shantys down there, to concrete block, instead of the aluminum panels. It is quite interesting to see. I am thankful to see that some of the people are getting better housing. That is a blessing, regardless of the way it is happening!

The afternoon, I spent visiting people in the ministry and working with Kevin in the health clinic. Saturday I also got to spend time in the clinic, with Kevin and Pablo, the nurse. We were busy doing a bunch of organization. It was very enjoyable and lots of fun, trying to figure out which medications treat which diseases and which medications are for children and which ones are soley used for adults. I have a lot of learning to do in this area, but it is exciting to see the ministry being able to reach those who can´t afford to see a doctor.

I hate to cut this short, but my time on the computer is done and I will have to continue later! Sorry guys!