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Guatemala Part 4

3/23/2016

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Are you ready for part 4?
Ready or not....
Isn't this little piggy just too cute?! I'm not usually fond of pigs, but this little guy was cute :)
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I was surprised at how many turkeys we saw, all domestic. Some were even tied up. This tom was really showing his stuff.
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We were blessed to be able to purchase firewood for a local widow and deliver it to her. She has been widowed for five years and does not have a steady income, so the wood was a blessing to her, as she didn't even have an area she could go gather it. Her name was Lorna, the bottom left photo is me and her.
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Horses are still used quite a bit there and we saw some riders doing an interesting balancing act with produce!
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You saw a photo of the Moreno's houses in Part 2, this looking from the road toward their row of four houses.
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A lady from the church down the road cooking lunch for the guys who were working on a project for the pastor's family.
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The guys took down an old tin roof that covered the family's cooking and eating area and put up a new one. (for the pastor's family)
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Papito preparing these leaves for our dinner. This plant is similar to something we have here in America and is in the Nightshade family.
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The river! We only swam at this spot once and I really enjoyed it. There was a high bank that the guys enjoyed jumping off of. We had a few local boys join us as well. One of our group, Joe, jumped in with his glasses on and lost them in 8-10 feet of murky water. After several minutes of searching, Emilton, our group leader, found them on the river bed! Truly a miracle. This was one of the times I wish I knew how to swim...or at least had a life jacket because that high bank looked really fun!

This posts are not doing our time there justice...I wish I could give you all just a taste of what I experienced...but since I can't, you'll just have to go back with me sometime :)
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Esther Filbrun link
3/23/2016 03:42:55 pm

Thanks for sharing the pictures, Lauren! I can understand about pictures not doing justice--they only share one of the five senses, and there's no way you can even take enough to do sight justice! :) But it is fun to get a little glimpse into your trip, so thanks for sharing.

Are they currently planning any more trips? I'd love to come, although getting there might be a bit tricky for me since I live in New Zealand.

Keep sharing!

Blessings,
Esther
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