Beginning of day three in Guatemala. Last night all of our guys on the team went to a bread and coffee service for the people that work in the dump. The air was filled with a strong odor of glue, as many of the teenage boys that were attending were high on glue. One big difference about this worship service than any other service I have ever experienced is that the pastor had a container of water sitting in the middle of the narrow but long walls of the building. The teenaged boys would walk to the middle of the meeting and allow the pastor to pour soap into their hands, that are black from digging through garbage, and water on their hands and head. This is their "shower" for the rest of this week.
No running water at the dump means that these guys haven't washed their hands since the last time they met in this dark dirty room. This is a great visual of the example that Jesus set for us when he washed his disciples feet.
Our team is experiencing a brand new culture. New foods, new people, new driving (ask one of our team members about this when we return), and a whole new way of life. Some of the things that we are seeing are shocking and probably life altering...we will all return with different outlooks on life and how to treat others I am sure.
Other highlights from Monday: Part of our group worked in the lot where the new school will be built. Others in our group went to Antigua (not the resort town but Antigua, Guatemala) to do a VBS there. Our men bought supplies that we will use for the rest of the week to build shelters for families that live on the edges of the dump (sometimes as large as 14 people in one "house").
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