Tuesday

Tuesdays start at 5:30 a.m. with chores that have to be finished by 7:00 a.m. all campus devotions.  There were two exciting announcements at this devotion.  The introduction of the Bent Tree Summer staff guys - the kids love visitors to the campus. Josh and Ricky will live on campus through the conclusion of the 3 Bent Tree mission trip teams.   The biggie, however, was that the campus will be receiving a new little girl.  11 year old "Raina" will be coming to live on campus.  She is being rescued by a grandmother out of a desperate situation.  The situation makes it impossible for her to stay in her village.  Raina will join the family in house 3.  Please be in prayer for Raina - the next few months will be hard for her as she leaves everything she has ever known to start her new life.
All kinds of construction and chores happened today.  Shoveling rocks, sawing and hanging doors, mountains of laundry in preparation for teams, more painting, deep cleaning of Casa seis in prep. of the BAM guys coming to stay with us, mopping the school then music and p.e. classes.  A trip to Chiquimula and then we had 10 at our dinner table.  Our guests were Rosemery, Santos, Zuri, and Juansito.  With open windows and doors the laughter spills out of this house so we have to have things wrapped up by 10 or so because the little ones in house 5 (next door) need their sleep.  I love this place.

When you live in the jungle you must do this often.  When the rainy season started - wow - stuff grows here!

These guys work hard.

another street bball game in Zacapa

when the guatemalans play against the gringos an audience starts to form.