Sunday, April 16, 2017

G-Team BLOG-2017

San Bartolo Bound is now a reality. On Friday 4/14 twenty of us departed from the Upper Valley with the ultimate destination being San Bartolo, Guatemala.
Those who are apart of GTeam 2017 are James Bryan, Danyelle Goodwin, Emily Jasmin, Kelsey Mossell, Brandan Palmer, Taylor Paquette, Daniel Roberts, Jake Roberts, Caleb Scully, Rachel Seale, Christian Tsakiris, Nathan Twarog, Michael Weiler, Grace Winter, Bob Bracy, Michael Douglass, Diane Fleck, Bob & Alison Scully, and Perry Seale.
After catching a "great night's" sleep at Los Lagos, the G-Team loaded onto a coaster bus with more than enough space and enjoyed the very scenic and picturesque drive to San Bartolo (treasuring every speed bump and sharp corner). We arrived in San Bartolo just in time for lunch and the first time attendees really enjoyed experiencing the walks through the streets for the first time. We were mildly surprised by the "traditions" of before Easter celebrations that happen in the streets but they were all entertaining nonetheless. We enjoyed a tour of the worksite and the returning missions trip attendees were thrilled at the progress that had been made since last year.
At 7 o'clock we headed over to the community center for a youth church service. We experienced singing the same song in two different languages and many skits that the youth put on. We were even able to perform a song and introduce ourselves during the service. We were encouraged by the friendliness of the Guatemalans and their strong foundation in the Gospel. 
 After the service, we all headed back to the hotel (ears still ringing from the intense sound systems).
Exhausted from our day of travel, we all headed to bed pretty early only to be awakened by the early morning Easter celebrations (fireworks, whistles, and horns at 4am). Today has been low key and has consisted of music and drama practice for tonight's special Easter service.

Pray for a blessed and fruitful service and week.
The G-Team

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