LIFT 36 has finished working with the missionaries from Students International and celebrated our time together with a banquet and comments from our students to encourage the SI staff of all that was learned and experienced with our time together.
Saturday and Sunday were spent in the quaint old village of Antigua (meaning old-historic). What an amazing city overflowing with culture and beauty! We met up with Megan Tusing, who attended LIFT 20 & 21 and has been serving as a missionary teacher in Guatemala ever since. It was great to see her, catch up and hear her story shared to the current students.
Two of our students were sick over the weekend but are recovering very well. Please pray for continued good health for the group as we venture off at 5 am Monday morning to climb the 3rd largest volcano in Central America - Volcan Acetenango. It will be a physical challenge getting to base camp which is around 12,000' then waking up early on Tuesday to summit before sunrise. We hope for amazing views from over 13,000' and the possibility of seeing Volcan Fuego erupting close by (but not too much of an eruption) :) This is the first time for most students to climb at high altitude so also pray for everyone to keep from getting altitude sickness.
We return Tuesday afternoon to Magdalena to pack up and head back home on Wednesday - arriving at COTW around 6-7 a.m. on Thursday. This has been a fantastic trip. God has been moving in many ways and is teaching the students a lot.
Please consider coming to the Guatemala Forum the students will be hosting after returning from Thanksgiving break. It will be a time for them to share and present on their missions experience on Wednesday, November 30th at 7 p.m. at the Buirkle Center at CAMP-of-the-WOODS.
Got to cut this short and listen in as the students are now debriefing their time here.
Be sure to check out the recently updated photos on the LIFT 36 Guatemala Mission Trip photo album - more to come after our big climb.
www.facebook.com/pg/liftdiscipleshipprogram
Tim
Saturday and Sunday were spent in the quaint old village of Antigua (meaning old-historic). What an amazing city overflowing with culture and beauty! We met up with Megan Tusing, who attended LIFT 20 & 21 and has been serving as a missionary teacher in Guatemala ever since. It was great to see her, catch up and hear her story shared to the current students.
Two of our students were sick over the weekend but are recovering very well. Please pray for continued good health for the group as we venture off at 5 am Monday morning to climb the 3rd largest volcano in Central America - Volcan Acetenango. It will be a physical challenge getting to base camp which is around 12,000' then waking up early on Tuesday to summit before sunrise. We hope for amazing views from over 13,000' and the possibility of seeing Volcan Fuego erupting close by (but not too much of an eruption) :) This is the first time for most students to climb at high altitude so also pray for everyone to keep from getting altitude sickness.
We return Tuesday afternoon to Magdalena to pack up and head back home on Wednesday - arriving at COTW around 6-7 a.m. on Thursday. This has been a fantastic trip. God has been moving in many ways and is teaching the students a lot.
Please consider coming to the Guatemala Forum the students will be hosting after returning from Thanksgiving break. It will be a time for them to share and present on their missions experience on Wednesday, November 30th at 7 p.m. at the Buirkle Center at CAMP-of-the-WOODS.
Got to cut this short and listen in as the students are now debriefing their time here.
Be sure to check out the recently updated photos on the LIFT 36 Guatemala Mission Trip photo album - more to come after our big climb.
www.facebook.com/pg/liftdiscipleshipprogram
Tim
Sounds like it has been an amazing trip! I have enjoyed reading the deeply moving stories from the LIFTers! This has been a real eye opener about the poverty in Guatemala and about how the Lord is changing lives there. Praise God for what He is doing and for people like you and the missionaries who are His hands and feet! Praying for safe and uneventful travel for you all!
ReplyDeleteBlessings, Stephanie Palmisano