The above photo is of the wonderful people who welcomed us to the (here we go) Iglesia Evangelica Presbiteriana Monte Sinai Nimisac. Thant's the full name, obviously.
This church was especially dear to Lee and Eileen from our group, as they had been here five years ago when their church in Thunder Bay donated money (and workers) to help build the foundations of the church. They had not seen it since that initial beginning stage and so seeing the completed church, along with the many friends they had made on their previous trip was a special experience for them both - and for the rest of us as well.
The church continues to expand, and they have several projects on the go - we sat down to a snack of a hot rice and milk drink (which is very common in Guatemala - and tasty too, it's like rice pudding that you drink) - they told us all about the ongoing progress of the church and their struggles (no running water etc.) and we all mingles and took lots of pictures.
I should note - pictures are like candy to the children here, everywhere we go. I don't really know why, they've seen pictures of themselves before, but for some reason if you snap a shot and then show it to them they will crowd around and giggle and point, then in greater numbers line up for the next shot.
Our welcome was so warn at Mont Sinai that Denise and Dania literally had to corral us into the van to leave, since otherwise we probably would have spent the night.
I think those people are just so good-looking with their jet-black hair and dark eyes, and especially the little kids ... their smiles are so delightful! Must be so heart-warming to have been part of the project and then to watch it grow. :)
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