After another incredible, paradigm-shifting and gospel-soaked morning of devotions about the four primary steps of evangelism from Hermann, we trekked out about 3km eastward from yesterday's destination of Santa Apolonia to a small school and biblioteca comunitaria in the hills at about 7800' elevation.Terraced fields and cloud dotted azure skies surrounded us as we were enthusiastically greeted by several of the local church members from yesterday's visit to Iglesia Belen.
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I began the day in a counseling station with our team co-leader, Annette (who has been on about 8 of these trips to Guatemala in the past). We were joined by two interpreters to take us from English to Spanish to the local Mayan language and then back to English. This made for a very interesting conversation and prayer cadence that took a bit to get used to!
In the afternoon, I joined the team's dentist, Guisela, as her dental assistant, handing her what she needed to care for the patients, which included elevators, extractors, forceps, and other not-so-fun tools of the trade. I was also responsible for sterilizing the used tools using distilled water and a pressure cooker. One of the most rewarding aspects of this duty shift was praying over the patients who had extractions for their pain and anxieties to be relieved. I saw some miraculous results of these prayers.The day ended with the pastor from Iglesia Belen praying for the team and the singing How Great Thou Art, in Spanish, as the entire crowd joined in. Awesome!
Below are a few of the adorable little ones we were blessed to love on while we were there:
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