Thursday was our last day of actual ministry in Guatemala before our trek back toward the airport. Thursday morning, Paul was able to go with the guys to see one of the kitchens that they built and just do some general sight-seeing of the area and learn about the agriculture and tour around some of the homes. Amber and the ladies went to a school to do the Princess Seminar for a group of about 30 girls around the age of 14-16. Everything during the seminar went well and we were in the process of cleaning up and taking our stuff back to the cars when Raquel was stopped by one of the girls. She told Raquel about how she was the girl known for "being with boys" and how Pastor Pier had actually talked to her about it just a couple of weeks prior, telling her that she didn't have to "be with boys" to find acceptance and that she was loved by a living God. Pastor Pier didn't know she would be in the Princess Seminar with us that morning, but God obviously prearranged her previous meeting with Pastor Pier and then with Raquel as she broke down in tears telling Raquel that she didn't realize that her body was something that could glorify God and that she didn't want to "be with boys" any more, but wanted to start a new life, one where she can respect her body and herself. We were all blown away to hear that testimony and, of course, we were all blessed to hear one of the stories of a life changed by what we were doing.
Between the seminar and lunch, Amber and a couple of the ladies took a quick stroll through Comitancillo. We were greeted on our way back by a man who hollered "HOLA GRINGOS" at us. We were incredibly amused and replied "HOLA! BUENOS DIAS!" back to him. Too funny.
That afternoon, we went to a church in Chicijala to do our final VBS. Again, all of the kids were amazing and came with lots of brothers and sisters and we were all impressed with how they'd be sure their siblings got crafts and snacks first. :) Amber discovered the group of boys in the front row are probably going to be future worship leaders as they got into all of the songs and were helping show the other kids the motions as we sang. Paul found a great way to relate to the kids earlier in the week by taking pictures of them and then showing them their picture in the camera after every shot. They loved seeing everyone around them have their picture show up on the camera.
After VBS, we hurried back to the Mission House where we held our final Princess Seminar for a group of local ladies. They were also very gracious and appreciative of how we treated them and pampered them. They also said that they wanted to find more ways to serve the people of Comitancillo and that they would all get together again soon to plan how to minister to their community. :)
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