Guatemala Mission Trip Day 2 Highlights

Day 2, Sunday, June 20, of our Mission trip, we were welcomed into the Lutheran Church, Iglesia Luterana El Divino Salvador, in Zacapa, Guatemala. Stephanie was the Pianist for Sunday Service. Needless to say, it was an outstanding performance. As service ended, there were a couple children who were mesmerized by Stephanie and her playing. The children of the church had Sunday School through most of the Service, and came in and recited a bible passage to the congregation. The members of the church were wonderful, providing hugs and kisses on the cheeks. Here, we also met the mission team from Gloria Dei Lutheran Church in Houston, Texas. Gloria Dei is the church that donated the funds to the Abiding Savior Lutheran Church mission team to build the home that we are working on. In turn, Gloria Dei is also the church where the contributions of Abiding Savior Lutheran Church's donations went to build one temporary home.








After Church Service, we went to the Lutheran School, Colegio Luterano El Divino Salvador, where we met some of the students who attend school every Sunday, and had another fabulous meal prepared by Carlos, Nora, and many others. We met a young man no more than 15 years old, Daniel, and his sister Lucy. Daniel was a wealth of knowledge (fluent english), speaking of architectural elements. We had made the comment that he should become an engineer, then we asked him what he wanted to do beyond school, and if you guessed it, he wants to be an architectural engineer in the Middle East. Lucy wants to become a psychologist, and practice in Germany.




Our last stops were to visit the church where we will be holding Vacation Bible School this week, and to tour the site where the house will be completed, which is located around the corner. We will finish constructing the home for Blanca and her two sons Eric (8 years old) and Alan (3 years old), this week.