Lake Atitlan

(Lake Atitlan)

Dear Friends and Family,

All is well this week, but as we settle into a routine here more and more, we find we are busier with life’s activities. This week was basketball and soccer practices for the kids, paperwork and language study for mom and dad, and an elementary concert on Friday evening at the school and basketball games on Saturday morning. All are great things, but as you know, life can get a little too busy sometimes. This part of the school year is that way, and it looks like another busy week coming up with two school functions next week in addition to the regular routine. All this will change in June as we transition into an entirely new schedule for the summer (or as they call it here, winter!).

Last week, we had the opportunity to visit Lake Atitlan. It was an adventurous day. We left at 6:00 a.m. and headed out into the fog. Yes, fog and lots of it. Normally, the sun burns it off after rising, but not this day. What normally takes a little more than 2 hours took us three to reach Panahachel. We saw little more than the car in front of us. But God made the way for us. As we came over the mountain and down to the area of the lake, it cleared up completely. We had a wonderful view of the lake and surrounding mountains. Even one good look at it all was worth the 3 hours in the car. BEAUTIFUL!

We ate a fast breakfast and headed for the pueblo called San Marcos. We rode a boat for about 20 minutes to reach this area that was devastated by flooding and mud slides last fall. A work and witness team from Coban, another city in Guatemala, was there to assist in the cleaning and rebuilding of the center part of the city. After quite a hike (basically straight up the side of the mountain, and it’s a tall mountain!) we reached the local Nazarene church where the team also held a medical clinic. There were many people patiently waiting for assistance and medication prescribed by a doctor on the team. It was wonderful to meet the people here who are sacrificially giving of their vacation time to serve others. After a rocky boat ride back to the other side (this was Joshua’s favorite part!) we headed back to Guatemala City and arrived at home around 6 p.m. It was a great day of being awed by God’s creation.

This blog has gotten long enough, so I’ll save some sharing for next week. God bless you all!

The Webbs