Hello All,
As most of you know, we travel daily to Antigua for language school. A couple weeks ago we took the kids along so they could share in the experience of language school too. In the afternoon, we took a drive up to the cross on the side of the mountain to enjoy the view. It was beautiful and we all enjoyed looking down over Antigua, and we thought you might enjoy the view as well.
It has been a busy week with many school activities. This must mean that the school year is winding down. Joshua had basketball games and practices as well as an awards banquet last night. Joshua was honored with the top student in his grade for his Bible Study class. We're very proud of him for being recognized after such a short time at the school. Joshua also participated in the yearly Cultural Fair where he made a display and spoke to students about his chosen country: Kenya. Kayley had soccer practices and a music concert. Soccer games will be coming up in the next two weeks. And Kayley wouldn't forgive me if I didn't mention that she is turning 8 very soon. Every morning the entire family is involved in the ritual of counting the days until May 3rd.
The adults are busy as well with much studying planned for this weekend. We'll take a little time off on Saturday to spend time with the kids, but the rest of the weekend will be devoted to preparing for our next round of exams this week. We're studying the perfect tenses and direct and indirect objects, if anyone is interested! We're glad this weekend is a long one with Monday being Labor Day in Guatemala.
Saturday night all Guatemalans will "spring ahead" as we say in the states. This has been fun to experience here since most Guatemalans are quite nervous and concerned about this change. The government has not changed the time for 15 years, so it's not a common occurrence. In the newspaper it explained how it's not necessary to get up at midnight to change the clock but that you could set it ahead when you go to bed at say, 9pm. My teacher says that even though the people will change their clocks, they will still "think" in the old/real time. It will be interesting to see how many people respond to this change.
We're all getting ready for the changes that summer will bring. Mom and Dad are ready for a break from language school and they want to work more on applying these new learned skills to ministry. The kids are scheduled to attend a week long camp in June and we'll be going to Mexico, if things stay as planned, for a week in July for One Heart, Many Hands, a work trip to minister in the southern part of Mexico. If you want to come along, you can...there's still time to sign up! We'd love to see you there.
That's about it for this week. We pray God is blessing you wherever you are as He is blessing us here in Guatemala. Have a great weekend!
The Webb Family
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