We have been here in Antigua almost a week now and have loved every moment of it so far. It has been in the upper 70s during the day and upper 50s at night, not a cloud in the sky. There are 3 volcanos that surround the city and one is active. It is so neat to watch a puff of black smoke come out every couple hours. We are staying at a YWAM base in a smaller village called Cuidad de Vieja meaning "City with a View".
All our meals have been prepared by a local woman, Florencita, and they have been some of the best meals I've had in a while.
The water is not drinkable here so we have to purify it as well as bleach everything we buy before we cook it. Not a price to high to pay to avoid getting very sick.

The people of Guatemala are very open and friendly. We have rode the "chicken bus" in town almost everyday which is always a good time. As the man comes down the aisle to collect our money we always say "diez gringos"'... ten white people. You can always count on a quiet laughter from the local passengers. We have seen one man come to profess a faith in Jesus already just from a couple of our teammates talking to and meeting people in the city.In fact a man came up to Gianna and Karl out of nowhere who was. Christian and spoke perfect English. The three of them approached some young Guatemalan men, Karl, a Norwegian who has previously served in the army, shared his testimony while the new friend translated and one of the men came to know Christ. Turns out his friend sitting next to him was related to the translator and they were just meeting for the first time! A couple guys with us have also befriended two drug dealers who live on the streets of Antigua and after talking with them and praying with them they invited them to church...and guess what? They were there this morning. God is all around us all the time.

We are excited to see what this week will be like. We have organized a kids program at a local clinic and we have no idea how many little ones will show up!