We have landed in Guatemala! I feel like so much has happened since I last posted. These are also definitely starting to feel like journal entries, so I am just gonna ask for forgiveness now if I say something unfiltered. But I want to continue with a theme of honesty and authenticity, which can look messy sometimes because I am human.

We found out about our new teams, we had our mid-way debrief, we visited another squad in Guatemala, and we arrived at our new ministry locations.

The team split went better than expected. Still hard. But we have found a lot of peace and comfort in God and the teams we have now. And are so blessed to have built such strong and rich friendships that make it hard to part ways. I am on the “Imago Dei” team which means “image of God.” It is an all-girls team, which is an adjustment from being with guys the last month. We are serving in Petén, Guatemala in a little city called Poptún which is about 15 miles from Belize. We are still learning what the ministry will look like but we will be doing a lot with kiddos and construction. We are excited for what’s to come!

When we arrived in Guatemala, we took two days to debrief our time in Nicaragua and do some touristy activities (lots of coffee shops). Then we went to visit one of AIM’s bases close to Antigua which is where were originally supposed to be. We got to visit with K squad and hang out for a night before our squad split ways. My team left at 8 in the morning for our 9-hour road trip while the other team drove about 30 minutes to their ministry site located on a mountain called Prayer Mountain. We are all settling in pretty well and SO thankful for our ministry hosts.

Thanks for catching up!

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