Wow what a day we had at Chan Chen. We started the morning with the van breaking down. The men went with Doug to try to get it fixed. The parts had to be ordered so the men stayed in Playa and painted the nursery at the church.

The women loaded up the truck and headed to Chan Chen a Mayan village. We did a women’s event with 30 of the ladies there. The ladies laughed, talked, listened to yet Bible stories and testimonies. While the ladies had their meeting we also had a portion of our team do a children’s event. Cindy said there were at least 60 children there. I think the true number was about 45 or 50 but they were everywhere. For all of the girls they felt like the children multiplied by the minute.

Santiago is one of the young people who helped our team today. He is 16 but looks like he is 12. He speaks some Spanish and is studying English at the training center. He was not in school because he could not afford the fees. He was super helpful as he instructed the children how to do each game. Our team communicated with him with hand motions and a few words. As he corralled the children our appreciation for him grew! At the end of our time the girls expressed their appreciation for our young friend and we gave the missionaries money for his return to the classroom. He shows great potential to be a great leader in the community. We were also thrilled to find out he would be receiving one of the computers we brought.

Thank you all so much for your prayers. Please pray that the van will be fixed quickly. It limits what can be done without transportation. We will be participating in bible study tomorrow and are supposed to do a block party tomorrow night. Blessings to you all for your part of this journey.