This morning began a little earlier than most but for good reason, we had a three hour bus ride to Panajachel to see the famous lake, peruse the shops, and go out for lunch with all the kids! The bus ride took a bit longer than expected with an impromptu visit to the closest Mcdonalds (which was nicer than most in Ontario), we all filled up on coffee then hit the road again.

Hey! Let me tell you all about the in’s and out’s of our day. We started off preparing for another Mother’s day event. This event is for the Mother’s who often don’t have anyone to celebrate this special day with. Many of these women are widdowed, abandoned by their kids, homeless, or all of the above.

Good morning, we all are getting more tired as the week goes on. This seems to be having a good effect on our mood however, as we are being more silly and laughing WAY more than normal! Team bonding is at an all time high!

Welcome to day 5 of the trip! The days have been both very long, and very short. It’s hard to believe that it is already Wednesday! Again, we had an early start at 6am (don’t worry, Kathryn didn’t wake Olivia and I). This time, we enjoyed our breakfast and coffee on the roof. It is quite surreal looking at the surrounding town and to see the mountains/volcanoes in the background. 

The morning began with the sound of motorcycles, the occasional horse clopping, and Jacob rummaging through his bag. Kathryn awoke hours before everyone else and ended up chatting with Barb and Gerry. A bunch of the kids slept over last night since they all were here late doing Alpha (it was a big slumber party of sorts). We ask for prayer that their desire to learn will continue to grow.

Today was fabulous! We began our morning with a wonderful start at 7:45 A.M. when the PILAS students arrived and greeted us with warm hugs and big smiles. They then introduced themselves in English and gave us some fun facts about themselves. Along with that, we also had the privilege to listen to them present their weekly schedules.

The Second day begins! It started quite early for most of us as we all got up surprisingly early. The guys woke up due to an alarm not set in the right time zone so we woke up all around 6:00am, thinking it was 8:00am and Kathryn was the early bird for the girls. So we all ended up meeting Barb and Gerry for coffee on the roof and had a great time if just a little tired.

Greetings friends and family as we kick off a new year of young adults missions. Our day started off bright and early, but we all made it safely to the airport in good time. The people we’ve come across so far (two security officers, one passenger, and two flight attendants) have been incredibly nice. They seemed to radiate Christ through their evident joy in their interactions and outward expressions (this included some singing on their behalf). In all our times in an airport we haven’t experienced anything like it before…

What’s up everyone, this was our last full day in Windsor, and it was AMAZING! And a great way to end our week. We had a nice late start this morning so we were able to get through two pages in our devo books, one was Galatians 6:9 about not giving up and to keep doing what we are doing because we never know how God might be using us!

Today was a total blast nearing the end of the week. To start off the morning we woke up, had showers, and ate a bomb breakfast. We’re talking muffins, Shreddies, fruit, and coffee (only for the old folks). Then we did morning devotions and focused on 1 Thessalonians 5:11 where we looked at encouraging one another.

Howdy! We started our morning off with a delicious and nutritious breakfast. Yum yum yum! Then, we did our daily morning devo’s led by Mitch and Abby. Today we had to roll out at 8:45 for our longer drive of the week to UHC (a food bank distribution warehouse).

Hello blog readers! Today started off with a nice breakfast with the team followed by our daily devotions and prayer. First stop on our journey was a place called house of hope; a home used to help shelter lower income women get back on their feet.

Day three we started off we woke up to go down and eat breakfast which was basically a free for all. Afterward, we did our DEVO’s and that was mind opening. We then started our journey to the soup kitchen to help restore the place by removing trash and cleaning the walls from grease.

This morning, we went to Ambassador Community Church for our morning service. It was a different kind of service from what we normally have back home at Compass, but it was still fun. After the service they had a potluck for us where we met a lot of new people and had great food.

Hey from the 2024 Windsor missions team! After we were packed and sent off by the loving parents, we began our long trek down to Windsor! The bus ride was filled with lots of laughter, music, dancing, thought provoking questions and reflections, full (candy) tummies and of course a good ole game of Pharisees.