Happy Sunday!
Today I had a lot of fun at church raising money for the kid´s camp the church is having in October. They set up tables in the upstairs of the church with different things for the Sunday School kids to do or buy. There were snacks like frozen fruit skewers dipped in chocolate, little bags of chips, and tostadas with guacamole or salsa. Then there were games to play to get prizes (my bracelets were one of them), face painting, and soccer (on the church roof). There was even a beauty salon! I helped with that by painting nails. It was a really fun and the teachers organized it well. They still have a lot more money to raise but I hope it was a good start.
Team
There will be a dental trip with a team
from Chantilly Bible Church from July 29th-August 2nd. I´m excited!
First we will go to El Faro which is six hours away from Guatemala City
and is located on the coast. After a few days there, we will move to
Halapa, which is only three hours away. I know some of the people on the team, because I used to go to CBC, so it will be good to see them. Until then, I hope to assist Dr. Ruano at his clinic here so I can be a better help during the trip.
Futbol
We had soccer again on Tuesday and Thursday night, and I think it went
better for me than the first few times. Besides being completely wacked in the
face by the ball on Tuesday. Hard. I thought I was going to have a headache after
that, but thankfully I didn´t and I was fine. It´s so funny that Ï´m finally at eighteen learning soccer. I´ve been wanting to
learn soccer for a while now because I´m the only one out of my friends that doesn´t know how to play. I never knew I`d learn in Guatemala!
Frutas
I´ve gotten to try some interesting fruits- this week I ate a pitaya. I think it is also called a dragon fruit. The inside is bright purple-fuchia. It doesn´t have much of a taste, it is mildly sweet and softer and smoother than a kiwi. I also tried guava and rambutan for the first time- guava is really hard in the middle but sort of sweet where it is soft near the outside. Rambutan is this little white ball when peeled- it has a pit inside and is sort of like a grape, but not snappy. Kind of chewy, but juicy. If that makes sense. I really like rambutans because they are sweet. And they bought mangos! Yes, I love mangos.
Learning a language means patience patience patience
So it has been awesome making friends here and being the Ruanos ``gringa daughter``. But I feel so bad not understanding what they say, even when they speak slowly to me! Really praying that I will rely on Christ here. And also that I will have patience with myself. Galations 2:20 `` I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me.`` NASB
