WHAT AN ADVENTURE!

This past week I traveled to the little town of Sebep, with three other teammates from Sepal to teach pastors and their wives in our Bible Education Program (PEB). The town is about eight hours of travel outside the capital, some of it on rough roads (the scenery was amazing!), and is located so high atop a mountain that most of the time all you can see is mist, and the weather is FREEZING cold! You can see how many blankets I had to sleep under just to prevent frostbite! However, our time with the pastors' wives we taught was wonderful! We worked with them on learning some basic Bible stories (they often can't read or write and while their husbands have studied the Word a little, the wives don't usually have a solid knowledge of Scripture), we made various crafts (to develop their motor skills so they can one day learn to write, and to help them make some income by selling their work), and we taught about the concept of calling, and how each woman is special, is called by God and can be used by Him. Many of these women have never heard anything positive about themselves, and so it was quite a meaningful time. Unfortunately, there were a few "inconveniences" that made the trip a true adventure, though! There wasn't really a bathroom in the area we were at, and just to stay clean we had to rinse off at an outdoor sink - which wouldn't have been too bad, except the weather was so cold that the water was almost frozen! We also had car trouble on the way home and were stranded in the middle of nowhere for four hours! But God is so good to take care of us, and a few Guatemalan men just happened to be passing by and stopped to help us! I don't really think any of them knew much about cars, but between everyone we got back on the road and got home safely! All in all (even in spite of the "inconveniences"), it was a wonderful experience and I look forward to working with these women again next year when they return for more classes!