So we are on the home stretch of getting ready for our trip which begins on July 1st. We are very excited about the adventure! Courtney and Tanner are especially excited as they have wanted to go to Guatemala for years, ever since Mitch went the first time in 2006. Now we are working on packing and packing and more packing. One family collected 63 pairs of shoes for us to take!!!!!! Another friend scoured the trash and found all sorts of uniforms that CPA was throwing out and he took them, washed them and then found out we were asking for them....
Thank you, Ben Ellis! Items we are still collecting are: nail polish, nail files, healthy snacks, small toys, sugarless gum, silly bands, hair brushes and hair bands/ribbons...anything to give out to the women and children.
On my last visit, I made a friend, Eva Duarte, a psychiatrist at the cancer hospital in Guatemala City. She is an amazing woman. She is double board certified and runs the psychiatric program at that hospital on a shoestring budget. We are hoping to be able to get together and spend some time over dinner with our families. She also has teenagers!
Thank you for your continued prayers. WE NEED THEM. Please pray for health, safety, good attitudes, patience and flexibility!
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