We Leave for Guatemala on Friday!!!

Bright & early Friday morning (2:30 a.m. to be exact) - the 4 of us will meet 24 others at Indian Hills Christian Church to load our luggage and drive to the airport in Cincinnati. Our flight leaves at 7:20 a.m. and we will arrive in Guatemala right after lunchtime. We are all so excited!

Family that is going --

Paul and I are so blessed that our daughters are participating in this mission trip. It will be a wonderful opportunity for them to experience life in Guatemala first hand. Working with the children and the people of Guatemala, experiencing the culture, food and language will be an invaluable experience for both of them. In addition, we hope this experience will make them realize how blessed they are to be born American citizens and open their eyes to how easy life is for them. Finally, we want them to have an appreciation for Edison's culture, country and family.

Not only are the girls going with us, but my mom, my sister and her husband are going as well. Also, my aunt, her husband and grandson is going. The others making up the team come from many backgrounds - some we know - others we don't; however, I know we will all bond through this mission for God.

Mission work we will be doing ...
While in Guatemala, we will visit the Prince of Peace home for girls in San Cristobal, help with a feeding program and teach Bible School to 100 children in a refugee camp; paint the interior and exterior as well as tile the floor of a church being built in the village of Magdalena and any other work we can find. We will be staying with a family in San Cristobal, Mixco, Guatemala. They have a website at: www.greenefam.com You can see where we are staying and learn about the mission projects we are doing.

Fun Stuff we will be doing ...
My girls are so excited about walking up Volcano Fuego. It is my understanding you can see the glow of the lava and steam rising. It's a hard trip but lucky for my girls, horses are available to help you make it to the top and they love to ride horses! Of course we will be visiting several different markets to buy things directly from the Guatemalan people. I am looking forward to visiting Antigua - the ancient capital of Guatemala. All of this will be great -- Read On ...

Meeting Edison
Paul and I will be leaving the mission group on Tuesday morning to move into a hotel in Guatemala. We will meet our son for the very first time at our attorney's office on Tuesday afternoon. He gets to spend the rest of the week with us - Tuesday night through Friday morning! Unfortunately, we do not get to bring him home with us. He will go back home with his foster mother until we get the final approval from Guatemala to bring him into our family - FOREVER!

Okay - I could type all night - but I am leaving in about 31 hours and I have LOTS to do!

Check back while we are gone - I hope to keep the blog updated!