Guatemala Short-term Missions trip

Day 8

So we had a 4:50am call time for being in the lobby of the hotel. We all woke up to quiet Guatemala City, and our mission today was to get on a shuttle at 5am to get to the airport by 5:20am to be there two hours before to make sure we had enough time to check bags, check in, get through customs, get a coffee and get on the plane. We got on our plane and it took off a little late but God had us in His hands. We had a 90 minute layover in Dallas which turned into a 45 minute window after the first flight being delayed so when we landed in Dallas we had just enough time to get through American customs, pick up and drop off our checked bags, then run to the shuttle to get make it to the gate two terminals away.

We made it with no time to spare to get on our plane. We landed safely in good ole’ cold, snowy Iowa at 2:30pm, thanks be to God. We were all tired, all ready to get home to be with family and to get rest, but also so aware of the needs of a third world nation like Guatemala, which points to a bigger world need because a great percentage of the world lives in poverty and so we understand as Christians that we have a duty to pray, to go and preach the gospel, to give of our time, talent and treasure, and most importantly, to put ourselves in the shoes of another. By doing this, we realize that we in America are so incredibly blessed and rich by far compared to those in other countries in need. God help us to see the need, and to be your hands and feet, both with our neighbor and with those all over the world. God is so good. Without Him, we are nothing, without Him, we have nothing, and without Him, we can do nothing. But through Him we can do all things.