Guatemala Day 7 Today was our final day in Guatemala and the entire team was well again! We got up a little later this morning since it is our day off. We spent the day in Antigua – which is about 45 minutes away from our hotel. On the way there a couple of the team members decided it would be great to gather up the rest of our snacks and tape the rest of our Spanish tracts on them and hand them out. Since Antigua is a tourist city we had Raul looked for some needy people along the way. We came across what he thought was a little village on the side of the road. The bus stopped and several of the team members went back off the road to the houses (there were 2) and handed out some of the snacks. As we drove into the city most of the team got off of the bus to hand out gospel tracts to the locals. It was such a blessing to see the team have such a heart for sharing the gospel with others. When you get to the touristy part of the city the streets are cobblestone and there is a beautiful volcano that overlooks the city. After we had lunch at Pollo Campero – a very popular restaurant in Guatemala and El Salvador we went to the market place to purchase our souvenirs. It is always lots of fun bargaining with the locals! We spent several hours at 2 different market places. As we walked back to the bus, Raul took us through the part of the market that the locals shop…it was fun to see that also. After we finished with Antigua we went out to eat at a Brazilian restaurant…all I can say is I have never eaten so much meat. It was a nice experience and Raul and Sara met a nice couple who have offered their ranch when a team returns. They will be in Texas shortly and they are planning on talking again. It is hard to believe that the trip is over and that we will be heading home tomorrow – it is kind of bittersweet. We want to go home to see our families, but we will miss the children. We have had a great week. This team is awesome and we all worked together nicely and it is our pray that God was glorified in all that was done this week! On a personal note...this is my 5th trip to Central America in the past 2 years – and I have tried my hardest on each trip to learn some basic Spanish phrases – to no avail…the best I have been able to do is “Hola”, “Gracias”, “Adios”, and I was able to count to 5. I have had such a mental block with this language. It has been so frustrating to me. I am always having team members ask me how to say basic things and I have no idea how to do it! I can understand some of what is being said…but can’t repeat it. Well…I am so happy to say that yesterday it all clicked with me! I am FINALLY able to say phrases…and when I read the words I am able to pronounce them! I cannot tell you how excited I am about this! I do have to think carefully before I speak or I say the wrong thing. I cannot wait to learn more! This has been such a blessing to me! We are all excited to be returning home to our families tomorrow. Please pray for safe travel!