Greetings from Eagle's Nest in Solola, Guatemala. Our mission team was dropped off safely by Fred Martin, Warren Schaffer, and Todd Murphy at O'Hare Airport in Chicago. After a couple hour wait in the terminal we made the all night trip to Guatemala without any hitches. We arrived at the orphanage and got ourselves situated at around 11:30 am. Moms and dads, all of y0ur children are healthy and doing just fine (Anna Schwenk did a great job on her first trip on an airplane)! We met our bus driver Manuel immediately after picking up our bags and he drove us 3 hours to the orphanage, it was a beatiful ride. It was fun to watch Rick Martin, Marrita Hilst, and Chris Ruehle engage the driver in Spanish. Manuel even pulled over at one point and bought our group an orange with chili on top (sound good? Not too bad). Once we got to the orphanage we moved are things in, had lunch (steak, refried beans, guacamole, and cantelope), and took naps. David got an opportunity to hang out with Sarah while the rest of the group ooh'd and ah'd over her. Continue to pray for us until our next blog post.
Saturday, July 12, 2008
We Arrived Safely
Greetings from Eagle's Nest in Solola, Guatemala. Our mission team was dropped off safely by Fred Martin, Warren Schaffer, and Todd Murphy at O'Hare Airport in Chicago. After a couple hour wait in the terminal we made the all night trip to Guatemala without any hitches. We arrived at the orphanage and got ourselves situated at around 11:30 am. Moms and dads, all of y0ur children are healthy and doing just fine (Anna Schwenk did a great job on her first trip on an airplane)! We met our bus driver Manuel immediately after picking up our bags and he drove us 3 hours to the orphanage, it was a beatiful ride. It was fun to watch Rick Martin, Marrita Hilst, and Chris Ruehle engage the driver in Spanish. Manuel even pulled over at one point and bought our group an orange with chili on top (sound good? Not too bad). Once we got to the orphanage we moved are things in, had lunch (steak, refried beans, guacamole, and cantelope), and took naps. David got an opportunity to hang out with Sarah while the rest of the group ooh'd and ah'd over her. Continue to pray for us until our next blog post.
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Glad you all are there safely! Caleb, Zach and I prayed for each of you by name first thing this morning : ) We'll keep praying!
Dave, couple of questions I'm afraid I'll forget to ask next time we talk... 1. what size diapers is Sarah wearing now?? Need to go shopping and don't know what size : ) 2. can you see Sarah's 2 new teeth?
Still hoping I get to meet you all there in a few days!!! Love and hugs to you all!
ps. you might want to inform people how to "comment" on the blog next time you post
Hey guys This is Ethan Loomis from Christ Church - I found your page through facebook. Eagle's Nest is an awesome place! Last year our church went there and we also went three years ago. Here are some videos I took if you're interested:
www.youtube.com/EaglesNest07
They may not make much sense though, haha. Hope you all enjoy your trip!
Thank you for letting us know! I awoke several times in the night and early morning and prayed for you all! So glad it went well, Anna! So relieved to hear from you. Love you, Mom Schwenk
Thanks for the good report of your safe arrival. Just remember...Con Dios Todo Es Posible. I can't wait to see what God has in store for each of you as you ask Him why He brought you there, what He wants you to know and what He wants to teach you about Himself.We all love you and support you in our prayers and are so proud of you.
The nail issue was just a reminder that God is, in fact , in charge. Thanks for the post. It is good to see answer to prayer so quickly.
Thank you for letting us know you arrived safely. Like many others I was awake and praying for you all many times in the nights. Happy to hear that your trip went well. For those of you like Julie who are Cubs fans they won today in an 11 inning game!! The new pitcher did great it was the Carol M. who struggled, but the important part is they won :)
Praying for you all!! AA&F Mom
So glad everyone is safe in Solola! Juli and Laura say "Hi, Daddy! We love you and miss you!" We're praying for everyone every day, that God would protect you all and be ever-present in your lives this week.
Chris, check your email if you can...it's really important.
Glad to hear you arrived safely. We'll continue to pray.
Glad you all made it safely & the first plane ride went well Anna! I've been praying for you!
:)
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