On Friday morning after breakfast, we drove to the top of the mountain where the famous cross overlooks Antigua. It's an amazing view of Antigua and the volcano and mountains. You'll see photos of that in the blog "Touring Antigua".
In this blog, I'm focusing on the work we did the rest of the day in Pueblo Nuevo. We drove to the village and then walked into the shanty area to visit with a couple families. I will be honest, I wasn't too sure if this was something I could handle. I've driven through many 3rd world countries and viewed these little wood and tin shacks from afar, while we were being transported in air-conditioned buses from hotel to 5-Star resort. So actually walking inside and greeting the people that live there was an eye-opening experience.
I realized that we have so very much to be grateful!
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| Horse carrying crops on the trail in front of us. |
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| Walking into the Shanty Village. |
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| A House |
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| The Livestock live with the people |
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| One of the familys' homes. |
Walking into one of the homes through a tin door.
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| Typical Guatemalan "outdoor kitchen" |
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| Outdoor cooking. |
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| Water Filter by Helps. |
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| Laundry |
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| Water Filter in Operation. |
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| Sink area of the outdoor kitchen |
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| Typical Guatemalan sink for laundry and dish washing. |
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| Sleeping quarters for the entire family |
This is one of the families that was being helped by the Mission organization. Part of their home was washed away by mudslides. They waited 6 months after this new part of their home was built for Terry to come back and "bless" it for them to use it. They were extremely grateful. |
| These were cement tiles that appeared along the pathway. |
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| Saying goodbye |
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| The village is on steep hills and mountainsides |
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| Carrying firewood on her head! |
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| Giving the children's bibles to Pastor Marco. They will be giving to families during Sunday services. |
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| Up a hill! |
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| Avocados and limes growing in backyards. |
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