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Our fearless leader started us off this morning with a great devotional and got us fired up to serve. The students arrived ready to learn and very excited. We started the workshops which allowed them to really start putting things on paper about their business. Erin came in this morning to help translate and to give our brother Gabriel a break. She is actually from New York but lives here in Guatemala. We can't tell you how much we appreciate her and her husband Jose. They have been a great blessing to us. Estuardo also spoke with the class today and gave a great testimony on his business and his life. He shared successes and failures and was very honest about his mistakes. His prayer is that these students learn from him and that they do not make the same mistakes. It was a very powerful moment for all of us.

After another wonderful Guatemalan lunch - Dominos Pizza, we completed the rest of the training. After the training was completed the students began to share what this training has meant to them. Just as the night before, the impact is powerful and we are thankful that we have been called here. They are very grateful for us being here and we are very, very, humbled by their love, attitude and faith. God bless this country!

We wrapped up our final evening with the Perez family and they took us by their new home that is being built. Estuardo and the kids showed us where our rooms will be and how they would like to cook for us and entertain us when we are in Guatemala. They told us that their dream is to complete this home for us as well and that they wanted our families to come and stay with them. We prayed with them that God would bless this home and that it would be a special place for many people to rest. We ended the evening with a great meal and they dropped us off at the MMM compound. When we arrived we talked with the college students that had been out in the villages with Herman and his team of Dr's and they shared stories of the past few days. This is really an amazing group to kids. God is working in their lives and giving them experiences and blessings that many never experience. Herman also came in and shared some encouraging words and prayed for us.

Sunday morning we got up and had a few minutes with Herman and he shared scripture with us and prayed with us before heading to Showers of Grace for worship. We arrived at S of G and the worship was powerful and charismatic as always. We were invited up on the stage by lead pastor Emundo Gullen and his wife Berlin. They thanked us and told us how much they appreciated us being here. Again, another humbling but grateful moment for us all. David said a few words to the congregation and Berlin translated. Emundo's teaching was powerful and we enjoyed the music and time of worship. It was a somber moment as Estuardo, Gladys, Javier and Dulce dropped us off at the airport but it was also great to know that we'll be back very soon to spend time with our brothers and sisters in Christ. Terry, David and I are all now "GuateAmericans". We love this place and we are thankful that God has called us here. Amen