The Calm Before the Storm

Thursday means its just 1 day before our Annual Conference.  Team #1 (aka FBCLC)  arrived late Wednesday night.  Yes, I stood in the Guatemala City airport driveway for 1 solid hour waiting for the team to clear customs, gather their bags and head through the doorway to the sea of Guatemalan faces.  One American face in the crowd.  

 So, to get ready for the big weekend, we took the team #1 to Santa Terrisita along with some friends to spend the morning at the hot thermals (baths).  Team #2 (aka Wildwood) will be spending several days after the weekend with us exploring ministries in Panajachel, Santiago and Antigua.

I still remember and can hear Gail's cry as we jumped from hot to the cold pools.

What a great way to relax and get "geared up" for the upcoming Conference.  Lots of preparations.  We have about 12 volunteers that have given up of their time to travel down here and help with different aspects of our Conference weekend.  The youth are looking forward to Chad and Kelly (3rd year in a row); Keith (2nd time to help out) is here to lead worship again and then we have several others that will be helping with worship, childcare and youth work.


I look forward to a great weekend and pray for God's word to speak, encourage and uplift each person.  I'm also thankful for these volunteers that will be helping out so much to make this weekend happen.


~J
PS  This was not proofread by Glenn...just a lot going on right now. :)