Helping With Rio Hondo Youth - A Very Good Day

On Sunday, Glenn and I helped John and Sarah with their youth group from Rio Hondo.

This is what Sarah posted on her FB about the event.

"These kids all said Romans 8:1-17 so for their reward, they got to come to the city and see a movie at the nicest mall in Guatemala City. For some of them, it was their first time to the city, to a mall, and on an escalator. (Kind of funny to watch the escalator part.)

After attending early church service, we drove our 12 passenger van to the other side of town to pick up the youth group at the bus station.  Their bus left late, but made up time.  This group of young people had memorized and recited Romans 8:1-17 to earn a trip into the city.  Several of the kids had never ventured outside of their small village, let alone into the large city of Guatemala City of at least 4 million people.  

Can you imagine their eyes wide open as they saw this Oakland Mall, all decked out in Christmas decorations, the electronic waterfall, a 5 star movie theater and trying to navigate an escalator?  It is hard to imagine never having stepped on an escalator before.

After exploring the fancy Oakland Mall, the group enjoyed some Pizza at

Pizza Hut.

Then they watched a Disney movie about Alexander having a very bad day. One thing is for sure, their day was a LOT better than Alexander and his family had.

I am so proud of John and Sarah and their ministry at the farm with the kids in Rio Hondo.  They help out with the food kitchen, Awansa (Awana) program, teach English and have such a love for the kids.  I am glad we could have a small part in their ministry by helping with transportation to get the kids from the bus station to the city mall and back for their day trip into the city.