Sharing Guatemala…

A dear friend asked me before our trip “How do you feel about sharing Guatemala”.

I had never even considered that it would be hard to share. I guess it actually could have been…

In planning our trip, we tried to allow every opportunity for each member of our team to fall in love with Guatemala.

And I think it worked…

For 12 years, we have tried to share through photos, stories, and our family life the beauty that exists outside our borders. And now…13 people were able to join us in seeing the beauty and land of contrasts that is Guatemala.

It gets into your h(e)art…

And soul…

It is a country of immense physical beauty, contagious joy, and also a heart breaking visual of the inequality and desperation that can exist in our fallen world. God uses each moment of joy, and also each moment of hardship to pull us closer to Him.

Pulls us closer to Him - by pulling us closer to each other -

despite language barriers

despite physical discomforts

despite illness

despite insecurities

He brings the joy to each moment - breaks our h(e)arts for what breaks His - and also has joined “OUR” family in Guatemala with each family who came with us this summer. We are incredibly grateful and humbled that they came with us, dove right into all the fun and discomfort, and found moments of joy.

Guatemala is now in each of THEIR h(e)arts -

and for us…

that is an incredible feeling to know we have some joyful h(e)arts to come alongside us in the future.