I'm in Guatemala City right now on a preview trip for Simply Missions. Our time has been spent visiting various ministry locations and host sites for short-term teams. It has been ... future. It is also difficult to see the extremely poor living conditions that so many people face in this city of 6 million. No matter how many times I see things like this, it never stops hurting a bit. ...

Hallo Ihr Lieben, heute wollte ich mal wieder Photos hochladen - in Mengen um ehrlich zu sein, um meine Eindruecke der letzten Tage und Wochen mit Euch zu teilen. Nun habe ich also nach einiger Suche hier ein Internetcafe gefunden, in dem das aufgrund der Geschwindigkeit des Internets moeglich ist, aber nun akzeptiert der Computer hier [...]

... food, great rooms, great company! Lots of traffic and night action. In Guatemala, pedestrians DO NOT have the right of way. You must be careful, if you are in their way, they will not stop - we were told.My parents made a little bon voyage sign that they hung over my doorway at their house.Guatemala City has a new airport. They are in the final stages of completion. It was very clean and ...

... $1,600 to ship the equipment – more than three pallets' worth – and the cost to get it out of customs in Guatemala City was $2,000, which was paid for by church donations. Hackett told the ... pleased that the Northfield Fire Department have partnered with this effort to help their fellow firefighters in Guatemala, understanding the need to help the fire protection effort in their country," Kern said.

... . The capital was moved (although for a short while as revolt was on the horizon) to what is currently Guatemala City (I think). So for those of you out there not majoring in Spanish the word "antigua" means " ... before "apenas" (more on this later) returning to Copan. On Monday we toured a little around the city and set up what we were doing for the rest of our trip through some travel agencies but ...

... our game is compared to high school age boys from Guatemala. These boys are what it is all about. They have come through their childhoods with a chance. One of them wants to be an airplane mechanic, and another a ... . The boys were amazed to ride on an airplane (which is something they have never done) and just enjoy leaving Guatemala city for the day. The flight was about 25 minutes to Flores, and ...