During our time in Guatemala, we made a fantastic relationship with a father at the church. His name is Father Richard. He invited us to come with him to San Antonio & Ohos de Agua to bless a couple buildings some of the volunteers at San Lucas built. It was really neat meeting all those people and getting to know them. In San Antonio, Cody, Mr. Courtney and I played soccer with the boys. I gave up shortly and made friends with the little girls. They were all adorable and fun to play with. I tried to teach them how to play hackey-sack and hot-potato. Hot-potato didn't go so well and they seemed to like throwing the hackey-sack at each other. We tried to leave San Antonio at noon but then the community leaders insisted on us staying for lunch. The people of San Antonio were very friendly and outgoing. When it was time to leave it was really hard to say bye because of how much I enjoyed spending time with the people.
We got back to the parish in time to do our dish duty. A last minute decision was made to say goodbye to Moi at the farm. Echo got her last wishes of riding in a tuc-tuc which was pretty neat. Father Rich then invited us to come with him to Ohos de Agua to join him in mass; along with blessing a school and a water tank. The people of Ohos de Agua were much more cultural. Many of the elders in the community walked barefoot. In mass Father Richard introduced us to the whole community and made us sing a world peace song; it was really funny watching Ms. Gasparka sing. Sadly we had to head back to San Lucas but this day completed the whole trip. Getting to meet more people and seeing them smile made this trip even worth more than what it was. Everything that I've experienced and the people I have met on this trip has been a really great experience. I've learned so much more coming here and listening to the people tell their stories. I will always remember the people I met and cherish every moment in Guatemala. I really look forward to the next time I come here to do a long-term mission.
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