The City

I can't believe another whole week has passed. This week was a little less eventful because of weather, but it was good nonetheless. We did some ESL training and made posters for our English class. We had such a great turn out. Me and Jacob taught the adult beginning class. I taught them the chicken song in English. It was awesome to see adults singing and dancing about a chicken. I had a pretty bad cold/flu this week. Bit it passed fast. On Tuesday we went back up to Xetonox to fill bags with dirt to put over some of the piping. A bad storm had washed away the dirt. They were so sweet and made us lunch and everything. We were a little nervous to eat it since it was chicken from the market and they don't have running water, but no one got sick from it. I love being out in Xetonox. They are so loving and it's so peaceful They are a very happy people. On Thursday we went to Comalapa for some heath/nutrition training, but a hurricane was supposedly on the way so they sent us home. The hurricane ended up missing Guatemala. We really didn't even get much rain. But it was cold and overcast all week. Friday we went back up to Comalalpa to measure and weigh the primary kids up there. We did the same thing in the afternoon here in Chimal. I guess there is a member in the states who wants to make sure the children in the church n Guatemala are healthy. So if we can find 30 that are malnourished he is going to provide a drink like Ensure for them for a year. We had quite the experience on the bus ride up to Comalapa. They always cram way too many people on the buses so we end up standing in the aisles. There are 3 adults crammed on each seat with a 6 inch space in the aisle. So we get crammed in the aisle. My butt was a bout an inch from some guys face. Keri was in front of me and then Tawnie then Jenny. So Tawnie starts feeling sick so me and Keri are trying to find a plastic bag. But we didn't succeed. Then all of a sudden Jenny starts throwing up. Keri gives her a poncho but it ends up just running down the front of her. People are trying to get away but we are crammed in too tight. I had some alcohol wipes so Jenny could wipe up a little, but Tawnie is about to throw up from the smell. So I give her one of the swabs to sniff. Needless to say, we made it to Comalapa without too much damage. Yesterday we went into Guatemala City to see Star Wars III and to go to the temple. The movie was really good and it was awesome to be at the temple. I love the peace you feel there. Everyone is so friendly. It's just so nice to see the church flourishing no matter where you go. Today at church the spirit was so strong. The primary kids got mission calls to be missionaries this Saturday. A couple of them came up to share their testimonies. It was so neat to see their excitement.