Derek and the team left Bluffton Friday morning around 4am. They were flying from Indy to Houston and then Houston to Guatemala City. Their flight from Indy to Houston was delayed because of weather and they missed their connecting flight to Guatemala. After trying to arrange the new flights, it was decided that they would have to split into two groups. The whole team was finally in Guatemala around 5:30pm Saturday, our time. Derek is able to text, at the international costs, so it's nice to be able to keep track of them that way. It would cost 4 times as much if he were to call. I definitely miss his voice, but it's not worth the money.
Yesterday he had texted saying they were on their way from the city to the village. Then later yesterday around 7:30pm I get a text saying that he's car sick and doesn't feel well. I called his parents, my parents and texted some friends to pray for him. As of late last night, he still wasn't feeling well. This morning he let me know that he was feeling better.
Saturday, my sister came up for the afternoon / evening and spent some time with Madelyn and I. It was fun; we headed to Wal-Mart and then went to Pizza Hut. Madelyn loved spending time with Aunt Dee.
Yesterday, Derek's Grandma and Grandpa Vanders were able to stop by for a while to visit with Madelyn. They had not yet seen her, so it was a good visit. Then my aunt called and asked me out to dinner with them and my grandparents. Pizza Hut again. It doesn't really get old when you have different things to choose from.
My grandma and my cousins are coming to watch Madelyn tomorrow. Madelyn loves spending time with family. My parents are coming to stay with me from Tuesday night til Friday. It's going to be a fun time. We might try to hit the 4-H fair, hoping that the storms don't interrupt our plans.
The Guatemala team is supposed to be flying back into Indy at 11pm on Sunday night. My parents are taking Madelyn and I down. I know she'll be asleep, but it will still be good to see Derek when he gets back instead of being asleep when he walks through the door. I'm taking Monday off, since we won't get back until early morning.
Appreciate the prayers for Derek and his team. They will be building a house for a widow and her family, passing out the shoes we collected to the children, and a doctor from our church and his wife will be doing medical clinics for the townspeople. Please pray that God keeps them safe and healthy; that God's love would shine through their lives; and that God would speak to the team while they are down there. I know that Derek was praying that the teens' hearts would break over what they saw and they would have a life-changing experience. Seeing how blessed they are to live where they do and to have the families they do.
I'll try to post something later in the week if I hear more about what they are doing. Have a great week!
-Christin
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