One of my first leadership experiences was 17 years ago, when I was an assistant leader on a missions trip to Guatemala. I had been there the year before during my study abroad program in Central America. During the study program, we spent our last 2 weeks in...
I stood looking down into the hole, watching several people attempt to swing hoes and pick-axes without hitting one another, while I waited with a rickety wheelbarrow. A pile of reddish-brown clay landed into the wheelbarrow, and I was ready for another trip down the...
If you missed Part 1, here it is. I'll pick up where I left off, which was Saturday night. We spent Saturday night at Pastor David's home. He lives right in Guatemala City, and we had a few rooms with bunks that we were split up into. Sunday morning we were up and out...
Since returning from Guatemala on Friday night, thoughts have been swirling in my mind a mile a minute. It's hard to put into words a trip like this. I've been on multiple short-term trips, but I still struggle with the question, "How was your trip?" when I return....