From Cody...

Dear Friends and Family,

We made it to Guatemala alive!!!!!!!!!!

Though the flight was only 5 hours, it felt like forever! Even tho none of us slept on the plane, we are all energetic to see the new places and people. The things I am looking forward to the most this week are playing soccer with the kids at the school and giving out food supplies today to the hurricane victims.

This country was not at all what I expected it to be. When I first was thinking about how this country was gonna be, I thought about the movie Zorro. A dry dusty place in the middle of nowhere with no power or running water. But when we arrived my opinion changed. Guatemala is actually a beautiful place with tons of trees and bushes, unlike the U.S. '

The place we are staying at is right at the bottom of a volcano!!!! Don't worry it's not active. The place is huge!!!! Inside the property it has 4 cabins, a kitchen, a giant room to hang out in, soccer field, and a basketball court! And our hosts are great!!

Thank you Bethany for all of your support and prayers. Please continue to pray for our safety and that our hearts will stay in the right places as we serve God.

From,

Cody Martin

P.S. Thanks Mom and Dad and Michaela for the cards and picture.