From Kathy...

Hello America,

So I just gave my devotional which was on Psalms 125 and it was pretty straight forward which is good sometimes. Breakfast was tasty; french toast, sausage and fruit.

It is going to be a long day, we are going to the school we have been at all week and are going to move dirt for two hours and then help the teachers with whatever they need. The kids will not be there today because today is their Father's Day. Due to the hurricane they had to postpone it. Fathers day is a week long celebration over here, Edgar says sometimes even two, which is awesome because I love hearing fireworks when I wake up and go to sleep. Seeing the kids and hanging out with them makes it worth it. They are so funny, even if you aren't playing with them, you can just watch them and be entertained. Haha... I plan on telling them that Heather is Hannah Montana the next time I see them.

After we spend the day working, we are going to attend the Father's Day celebration. Don't worry they have showers at the school, and those have a water heater thank the Lord!

Things here are the same as back home and yet totally different at the same time. It definitely took some time to adjust to not being home and being okay with it. I am excited to see what happens next, but anxious to go home at the same time. I think I can speak for everyone when I say home is for sure missed, but God is doing work here not only in Guatemala but also in the servants he brought here. My attitude is slowly changing thanks to prayer and support. It was hard to be here when my heart was hard and I was pushing God away.

Yesterday Tami had us do an activity where she read three verses and we were supposed to pray over them and draw/write what stuck out or came to us. She read Jeremiah 29:11, and Psalm 23. I have heard those verses a lot, but in Jeremiah the thing that stuck out to me the most was that GOD HAS THE PLAN. My plan when I got on the plane was to make this week go by as fast as possible, but that wasn't God's plan. I drew a magic 8 ball because we ask it a question and expect and answer but we should all know better than to think that God is going to be straight forward with us and give us the answer like that. He reveals Himself the way He wants to.

Time to wrap this thing up, I would like to thank you all who are praying back home - it is much needed and appreciated. I hope that we will not only be able to make a good name for Bethany, but also be a light for the kids to lead them to Jesus. Well I think that is all for now, the bus is going to be here soon so I should probably say bye for now.

Continue to pray for us, for Guatemala, and also for our parents, siblings, friends, and whoever else you can think of.

Thank you so much.
-Kathy Fiallo