Tomorrow we will say goodbye to ILAG and head to San Lucas. (I am summarizing up here, because the computer is not letting me edit the blog very well-photos will be what we end on.) Bishop Horacio and his wife Esther said goodbye tonight because tomorrow they are headed to Minnesota-they both expressed excitement for the trip North.
We started our day with a visit to the community of El Tuerto. This community is located down a ravine, with their church at the very bottom. The walk was basically a very steep set of narrow steps that are in very poor condition. The hike down was worth it though!
The Pastor of El Tuerto, Marcelina met with us and discussed the history of the church. Several in our group have visited and worshiped with El Tuerto before. We were proud and amazed that the building finally had a floor AND a roof.
After lunch we then headed to the community of El Mirador ( Colegio Lutherano Agustino de Guatemala) for the preschool and 6th grade graduation ceremony. 9 preschoolers and 2 6th graders graduated today. We sat in the front row as distinguished guests and had the honor of handing out the diplomas! Jack also got to do his favorite thing (take pictures!) and acted as the 2nd official photographer. The ceremony lasted 3 hours and included constant background music, dance performances by each grade and speeches. It was a great event...and our 200 cupcakes were a hit!
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