Montellano....did I tell you HOW hot it is here??

My parents drove me to the airport after breakfast and then I returned to Guatemala. I spent
the night in The City and met the group to travel to Montellano.

Marie was the last person out of the airport and on the bus. We were wondering if security had delayed her......but if you notice, they followed her all the way to the bus :) Her she and Gary are making sure everyone is accounted for before we leave the airport.

We arrived in Montellano without any problems............Gracias a Dios. Did I tell you how hot it is in Montellano? Well, if I have not, I should have.

As usual, the Guatemalan staff have everything ready for us and the patients. The dormitories are clean, the recovery area is spotless and the grounds have been groomed. This is a photo of the male side of the recovery area.............the silence before the storm.

We have 42 people on this trip with may first-timers. I am sure they will be in for a great experience. We also have some that have been returning for 18-19 years.

Michael and Josh are from NC and this is their first time. They are pre-med students and are standing in front of the supplies that will be delivered to the ABC children this week. There are 700+ children in the program and many will have the opportunity to help with the distribution this week. Michael has just been accepted at Chicago Medical...........congratulations, Michael!!

This is Alice and her daughter, Merideth. They are from IN and Alice has been involved with Health Talents for many years. Her first trip to Guatemala was in November of 1977 when she visited the Peten and lived there for two years. She is organizing the recovery room schedule for the week..........welcome back, Alice!

It will be a great week with the mix of people we have. Charles will be sharing his thoughts in our evening devotional. We want to thank God that we arrived safely and pray that the patients do well. We may have patients this week that do not have a relationship with Christ so we want to serve them physically but more important, spiritually.

We will worship in the morning with the local congregation and then begin surgery..........stay tuned for an exciting week.