Monday in Chichi

All of the group flew home early this morning. Lisa and Kemmel will do a few things in Guatemala City and then return to Chichi.

Yesterday, we had a special communion time together, led by Brett.

A we know, communion is a time to remember the sacrifice that Christ made for us (I Cor. 11:23-26). Due to His sacrifice, we have forgiveness of our sins. Without the sacrifice we would have no salvation. We are proclaiming His death until He returns for us.

In I Corinthians, Paul tells of how Christ taught his apostels how to remember Him. He taught them around a table as they were eating together. It was a time of sharing and Christ wanted to teach them something that we continue to observe today.

The communion time is both sad and yet a time to be thankful . We are sad that Christ died for us, the physical pain and also the emotional pain He went through. Yet we can also be joyful and thankful. We have much to be thankful for and we need to share this with our brothers and sisters. We have freedom, salvation, hope and have we have power over evil. We have this and so much more due to His death and resurrection.

When we concluded yesterday, we were asked to turn to someone near us and share why this is so important or share a few words of encouragement. There was a small group of us that took turns saying a few things and it was an encouragement. I can still remember what each person said and I will remember this for a long time.

Maybe if this was done more, it would be an encouragement through the week for many people.