Lee's week out and about

We mentioned in the last blog that we're in the process of seeking out "what's next". Before we tell you about Lee's last week, we'd simply ask for you to join in prayer with us about this matter. It's not easy, it doesn't feel good, but we are certain that the Lord will lead us to the right decision.

On Thursday the 29th, Lee headed out by himself to Nebaj to meet up with and travel around with Mike. During the following six days they taught in four different places.

If you care to google a Guatemalan map, we live in Villa Nueva - a suburb in the capital. Nebaj is north and west of Villa Nueva (mostly north). You can google names of towns, which will help you travel along with where Lee travelled.

On Friday, they left Nebaj early (between 4 & 4:30) to head to Huehuetenango. After teaching from 8:30am - 5pm on Inductive Bible Study and the Doctrine of the Holy Spirit they drove to Santa Cruz del Quiche (we'll call Quiche from now on). Saturday morning they taught the Doctrine of the Holy Spirit again until lunch. After lunch they drove to San Andres Joyabaj to have a meeting about possibly starting classes there in the future. On Sunday, they left a town called Chichicastenango and went to Barrillas. It took 8 hours, 3.5 of which that were only in 1st and 2nd gear because of steep mountain passages and switchbacks. On Monday they taught in Barrillas. On Tuesday they taught in Nuevo Porvenir, a small town near the Mexico border. On Wednesday they drove from Barrillas back to Nebaj; it took about 8.5 hours. On Thursday they left Nebaj and headed back toward the capital city so that Lee could drop Mike off at the mechanic's place and then Lee came home.

Lee said it was a great time with Mike and the Guatemalan highlands were really beautiful. Teaching in spanish was difficult, but really good at the same time to be able to train those mountain pastors that will never have the opportunity to go to seminary.

Here are some pics from the adventure:


This is a huge bolder left from a landslide from last year's rainy season that is blocking 3/4 of the road.


Teaching the doctrine of the Holy Spirit in Barrillas.


These last 4 pictures are just to help give you an idea of the varied climate zones that Lee saw this past week. This was on the dry side of a mountain.


This picture was in the rain forest.


Many of the people in the highlands are subsistence farmers. On the bottom of this picture is a man in front of his house, hoeing his field.


Thought we'd throw in a picture of wheat for you west Texas farmers.