Saturday

Arrived safely, on time flights and no lost luggage!  We were sweating in the 80 degree heat, while you were all shoveling snow!  the sisters had a lovely snack waiting for us, we unpacked a bit and headed to bed in anticipation of an early morning.

Sunday:  Part of the group got up super early and headed out at 6:30 am to drive down to Otoxha in time for an 8:00 prayer service.  Mr Manuel Ac, the principal there, has organized a youth choir and wanted us to have a chance to hear them practice.  the service was almost three hours long and entirely in the Ketchi language. 

The rest of the group went to 9:30 mass in the village of Midway. All Saints Parish supplied shutters for the church several years ago.  The mass was said by Father Frank Schmitt who is from Washington, MO.

We all met up in San Lucas to enjoy our sack lunches in the newly remodeled community center.  We were pleased to see the work that the June team did replacing the siding on the school, it looks great!  We visited a number of old friends, and one girl, Elvia, gave us some bracelets she had made for the teachers who were there. She had put their names on the bracelets, but because of the flooding was not able to deliver them. 

We had a delicious dinner and then spent several hours organizing supplies and getting lessons organized for Monday.