This Pilgrim's Journeys

Last but not least (I'd have a lot more to put on, but they're too long to post), here is a video I took in Antigua of some amazing Guatemalan music.

Here is a video of us hanging out with the kids in one of the schools.  Beautiful chaos!

Here is another video of children singing Hallelu Hallelu in Spanish.  Enjoy!

I realized that I posted videos of Germany, but none of Guatemala!  So here is a video for you to enjoy of some children singing the Spanish version of Hallelu Hallelu.

My heart looks down through the clouds And sings my love for these people. Step by step my heart grows lighter As the sun touches my skin And the dry wind brushes by Tickling my nose and eyes with dust. Each smile I see, each worn but hopeful face Makes my heart sing louder. I inhale the beloved smell, Taste the colorful culture on my tongue Sampling each and every glance. Each time a little hand touches me Or a skinny, tanned arm goes around my waist My heart leaps and dances with joy in the midst of its song. Though the song continues loudly At times it is mixed with tears When my heart is squeezed too tightly. But then as the farewell approaches My heart pulses in pain and sinks, Down to the depths of my stomach, poisoning it. But still, it sings the song of home. Every day away, amidst the painful drone Of untouchable life Still my heart sings this song No matter how deeply it has to hibernate Or how quietly it must be sung, It d...

I woke up tired and sad in a room empty except for packed suitcases and a few things on my bedside table. The kitchen staff made us breakfast at 7 - fruit, bread, banana and blueberry juice, beans (that were actually not bad), scrambled eggs (with tomato in them, pretty tasty), and plantain slices. Then our group hung out as Miranda and I wrote in our journals.  It was a nice time.  We had a lot of passport checks and a group photo before we left.  As we drove out the compound, Miranda was holding onto both Kyle and I. Then, the airport.  We got through faster and with more organization (as usual, since it's not a US airport).  Once through everything, we went and got food and used the bathroom, etc.  We had a nice amount of relaxation time before our flight.  We basically had the same seats as on the way to Guatemala, except for a couple of people.  I almost fell asleep before we even took off!  We arrived in Miami at 6:30 on the dot (...

No running that morning, it was our day of rest!  It was nice to sleep til 6:50!  Miranda and I did breakfast. Church was indescribable - at least, to  many American Christians, indescribable in one way, while I mean it in another!  It was awesome and powerful, with a very heavy presence of God.  The Spirit was heavily at work in that place.  Worship was long, as usual, and it didn't take long before I could feel His Presence in that room - it didn't matter that I was singing in Spanish and didn't understand most of the words I was singing, because the Spirit was still there and I was moved by it.  (Just more evidence that it is not the music that moves hearts, but the Spirit that works through the music.)  People started falling over in the presence of God, and there were many deliverances - including Delmi.  Ryan pulled Miranda and Miranda pulled me and we went up thinking we were going to pray healing over her eyes, but it turned into...