This morning brought our last opportunity to attend church with the Zacamil community. It was a wonderful service as always, although this week there was no translation so it was entirely in Spanish. After the service, Pastor Juan Carlos and his wife Maria Esther welcomed us to the front and presented us with cross necklaces to remember them. There were quite a few tears in that room.
After church it was time to pack quickly and load onto the bus to head to Castillo del Ray, a retreat center that sits on the edge of a volcanic lake, where we would be having our reflection retreat. We intended to simply stop by the volcanic lake to get a look around before heading to the cabins we would be staying in near the volcano we planned to climb the following morning. God had a different plan. It began pouring rain, one of our vans was taken by one of the drivers to be fixed and never returned, our other van broke down when Tyler attempted to take that van to pick up food… the list goes on an on, including a dinner of M&Ms and Beef Jerkey. The directors at the retreat center were wonderfully gracious and allowed us to stay in the dormitories foe the evening (HOT SHOWERS!!!)
It was certainly a day filled with obstacles. God took the opportunity to teach us trust and fluidity. We shall see what tomorrow brings.
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