In case you were wondering what we will be doing....

Schroeder Team Itinerary – July 31 – Aug. 8, 2010
 
 
Sat. 31st – Arrival at 8:15PM – AA 2195
 
Sun. Aug. 1st – Light breakfast 7:30 to 8:30 –Leave at 9:05 for church service at La ​Fraternidad Cristiana – Lunch at the house – depart at 2:30 for La Primavera for
​Ministry with the children (50 to 75 kids). Eat out on the way home.
 
Mon. Aug. 2nd – Breakfast at 7AM – depart at 7:45 for Villa Canales
​Today we will pour the floor of Alicia’s house the leave for La
​Primavera at 11:30 to lunch with the children and then ministry (50 to 100 kids)
​Dinner at 6:30 followed by cleanup and devotions.
 
Tues. Aug. 3rd – Breakfast at 7:30AM – leave for San Antonio Buena Vista at 8:30AM
​Home visits in the village, lunch with the children, ministry (150 to 200 kids), and
​paint the tables in the afternoon. Leave the village at 3:30. Dinner at 6:30 followed
​by cleanup and devotions.
 
Wed. Aug. 4th – Breakfast at 7:30AM – leave for Esquintla at 7:30. We will be ministering
​In two locations with several churches involved. I do yet have a figure on the number
​ of children. Return the capital around 5PM – Dinner at 6:30 followed by cleanup and
​devotions.
 
Thrus. Aug. 5th - Breakfast at 7AM – leave for Villa Canales at 8AM. Today, we will attempt
​To complete the construction of Alicia’s house in the morning, have lunch, and then
​Go to Pastor Juan’s church around 1:30PM and minister to the children in his ​community. Dinner at 6:30 followed by devotions.
 
Fri. Aug. 6th – At this point in time, we are leaving Fri. open because we may ave to go back ​to Villa Canales to finish the construction.
 
Sat. Aug. 7th – Breakfast at 7:30AM – Leave for fun day in Antigua between 8 and 8:30.
​If the team has left over money, we will eat out Sat. night at La Media Cancha with
​Oscar and Telma. If not, we will celebrate at the house.
 
Sun. Aug. 8th – Sadly, this is departure day, leaving at 8:30 by AA.

On our way!!

We are through security and everyone is getting Starbucks. It's required for flying, right? :)

We did have some small confusion at check-in, but we made it through after a few minutes. Everyone is really excited and in good spirits. The Eberhart sisters have arrived in Dalls and are awaiting the rest of the group.

So we're on our way and looking forward to a good trip. Thanks again for everyone's support, prayers and donations.

Packing Party!

Last night we packed up 6 large suitcases, each weighing around 50 pounds, full of toothpaste, toothbrushes, candy, toys and stuffed animals for the kids of Guatemala. It was absolutely AMAZING to see how much stuff was collected in such a short time but a small group of people. Thanks to everyone who contributed in one way or another.

Here are some pictures. Please note, a small slideshow of the pictures will automatically play here on the blog, and you can navigate using the small "play" "forward" and "back" buttons below the pictures. Or click on any picture to go directly to the Picasa web album that has all the pictures. The pictures in the web album are in a high enough resolution you can "right click" and "save" the picture to print on your own, or email or share with friends. Play around with the pictures because this will be the format I will post all the photos while in Guatemala.

The faces...

It's the faces of the kids that I love. Here are some examples, and I know we'll see so many more...

Building a House? Yeah, we can do that

Thing are coming together really well for the trip. We have crafts and hygiene bags for 600 or more kids, filled with bouncy balls, toothbrushes and toothpaste, stickers, and more fun toys. It's great to think about blessing the children in a small way!

We just got off the phone with the missionaries, and they are hoping to build a small house for one of the cooks of the feeding programs. This would be a one room, wooden house with a tin roof and a concrete floor. Very simple, but better than what this woman is living in now.

And the exciting part: We get to help! Even though we have little experience, we will wield our hammers and work hard to get four walls and roof up for this family.

The cost is relatively small: $1,300. But right now, we don't have much extra money since we kept the trip costs low. Please consider giving a little bit extra toward this project. Ask a few friends if they could donate $20 or $30 bucks. A little goes a long way (in fact, that's the theme of our VBS project!! "When you give what you have to God, no matter how small, it is always enough!")

Cash is the best form of donation right now, so close to the trip. But if someone would like to write a check, please make it out to Hearts for Heaven. Money can be delivered to Jesse & Kellye Schroeder 2406 Altenburg Ct. Grove City, OH 43123

The town of Villa Caneles, which is the area in which we would be building this house.

The work site from 2007

Twitter Feed

I've put a twitter feed at the top of the page. While on the trip, I will update this feed as much as possible with short posts about what we are doing at the moment. Check back regularly, or if you have a Twitter account, you can follow @guat10 for all the updates!