Servant Days!

Does over thirteen hours in a 12 passenger diesel van (without power steering) with half of my Freshman class sound like fun? Oh yeah! Servant Days was last weekend and we, the Freshman class, went into the mountains of Nebaj to build a sidewalk, paint, and work on a construction site. The family there has an awesome ministry. They train Guatemalans who want to minister to the Muslim world! How amazing is that? In the mountains of Guatemala, where there is so little already, they are concerned with reaching OTHERS for Christ. The weekend was frustrating, exhausting and completely rewarding. For some of these kids, it was the first time outside the city and the first time handling a shovel as well. Our work started slow but after a little bit of encouragement from myself and our other sponsor we really focused and accomplished a lot. Praise God for our safety as well! There were incidents just that week of our trip of robberies and things like that, so thank you all for your prayers!! (View the slideshow here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlJuUPzEETA)
FOR THOSE WHO ARE CONCERNED: This Friday and Saturday at 7 P.M.(central time) CAG is putting on our musical "The Life We Knew" and it will be available for viewing online:

Please direct your web browser to http://www.ustream.tv/channel/cag-thelifeweknew

They will be asked to enter a password, perhaps twice (just for fun). The super secret password for both nights will be broadway.
Enjoy!!!!!

5k Fun Run

January 30th marked the 5th annual "Fun Run" here at CAG. I'm not sure where they got the title from but I assure you, racing for a little over 3 miles in the hills of San Cristobal is anything but "fun".I definitely should have thought a little bit more about everything I had to loose by choosing to run in this little race. First, I'm the P.E. coach. Secondly I'm the weight training coach, and third I'm the soccer coach. Basically I'm the one person on campus who SHOULD win this race! (not to mention the one everyone wants to beat!)So there I was, the day of the race and definitely a little nervous. The countdown began and I was loading up a pump-up jam on my iPod while some of the other soccer players are talking trash about leaving me in the dust. The gun goes off and 20 minutes later I crossed the finish line, maintaining my reputation as a credible coach...for at least this year.(definitely thinking of retiring!)
This weekend CAG is doing something pretty cool. Every year we take a weekend and serve the community in some way, shape or form. The Freshman class this year is going to Nebaj, which is more than a hop, skip and a job away. It is a 5 hour car ride on dangerous roads but the family that lives there has assured us that they've never had problems. Please pray for us as we make this journey to this community. Pray that God would use this time for us to bond as a class and for the kids to grow in the their walk with Him. I will be sure to let you know how it goes!
Photo: Heather and I after the race. Heather is the 2nd grade teacher from Caledonia. Small world!