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Blessings to all this beautiful evening in the Lord's Earthly Kingdom!

Today we had a field trip to one of the women of the church's house- she was so kind to be willing to show us her lay out of her second house, and share with us her husband's farming activities along the mountainside.

This corn is what is left of the woman's supply after boiling and grinding corn for the homemade tortillas they have made for our noon meals the last two days. The pumpkin is actually a black squash, which was cooked with sugar molasses and a Guatemalan fruit called a jocote for dessert- very interestingly sweet!

Clinic was another day of bright young children eager to receive vitamins, and talk about their continued success in school! All clinic stations were blessed by interactions with these smiling faces!

There was even painting with the children, as well as games of soccer and duck duck goose that were enjoyed by participants and spectators alike. 

The children in this picture are holding hygiene kits that we were able to provide for them- the team worked hard collecting hygiene items like toothpaste and toothbrushes, and soap for the clinic attendees.

One of the suitcases of hygiene kits

The last picture of today is posted per request of one of the team members with an ironic sense of humor- below is a picture of the volcano releasing smoke from the top- the picture was taken inside our van en route to clinic- the corner of the window has a "no smoking sign". We have enjoyed many a chuckle.

We have been updating and posting additional pictures in our past posts, so you might want to check those again.

Thank you for checking in, until tomorrow!, your 2015 Guatemala mission team.