Experiences
I often wondered if the villagers were curious about what we norteamericanos had that we valued so much that we carried it daily in black bundles on our backs. The local folk carried on their daily activities in and around the village with a minimum of items while we loaded up our backpacks with sun lotion, work gloves, toilet tissue, hand cleaner, ponchos, and the like.Daily treks into dense undergrowth led us to the coffee fields. We learned how CESSMAQ has assisted the Mayan growers to improve their methods of raising the plants. CESSMAQ is now teaching them how to harvest and how to prepare the beans for marketing in a more productive way. Soil conservation and proper marketing procedures will enhance the economy of these Mayans.
Our new Mayan friends invited us into their homes and held celebrations in our honor. We communicated as best we could since many of them spoke not Spanish but Quiche. We ate the meals so lovingly prepared, and we played with the children.
 | On our last evening together, in true Guatemalan style, there was a celebration of singing, marimba music and dancing. After dinner, the villagers and the visitors formed a large circle on the school playground. Each missionary shared a special memory that we would carry home to the United States. In groups of three or four, our team worked around the circle, kneeling and washing every foot, those feet that trod the dusty, muddy roads and paths of Chuisajcava. Tears were shed. How blessed we were to have the privilege of ending our stay in this way |
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