Bienvenidos, Mama and Daddy!

We really enjoyed my parents' visit a couple of weeks ago. Here's a few shots from our whirlwind tour of Guatemala. We hope they'll come back again soon!

Ready to tour the Tikal ruins.

My mom next to a tropical cedar trunk in Tikal park.

My dad by the tropical cedar trunk in Tikal park

Mundo Perdido outlook.

Temple of the Jaguar

Listening to our great guide Nixon give us the lowdown on Mayan architecture.

Even riding out to the Tikal ruins and back, we marked 15,000 steps that day!

My dad and I at Lake Atitlan

My mom and I checking out the view of the Lake.

So many pretty flowers!

Enjoying the beautiful gardens and lunch at Hotel Atitlan

Santa Teresa de Jesus Convent ruins in Antigua--in memory of my Aunt Teresa.

It was a beautiful morning in Antigua

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Stroll in the Antigua central park after dinner.

Running around learning about textiles, stingless bees and chocolate prodution in San Juan La Laguna

Meeting up with Sheri for lunch in San Pedro La Laguna

Long-awaited visit with our friend and my parents' houseguest Ixchel and her family. We were treated to such a nice time with lunch, an outing to the local Qumarkaj ruins in Quiche and ice cream!

Good Day for a Baptism

Today at Clinica Ezell we were invited to join in on a baptism for one of Dra. Nidian's long-time patients, Elena. As our evangelist Baldemar said, she came to the clinic looking for physical healing and found spiritual healing as well for her soul. May God bless her walk on this new road with Christ!

Our hike to the river near the clinic. So beautiful today!

If you openly declare that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. Romans 10:9

and this water symbolizes baptism that now saves you also—not the removal of dirt from the body but the pledge of a clear conscience toward God. It saves you by the resurrection of Jesus Christ...
 1 Peter 3:21

God bless our new sister Elena.