Dec 1 by Lisette

My name is Lissette and I am the Tia of the girls in Independent Living. I am in the center of the photo with Maricruz on the left and Fabiola on the right. I am 38 years old.

I am reflecting back on this trip because we don’t have much time left on this trip – about a week. The truth is that I feel like this trip has been for a long time. Many times I didn’t know what hour it was or what day it was or what date it was. Some days were here and other days were in another place and this seemed difficult but it wasn’t. Each family had sacrificed to make our stay as comfortable as possible. It qualified to me as 5 star service. The families have given us an example of unity and what a family should be and of service and humility and love and sacrifice.

To work at Prince of Peace has been a great blessing to me. Every day is different and a different experience. But to go to the US is something very special. I know for certain that this trip will in some way change me life.

God has blessed our lives through each church and person in a personal way. I don’t have the words to express my gratitude and my joy to God. It has been a time of surprises and incredible moments and has been super special.

To know the US has been beautiful but it is also good to know that we will return to Guatemala in a few days. Good bye and God bless you.

Nov 26 by Myra

My name is Myra and I will write about Thanksgiving Day of our trip in the U.S.

We were together in the house of the sister of Mrs. Lana whose name is Kerry and Gary Cox. They live in Springfield, Missouri.

It was also a very good day because the sons of Miss Kay and Dr. Jim were with us and they were a lot of fun. It was also a very special day for Don Pablo because it was his birthday and we celebrated it also.

We ate turkey and ham and much more and I enjoyed it very much because all of my family shared the day and the food together. The thing that I especially liked was that David, Benjamin, and Mark Hines shared the day with us and we had fun together and they are like my brothers because I realized that they were worried about and took care of each of us. This day was so special for me because I felt so, so happy to be there and share with all of my family.

This day of Thanksgiving here in the U.S. is very important because the whole family is together and share food together. The family of Miss Lana was there. This taught me something very important – that it is very important to share with family good and bad times and it makes us better people.