"Servacation"...Vacation with a Purpose

It was great fun...joining in a basketball game
Steve & Brian got this room painted
Sitting forever while this little orphan girl just had fun running back & forth giving me crayons & coloring a little bit
Organizing a store room, I didn't end up getting to work that much in here (the reality of bringing a 3 yr that still naps)...but it is a great reminder...if you do "GO"...ask what you can bring...what they can do with what you bring is amazing!
No vacation is complete without shopping & what fun to buy from those who NEED to sell.

We had this idea to paint the girls' nails...took us a little while to realize it but the orphan girls were taking the polish off as fast as we were putting it on, so they could have another chance at the "personal time". For those who left it on, it was fun to see how proud they were coming into school the next day of the special colors they had picked out.
Getting to see the newest precious bundle God brought to the orphanage.
And playing LOTS of soccer with the kids, Brian & the boys got in on lots of this fun. Soccer is the Guatemalan National sport & the Guatemalan kids were good...they were happy to have someone to cheer them on!
It had been awhile since God laid it on our hearts to go on a trip like this (we read David Platt's book Radical a few years back). Not sure how much we "accomplished"... got a few jobs done & hopefully showed love to lots of kids in Guatemala. Our kids were a huge part of this, the connection they made with kids came so quickly it was amazing to watch. And it is SO good for us as a family to see those who do life with less...nothing adjusts your thoughts on the "American Dream" as a trip like this.

So not to minimize the need for some Rest & Relaxation Vacations (coming from a beach bum;)...but the blessings and benefits from a trip like this is INCREDIBLE!