We started this beautiful, sunny day with a delicious breakfast at the Snack Shack consisting of homemade banana bread, eggs, and starfruit. Then we were off to the Punta Gorda Methodist Church for 8:30 service, which was led by the ladies group. We were blessed by the message, which was about serving people as if we were serving Jesus. The ladies and the congregation were thankful for this group of Californians coming down to serve the people of Belize. They invited us to teach them a new song and we had fun filling up the church with praises.
All 18 of us piled into a van which sat only 11 officially (don't tell anyone) and headed off to our next adventure. After another delicious local meal, we visited the Mayan ruins at Lubaantun. Walking amongst the grounds, we saw the pyramid remains and ancient ballcourts, and learned about how the Mayans got corn. After lots of fun photo ops, we piled back into the van and headed off to Blue Creek - HoKeHa cave.
We hiked through the rainforest (with lots of Deet on our skin), scaling rocks and climbing with hands and feet grabbing onto vines and tree roots. Our final destination was a cave that was about 3 stories high. We swam into the cave with headlamps on. At one point we all turned off our headlamps and sat in such darkness that we couldn't even see our hands in front of our faces. The fact that we were all together emboldened us. Being part of this missionary team has helped us to hone our individual roles and bolster our unity.
The Lord gave us sunshine all day, and a big rainstorm once we arrived back at the hotel. Our evening vespers encouraged us to not miss what God has to say to each of us while we're still here.
Kim and Jill
All 18 of us piled into a van which sat only 11 officially (don't tell anyone) and headed off to our next adventure. After another delicious local meal, we visited the Mayan ruins at Lubaantun. Walking amongst the grounds, we saw the pyramid remains and ancient ballcourts, and learned about how the Mayans got corn. After lots of fun photo ops, we piled back into the van and headed off to Blue Creek - HoKeHa cave.
We hiked through the rainforest (with lots of Deet on our skin), scaling rocks and climbing with hands and feet grabbing onto vines and tree roots. Our final destination was a cave that was about 3 stories high. We swam into the cave with headlamps on. At one point we all turned off our headlamps and sat in such darkness that we couldn't even see our hands in front of our faces. The fact that we were all together emboldened us. Being part of this missionary team has helped us to hone our individual roles and bolster our unity.
The Lord gave us sunshine all day, and a big rainstorm once we arrived back at the hotel. Our evening vespers encouraged us to not miss what God has to say to each of us while we're still here.
Kim and Jill
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