A Warm Welcome

One of the warmest and sweetest welcomes we have received so far came from a group of children in the village of La Bendición (The Blessing). Three children in particular were especially excited that we are here, asking us all kinds of questions about our home, families and how long we are going to stay with them in the Ixil. Catarina (age 8) and Nicolas (age 5) were eager to tell us about their two month old baby sister, Ana. While ten year old Martin brought his baby brother to see us and was very intested in how our camera works. It was a very sweet interaction that helped renew our excitement and commitment to being here and loving these people, even in the face of culture shock and a little homesickness.