June 19-28, 2009 St Pious, VBS & Construction Trip

Much of Kentucky’s week oners, stayed for week two and were accompanied by about 10 more arrivals from Kentucky. We were also blessed with the presence of Katrina Hennies and family, whom adopted Reese, a Guatemalan child, just before the closing of international adoptions.

The group geared up for the week with a church service, once again held at beautiful Pasabien waterfall.

The Reese House, which is the Hearts In Motion orphanage, was dedicated on June 21st, 2009 with the presence of little Reese, her adopted family as well as the Guatemalan family who cared for her as she awaited her departure for the US.

The much awaited arrival of the container finally happened during this week. Seeing the semi come down the rough, washed out roads in Valle del Motagua was quite a sight! After several tries the semi successfully ramped up enough power to make the entrance into the center for unloading. With the help of all the volunteers and many bomberos, the semi was unloaded and sorted. Thank ya’ll (as they say in Kentucky) the wonderful donations you sent to Guatemala!

VBS was held in Cubilete, Valle del Motagua where the Nutrition Center and Orphanage are located, Triunfo, and Las Carretas. Volunteers acted out the Biblical stories of Jonah and The Whale and The Three Kings, much to the kids delight! Also, the local kids successfully got more glitter on themselves and the volunteers than their projects!


The construction crew tackled the pile of pavers seen below and started the walkway. It was quite a job making sure the spacing was accurate bewteen each block! They also built and varnished more tables and benches for Wednesday’s Feed at the Nutrition Center. Black tarp was laid under the courtyard rocks, which involved first moving the rocks, a lengthy task, made much more enjoyable by the presence of good music!

The artist of the group, Angela, added to her previous mural in the HIM house comedor. Leading her team of painters they created a welcoming ambiance of butterflies, birds, clouds, and plants. Great job guys! Thanks for adding more color to our home!

Thank you for your hard work and dedication to Hearts In Motion. Another productive and fun filled week with the Kentuckians has us excited for their return in 2010.

Ya’ll come back now ya hear!!