Guatemala Mission Trip - Santa Barbara - Escuela Oficial

On Wednesday, October 8, 2008, our team visited the Escuela Oficial Urbana de Varones in Santa Barbara, Guatemala, a school attended by young boys from kindergarten to sixth grade.

By dividing our team into thirds, we had four Americans and a Guatemalan interpreter speaking to a total of twelve classes.

This was one of the highlights of the trip for me. These little guys were so energetic and listened intently to everything that we spoke about. As part of our program, we gave each student a cross which had different color beads representing the plan of salvation.

Black - Sin; Red - Blood of Jesus; White - Purity in Faith; Blue - Association of Baptism; Green - Growth; Yellow - Eternity in Heaven

The young men received our message and our message and our gifts with genuine gratitude and enthusiasm. We were able to pray for and with each of the classes that we visited.

After our visit in the classrooms, we watched as the young men played soccer and then posed for pictures.