Day 2: Church, Basketball, and Bargaining in Antigua...

Today has been a pretty fast paced day.  We woke up this morning and headed to church.  To the guys that I have talked to this was unlike any other church that they had ever been to before.  We weren't able to stay for the entire service but we were able to stay for the majority of the singing and worship portion part of the service. I have learned that a typical service lasts for about two hours each Sunday morning.  As I snapped a few pictures I caught myself thinking as I'm sure many of the guys did as to how their worship service differed so much from ones that we are usually a part of.  But at the very same time they are worshiping the very same God that we serve.  Coach Horner and were discussing and wondering if they way they worshiped showed more of a reliance on God than we have...

Needless to say the worship service was an unforgettable experience and one that all of the guys seemed to enjoy very much...

Here is one picture just so you have an idea.  (I'm trying to upload all the pictures I take to Flickr...the pics and link to more are on the right side of the page)

From the church we headed back to the National Gym to play the under 15 National Team again.  We played well again this morning.  We played 4 10 minute quarters so the fast pace and long quarters worked against us a little but we were able to pull out another victory.  

Thomas Dunbar shared his testimony with the team after the game.  Today the setting was a little more intimate since we were playing the same team again.  But Thomas was able to share about his struggles as a believer and talked about how he is striving to learn more and more of a follower of Christ.  He did a great job and I think it was really well received  by both the Guatemalan team and our players as well. 

After we finished the game, we returned to Telma's house for a great Sunday lunch.  After lunch we got ready and piled in the vans and headed to Antigua, Guatemala.  It is a great little tourist town up in the mountains.  The guys got to do some shopping/bargaining with the vendors and you will be super excited for all of the great purchases that they made!!  It was a great, slow afternoon to just soak in some more of a different culture.  For dinner we went to a restaurant in Antigua as a team and had a great time getting to retell stories from the afternoon.

Tomorrow will be a full day of sharing and playing in schools and tomorrow night we will play another game in the National Gym against and older team.

Until next time we'll be living the dream in Guatemala...