Update from Guatemala

Well we have now been in Guatemala for 10 days and things are starting to come together.

• We have a house to rent! It is located in the same town as Shauna's parents about a 20 min walk or 5ish minute drive. It would be a shorter drive except the fact that there are many speedbumps to go over. Speedbumps are quite common in Guatemalan towns to mainly make sure people keep their speed low because there aren't speed limit signs in small towns. Anyways back to the house. It has 3 rooms and a bathroom. The biggest room we are planning on using as a great room (kitchen/living room combo). Then the two other rooms will be a bedroom and storage/study room (which can be turned into another bedroom when we have visitors :)). We have a nice open patio/courtyard and a little bit of actual grass and a few fruit trees. Once we move furniture in more and better pictures will be taken but there are a few below! (As you can see we have a fantastic view) We officially have the house on September 1st, but there's a little bit of maintenance and cleaning to do before we move in. So hopefully the first full week of September we will be able to live there!

        

• We bought phones! We each got the same phone and at least one of us will be getting a plan to be able to call the U.S. so that we can communicate with family and friends. 
• We have some of our household items! We went yesterday into Guatemala City (most likely 1st of 2 or 3 trips) to buy many of our small kitchen appliances and kitchen ware, along with some odds and ends for the rest of the house. We also were able to get some larger food items that you can only get in the city such as stick butter, shredded cheese, American cheese, and pancake mix to name a few. You can see some our personal belongings in the picture below :)
  
• Some prayer requests:
• That we would be able to find a bike or two for a good price (to make it easier to get around in town)
• That we would be able to get all the bigger kitchen appliances, bed, and some sort of living room furniture at good prices when we go later in the week.
• As we adjust to more of a Guatemalan style lifestyle when we move into our house. 

Thank you to all who pray for us and thanks be to God who gives us the strength we need.