Welcome to Guate!

After an all night flight we arrived in Guatemala City at 6 am this morning.  What a luscious, green landscape, with green hills and volcanoes dominating the horizon!  We met our hosts, the Hernandez family and came to their home for breakfast.  We met them over 20 years ago when Jenni and I visited them on a whim in Uspantan.  They inspired us to have a heart for the poor, but more about that later!  Then it was off to their church, a large, large Pentecostal church which felt more like America than Guatemala!  After lunch at Pizza Hut, we visited the Metropolitan Cathedral and Presidential Palace in central Guatemala City.  Like many urban cores, this area boasts impressive old buildings and a decaying neighborhood.  The central market, though, was filled with thousands shopping on their day off - Domingo.  Our hosts were nervous being there, as the area is fairly dangerous, so I kept a close eye on my charges!  After a few souveniers, it was back home for dinner and now an early bedtime.  We are all tired, and looking very much forward to visiting the hospital tomorrow.  Sorry, no pictures today.  But I´ll have some tomorrow!