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Guatamala (Guatamala Trip 2006)
"They don't care that they don't have anything,
they are just happy to be alive." - John Lane
By Erin Parker

The Guatemala team traveled
to Guatemala the week of February 17, 2006. Mr. Steve
Torode as well as Mr. Nathan Smith and
Mrs. Lisa Moore accompanied the students on their
six-hour flight far away from home.
While in Guatemala, the group of 17 students helped to build the
roof of a schoolhouse. They went to San Antonio Nejapa, Antigua,
and Guatemala City. They also visited schools where they did activities
with children such as ball games and blowing bubbles. A favorite
game of the students that was shared in chapel was Shrimp and
Caramel. One person starts by saying shrimp, and the other person
answers back with caramel. Though the game sounds simple, it was
a way to get the kids involved with the students.
For John Lane, the trip was a way to leave his
mark. “It changed my life and opened up my eyes to poverty. My
favorite part was working with the kids because they are so much
fun and they are so innocent and naïve. They don’t care that
they don’t have anything, they are just happy to be alive.”
For many students, like Lane, it was their second or third trip
to Guatemala. “God moved me to go back there,” said junior Brooke
Stroup. For Brooke, it was her second time going back
to Guatemala. “By seeing all the love that surrounds the people
we visit, I know I want to help others and go on more missions
trips.” Stroup plans to attend next year as well as take a trip
to Africa sometime in the near future.
All of the students had a wonderful experience overall, and hope
to travel back to Guatemala next year.
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Guatamala Trip 2006
The Guatemala team traveled to Guatemala the week of February
17, 2006. Mr. Steve Torode as well as Mr.
Nathan Smith and Mrs. Lisa Moore accompanied
the students on their six-hour flight far away from home.
While in Guatemala, the group of 17 students helped to build the
roof of a schoolhouse. They went to San Antonio Nejapa, Antigua,
and Guatemala City. They also visited schools where they did activities
with children such as ball games and blowing bubbles. A favorite
game of the students that was shared in chapel was Shrimp and
Caramel. One person starts by saying shrimp, and the other person
answers back with caramel. Though the game sounds simple, it was
a way to get the kids involved with the students.
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Valley Christian Theater’s spring musical, Oklahoma,
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Their experience was that of astonishment as these were their
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