Back into the swing of things

Hey there,

Made it back to Guatemala yesterday after spending 15 days back home in Michigan. It was a great time seeing friends and family but also very stressful as I tried to reconnect with everyone. I got in late afternoon yesterday and was a little sad of having to leave my friends and family and being super tired didn't really help. Today is much better. I traveled out to the PC office to pick up my new phone and now I will be able to call other volunteers and PC staff for free. This should help save a little money that I previously had to spend on my phone. I still have my old phone but I am going to phase it out with time so if you want my new number just shoot me an e-mail and I can get it to you. When I was at the PC office today I saw the new trainees coming in. Today was their second day in country and it made me feel better to see them, knowing that I have been through that whole transition, just remembering all that I have been through and how it's gotten better since then.

I am excited to get back into my work here. I plan on spending tomorrow doing some planning for the next few months. I am looking forward to be able to plan ahead a little further into the future than before. I am starting training for my health promoter groups this coming week. I will be doing training with them for the next 6 months which will put me into July.

I just found out that we got some new staff at the health center including two new educators, that replaced the old ones we had. I am excited to work with them as the previous ones we had lacked some motivation and were a little challenging to work with. I am hoping that they are more driven in their work and willing to take on what my sitemate and I are doing here.

Update on my new place: So I thought I was going to be able to move in this weekend but it looks like that isn't going to happen. I checked in with them before I left for the states to make sure it would be done and it seemed like a lot of work to do during the two weeks I would be gone to allow me to move in this weekend. The actual landlord wasn't there when I stopped in today (though I was told he would be) but I was told by his wife that it would be another month, so now we are looking at February 10th. I am going to talk with one of my counterparts tomorrow and see what suggestions he has about the situation. I am not a big fan of them continually telling me it will be done and then it not happening, I never really know whether or not to believe them. I am learning patience, that's for sure.

Prayer request:
-That I would have patience and wisdom in dealing with my housing issue.

-For continued guidance as I make plans for my health promoter groups.

-That I may be able to find some good Christian fellowship as that has been lacking in my time here.

Thanks so much!

Kels