It is an exciting time to be in Guatemala right now. Well...not if you're driving LOL. We are now in the middle of 'Semana Santa' or 'Holy Week' and there are many celebrations, church services, parades, and the color purple everywhere. Personally, we are being reminded of the small details of truth that are so often missed in the evangelical community because they are probably afraid of tradition. But in Latin America, these traditions are culturally tied and despite your theological view, we can all agree that seeing Jesus carrying that cross on the float while a choir sings, is a great reminder of his love for us.
Shawn & I have bought some more beds, bought some new comforters, sheets, more appliances, and have been rolling along with clients. Would we like more? Absolutely. But with each new client comes new lessons to be learned. So for that we are grateful! One thing that was bothering me, was that any guest that would be staying in our upstairs room would have to walk through the laundry room to get there. So we went on a mission to find some dividers to decoratively cover up the laundry area so it doesn't look so tacky to our guests. Mission accomplished!
We've also built up our breakfast menu incorporating a mix of Guatemalan dishes as well as American breakfasts and continental breakfasts. This past weekend our guests really liked our special grilled breakfast sandwiches served with a fruit & granola yogurt parfait.
We've got more ideas! We have plans of having a closed door restaurant, karaoke nights in Ciudad Vieja with a shuttle pick up from Central Park Antigua, I've got plans to even open up a small salon where we will be the first in- perhaps the entire country- to offer eyebrow threading (b/c no one offers that here). We have plans of renting out our kitchen for cooking classes, renting out our patio & salon for private parties....just many plans. So please keep us in prayer that we plan & execute successfully.
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