Hey everyone, so sorry again about the lack of updates! It's definitely not for a lack of experiences to write about- these past three weeks have been so amazing! I have been incredibly blessed to join in on two vision trips- one with Maranatha CRC which Joel VanDyke led and the other with Immanuel CRC which Kim Hekman de Moran led. I spent the past few weeks with these teams because I am currently working on a video that shows what exactly a vision trip is- I hope to use video and pictures to make it clear to those back home who support these trips what amazing experiences and transformations that these trips are. Many of the people on the vision trip teams that I have worked with have said repeatedly that vision  trips are "less about doing, and more about seeing." This doesn't mean that it's just a big vacation of sightseeing. This means we come in with a humble attitude to the areas we visit and work in, and focus our attention less about what we as a team are accomplishing there but rather on how God is already working there in the local leaders and communities. And we in turn take time to reflect together on how God is working through us while we're there. Vision trips aren't concerned with our human abilities or strength, they rely totally on God's strength. For example, very few people who come on vision trips actually have a firm grasp of the Spanish language which leads to huge language barrier when working with local leaders, visiting homes in the communities we visit, or in trying to run a day camp for huge groups of Guatemalan children. Yet in this weakness, we see God working so clearly in building deep bonds between us and the Guatemalan people, and as one team member put it we can see "the Holy Spirit filling in the gaps" to connect us in such beautiful ways. In these past weeks, I have spent time getting footage of these teams sharing and working alongside several Guatemalan community leaders growing in faith together and I have interviewed many of those who are involved in vision trips. The video will not be done before I leave, because I feel that I cannot accurately show what a vision trip is without showing how people from vision trip teams carry the vision that they gain in Guatemala back home with them to their own communities back in the states. Because a huge part of what makes a vision trip unique to me is that it's not just about what happens in Guatemala, it's about how you grow and learn in Guatemala and take what you've learned back home with you and apply the vision to your own community- both seeing and doing things in a different way than you did before. I can't wait for you all to see this project! Thanks for your continued prayers and support, it means so much!