Written by Dick
This morning Pastor Juan, Jorge, Pat and I all headed out to Santa Rosa to get things set up for a teem that is coming in next week to build a house for Byron and his family. Actually Pat and I headed off in one direction with my car while Pastor Juan and Jorge headed the other. Both roads lead to the same place but the rout that Pat and I picked is a little longer but it is much more scenic and it bypasses Guatemala City.
After rendezvousing at Camperos in Barberana the 4 of us headed up to where Byron and his family live. Byron and his brother actually live with their grandmother ever since one of their parents died and the other deserted them. Grandmother is making payments on a small parcel of land and the family has built a small dwelling on it but the dwelling has no floor and is not nothing more than a wooden frame with some rusty tin nailed to it. Grandmother informed us that some of the tin was loaned to them and the owner is wanting it back. Not only that but Grandmothers sister in law recently died of cancer so her brother and all if his children will be moving in with them as well. In all there will be 13 people living in the old structure and the new house. It will be a bit cozy but everyone living there is nothing but thankful that they have a place to live. 
Thanks to a sponsor Byron who is deaf is now receiving an education. Every Thursday he rides a buss in to Barberana where he attends a school that has a special needs teacher, and on Fridays that same teacher goes to his home and teaches him there. Finding this teacher has been a real Godsend not only to us but to the teacher as well. Little did we know that while we were praying for a teacher for Byron. This Christian Lady was praying that she could find other Christians that she could work with.
Since Byron had no school today he helped us unload the housing materials from the truck and then went along with us to to buy cement and gravel. I think that he enjoyed the fact that the other kids were in school so that he could have us all to himself. At noon Juan, Jorge, Pat and I headed in to Barberana to get some lunch. Since Byron was still the only kid at home we invited him along. Some times I feel like a grandparent. I get to spoil these kids rotten and then bring them back home where there families have to deal with them.
Actually I don't think that I spoiled Byron to badly this time though, after all I only let him steer my car part of the time and since he was running a bit of a fever I am not letting him stay at the motel with us tonight.
After lunch Juan and Jorge headed back to Chimaltenango. Pat and I are staying here for a few days though because we are planning on taking a little boy that lives about an hour form here in to Guatemala City to see a neurosurgeon tomorrow.
We got checked into a motel (Yes - separate rooms) at about 2 and then decided that we had time to visit Marcos another little boy that we have been working with.
I am going to let Pat tell you about what took place at the home of Marcos.
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