You Know You're a Guatemala Missionary When. . .

This is from the team I served with last July.  Just found it and thought I'd post it as an encouragement to the group I'm taking down this week:

You know you're a Guatemala missionary when. . .

• air conditioning is an open window
• you automatically use bottled water to brush your teeth
• you look for a trash can in the restroom for the used TP
• you are surprised when there's actually hot water in the shower
• you can get out of the van to buy ice cream in the middle of a traffic jam
• you use bug spray instead of hair spray each morning
• you count the number of beds in your hotel room, 'cuz you never know when the count might change
• 7 women can ride together in a van all day without complaining/fighting
• you learn to like bartering when you shop
• you begin to think of black plastic garbage bags and corn stalks as building materials
• you wake up not sure what language to speak
• you can't understand a word anyone says, but are still powerfully touched by the strength of their prayers
• you think you have no more tears to cry, and discover that somehow there are always more
• you go to bed so tired you can sleep through anything--and are looking forward to getting up the next day and doing it all again!

Thanks to Katheryn, Lorrie, Shannon, Kristen, Kristin, Rachel, and John for a most memorable trip!