Monday 26 January 2009

New strider orientation.

This week I've been introducing 2 new striders and one new long term missionary to Guatemala.

Joe Stoneham will be off to Honduras for 2 years.


Gemma Freeman will be working with El Castillo for a year.
And I'm really pleased that Emma Thomas will be staying for good - initially she'll be working with El Castillo too.
But they'll all be doing some spanish study in Antigua to get them started. After lots of serious chats to introduce them to the culture and history of Guatemala, I took them to EarthLodge for lunch - it has a fantastic view over the valley, and serves great food. It also has some treehouses and lodges -- which would be very tempting for a weekend break away from everything.!