Back at our host families for one night after our two day excursión with the members of the San Andres Itzapa committee.
A lot of driving, but some lovely moments. Yesterday we saw two ¨projects¨ which in their different ways are making a difference to some people in Guatemala. We spent most of the day at Valhalla farm, an organic producer of macadamia nuts and macadamia nut products. Enjoyed seeing the work they do there, including providing macadamia seedlings to indigenous people all over Guatemala. Enjoyed macadamia pancakes and a facial with macadamia oil. The women from our host families prepared a barbecue lunch under the macadamia trees and after lunch we had a very leisurely meeting with the delegation about where we are with the Sister Parish linkage.
Then a drive through the mountains to Chichicastenango and the night at the Ruth and Naomi cooperative, hearing about how it was formed after the civil conflict in the 1980´s by widows who had no other means of supporting their families. Bought some lovely handcrafts there. (and there was a Hot Shower (,-) And sleeping on a top bunk!
Today we began by Reading the Morning Office with our sisters from San Andres. The five from Christ Church had the Little Benedictine prayer books that we´ve been using most days, but we also had a prayer book in Spanish and used a combination of translations and Reading the psalm and canticle in Spanish. It was extremely powerful.
We spent the rest of the day in the ruins of Qumarkaj, a sacred city from Mayan times. We had another lovely barbeque and also another service of honor to the Mayan ancestors. It got too late too make the handicrafts market, but we´ll have some shopping time Saturday morning before we leave.
Tomorrow is a series of meetings and goodbye events here in San Andres and return to Guatemala City for the night. And then home. Wow. What an amazing week.
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