The guys conquer Mt. Pacaya

Here we are waiting for the guide to pick us up at 5:45 AM.




We made it to an overlook where we could see all the molten rock. All three boys rode their own horse. I was questioning my decision not to rent one during our 2,500 ft elevation climb in 1 hour. I think I need to start running in the dunes back at home.
We had an incredible guide. Above our guide is helping Spencer over molten rock. The guide had his wife and two of his nine children help us out. It was an added blessing today to watch this family interact, they loved each other, god and their country. He was so proud of his Mt. Pacaya.



Notice the lava behind the us. It was extremely hot, but incredible to be within 15 feet of a real lava flow. Another amazing aspect of Gods creation. This molten rock is only 4 days old. Dylan and Antanio would put their walking sticks into crevices and they would start on fire. The bottoms of my shoes melted a little.
The way down was a relief for me but harder on the boys. They constantly had to lean back in their saddles. However, Spencer thought it a challenge and would ride with both his hands in the air. The guide got a huge kick out of that.

The boys wanted to take me to the Monoloco for supper. I am not sure if they were trying to give me a hint - Monoloco means crazy monkey.

Walking back from supper Stacy took this picture of one of the volcanoes we can see from Antigua.

A late night swim after we picked up the condo and washed the dishes.

As of right now we are planning on the 2nd DNA test being taken tomorrow. However, we have heard nothing from the orphanage about what time to be in Guatemala City. We contacted our social worker in Portland and she told us that the orphanage would contact us. It makes it very difficult to hire a driver when we do not know when. God is still working on our patience and I we pray we will continue to be transformed more and more into his likeness as we continue on this journey.

Thanks for being apart of our journey.

Ryan