Saturday's Travels

We have arrived safely in Belize and have had a day of being flexible. After meeting at Trinity at 5:00 AM, we were off the the airport and safe travel to Belize City. We were greeted by lush Bird of Paradise trees, friends from the Belize Baptist Convention with vans for our use, and a trailer for our foot lockers. It is very warm and very humid. Our drive from the city showed a population who live in meager existence.

Along the way, to avoid the rain and to keep the materials safe, we moved the footlockers from our trailer to the back of a bus that the Convention had also going to the Baptist Training Center. Our thanks go to the strong arms who moved the 50 pound lockers into the window at the back of the bus! And also to Rhonda, Hal and Tom for driving our vehicles. We found lunch at a roadside restaurant, Cheers, where we were entertained by a iguana and flowers while we waited for our barbequed chicken, fish sandwiches, and the best orange and watermelon juice you ever tasted.

At the Baptist Training Center we met Eric Maas, the CBF missionary from Greensboro and our host for the week. He showed us our rooms and were happy to discover they are newly air conditioned. The grounds here are beautiful and palm trees abound. Tonight we are beginning our personal devotions and journaling and meeting in small groups to share our Christian bonds and pray together for our opportunity to see God and be used by Him.

Tomorrow we will join the Lagoon Road Baptist church in Sunday morning worship lead by our pastor Jeff Roberts.