July 25

This morning I rode a bus in Belize for the first time! I went with the teams to Lamani - a Mayan ruin about 1 hour south of here.

It took two boats to take the 37 of us up the New River for 33 miles to the "Archaeological Site." (If our guide used that term once, he used it 100 times.) The boat ride is my favorite part of the trip, next to

the delicious Belizean meal they serve us under the big palapa once we arrive on the "Archaeological Site." The food was outstanding - rice & beans & stew chicken with a fresh salad, potato salad, chips, soft drinks. After we took our fill

we began our tour of the "Archaeological Site" which included several temples, a royal palace, and a ball court. Here is most of the team on top of the largest temple. Even the older men made the climb! I had to stay at the bottom and take pictures. Somebody had to do it.

It was a fun day for me. Meanwhile, Dale stayed back in town. He helped Albert with a teacher interview this morning, and spent the afternoon working on his sermon for Sunday among other things.

The team will be on their way back to Pittsburgh tomorrow, but they have done a terrific job here, both at the worksite and with Bible School in Chan Chen. The Patchakan elder who oversees the mission church at Chan Chen was very impressed with the Bible School our team ran. He said it will definitely make in impact on that village. The Gospel was clearly presented and there was several children who responded to it.

Keep us all in your prayers as we travel tomorrow - the team to Belize City to fly out around noon and Dale, Carla and I will also travel to the airport in Belize City to pick up Alvaro and Elsa returning from their week at Covenant Seminary in St. Louis.