Publisher's Synopsis
Imagine arriving in Xenacoj, Guatemala, a very small poor Mayan village 6,500 feet above sea level in the rural mountains of Central Guatemala...where the houses are very tiny with dirt floors, tin roofs, and the mountains and all the trees and plants are the most amazing thing you've ever seen. The people are all super friendly, and maybe 5 people in the entire village Speak English. As you walk down the street you're greeted by everyone you see! You'll bounce up a dirt road, jam packed into a 15 passenger van to a small village named "Aypan." Ayapan recently opened up to letting missionaries visit. In fact, David, our Mission Host was the FIRST MISSIONARY to ever visit this village. Here's the thing about Aypan, if they don't know who you are or if they don't know why you are there, they have been known to kill some people.. You'll experiences the frustration of not being able to communicate in Spanish, and since you can't remember the word for popcorn when you go to buy popcorn you'll put you hands together, making popping noises while pulling them apart! You'll jump on a horse for the first time (with no instruction whatsoever except don't pull on the reigns to hard and left is left and right is right!) You'll volunteer in a wheelchair factory and play wheel chair basketball against the worers! You learn fast the difficulty of pushing a wheel chair while shooting for the hoop. You'll eyes will turn red, tear and you'll cough as you serve in our feeding program as you stir a vat of Atole (a local rice based drink). During team worship you'll fall on your face and cry out to God. You'll give widows corn and rice and you'll bless them by cleaning their houses or putting in chimneys for them. You'll hand out over 1000 New Testament Kaqchikel (their Mayan language) Bibles with Wycliffe Bible Translations. This is the first time in history the New Testament was given to these people in their own language. You'll bless a widow and shovel poop...chicken poop. You'll relive the miracle of the multiplied fish and bread given to the 5000. You have 400 bags of candy and over 450 children. The bags NEVER empty, and are full at the end! Your heart will break as you visit a widow with a dirt floor, cooking in a room with no ventilation and just a hole in the ground for a toilet. .She doesn't even have running water. Her kitchen is an empty room, literally. She sleeps on cardboard You'll volunteer at the mudslide that was in the news last Oct. You'll sort through donated clothes for the families. At the morgue next to the mudslide your heart will feel as if its being ripped through your skin as you pray for two brothers just lost both their parents, and were waiting to see if their sister had perished. And in Antigua you'll enjoy some of the worlds best coffee and feel the wonder of being in a huge crowd as you lite and release your lantern at the lantern festival! You'll experience all this, and more as you read this book. So proudly tell your friends, family, and co-workers about: "The Half Dozen Disciples" By The Half Dozen Disciples Now Available on Amazon.com
