Happy New Year 2015. We're ready!!!!

The end of the 2014 brought about a Senior Missionary excursion out to Semuc Champey.  A water fall and pools very similar to Havasupai in the Grand Canyon Arizona.  Only Havasupai is larger.  10 couples that included us traveled by 15 passenger van (challenging) out to Semuc Champey.  The time it took to drive was about 6 hours.  It was challenging but the pools were beautiful.  After a two hour tour of that we traveled to our hotel which took about 3 hours.  We were so tired of traveling we didn't want to see that van again. The following are the pictures of Semuc Champey.

After visiting this site we returned to a hotel and then traveled into the City of Coban.  We hiked up some 100 stairs to the top to view the city and see the Church that was up there.  I had help climbing from Al and Molly Cragun, a daughter in law to senior missionaries Elder and Hermana Cragun.

This represents the wise men coming to worship the Baby Jesus.  It was set up just inside the church.

Senior Missionaries climbing the steps. I was ahead of them....with a little help from my friends.

Molly Cragun, my helper on one side climbing the stairs.

 We don't know why this was set up right next to the opening of the church but a few sisters decided to take advantage of the opportunity.  Hermanas Province, Hill and Cragun.

Climbing those stairs.

Us climbing those stairs

The front of the church we hike up the stairs to.

Inside Church

Father with his daughter praying at the church for his daughter's health

Al speaking with the father at the front steps of church

All of us that took the trip.  From Left, Jim Hill, Hector our guide, Lynda Hill, behind her is her son Kyle Robertson, Elder and Sister Province, Al and Kathy Burningham, Molly Cragun, Chad Cragun, Elder and Sister Cragun.

On New Years eve we all met together at San Martin's, a restaurant close by that at least stayed open until 8 pm.  All of Guatemala City's commerce closed up by 4 pm.  Some of the group played games until the fireworks started and some just stayed in their apartments.  We were not too excited about fireworks so we just welcomed the New Year the next morning.  But it's here and we have 7 and a half more months in beautiful Guatemala serving as Public Affairs Specialists.