By: Tina McBride

This is my first Mission trip; my first time to Guatemala; and my first time traveling outside the U.S.  I had a lot of fears about traveling to Guatemala.  I was afraid of not knowing how to speak the language. Was it safe to travel with a child? Would I get sick? And many other fears.

When my family decided to commit to this trip, I still had all the same fears.  Even after listening to people tell me how fun it was and how safe it would be.  I had also heard Shawn speak at our church about traveling to Guatemala.  But we had an opportunity to go with friends and people we knew, and I felt if we didn’t go now, we never would.