And so it begins

I am bending the pressure around me, and beginning a blog. There are so many thoughts and experiences everyday to explain. Perhaps they will be explained better in this almost diary format. I´m not sure about it yet.
I have been in Guatemala for three days. Already my heart is breaking for the way children live. It seems like there is so much to do, but nothing to do quickly. What I mean is that, there is a lot of painful poverty, but it is difficult to know where to start or what to do. I just visited a shelter of sorts for the shoeshine boys. It is good that there even is one. Aside from this shelter, the only other place for the boys to sleep is on the streets.
My team and I met one of the boys today. On a good day, he makes about 80 quetzales which is about 11 dollars. On a bad day, he makes half that. I don`t know my place here yet. But I do know that before I came here I was able to think about poverty in the abstract. It`s difficult to read about it, but I am quickly learning that there is nothing abstract about it here.
In the midst of all these thoughts, I wonder about the girls. Where are they? I am afraid that the answer will be another reality I am afraid to enter. But I know that God loves them and calls them his daughters. Please pray with me that God will show me where they are. As of right now, we have no connections. Most of the girls are hidden during the day. I don´t know what to do with this desire as of yet. I am praying that God will show me.
On the flipside of things, I don´t want to leave you depressed. It is good to be in Guatemala. The family that is part of InnerChange here is wonderful. They love each other so much, and I already feel part of it. It is an incredible feeling to feel taken care of and loved in a foreign country. I am very thankful for it.