About 20 members from the Chenalho church came with us to Bechien today. This is the little village at the top of the mountain that you can see from the facility in Chenalho. Some time back they used their own money to pay for an extension to the building. Growth is a good problem to have! In addition they have been diligently working to build another building for their kitchen. This will be the typical wooden building, but the only difference is that it is on the side of a mountain, a little more challenging. We will help them in purchasing a couple of windows for the new addition and with the purchase of some paint. It is good to see people making every effort to do what they can and not depend totally on the American help. Pastor Alex preached in the Tzotzil language, the ladies´ choir from Chenalho provided special music and we had a nice meal together in the pastor´s house following the service. It is always an interesting experience to be in the homes of the people of this area. The one large room served as the living area and the bedrooms. Instead of a closet like we are familiar with, each family member had a section of rope hanging from the ceiling with their clothes thrown over it. Even though their material possessions were very minimal, it was obvious that this was a very orderly household. It was a long climb uphill to return to our vehicles, but the exercise was good for us.