Ricardo, representing IMA, served to coordinate our stay in Valladolid. One thing that I will always remember is one morning as we prepared to go out and do clinics for the day, he expressed to us how much this trip means. He explained, "You have no idea what you are doing." He told us a story of a drunken man who had stumbled into a church during a service one night, and how a little girl had walked up to this man with a New Testament. "That man," Ricardo said, "was my grandfather." Because of the Lord's work through the little act of handing out a New Testament, a life was changed. As a result, over the generations Ricardo's whole family has been impacted for Christ. The main point lies in this fact: We may never know the results of what we did in Valladolid, just as the little girl probably has no idea what happened to the man who came to church that evening, but the little things that were done in the Lord's name do make a difference. What an encouragement!
Translators Marcos and Nataña, and DIF (government health organization) officials Candi and Oscar
Edwin, our bus driver, and Steven
Pastor Allred and Phillip, missionaries, helped with translation and evangelism
Armando, a deacon of the Allred's church, worked with evangelism. Steven and Armando became really good friends. Both could often be seen jabbering away in Spanish. Armando helped Steve along significantly in his Spanish-speaking skills. He really got the accent down!
Felipe, one of the Mayan translators who served alongside us throughout the week
Our team leader, Pastor Hornok, and Dad
Missionary David Peach helped with translation 
Silvia, Ruben, and Velia, originally from Chiuaua Mexico, were a tremendous asset with their translating skills.
The four high-schoolers on our last night together
Anna and Kristen with sweet Bethany and Kierstin
Silvia and Kristen
Anna and Kristen with friendship bracelets from Valladolid. This was taken right before Dad, Steve, and I left for the airport.
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