The Easter Bunny Found Me in Belize

HS Band interviews and documentary
Easter Sunday- Living Word, Estels, packing
*privileges

Getting ready for our trip inland was exciting and worth the wait. We made it through Easter weekend and kept ourselves busy until the very last minute before we left. Natalie, Jeanne, and I interviewed Derrick and the high school band for our video. They had practice at their high school and we listened to them laugh and goof off as we got our video. This is coming together in a surprisingly good way and there is a fundraiser being planned for him. Things are looking good for him!

A Belizean Easter is a sight to see! After a leisurely Easter breakfast at Estels, we ventured over to the Living Word church. This day was full of performances from the youth with dances and skits. Everyone was joyful and Easter eggs were passed out with verses and candy. After the service, there was a potluck lunch with homemade Belizean foods. Delicious! Seeing the differences between the Belizean Easter and American Easter was interesting and makes you think about the privileges that we have back home.

We experience power outages frequently for many different reasons. People cannot pay, people cut the lines for intentional looting, or the weather factor. Can you really imagine? During the middle of school there may be no power for a while because the government increases the taxes and somewhere along the line someone cannot afford it. The same goes for the water around here. Believe it or not, even though we’re on an island, all of Ambergris Caye was without running water for three or four days. Something about no payments and lack of filters. Can you really imagine this more so than the power? Businesses suffered and people suffered including our smell!

Overall I’ve learned that people make do with what they have and if they don’t have it they don’t need it. What a great way to live and so unstressful. The Belizeans have a thing or two they have taught all of us and I am forever grateful for it!