Chuj Bible Dedication!

So at the wee hours of the morning (er, night actually at 3:30 am) we loaded up our cars and headed out to San Mateo Ixtacan, where the Chuj Bible dedication would be taking place! For the first time, the Chuj people would hold a Bible written their language in their hands!

The view from the ride. It was amazing! We were above some of the clouds at 10,ooo feet up!

The reason we had to leave so early was that we were a part of this 40 car caravan! People from all these villages borrowed these big vans and headed up the mountain together!

Group picture at one of the stops. You wouldn't guess by the picture, but all the girls are freakin' cold because we had to wear skirts in the cold!

Pee stop became a viewpoint as people watched the vans struggling to make it up the muddy turns.

What should have been a 3.5 hour drive became an 8 hour drive because of the steep turns and the muddy roads. They got smart after a while and started pulling some of the vans up! Teamwork, at its finest! ;)

Me, Kate, and Janet at one of the stops (there were way too many with the vans not being able to climb the roads).

Eight hours later, at the Bible dedication! It was amazing to see everyone there!

Helen and David Ecstrom, honored for their translation work of the Chuj Bible!

Okay, so I didn't get any pictures, but we sold Bibles to the people. It was pure chaos! People were clawing and stampeding (I got annihilated!) to buy their copy! It was insane! And by the way, it started raining, so we were drenched and wedged between anxious Chuj people hungry for the Word! I've never seen so many people being so aggressive about getting Bibles! Ironically, it was awesome and humbling!