On my flight over I met this very interesting man. He is a second generation farmer. We spoke briefly and I shared my vision of the relocation project that we were pursuing. He told me “ I’m not trying to get into your business but the land your looking at seems to high price. If you’d like another option I may can help”. He gave me his number and vanished. Doc Kenny made contact with him and he invited us to lunch. We had lunch with him on Friday and scheduled a Sunday drive to go look at some property. He and his wife picked us up this morning at the guest house and we took off towards Taxisco a small town 40 minutes away. The property is much bigger with less work and is beautiful. Very tranquil. We walked the property and thought about so many possibilities. The land is owned by a lady who works for him. I asked how much and he replied “ let’s not worry about that yet, they’ve had this land for over 30 years and it will never be used. Let me see if we can come up with the original survey”. Before days end they had already sent Doctor Kenny the legal docs. From the land we drove less than 10 minutes to Taxisco. A small but very clean and safe town. Un like Escuintla, you can walk the streets at night with no worries. We drove over to the coast via ferry through a national protected estuary. Beautiful beyond any expectations. We had a wonderful meal and chatted for hours until it was time to retrace our steps back to Casa de Paz guest house. This has been one of the best days in Guatemala that I’ve experienced. These people seem eager to help us with our vision and have truly opened their hearts to us. He has already given me some great ideas for the homes. He has built homes for his workers on his land and shared a pretty cool house plan with me. Less expensive than what we were considering and equally as good. Wow, what a day. Praise God from whom all blessings flow.
Kenny
