Changes in Fuego

Fuego, one of our close volcanes, has been spitting quite a bit since we have been back in Guatemala.  Fuego is closer to us now than when we lived in Chimaltenango.  Even though we can't see it from our house, as we travel down the road to our house we can watch her spew.  Sunday we were even a little late to church as we turned back around to watch it fill the sky with black puffs.

Monday, we traveled down south for a meeting about a possible partnership and we drove "right between" Volcán Agua on our left and Volcánes Acotenengo and Fuego on our right.  And Fuego didn't disappoint.  She put on quite a display.  I must admit that Sunday's display was more facsinating but I didn't have my camera with us.

As we drove beside her on Monday, we were amazed at the changes in the terrain.

This photo was taken in November 2010

and this one was yesterday.

This one in 2010 was taken from the back side of the volcano,

and then this one was taken yesterday.

Note how the mountainside is cleared of vegetation on left side as well.

Note the difference of the "fingers" at the bottom - they are much wider and more pronounced.

The lava flow is much wider as it goes down the mountainside.

We were visiting an area for a possible partnership and saw all these large rocks.

(There were many more and larger rocks that are not photographed; 

that was not the purpose for this photo.) 

I asked the pastor if they were volcanic and he said yes.  

This place is miles and miles away from the volcano.

I can't imagine what it must have been like when the volcano (probably Acotenengo) belched them them into the air and the force with which they flew to land so far away from its crater.

Though the sun wasn't shining as brillantly yesterday as it was in November 2010,

the beauty is still amazing.

The power and majesty of our God is overwhelming.

The beauty of our portion of His world causes me to fall in adoration of His creation.