MUFREESBORO, Tenn. (WTVF) — They left home with hard hats and heavy gear but came back with stories of a life-changing journey.

Volunteer lineworkers from Tennessee have returned after bringing the gift of electricity to remote communities in Central America.

For 17 days last month, 15 Tennessee volunteers worked to transform lives in two Guatemalan villages that had never experienced electric power.

Among them were three Middle Tennessee Electric linemen: Michael Diggs, Terence Floyd and Manny Bibian.

"You turn somebody's lights on that's never had lights. It's a whole different experience," Diggs said.

The crews worked in Corral Viejo and La Paz, building nearly eight miles of new power lines with the help of local residents.

"We had a bunch of poles we had to climb. Wire we had

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