Meadow Grove Baptist Church arrived yesterday, it is so good to see everyone. We sat in traffic yesterday for over an hour just trying to get out of San Pedro Sula. It was my first time to drive a team back from the airport so 6 peoples got a new and different experience. I have driven in San Pedro with Henry or Joseph but never by myself. We made it fine, no problems.
Today we had devotion on the lake and then all went to Calvary Chapel to church. After lunch, we took the team to the water fall and some of them did the zip line.
Rubenia called me today and she will be here next weekend to spend the night. I haven't seen her except for the airport when she returned from the US. We will go shopping for gifts for her family. She is walking so well on her new leg and seems to be very happy with it. She didn't think that she needed one at first and thought people would stare at her.
Tomorrow all the team will go to a new village in the mountains called La Mica where they will build a church and a house. I will go with the water team and work on some of our purification sites.
Pray for us as the Lord leads us into new experiences next week. Pray for safety and guidance and a love for the people.
Sunday, March 13, 2011
Thursday, March 10, 2011
March 10, 2011
Meadow Grove Baptist Church will be in Honduras on Saturday. Looking forward to seeing everyone. We are going to a new village in mountains called La Mica. They are finishing a church and building a house for an older couple who have a disabled son. The view from their house is spectacular. Mountians all around. They will also do some health surveys and VBS while they here.
We will be busy next week. God is good.
We will be busy next week. God is good.
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
The Lord is my sheppard, I shall not want. Psalms 23:1
It is a beautiful morning again this morning, the patients are waiting to see the doctor. Some of them arrive at 5:00 in the morning carrying their babies or pulling along the small children. Some bring tortillas with them and share them with the children as they wait. Some will still be here at lunch..waiting. Their patience amazes me.
I was walking from the bedroom to the computer and I thought of the verse above and how thought grateful I am that my grandmother made me learn all these verses when I was small. God can always give me a verse when I need it. It is very difficult for me to memorize Bible verses now
Today, we are going to see the governor of Santa Cruz to get his permission to do some things in this area. I always enjoy going to another place and seeing the different views and people. Santa Cruz is a small city and the "county seat" of our area. All the licenses and permits have to be gotten there. It is probably 30 minutes from here.
The staff is also getting ready for my church, Meadow Grove Baptist Church, to be here on Saturday. That will be special for me to see all my church family. They will be working in a small village about an hour away called La Mica. Yesterday, we went to check the progress of the house and church that will be built and the views were breath taking. I can even describe the beauty. It is a long drive but filled with wonderful evidence of God's creation all the way.
When I was first convicted that God wanted me to come to Honduras and work, the first thought I had was...How am I going to live? I had to quit my job and leave my family and friends that I miss greatly but you know God has blessed me so much by being here. I still miss my family and friends and my church but God has given me more family and friends and I have met people that I would never have gotten to know if I had stayed at home. I have the best of both worlds because God has supplied all my needs.
Gotta go, time for devotion at the clinic with the staff.
I was walking from the bedroom to the computer and I thought of the verse above and how thought grateful I am that my grandmother made me learn all these verses when I was small. God can always give me a verse when I need it. It is very difficult for me to memorize Bible verses now
Today, we are going to see the governor of Santa Cruz to get his permission to do some things in this area. I always enjoy going to another place and seeing the different views and people. Santa Cruz is a small city and the "county seat" of our area. All the licenses and permits have to be gotten there. It is probably 30 minutes from here.
The staff is also getting ready for my church, Meadow Grove Baptist Church, to be here on Saturday. That will be special for me to see all my church family. They will be working in a small village about an hour away called La Mica. Yesterday, we went to check the progress of the house and church that will be built and the views were breath taking. I can even describe the beauty. It is a long drive but filled with wonderful evidence of God's creation all the way.
When I was first convicted that God wanted me to come to Honduras and work, the first thought I had was...How am I going to live? I had to quit my job and leave my family and friends that I miss greatly but you know God has blessed me so much by being here. I still miss my family and friends and my church but God has given me more family and friends and I have met people that I would never have gotten to know if I had stayed at home. I have the best of both worlds because God has supplied all my needs.
Gotta go, time for devotion at the clinic with the staff.
Sunday, March 6, 2011
March 6, 2011
The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament showeth his handiwork. Psalms 19:1
It is a beautiful day here in Honduras. The sun is shining and there is a breeze off the lake. We have had a busy week with Dr. Anand, his wife Susan and their daughter Nina. Dr. Anand is an ear, nose and throat doctor and Susan is an art therapist. Nina is a student at a college in Charlotte, NC. They did a great job with the people here in Honduras. Dr. Anand found several cases that needed surgery but of course, there was no way to perform it here at the clinic. I think it gave us new things to look into and maybe work out a partnership with a hospital here for doctors to perform surgery. Susan worked with mostly young girls from the area, one day we went to an orphanage in Talube to visit them and do some therapy.
Henry's father is better and was able to go home yesterday. Lesly will go back to the doctor tomorrow to have more tests for her eye. We pray that the vision has improved in her eye.
The team from Meadow Grove Baptist Church comes on Saturday and I am especially looking forward to seeing people from my church.
I spent all day yesterday resting and getting ready for the coming week. There are so many things to do and the time goes so fast. We cleaned out the basement Friday and got rid of some things that have been sitting there.
It is such a blessing to be able to live here and work with the staff at Salt and Light Ministry. I get tired but it is so fullfilling to be where the Lord wants you.
It is a beautiful day here in Honduras. The sun is shining and there is a breeze off the lake. We have had a busy week with Dr. Anand, his wife Susan and their daughter Nina. Dr. Anand is an ear, nose and throat doctor and Susan is an art therapist. Nina is a student at a college in Charlotte, NC. They did a great job with the people here in Honduras. Dr. Anand found several cases that needed surgery but of course, there was no way to perform it here at the clinic. I think it gave us new things to look into and maybe work out a partnership with a hospital here for doctors to perform surgery. Susan worked with mostly young girls from the area, one day we went to an orphanage in Talube to visit them and do some therapy.
Henry's father is better and was able to go home yesterday. Lesly will go back to the doctor tomorrow to have more tests for her eye. We pray that the vision has improved in her eye.
The team from Meadow Grove Baptist Church comes on Saturday and I am especially looking forward to seeing people from my church.
I spent all day yesterday resting and getting ready for the coming week. There are so many things to do and the time goes so fast. We cleaned out the basement Friday and got rid of some things that have been sitting there.
It is such a blessing to be able to live here and work with the staff at Salt and Light Ministry. I get tired but it is so fullfilling to be where the Lord wants you.
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