February 5, 2012

This week things have slowed down.  We had a team from Bowie, Maryland that installed a water purification system in a village several miles away.  They left every morning and returned late in the afternoon so we did not take them different places like we do some teams.
Next Thursday, we are picking up a medical team and going to Tela which is on the coast of Honduras.  There are villages of Africans, called Girafundo, that live around the area.  They were shipwrecked there in the 1600 when being transported as slaves to the colonies.  There villages are just like the ones in Africa and they still speak African languages.  The huts are round, made with mud and a thatched roof.
On Sunday, we will take some of the medical team back to the airport and pick up another team that will be here for a week.  They will be working on water education and installing sand filters for two water systems.  There will also be training for the operators of the water systems. 
This morning, some of the parents of our Feeding Center children came to the clinic to have a time of worship and education.  This is done once a month on a rotating basis.  Today we have parents from Buena Vista and Miraflores.  Next week the Feeding Centers will be open again to feed the children once a day.  School will also start so we have school supplies and uniforms to give to the children.
Our staff does such a good job with all the things that go on here during the week.  They never seem to mind working extra hours to help do what is needed.  They are such a blessing.
I know the news media in the US is talking about how dangerous it is to be in Honduras and I know that there are things that happen here but most of the danger is in the big cities just like in the US.  Sometimes we have people that do things that are not very smart, like riding around areas that are not safe and driving at night.  In the mountains around Honduras, the conditions are not like they are in the big cities.  We go to the airport to pick up teams every week and we never have any problems but we use good judgement when we do things.  We don't go to some of the areas that are not safe.  I know that I feel safer here than I do when I am in the US.  There are some places in the US, that are not safe at night.  Honduras depends on the mission teams that come here and we need to listen to the right sources for our information.  We also need to do what God wants us to do and He will protect us.
The first year I came, they had the presidential problems and the news media showed all the riots and talked about how dangererous it was to be in Honduras.  There were no problems in the rural areas, the people there are just trying to find their next meal.  We go to San Pedro Sula every week or two and I have never seen a riot.  It really hurts the country economically when the teams don't come.
I am going to get a haircut and take a book to someone.  Please continue to pray for our ministry and the people of the country.