Good morning everyone. Sorry for the delay in posts. We have been extremely busy with work projects and clean up the past three days and I have only a few minutes to blog now.
We are all packed up and just about on our way to Tela this morning. It has gone by so fast and some of the team already have said they want to come back :)
I will try to write more tonight if we have internet, but I don't know if the hotel will. Otherwise we will have to blog and post more pictures over the past three days when we return home.
As an exciting side note. One of our girls on the team have decided to stay here for anther three weeks. Please pray for Jasmine Stevenato as she will be serving the Lord here until August 6. We are very proud of her and so excited that God has paved the way for her to stay a little longer and bless Dave and Esther with her help.
We are on our way now and very excited to have a couple of days at the beach. See you all really soon.
Blessings from Honduras.
Thursday, July 14, 2011
Sunday, July 10, 2011
Sunday
Last night the kids had a movie and popcorn night, with brownies. MMMmmm so good!
Tim and Kathy Hagler came over with their kids as well to visit and chat. Tim and Kathy have lived in Siguatepeque for 17 years. William and I lived at their house here, while they were in the states on ferlow in 2007 for William's 6 week internship. So it was nice to see their family again and catch up.
This morning we were able to sleep in and the boys are starting on making us a nice big egg and pancake breakfast. Smells good!
We are off to the fruit and veg market around 10 this morning downtown. We are putting the team into groups and giving them a list of fruit and veggies to purchase. So they have to ask the people in Spanish what they would like and how much, etc. Should be fun! The market here is very cultural, so Will and I are excited for them to see it.
We have church at 4pm this afternoon. Tim Hagler is the overseeing leader/pastor at this new church plant called Celabracion. Dave and Esther have been a big part in helping plant this church with Tim and Kathy. Tim has asked Will to play guitar for the songs, and Tim will lead the singing in Spanish. A small group of us will also be doing a craft and some games with the kids during the service.
I was the first girl up at 7am this morning getting ready and I could hear people singing songs at a church just a couple blocks away. I felt like I had the radio on :) It was very nice.
Well I can smell breakfast, so I better run and get some before it's all gone. We are thinking of you today as you are in church and praying for you.
Tim and Kathy Hagler came over with their kids as well to visit and chat. Tim and Kathy have lived in Siguatepeque for 17 years. William and I lived at their house here, while they were in the states on ferlow in 2007 for William's 6 week internship. So it was nice to see their family again and catch up.
This morning we were able to sleep in and the boys are starting on making us a nice big egg and pancake breakfast. Smells good!
We are off to the fruit and veg market around 10 this morning downtown. We are putting the team into groups and giving them a list of fruit and veggies to purchase. So they have to ask the people in Spanish what they would like and how much, etc. Should be fun! The market here is very cultural, so Will and I are excited for them to see it.
We have church at 4pm this afternoon. Tim Hagler is the overseeing leader/pastor at this new church plant called Celabracion. Dave and Esther have been a big part in helping plant this church with Tim and Kathy. Tim has asked Will to play guitar for the songs, and Tim will lead the singing in Spanish. A small group of us will also be doing a craft and some games with the kids during the service.
I was the first girl up at 7am this morning getting ready and I could hear people singing songs at a church just a couple blocks away. I felt like I had the radio on :) It was very nice.
Well I can smell breakfast, so I better run and get some before it's all gone. We are thinking of you today as you are in church and praying for you.
Saturday, July 9, 2011
Balibrea
This morning we were off to the Balibrea community about a 15 minute drive from the school and a bumpy one at that!
We had about 80 kids come to the school there for the VBS and we did the wordless bracelet with them and a leather fish necklace and explained the meaning of the coloured beads and being a fisher of men. They were very quiet kids compared to our last weeks VBS, but started warming up to us around lunch time. We served them eggs and ham, tortillas, refried beans, cheese and pop for lunch.
This community is in a remote area compared to where we are in Siguatepeque. Some families live in very nice homes, while others next door live in mud houses with mud floors, open windows, and roofs with little tin. There is little to no technology, in this area and no running water in most of the homes. The girls by grade 6 are already thinking about marriage and starting a family as that's all they know and don't believe they have a future. The kids that do attend the school are 196 in total. Each class has at least 34 students and one of the largest classes is 58 students. They attend school, Monday-Friday in the mornings only, then probably go home and work, collect fire wood for their fires to make what little food they have and water. All this to say and they still have the biggest smiles on their faces!!! I was doing the craft for VBS and asked the kids if they had an art class, they said no, but they would like one. I asked them if they had a music class, they said yes, but no instruments, it's all theory. My mind began to run with the endless possibilities of how we could maybe help this community and school with simple supplies.
I met one boy in our craft room, his name is IVIS. He was the only one who asked me my name, everyone else was very shy and just giggled when we talked in English. So I had a Spanish conversation with IVIS, Mel B. and Jenna K. I asked him if the boy sitting next to him was his brother, he said it was his cousin. He asked us if the three of us were sisters, I said no, but explained that Jenna and Mel had sisters, but I didn't have any siblings. I asked him how many siblings he had, he said 7 and then he said he knows a lady in the community who has 12 children. WOW I said! The pastor in the community, Noel, is praying for IVIS that he will become a strong spiritual leader in Balibrea. From IVIS' openness to talk to us at about age 9, compared to the other kids, I can see why Noel sees leadership abilities in this young boy.
Tonight most of the kids are watching a movie and just relaxing and some of us are going to maybe check out a talent show at a church just up a few blocks from the school, if we have time after dinner.
Here are some pictures of our day today.
New stove for cooking
Serving lunch
We had about 80 kids come to the school there for the VBS and we did the wordless bracelet with them and a leather fish necklace and explained the meaning of the coloured beads and being a fisher of men. They were very quiet kids compared to our last weeks VBS, but started warming up to us around lunch time. We served them eggs and ham, tortillas, refried beans, cheese and pop for lunch.
This community is in a remote area compared to where we are in Siguatepeque. Some families live in very nice homes, while others next door live in mud houses with mud floors, open windows, and roofs with little tin. There is little to no technology, in this area and no running water in most of the homes. The girls by grade 6 are already thinking about marriage and starting a family as that's all they know and don't believe they have a future. The kids that do attend the school are 196 in total. Each class has at least 34 students and one of the largest classes is 58 students. They attend school, Monday-Friday in the mornings only, then probably go home and work, collect fire wood for their fires to make what little food they have and water. All this to say and they still have the biggest smiles on their faces!!! I was doing the craft for VBS and asked the kids if they had an art class, they said no, but they would like one. I asked them if they had a music class, they said yes, but no instruments, it's all theory. My mind began to run with the endless possibilities of how we could maybe help this community and school with simple supplies.
I met one boy in our craft room, his name is IVIS. He was the only one who asked me my name, everyone else was very shy and just giggled when we talked in English. So I had a Spanish conversation with IVIS, Mel B. and Jenna K. I asked him if the boy sitting next to him was his brother, he said it was his cousin. He asked us if the three of us were sisters, I said no, but explained that Jenna and Mel had sisters, but I didn't have any siblings. I asked him how many siblings he had, he said 7 and then he said he knows a lady in the community who has 12 children. WOW I said! The pastor in the community, Noel, is praying for IVIS that he will become a strong spiritual leader in Balibrea. From IVIS' openness to talk to us at about age 9, compared to the other kids, I can see why Noel sees leadership abilities in this young boy.
Tonight most of the kids are watching a movie and just relaxing and some of us are going to maybe check out a talent show at a church just up a few blocks from the school, if we have time after dinner.
Here are some pictures of our day today.
New stove for cooking
Serving lunch
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