Today started out with devotions at 7:30. Bethany reminded us how special we are to our creator and how He looks at us and loves us as individuals and His love isn't based on our talents or good looks. This message is critical to the islanders and our mission is to share that with them We then split up into 3 teams and hoofed it to neighboring villages. Some of us trekked through the jungles, and others followed paths that led to small house groupings. While there, we were introduced to the people, talked with them, in some cases prayed with them and worked on building relationships. George went on medical rounds with the nurse to check on people that can't make it to the clinic.
Since today was laundry day, most of the women were busy washing the family's clothes. This consists of tubs, or buckets, of laundry and soap being 'agitated' with a piece of PVC pipe . The next step is to use a washboard to get the stubborn spots. The clothes are rinsed out in another bucket and hung out to dry, usually under the houses due to the frequent and unpredictable rain. In spite of their business, they all stopped to talk to us. The living conditions were extremely poor, but they showed hospitality and acted pleased to meet us.
After lunch, we all worked around the mission. Some of the ladies cleaned and organized the kitchen, and most of the young people (Bonnie included:) tried to help build a fence. The rain drove us to put the power tools away, and we worked shoveling dirt and gravel to fill in the playground for the school. In some places, a step in the wrong place meant a shoe full of muck. Since we could do that in the rain, we worked through the afternoon. In the meantime, George and Chris worked at replacing roof vents on the mission roof.
Even as I write this most of the young people have gone to a youth service at the church right next to the mission. George has his harmonica out and I can hear him playng "When the Saints Go Marching In". He's tearing it up! We're not sure what tomorrow holds, but we do know this: We're here because God wanted us here, and we're excited that we get to be a part of His mission here in Honduras.
Bonnie
7 comments:
Hallelujia!!! I'm sooooo proud of all of you. I can feel the joy you've taken to Helene and the humility it's given you. I am glad to know all of you and thank you for your sacrifice. I miss all of you and especially the harmonica player. God bless you all. George, I love you and miss you terribly. All is well here.
Thank you for the updates! Paula is right. It takes special people to give the way all of you are giving. It is a sacrifice to leave the comforts of home and go to unknown places to spread the word of Christ. I can just feel God smiling at all of you. While I don't know most of you I still feel so incredibly proud of all of you.
Praying for you all, God Bless you all!
Love, Leslie (luv you bunches sis!)
wish I was there!
How very special each of you must feel. What a feeling of satisfaction it is to have an impact on people and do it with a Love of God that each of you, I am sure, are showing. George does play a mean harmonica, and I can sense the music is drifting through a lot of huts and will set to ease a lot of worries.
Be safe, watch out for each other, and may God's hand touch and guide each of you.
Tell Terry that we are awful proud of him, and the whole group too.
It's great to hear from you and to know all is well. I'll say an extra prayer today for sore muscles. I'll mainly pray for all you do to be in God's will. I love and miss you all. Tommy
Praying for lives to be changed, both Helenites and Nags Headers.
Stay safe.
Play that funky music, white boy.
Thanks for the update! We know that God is watching over all of you, but our finite minds love hearing from you anyway! Praise God for this opportunity to share His Word with others and that you all were willing to go and do so! All of you and all those you will come in contact with are in my prayers! I believe that God opens up the opportunities to go and do missionary work when the people are ripe for His harvest.
Cathy, daddy and I miss you, but we know you're where God wants you to be right now!
I'll see you all at the Norfolk airport at 11:06 p.m. Saturday night! (I'll even wait if the plane is late! Isn't that really big of me?)
May God's protection surround each one of you and may you allow Him to work through you!
Much love to all, Claire Drake
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