March 16th

Sorry for the lag in posting this week.  Internet access was spotty at the hotel and we were also super-busy on the last 2 days of the trip.

On Wednesday we went to a new clinic for the first time.  This clinic was a new clinic to replace the clinic we had been doing twice annually in the area called "Colonia Pedroza" on the outskirts of San Pedro Sula.  The new school is at "Colonia Capules" and when we showed up, we were a bit overwhelmed.  We didn't know what to expect and when we arrived they told us there were 1200ish students attending there, some in the morning, some in the afternoon.  Many of our scholars do attend here and our first goal was to make sure they were seen by our doctors.  Several hundred students were seen at the clinic and many were given new shoes.  The shoes brought lots of excitement among the students!  There were also several mothers with babies that were seen in the clinic.  We may have to bring more "loaves and fishes" next time we come here as the need is so great.  We really enjoyed our work here at this new site!

Also, at various times throughout the week, those not working the clinics were passing out bibles around the city of San Pedro Sula or visiting maternity wards in the hospitals to give layettes to new mothers.  Some of these new mothers are teenagers with little or no money or resources to care for a new baby.  The gift of baby clothes, a few diapers and a bag to carry them in are much appreciated.

Friday Bibles and Scholars: On Friday we visited some of our scholars at the school in Colonia Pedroza. Pictures of those scholars in a group are above this post. In addition we finished passing out the last of 4000 Bibles that were brought to Honduras through Brians inititive. Early in the week We gave 500 Bibles to the Prison in San Pedro Sula and 500 to the Prison in La Ceiba. We gave another 500 to an extremely Evangelistic Group. Today we loaded up our truck and parked in front of the Parque Central and gave away approximately 3200 Bibles over a period of 30 minutes. It is amazing how hungry the Honduras are for the word.

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On Wednesday nite we had dinner at the home of Romain and Marie Elena, our friends who take us to the mountain. We had a real treat for dinner, ceviche with yucca and crisp fried green platinos.

On Thursday we traveled at 5:00 A.M. in the morning to Quis Camote, the Village of Indians in the Mountians. We ate breakfast at a small rustic cafe in the mountains where cooking is still done over wood and the coffee is boiled in a pan and then the grounds are strained out. We took about 3000 lbs of food and distributed it to the families and we also took some clothing and shoes. Stan played carry out boy and helped elderly ladies get the food home. Steve, Stan Paul and Bill got busy dividing up rice, beans and corn flour along with soup and pasta and several other food items. Sherry, Brenda and Kathy handed out clothing and shoes and spent time with the children.

Trip to Siguaeteque
Bernie, Stan, Jim, myself, and our interpreter Robert spent the last few days helping Pastor Oscar and his wife Glenda to build classrooms for their church. They are a wonderful loving family and were very hospitable to us. We tasted many wonderful local Honduran foods and drinks. Our foreman, Osman was very patient with us as he taught us about masonry. The village of Siguaeteque was beautiful and peaceful and the people were very friendly to us. There is still much work to be done on the construction site, but we helped them to get a good start on the job. We have been blessed to serve in the name Jesus here and I know that each of us have been touched by their generosity and their love for Jesus. We'll see everyone soon and will share more amazing stories from Honduras!

Steve

Power of Prayer

Ola to all you Gringas back home (forgive me, my spelling is as bad as my spanish) Today we went to drop off the boys in "Saywattapecka" to help build an addition to Oscars church. But on our way there we stopped at an orphanage Destino del Reino ran by a wonderfully inspiring lady named Rhonda, God has built for them 2 homes, church, and a school (see pic above) and are in the progress of building a medical building. Her stories of miracles and the power of how God is answering all of their prayers is an inspiration to all of us and we can see what kind of difference ministries like Feed my sheep can do with Gods help. We also stopped by Vida y libertad another orphanage that cares for 30 ninos and I have to say this was a very emotional stop for me. When I looked at these children's smiling faces I could also see the longing in their eyes for parents that can not support them. The longing of what it must feel like to be loved and held only the way a father/mother can do. I know that these children's basic need are only barely being met and with the donations slipping away slowly from Vida y libertad the true need is to be witnessing to them to show them that they do have that agape love in Christ and that he is the way to true happiness and the end of their suffering. I am so excited to do the medical clinic for the next 2 days. More ninos to hold and to love and more opportunities for God to do his work. This trip has been a roller coaster of emotions and an experience I never dreamed of. Blessing to all of you back home........PRAY PRAY PRAY God gives what need, if only we ask. Love to all Kathy Johnson