Visitor during Holy Week

When you live outside of the US for years as we have, one of the things you miss most is family. God has blessed us with many friends here in Honduras. We have both Honduran and North American friends.

During a few of the days that the office was closed for Holy Week, we had the joy of hosting a good friend of ours from Catacamas. Dr. Sheree has been a special friend for several years. This was her first chance to spend a few days relaxing up here on the North Coast.

We went over to the nearby beach to be met with cool, misty weather. That, however, did not stop the Hondurans from keeping their Holy Week tradition of going to the river or beaches. The small port city (Puerta Cortes) had over 300,000 visitors during the week with less than ideal weather.

We then were blessed by taking her to an English speaking service to celebrate in Christ's resurrection.

We ask for your continued prayers as changes keep happening, and we pray for God's guidance in all that we do.

Easter

Mary Kay and I had the chance to work with a workteam from St Louis helping one of the orphanages that SP works with in Tegucigalpa. They came to help build a concrete wall to help protect their property. But what they saw was a Christian orphanage in need of many things. Their generosity had them buy mattresses for all of the kids.

They came and had activities for the kids. The kids made their own backpacks and Mary Kay and I had the chance to take them to a hands-on children's museum.

This team was so excited to see how they were making a difference that they are already looking at dates for next year.

Easter is all about Christ's love for us. That is what we saw this week from a workteam - love.

Children's Heart Project

In Honduras, sometimes complicated life threatening surgeries are not able to be performed here. Those children eligible for the needed heart surgeries are evaluated, and each year several go to the US for needed surgery through host families, churches and hospitals donating their resources. This includes time and love as well as all surgical procedures and care. I recently had the chance to visit with 3 small children who have had surgeries in the States in the last 4 months. They are all doing well. The parents and families could not thank us enough through their hospitality in having a part in saving their child's life. Their thankfulness sent me home several pounds heavier.
Please continue to pray for this unique ministry.