Less than 3 weeks and the team and I will be in Honduras.
There is still a lot going on in these final three weeks. We have just wired
the money down to Honduras this weekend. Jake will now be busy down in Honduras
getting everything ready for us down there. Some of the things he will be getting
ready include such things as finding us shelter, food, and buying building
materials. As I was talking with a few people this past week of why they needed
the money three weeks before we arrive, I mentioned that Honduras is a third
world country and where La Union is they do not have a lot of retail shops in
this area. From what I remember the main retail shops were about the size of
Casey’s- Holiday gas station (I put both as one is popular in Iowa-Illinois and
the other in Wisconsin.). As you would think with such a small area they do not
carry a lot of building materials. These extra few weeks will give them time to
pay for the supplies and get the supplies to La Union and make some of the
things we might need ahead of time (such as cement blocks). This will also give
the three people that Jake will be hiring some time before we get there to help
prepare the site, possibly making footings for the building. We will wait and
see in three weeks what is done and what we will be able to do.
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| Pillowcase Dress |
I was down in Blue Grass, IA where I grew up throughout this
past weekend. While I was down there, I went to Community Fellowship Church
this was the church that I grew up in. When I was at the service I found out
the junior high and high school girls are starting a group called Ignite. The
reason I mention this name is that I have been part of a small group in
Valleybrook with my current church for people in their twenties and thirties.
This group has been a great blessing to me and has made an impact in our local
community and will be making an impact internationally. Besides me there are
three others from this group going down with us. The Community Fellowship
Church Ignite ladies wanted to help out those in Honduras as well. They came up
with a brilliant idea of making pillowcase dresses. While I was there, I was
able to see a prototype of what they will be making. **If you are in the Quad
City area they are looking for donations of pillow cases, thread, and a special
type of ribbon that I do not remember. (For more information, please contact
me, and I will find out for sure they type of ribbon and supplies) The young
ladies will be giving these pillowcases to us to bring down to the young girls
of Honduras. I thought this was wonderful as these girls are showing Jesus’
love to other girls they do not know and may never meet. In my opinion there is
no better lesson to teach anyone besides teaching them how to show the love of
Jesus Christ.
I also wanted to mention to keep our team in your prayers.
This is very big as we are going down with 8 people, and I would love to come
back with 8 people that are safe and we were not robbed. I also would like
prayer that the Holy Spirit is just burning through us as we love on these
kids. I know when the Holy Spirit is involved mighty things happen.
Once again thank you for your support, encouragement, and
the love that everyone has shared.
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