- by Pablo
It's been a few days since our last update. Friday we did Bible school for the children at the school. We rotated over 300 kids between three stations. One was a drama, performed by older kids from the school. They performed stories from the life of David. The other stations were crafts and games. The event was very chaotic and alot of fun. The most difficult part was that the electricity was out the whole time, so it was sweltering in the rooms without the fans going. Of course, that bothered the North Americans much more than the Hondurans.
Friday afternoon, we went into town and did a little shopping. Jack bought a year's supply [litterally] of coffee and a few folks bought pineapple jelly. There really aren't that many options in Trujillo as far as souvenirs. Most of the shops are filled with cheaply made but often overpriced goods from China. For example, we bought a skillet for about $10 that would be $4 at Walmart.
Saturday was a day off, and we enjoyed going to Campamento, which is a restaurant east of Trujillo. We had good seafood and enjoyed the beach. It was a nice getaway after a week of work. The beaches in Trujillo proper aren't all that good, and this was my first time to see some of the better beaches. The water was clear and the beach wasn't littered with trash like it is inTrujillo. We had a great time.
Sunday morning, the Eduardo church has worship services at the school and we did another round of dramas, games, and crafts for all of the school children. Then, the teachers from the school brought us lunch and we had a good time hanging out with the teachers for much of the afternoon. Jack and Clayton spent the afternoon back at the school fixing desks. Many of the 1st grade desks were badly in need of repair. Some of them had nails sticking out where boards have come loose, and they got all of those fixed.
Yesterday was a travel day and we drove from Trujillo to San Pedro. This morning we will go to the Guamalito market for some souvenir shopping before heading to the airport. The group of 9 from West Metro will fly out at 12.55 and I will take the bus back to Trujillo. The group from Baton Rouge will arrive at about 4 pm tonight and drive all the way to Trujillo tonight, which will give them arrival time after midnight. Please keep them in your prayers this evening as they travel.
Thank you to all of our readers who have been following us through this blog. It's very comforting to know that there are so many people out there thinking about us and praying for us.
8 comments:
I had supper last night in Baton Rouge with the group coming from Goodwood in Baton Rouge and West Main in Tupelo. I am working in Baton Rouge this week and was thrilled to be able to get with them before they left. They were all excited about the trip, but not looking forward to the late arrival.
Continuing to pray for all involved. Thanks for your hard work and conviction.
Jimmy Spencer (Annina's Dad)
Rachel or Thad - Have you seen Isabel Ramos and her family? I have not heard anything from them in months. Are they O.K.? Still going to Eduardo Castillo church? Thanks for any info on them you can share!
Tina Dickerson
FYI, guys -- everyone is home safe. Customs and baggage claim went rather quickly. Have a great time the rest of your stay.
Ricky
Rachel
Laura can't stop talking about the fun she had with everyone in Trujillo. She's got her coffee and jelly and wants a pineapple. Thank ya for looking after her.
We miss all of ya....tell Pablo hello.
Johnny
Hey everyone! We made it back to the U.S. We plan to all wear our Trujillo T-Shirts to church services tomorrow. I hope Thad and Emilson are feeling better. I miss all of you in Trujillo already (although it's good to be home).
hello all, glad to know the group made it home safely!
Tina, we are hoping to get over to see Isabel this week. We haven´t had a chance yet with the group here. She wasn´t at worship the Sunday we were at Eduardo, and I looked for her in town where she used to sell things on the square, but it´s been carnival and there are many vendors so I´ve not seen her, but we will go by her house a few times and find her and let you know!!
Much love to all, Rachel
Tina, I have an update on Isabel. She is working in Tocoa and living there most of the time. She is working at the cafeteria in the police station. Her oldest son is taking care of the house and the younger kids, and she comes home once or twice per month.
Thank you so much for checking up on Isabel for me. I have been so worried about them. Hopefully they will seek God in their struggles to make it day-to-day in their situation. Wish we could see them and encourage them, too. They are a good family with a sad, sad past. Thanks for all you are doing for our "families" in Trujillo. Tina D.
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