The past couple weeks have been so so busy for the whole team! We have had different visitors from The States come down on top of having a different ministry to work with each week. Last I blogged about was Evangelism Week, since then we have had one week consisting of a neighborhood kids club, another week with a Dental Brigade, and this week we are working with a small school that is held in one of our partnering churches.
There is so much to share, I'm not really sure how to begin. At the Dental Brigade, Jesse and Yolanda helped the hygienists while Janelle and I helped with the Eye Clinic upstairs. I must say, I am so glad they have the eye glasses ministry on the side, because my poor little stomach wouldn't have been able to handle helping the dentists haha. But it was probably one of my favorite weeks! It was such a great experience being able to help so many with eye problems. Not to mention, we had amazing volunteers who were all just wonderful, including some of the older boys from the Micah Project (another ministry we will be working with). That week I used every ounce of Spanish I knew, and with the Lords help as well as the young Micah Boys who were bilingual, I was able to successfully help. The ministry only lasted four days, and on the last day, (ironically) we had 2 gigantic pinatas for the towns kids, who not to forget just had serious dental work done haha. I know that so many people were a blessing that week and I can only hope and trust that we were to them as well!
As for Kids Club week, that was also my favorite, because I lovvvve kids! Ever since, there are always neighborhood kids coming up and giving generous hugs everywhere we go. Every Friday we have an evening bible story and some games for them as well. For me, the kids are sooo very special and are a huge part of what we are here for. I find myself often sitting in the park across the cobble stone path from my house just watching the kids play, and of course try my best to speak Spanish and hold conversations with them. There is one little boy named Jone', and he is so precious to me, I feel like God has placed a special love for him on my heart. His smile just lights my world up and I see so much God-Potential in this small little child. He likes to just sit and talk with me about his day at school, and I like to hear his thoughts and receive his loving hugs along with those adorable smiles of his. Little by little I find myself getting to know my neighbors and the different people in the neighborhood, which is what I have been wanting so badly.
This week we get to work with even more kids at a school! So far, the shock of how this particular school is run has not worn off. Sadly to say, our observations have been of unqualified teachers, poor classrooms, even poorer learning materials, and unstructured teaching. The kids are so cute and most of them are willing to learn. I help teach kinder gardeners, so far I enjoy it, but it's sometimes hard to look past the obvious poor learning conditions. One thing this school does that I believe is thee most important thing is include Jesus in the light of every learning opportunity. They pray several times a day and sings songs in the morning with devotions as well as The Lord being constantly mentioned and talked about throughout the day. This school might not be up to standards when compared to the US, but they have what almost all the schools in the US don't, which is the teaching of Jesus Christ!
To end, we leave for Belize on Saturday!!!! WooHoo!!! We are sooo excited and ready for a much needed break. We plan to learn just as much in Belize as we do here in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, so here we, with arms open and willing to receive what the Good Lord has to show us!
