Update

Pastor Jim preaching in La Libertad

School supplies to Santa Barbara prison

Wow, it is March already and almost finished with this month.  God is so good.  We have had Pastor Jim Raymond from Altoona, Kansas here for a month.  He is and was a blessing to us and the people of Honduras.  In the last year, Pastor Jim and his congregation have supplied school supplies for two prisons, one in Tela and one in Santa Barbara.  This is such a blessing for the prisoners.  Just last week, 2 members of his church joined him.  They blessed the churches and the prisons around here.

Teaching the story of  Easter

 We are looking to Semana Santa next week.  For us that just means resting,  we don't go to the beach as they become very full the last of the week.  We have been teaching the children on the reason for Semana Santa.  It is amazing what they think of.  They think we are celebrating Christmas all over again or Father's Day.  Father's Day is in March here in Honduras.  Now they know the reason we celebrate.  

Our Saturday group of women has grown from 6 last February to between 16 and 20.  Growth comes by planting and we are planting the Word of God in these women's hearts and lives.

New Year, New Grace

     We have started a New Year with the New every morning Grace of God in our lives.  We are looking to see God move in the ministry and in our lives even more this year.  That sounds like every other year but each year we want more of God in our lives and ministry.






     We closed out last year with Christmas for around 300 children; that included gifts, apples,cookies, and candy in each bag.  We also were able to bless around 75 women prisoners in 2 prisons with bags of personal hygiene products, apples, and candy.  We had a special meal with each group and they enjoyed
the tamales and sodas.  We gave around 200 apples to the men in the prison at San Pedro Sula.

  


 We have been working with Pastor Tercero and his group of men in Pueblo Nuevo to build a church there.  Along with the church, we have been helping a family that live next to the property who are Christians and looking for the church to be built so they can go to church as a family.  Their house has no doors so someone has to stay at home while the rest go to church in the village about 2 miles down the road.  This the property that Pastor Jim Raymond will be building a house so he can spend more time in Honduras working with the prisons and people.  It is exciting to see how God is working in this area already with the church being built and plans for a halfway house for ex-prisoners to prepare to live outside the prison and become self supporting.