Wednesday, June 29

Today the weather was fantastic! We reduced our construction teams from 6 to 4 and conducted our last VBS. The four construction teams finished all four of their homes! The VBS team had their hands full with over 100 children, but it was such a blessing. The neatest thing about VBS was our arrival. The children had been told we were coming and by the time we unloaded from the bus there were over 40 children surrounding the bus with excitement! God has been so good to us here in Honduras!

Part of the VBS team also went on a hospital visit. The other half of the team came back to start sorting food for our food giveaway on Friday. As other teams arrived back on the Baxter campus, we all prepared the food bags. Each bag contained 2 lbs of rice, 2 lbs of beans, a package of tomato paste, lard, sugar, salt, maize, spaghetti noodles, coffee and bouillon cubes. We prepared over 300 plus bags to hand out! In addition to that, we had large quantities of food that we will take to a church that has a free daycare and provides a free lunch everyday! The lady that runs the kitchen and daycare is an American who once came here on a mission trip and fell in love with the country and a Honduran gentlemen whom she married and began this wonderful ministry with. Interestingly enough the church there has been going through some turnover as they have had 5 preachers in the last 5 years. The current preacher was there today and shared with us that they have only 8 adults that attend, but 30 children. That is such a crazy statistic!

A message from students:
Today went pretty smoothly. We split up into two groups, one went to build some more houses, and the other went to do VBS in a different village. The kids were amazing and the Mrs Elizabeth and Mrs Annette did a wonderful job in preparing the event. Shortly after, Matt Combs fell in love with Eric, one of our guards. I am having a lot of fun here, but I really want to go back home and see all of you guys. Ian did an amazing devo yesterday...I love him.
- Aaron Hadley

Today was amazing, we now only have four more houses to build which will give us a total of forty-two houses. but surprisingly i went to the VBS and hospital visit. at VBS we sang honduran songs which was muy effe (very boss) and made crafts. then half of us went back to baxter and the other half went to the hospital. at the hospital it was very very intense. but mainly i want to say that honduras has been a very great, exciting, and spiritual time for me but i cant wait to come back home and see everyone and rest and aaron did a legit devo i love him!!!!!
love, IAN WATSON