The FUMC team left last week and we have been tying up loose ends since they left. More than several villagers have come for their "appointments" to have their eyes examined. What a blessing that FUMC left us with this ministry plus all the supplies to continue dispensing eye glasses.
Thirty five new students enrolled in the computer class this session making
it nearly 70 students total. English as a Second Language, which is learning
English through Bible study, got a big boost while Ellen LaGone was here
with the team. She has her masters in this and taught every day. This has
given Nelson much needed training. Each computer student now hears the Word, but also is studying it. So grateful to Kathy Pile and Amanda Lewis who jump started this in July.
This afternoon we are meeting with someone who may need help with medical
expenses. Tonight we bring in Isaac Hotz' team from CO.
The feeding program has expanded fast. Each morning we provide milk and either rice or oatmeal for the children. Their faces tell us thank you.
FUMC VOLUNTEERS IN MISSION WORK TEAM HONDURAS AUGST 12-20 2011
MIKE BRADY (CARPENTER)
EUGENE MOFFITT AND CLARK MILSPAUGH
DAMON PLATT, MIKE BRADY, MIKE PLATT, MICHAEL KUNEY
MIKE BRADY, MIKE PLATT, CHERYL AND GARY KUNEY
LARRY VOIGHT AND MICHAEL KUNEY (THEY HAVE BEEN "BUDS" FOR
YEARS)
CLARK
MILSPAUGH UP ON THE SCAFFOLDING; MICHAEL KUNEY LOOKING ON
JIM REDYKE ( AS A JOKE TO EUGENE MOFFITT, IT APPEARS THAT
JIM MESSED UP THE ELECTRIC FUSE BOX!)
MIKE PLATT WAY UP IN THE RAFTERS INSTALLING ELECTRICTY
A VIEW TOWARD THE WEST OF THE BUILDING - MIKE PLATT HEADED
UPSTAIRS (THAT HE BUILT) TOWARD THE OFFICE
JIM REDYKE
AND DAMON PLATT FINISH CUTTING TABLE
MICHAEL
KUNEY AND DAMON PLATT GIVING THUMBS UP AFTER FINISHING THE WIRING FOR THE
FABIC ROOM.
FUMC VOLUNTEERS IN MISSION AUGUST 12-20TH 2011
CLARK MILSPAUGH, MIKE PLATT, MICHAEL KUNEY AND
LOCALS WALK THE STREETS IN SEIS DE MAY STRETT MINISTRY
GARY KUNEY ALONG WITH SOME OF THE PAZ FAMILY AND
TEAM MEMBERS SHARE WITH LOCAL WOMAN
GARY LEADING THE GROUP DOWN THE STREETS
GARY KUNEY ALONG WITH SOME OF THE PAZ FAMILY AND
TEAM MEMBERS SHARE WITH LOCAL WOMAN
GARY, LUIS PAZ' DAUGHTER, MELISSA, AND HUSBAND,
CARSON, LAY HANDS ON AND PRAY FOR SEIS DE MAYO WOMAN
Cristofer is one of our regular students. What a doll!
Sondra leading an outdoor learning activity.
Beautiful Amy (named after our daughter)
Heathyr Chenoweth took control of the "playground" and made everything fun for the kids. Heathyr came with her mother Kathy, and father, Mandel.
Kathy Chenoweth (L) and Sondra Reeder (R) join Myrna (GH School Children's program Teacher) and her daughter (Sarah) for a Four Day Children's Program
What a crowd ! This is just half of them, the others were inside.
The children loved the outdoor games. This was a treat for them.
Kathy and Sondra did an amazing job planning Bible Studies and crafts. Many times those crafts are the only pictures that decorate their homes.
Actually, she was returning my call. Her husband, David, had been hurt in a work accident, and I was calling to see how he's doing. Also, I knew she would be wondering about Cheryl and I wanted to fill her in. We are helping to put Lourdes through nursing school; she plans to live in Seis de Mayo when she graduates and be a nurse at the mission center.... The team from First United Methodist Church that will be visiting in March had their first informational team meeting today. The team this year will likely consist of 10 to 12 persons. One of their questions has to do with any projects we might want them to do. We are planning to have them start renovating the rent house. They will also begin the work on a horticultural project. One member of their group is planning to make a special trip down sometime between now and March just to get better oriented as to how they might best serve.
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THOUGHTS FOR TODAY: It seems ironic, but the more time I spend in prayer the less antagonism I feel toward a skeptic.
Greg Boyd was well received as he makes a presentation at a local school
Peter White, FUMC Pastor, teaches a Bible lesson to the students in the Vo-Tech Computer Class
Kathy Chenoweth working with the young children
Renee Joyner helped with the Children's program. She was also a terrific prayer warrior.
Michele and Mackenzie Cordova, mother and daughter, working together with the FUMC team
Mackenzie Cordova,12 years old, helped with the children's program. She was incredible for a 12 yr old. She took lots of polaroid pictures so each child have one to frame. They made the frames in class.
Greg Mortenson who built schools in Pakistan similar to what Gary and I are establishing here in Honduras said in his New York Best Seller book, THREE CUPS OF TEA, "Once you educate boys, they tend to leave the villages......But the girls stay home, become leaders in the community, and pass on what they've learned." Many of our young men are leaving Honduras to live illegally in the United States. This has left a dearth in the villages. Many of the women are left to earn a living and raise their children alone. If the mothers leave the homes and work in the factories here the children are often left unattended, roam the streets and are "ripe" for the gangs "picking". For years now we have tried to teach the women a marketable skill but this has been met with many challenges. One of them is getting the women on a level advanced enough to have a product with the quality that could be marketed. Another big challenge is to find a market and someone to market their wares. This has been a dream of Gary Edmonson, Tulsa, for some time.
This last week, Margaret Brewer and Patrice Lott joined a team from First United Methodist Church, Tulsa, OK. Margaret and Gary planned to teach our sewing class how to sew a product that would sell.
Welder's "do rags", the caps worn under the welder's helmets are a possibility. Sizing them has been a problem, but last week Margaret and Patrice taught the women how to make tote bags and purses that African women have made and were able to market in Star Bucks. We were encouraged that our women picked up the skill quickly and that there very well may be a market for their purses. Do pray we could find a vendor.
Margaret Brewer teaching the morning sewing class how to make designer purses with designer fabric donated by an interior decorator.
Sewing student shows one of the hand bags.
Sewing Student with bag
The First United Methodist Church team went into 7 classes today and some of them are teaching the sewing class how to make something that could be marketed (totes and welder's caps) We ended up having to rent another van from another missionary. Our van is in the shop - our pump went out. Fortunately Sarah Cary and Michael could change it out...it took nearly all night but then it kept going out due to a short. A local electrician came to the rescue. We now have water again and with a much quieter pump.
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