Our team from Oklahoma State University had their first full day of work yesterday, and it was a full day indeed. The education team was in the public school and addressed eight different classes. The monitoring team visited 26 houses in Seis de Mayo that have filters. They interviewed the users, took water samples and in 24 hours will have a read on the success of the project. The construction team spent their day getting ready to teach interested persons how to build a filter. Today the three groups are continuing on in their individual areas; all be going well.
Oklahoma State University Engineers without Borders team of 16 arrived yesterday. Today they are setting up the site in Baracoa where they will make water filters and teach the locals how to construct and use them.
Evangelist Temple (our church) and the Gathering Hearts for Honduras computer/English school combined to have soccer day. There were approximately 100 players and another 100 spectators in attendance. The day began with a message by Pastor Batista. Afterward the 12 teams, including both teenage boys and girls, began playing at 9 AM, and two by two played straight through until 5 PM. Play was in the form of a tournament with trophies for both guys and girls. Lunch was provided by Evangelistic Temple; there were two tables with different kinds of food. The proceeds from one table went back to the church; proceeds from the other table were used to buy food for the poor. As with all such events, the purpose of the day was to introduce people the new church and invite them to attend.
Last week we had a bit of a scare. It looked as if Nelson and Juliza Batista were going to have to return permanently to Venezuela on March 26. In the meantime we have gotten a lawyer involved. It appears that conditions might be met by the Batistas going over the Guatemalan border every 90 days while they are here. However, the regulations change frequently and we have no guarantees. Please continue to pray. Monday includes our special time with the Batistas when we have lunch, conversation, and then prayer. Today was especially rewarding as Nelson shared about his calling as preacher, pastor, and evangelist. Truly he has demonstrated all three during the month that they have been here…. I spent much of the afternoon in Rondon getting things in order for the arrival of the Oklahoma State University engineering group on March 15. There will be 15 engineering students and two faculty advisors…..
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