To God be the Glory, forever and ever, Amen!

By the end of the day tomorrow, God would have allowed me to work on four house sites this week. I have been sick, throwing up, pooping my guts out and yet He has given me the strength and the courage to continue to help. The best part about building a house is, at the end of the day, when its all said and done and the person who you built the house for is standing there, with big tears in their eyes saying, "To God be the glory," or "My God I thank you for this house," or the best one of all, "God, you have answered my long awaiting prayer for me and my children, thank you."

God is faithful... if you look deep enough you will find Him everywhere. Its so cool!
God is faithful and the people of Honduras continue to show me how little faith I have, compared to their lives of faith. God, may the Glory always be for you, forever and ever, Amen!

I said to myself, "Self, get out of the freakin way!"

From the issues here in Honduras, to the economic unrest in the states, sometimes it all just gets overwhelming. However, isn’t it comforting knowing that our God is always there?!? This what we are always told, taught and what we all want to feel. Sometimes its hard though and I guess that is our human side coming out. The side that wants to be able fix the problem or issue right away and the side that can’t always come to the rescue. This is troubling for most of us, mostly me. I hate not having enough money to help everyone all day, everyday. I hate not being able to go and buy tires for our truck and worrying everyday if the tires will last. I hate not being able to go out and build houses everyday of the week. I hate not knowing where the next amount of money is going to come from or how much it will be.

But God is faithful, this much I know. Whenever you need someone to talk to, He is always there. When you need some guidance and direction in your life, He is always there. God is always there. I know that I shouldn’t stress and worry about money , I know that Our God has and will always continue to take care of what He has called me to do. God is always faithful, there is always enough money (just enough, which means it is coming from Him, he knows every need and every cost), there is always enough ways to serve the poor and needy. His grace and His actions are all sufficient. I just need to learn to be still and know that He is God and that I am not

Saul, playing with my camera

Maria's, sisters pre-mature baby

Antonio :)

The last two days :)

God is always, always in control! He allowed us the last two days, to rest, clean, organize and most importantly pray. God opened the doors for a small group of people to fast for a twenty-four hour period, praying diligently for this country that we have come to love and adore. 

During this time at home, during the crew-few hours, we have sat and talked about religion, God, Jesus, family, friends, governments, Obama and Hillary. :) It has been a growing experience for us as a family and I thank my God for that. However, I am also heavy hearted b/c people are still fighting, people are still hurting and people are still starving.

If you sit back and think for a minute, you start to wonder who  is really getting the "worst deal" out of all of this. Its the little naked man that you see walking the streets everyday, huffing glue to kill the hunger pains and just escape life. It's the little boy, born at 5 month 3 weeks, because his mother was dying of "Swine Flu." The people most effected by all of this is the exact people that God has called me here to serve! "The dying, the cripple, the mental, the unwanted, the unloved-- they are Jesus in disguise." - Mother Teresa 

God is faithful! Here are some pictures that I took, over the last few days :)

Police lined up in front of burger king, right in front of the grocery store Mas por Manos (the grocery store I normally shop at ) Mel, (the former president),is literally a block away in the Brazilian embassy.

Reminds me of people preparing for hurricanes in Florida!!! People waiting for gas!

There is graffiti everywhere!

 more police outside the grocery store

Well... I just don't know where to start...

Lets start from a new beginning! After some much heart tugged, tear jerking months in the states i returned home last thursday! God is so good and has allowed me to come back and serve the people I love so much.

After coming in and seeing "my boys" (and shedding some tears) we talked about what happened while I was gone, only briefly. It was late at night and I needed some sleep. I knew the days ahead where going to be some trying times. The house is still standing after leaving the boys here, alone for a good portion of the time so that was a good start. After some time in the house I noticed little things here and there broken, nothing major or anything to worry about. After I started looking closer I noticed that someone (Eduardo) decided to paint the rocks in the back yard blue. BRIGHT BLUE!!! I noticed that the front door, window, has a nice hole in it and is cracked in several places. Carlos showed me that "bugs" have eaten some of the wires in Jen's desktop computer. (However those bugs sure clean up after-themselves and sure do make nice clean cuts in wires).  God is faithful, however and after much prayer and crying at night, I found the silver lining today after talking with a good friend.

Karen Vaughn, Asst. Director at Casa de Esperanza and her husband Dorian, preacher a Santa Ana Church of Christ, me today to talk about things while I had been gone. Karen informed that about two weeks ago she was sitting in church and in walked these eight or nine thug looking boys to church one sunday morning. These boys live in the Cucui Homes where Carlos, Eduardo and Saul used to live. These boys that came into the church are rough, hard heads. They love to party, drink, into drugs, stealing, beating up people, just a rough bunch. Karen told me that for the past two weeks they have been coming on Sunday mornings, and Dorian, her husband, has been studying with them during the week. 

On my way home, I was telling Carlos about it. He told me, yea I know poppi, I told them a long time ago, that if they wanted to change their lives, they needed to love God. Carlos then told me that a few weeks ago that someone that the group knew as a whole was killed in Tegucigalpa. When they called Carlos to tell him he said that he was upset but decided to take an opportunity for our Saviour and talk about Him! The following Sunday, the boys where at church he said, with tears in his eyes. Today as we went to visit his friends there in the Cucui homes, i was worried. God showed me that I need let Him handle it and not I. Let me just tell you, it made this poppi proud today and with tears in my eyes I thank you all for allowing me the opportunity to help the people of Honduras, especially these three young boys. Times are trying right now, believe me, however God is ALWAYS Faithful! 

School projects...

Carlos and Eduardo both attend a technical school run by USaid and a Catholic organization here in Honduras. The boys school had a contest last week among the classes to build an altar to the virgin Mary. Now I know that some might have an issue with this but we sat our boys down and discussed Catholicism and Christianity. It was just a fun project for them to work on together and see the results once you work as a team. Every evening for about two weeks Carlos stayed after school to work on this with his friends... It was pretty awesome! 

The Altar 

Carlos and his teacher

There where several angles on the floor. They were made out of saw dust!!!

I know... I know...

Ok, I realize that it has been a long, LONG time since I have bloged. Life just gets so busy it is crazy!!! From getting up in the early EARLY morning to going to bed at 11 or midnight, life is just crazy. But its a good crazy!!! I love what God is allowing me to do here. From being a poppi to three great boys, serving people in the communities, visiting the sick in the hospital, preparing for several great groups of people and forming relationships with people in the dump, life is great.

I am starting to realize that serving people is great, however, forming relationships with people is what I believe its all about. While the Belpre group was here I met a  boy at the dump. He stuck out like a sore thumb. He had on nice clothes and a bright clean white t-shirt. I noticed him when we first arrived and then noticed him again throughout the time while we were there. After about 30 minutes of feeding people, I went over to talk to him (in my broken spanish). We got to talking and I figured out that he was there to look for old and broken electronic parts for his grandmother, who he lived with. I took his phone number because he said that he was interested in helping us serve his fellow Honduran people. For some reason today, I saw this young man in the middle of the city. I tried to get his attention but I guess that he didn't hear me. I pray tonight that God allows me to meet up with him again soon. God just keeps putting people into my life and the more time we spend together, just talking about life and telling stories and listening and caring, I feel as if we are getting closer and closer to God. I believe this is what ministry is for me (as of now). Helping grow and form relationships so that people can see Christ through me. Me being here in Honduras isn't about me, its about the glory God receives. Of course sometimes I struggle with this, however, I am reminded of it every day. That this is all for God.  My prayer tonight is that God is glorified in everything we do here, not matter what the cost may be.

"Dear children, let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth."
1 John 3:18  (NIV)

Satan is a goober!!!

My prayer tonight... 

"God let the little people that are in my life find you. Let them seek your face, seek your grace seek your mercy. Allow them to be men of God. Allow them to be truthful, honest and willing to see the opportunity YOU have placed before them and to break the chain of poverty within their family. Father, you are the only one, the ONLY one that can change them. God I am tired, please Lord be with me. I love you Lord. -Your Servant and son...."

God’s Hand In What We Do…

God is working on me… for me to have trust, patients, and faith, among many other things. Each month Jen and I wait for our monthly support checks. We wait to see if there is going to be enough to pay all the expenses and we wait to see what we have left over to serve the Honduran people with. To tell you the truth, most of the time (actually all of the time), we don’t get enough support to serve effectively.

God tells us to rely on him and believe me we do. Sometimes, all we can do is sit back and laugh. When we are both negative in the bank and have bills to pay, God always come through and places money in our accounts. We laugh because we know that God will provide, HE always always does. Most of the time, just enough to get by… which is a God thing!

God is with us every step of the way. It’s a phrase I have heard several times in my life. I have never really applied it or thought about it until moving here. Once you step back and review what is going on around you, you see God’s awesome hand crafted artwork unfold before your eyes. God has placed lots of VERY VERY special people in our lives. They support us through “thick-n-thin.” Probably not often enough do we take the time to sit down and thank Our Lord for you and your part in all of what we do here. 

Part two… The House… All alone…

At about 12:30 this afternoon I pulled up into the house and to my surprise everything was pretty clean and orderly. The dishes had all been done, Carlos had made dinner the night before and everything was cleaned up. I was very impressed! The only thing was, there was black stuff all over the floor. I could not figure out what it was. After walking around outside and looking at what the repair man had done to our pump, I noticed ash everywhere. There have been HUGE fires here still in Honduras and there were two or three burning today on our mountain.

Please continue to be praying for the people of Honduras. Please pray for a good down pour of rain. It is so dry here, that its getting really bad. Please continue to pray for our boys. God is faithful and always come through!

Back to our boys. I asked how their night was. Carlos said that he stayed up until 5:30 am watching TV!!!  I remember doing that when my parents would leave me home alone or when I would have sleepovers. I am glad that they behaved, from what I can tell, and thank God for all the blessing he shows us daily!

 

First Time Alone… and I am worried

On Friday Gayle and Debbie flew into Honduras.  Whenever Gayle comes to the country, I love to be here to help her! Tonight (Saturday night) I spent the night out here with them in Santa Ana. Just to spend time with them and to be here if they needed something. Well, because of my staying out here and Jen having other plans, our boys were given the option to spend the night at the house by themselves or to spend the night with a “family friend,” the Garcia’s. They chose to spend the night by themselves.

Now I know how my parents felt the first time they left me home alone over night. I am worrying. I don’t know why, they are good boys (for the most part). I just worry because I love them I guess. God and I talked about it already, several times, so I know that I am just being a “worry wart.” Tomorrow, or the day after, I will let you know if we still have a house ;-) . 

I have never really sat down and written out a prayer… so tonight, here is my fist.

My prayer tonight:

God, thank you for allowing me to serve the Honduran people in so many ways. Thank you for allowing me to be involved in these boys lives. God I ask that you watch them tonight and keep them safe. Put your shield of protection around them and allow them to know that they are loved not only by us but more importantly by YOU. Allow them to see your light shine in everything they do and everything we do to better your kingdom. God I thank you for Eduardo and his caring heart Lord. Even under his rough edges, he has a soft heart and God I pray that you break him of his roughness. Show him your love and allow him to see our love as well. Show him the ways of you Lord. Thank you for Saul Lord. He is such a sweet kid and so kind and so full of love. He reminds me daily of what it must be like to have faith like a child. Please be with him Father as he is away from his mother, allow him to seek you in his times of need Lord.  Lord thank you for Carlos and his great spirit. Lord I believe he wishes to serve you full heartedly, we just need to break through the mess he still holds deep inside. God we can see that he is working through it and I thank you for that!!! I am so appreciative of all the great and wonderful things you have done and will continue to do in this young mans life!  Thank you Lord for giving him the opportunity to step up and show his brothers how to walk in the way of you Lord. God please be with Jen and myself as we are trying so hard to raise these boys. Be with us when we fall short and pick us back up. Help us dust off our pants and get right back up there doing it again. God I want to be more like you. I want to bring these boys up in the way of you so that they may better the future of your kingdom. Please be with the Lopez family as they sleep together as a family tonight. God, with tears in my eyes, I THANK YOU from the deepest parts of my heart for what you have done for that family. To see six little boys  sooooo sooooo happy to have their daddy, it just amazes me how you gave them your grace and mercy. Father thank you for all that you do for me, every day, every hour, every minute. Thank you Lord. You are a God of wonders, a God that shows us his mercy and grace daily. I pray that you forgive me when I forget all of these things Lord, when I fall on my face Lord I am glad that you will be there time after time to pick me back up. May your grace and mercy be with the people of Honduras tonight Lord. -Amen

Recap

Since the time I arrived back in Honduras on March 28th we have had groups here working! When groups are here, it is probably the most hectic, yet most beneficial time for us here in Honduras. From running around getting tin, wood, nails, supplies to seeing children in the hospital God works in a million different ways.

For the next couple of days I have planned to post just some random pictures for you to see God working here in Honduras over the last month or so :-). Make sure you check back! 

Proud day to be a Daddy... :-)

Over the last few months Carlos has been asking questions about God and religion. About a new start and a new beginning. We didn't ever want to "push the envelope" and force religion on the boys that stay with us. We do make them attend church with us and have devotionals with us, however we allow them to ask questions when they want to and just keep it all out in the open everyday. 

About a week ago Carlos gave a devotional about a class that he attended and I blogged about it so check out the older blog posts too! Tonight Carlos told that story again to the Belpre group while they were here and of course everyone cried. After he was done, he told us that he was ready for the change. He was ready to start his in life in Christ. With tear filled eyes he told us that he wanted to be baptized and was ready for change. I am SO grateful that GOD is allowing me the privilege to serve the Honduran people. So tonight at about 10:30 pm Carlos became our new brother!!! AMEN! The angles and God are REJOICING in heaven! I wonder what type of party goes on and how loud the singing must be when we receive a new brother or sister in Christ! God is furthering his kingdom and its great to watch it unfold! 

Group!!!

Playing with this little guy... gotta love cars!!!

House that the group built

The past eight days, since i have been back in the country we have had a small group here. We built one house, visited a couple of children's homes, fed at the dump and visited at the hospital. It was a lot of fun getting right back into the "swing of things!"

Boys night out... Fires

Not sure if you can tell but behind the stands there was nothing but smoke!

Today Carlos, Eduardo, Saul, Mike and I all went to a soccer game with Mark Connell. It was great to sit and watch the boys hang out with Mark and Jonathan. To have them ask their "poppi" for a coke or something to eat. It reminded me to thank God for the opportunity to be here serving the Honduran people, especially these boys.
During the game we noticed lots smoke and a helicopter flying over head carrying water over to fires off in the distance. Please continue to pray for the people of Honduras, while they struggle with the smoke and fires.

Painting!!!!

Since we moved into our home, I have wanted to paint to my room. While I was in the states my good friend Mike bought paint and tonight we started the painting process.

Tuesdays Devotional... By Carlos

On tuesday we took the group to the Jesus Statue at night for a quick devotional. After about twenty minutes of talking about Honduras, describing the history of the mountains and stuff like that they said that it was time for the devotional. We all sat down and Jen and Carlos stood there. I knew that this was going to be a tear jerker.

Carlos started to tell us about his day at school. He told us that his teacher in his Pschy class made him draw a picture of his family. He said that he drew his mom and two brothers close to each other and he was far away from the rest of his family, on the other side of the page. After he finished drawing, the teacher made the kids get up in front of the class and discribe the picture. The teacher asked why he was the only one on that side of the paper. With tears in his eyes, he said, because I knew then, right then and there, that my mom did everything that she could for us. He told us that during his class he sat down and cried. He realized that all the resentment and anger that he had towards his mother was unjust and that he knew he needed to talk to her. He told us about his life growing up and the rough times that he had. Then with big ole tears in his eyes he said I am glad that God has allowed me the opportunity to change my life. He started by thanking Jen for having faith and trust in him when almost everyone else has given up on him. He thanked me for being the father that he never had. He thanked Ashley for being his sister because his died. By the end of the night, he had EVERYONE crying like babies!
He is my son and I am proud to call to him my son. It is really great to see God working in his life. God is working here in the ministry and is really changing peoples hearts. He is showing us his grace and love in many different ways. He is showing us that this thing that we are doing, is GOING to work. I thank God that he has allowed me to meet this set of brothers and thank Him for allowing me to be a father to them. I love being called poppi, daddy, father. It brings tears to my eyes every time.

Thanking God for Godly friends...

I have a friend that I know I can count on, day or night, to help me whenever I need him, other then God himself of course. This person will drop everything he is doing, to help our ministry. He is a TRUE man of God and I pray that someday God will allow me to serve others like he does. He is open to suggestions, open to opinions, open to helping even when some of his closest friends don't. He really is the true definition of what a Christian ought to be. He opens my eyes every time I am around him, to see things differently. I pray that God never lets out friendship be altered negatively. I pray that God honors all that this man is doing for the people of this country.
Mark helps us in so many ways. He is willing to help us, raise our boys. He is willing to help change and shape and mold their lives to be more Christ like. He is willing to help them, when no one else would. Mark I thank you, and thank OUR God for you daily!!!! God has placed you in our lives and we thank him daily for you and your lovely wife. ( I once heard someone say, "Behind every good man, there is a great woman" this also applies here :) )

A new house

Today we went and built at house for a family in a poor community right down the road from our house. It was a really good day, spending time with the kids in the community, watch Marvin and Saul pound in nails. They all, all of the kids, wanted to help! I really enjoy being with them.

A little girl, watching from a distance...

Marvin, hammering in a 8in spike!!! (thats my boy!!)

David Garcia and Carlos

Three of my favorite people; Marvin, Ashley and Mike.

Sunday... beach day?!!!??!??

So, on the first day back to Honduras I was fortunate enough to be able to go to the beach. Now, this beach was beautiful, in its own unique ways. The sand was black and the water seemed dirty but watching all of MY boys play in the water and run from the wave, that brought out the natural beauty in the trip.

Another great thing that happened was the Chilo and Maria got to go the the beach too! (The six brothers mom and dad, then dad that was in rehab!!!) We got to watch the interact with other couples and families of the church in Santa Ana. We were able to watch them enjoy there time with their boys. We got to see Chilo (the father) hug Antonio after a wave washed him ashore. Sitting in the water watching them be a family, that was God. God has change their lives and I am so thankful that I got to be apart of that. He is an amazing God and does blesses me in the smallest, yet greatest ways.
Mario and I sleeping on the floor of the bus on the way home from the beach.... man it was a rough day :-)

Mario in the ocean!!

Carlos and I wrestling in the water... boys will be boys :-)
(I won by the way and he got mad at me, said that I made him drink three gallons of salt water. I told him he should of closed his mouth.... clearly not my fault)

Never have I ever.... until march 28th

Well, on Saturday I left my house bring and early at 3:35 am to go to the airport. First we stopped at Denny's, my friend Lindsey and I have this obsession with Denny's. After we stuffed ourselves, we headed to Orlando. After switching stuff around from suitcase to suitcase, trying to get within the weight limits, I said goodbye to Lindsey and headed on through the check point.
Once I got to Miami, I walked off the plane and went straight to my next gate. I sat down for a minute and then decided to look at my ticket, to make sure that I was at the right gate. I reached in my back pocket, where i always keep my passport and ticket while I am traveling and it wasn't there. I thought, maybe i put it in my book bag and searching that and taking EVERYTHING out, I started to freak out just a little. I walked back to the ticket counter where we unloaded from Orlando and asked the lady at the desk if anyone had turned one in. She said no but she said let me check with the people on the plane.
After about 10min she returned empty handed. Tears were on the brink of flowing. I said can you help me, I don't know what to do. She said if I waited about 20min she could help me, after she got the plane loaded. I sat and waited. After about thirty minutes the last person got on the plane and then she came and sat down next to me. She said here is the number for an emergancy passport but they are only open monday through friday. I explain to her that I was traveling home, to Honduras, that I was a missionary and what we were doing here. She told me that she used to live in Columiba and that she had missionary people in her life as she was growing up. After some time passed, she said you know what, you should pray and walk back to the ticket counter at gate E5 (where my flight to Honduras was) and see if they have it. She said that only by the grace of God would someone had found it. We both laughed and said goodbye.
I prayed and prayed and prayed all the way back to the gate. When I walked up to the counter there it was, sitting there open with my UGLY picture. I said that is MY PASSPORT!!!! Tears came out then! I said out loud, pretty loudly, THANK YOU GOD!!!
Yet again God has shown me that this is my calling, to serve the people of Honduras. I wasn't sure what in the world i was going to done but once I prayed and talked to HIM he was there to save me! I LOVE it when that happens!!!

.... funny

Its funny how God works out every detail... How when you think people aren't listening or watching, they really are. God is AMAZING!!! and I am nothing without him and I am reminded of that EVERYDAY.... my friend and co-missionary friend told me of this quote and on Sunday God showed me how true it is... "authenticity always has an audience." being true and faithful about the work God has called us to do, is what we are about.

Being a poppi; in the states...

Well, I have been home for almost two weeks now. It has been a good time, however, I didn't realize how much i was going to miss my boys! Tonight I was talking to Carlos on facebook and he said that he missed his mommi and poppi. I didn't really understand who he was referring to so I said who? and said my mommi and poppi, Jenny and David. Tears automatically started flowing down my face. Before I left Carlos and I hadn't been getting along too good, we had butted heads a few times, he doesn't like to be told no, which at 18, what kid does, right? It broke my heart, to hear him call me poppi out of no where tonight. I love being there, I love serving the people of Honduras! I love my boys! Thank you LORD for allowing me to serve your children!

Carlos and I (me thinks he looks cool when he makes this face)

Marvin and I

Moving...

Monday, was probably one of the most hectic days in Honduras that I had ever had. It started like a normal Monday morning, getting the children to school and such, then Jen and I divided and concord "the list." Things that we needed to get done, before we left the country. By noon I had completed my list and many other things that came up along the way, however the afternoon went EXTREMELY slow! By midnight I had been all over Tegucigalpa and to Santa Lucia and to the airport and up and down El Haltio about 30 times. I had moved the boys into their new home and got them all settled in with their folks. 

God is amazing at how much he allows us to do in a day. He shows us how if we trust in Him, that he will be there, through and through. I thank him daily for all he does for me and for the supports that I have. 

The boys are all moved into their new home. They live about a five minute walk from their school, with their mom and dad. Maria is pregnant and is expecting to have the baby in September! Chilo (the father) finished his rehab program and has started working at a lumber yard in Tegucigalpa. God worked that amazingly! We went to talk to Don Daniel, the owner of the shop about Chilo working there. We offered to pay his salary, while Chilo worked there. We just needed Chilo to have a job. We explained the entire situation to Don Daniel and he said that he would be willing to help. We were excited, then he told Jen that she wouldn't have to pay Chilo's salary, that Don Daniel was willing and wanting to help in this families lives. God is a God of wonders! So the father has a full time job and really is enjoying it, from what I hear. The boys love being able to walk to school and are enjoying being back with their father. 

Thank you for your continued prayers for these boys and their parents! 

Is God opening the doors?

Can you believe it has been almost six months since God moved my heart and allowed me to move to Honduras?!? God has opened many MANY doors for me to serve him here, in ways I NEVER would have excepted. If you have been keeping up with my blog, (takeyourcandlegolightyourworld.blogspot.com), you can see all the great ways God is blessing our ministry. Currently we have nine boys living with us, two sets of brothers. They are a hand full but I love them.

I am writing you to seek your advise. I know that you all are a very wise and knowledgeable people so I am hoping that you can help. We currently sold our Chevy Suburban that we owned due to many many weeks in the shop. Currently we are renting a vehicle and it costly. We have been looking everyday for a new(er) car and haven't found one. Yesterday, however, we got a phone call from a random person that said he had a 2004 Ford F-150 for sale. When we went to look at it, it is in PREFECT condition. The man is a certified ford technician from the states. He is Honduran but has lived in California and Detroit for some time of his life.

I feel like this is a gift from God. We have been praying for answers and I think this might be it. The cost of the truck is $7,409 (that is converted from 140,000 limperas, the Honduran currency). Please tell me what you think. We looked up the car from Carfax and it has a clean record, only one owner in the states. He showed us the history of the car here in Honduras and he has been the only owner. Also, it has just under 60,000 miles. If you think it is a good deal, let me know! I would LOVE to have a way to purchase this car and have it be my personal ministry vehical. If you have advise about how I can come up with the money let me know too!

Valentines Day

I know that this is late, however, its better late then never right? I have a great friend Lauren Branard in California who shipped some Christmas presents to the six brothers. Of course they got here late and then i could not locate the box in the warehouse. Finally I found it and on valentines days the boys got their presents! :-)

More pics

More pictures of Valentines day presents from Lauren!!

After visiting their dad

Well, after tears and prayer we stopped at a place that our friends own in Olancho. They have a restaurant and a small pool so the boys went in naked! It was great for them to have fun after a HARD day.

Coming Home... God said NO!

God works in crazy ways! Days before I decided to change my ticket, I felt sick about going home. I felt like God was telling me to stay. The day I was supposed to make the trip to San Pedro Sula, I decided to change my ticket. God allowed a great and close friend pay for my change fee and God allowed the airline to wave the extra cost of the difference in a ticket :).
God had me stay to help the six little boys that I now call my own. On Tuesday we went to visit their father in the rehab center and as of Feb 28th he will be free to go. He has fulfilled his 60 days in the treatment center, however, the rehab center wishes for him to stay and he seems to think he is ready ( I pray that God is working in HIM!) So I am asking you to pray for my boys and their parents. Pray for us as we make decisions about their future and our future as well. Pray for wisdom and discernment.

Seeing their dad for the first time in two months! ;-)

On the way home Antonio had to poop!

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Marvin and I waiting for their daddy

Jovanni and Jen walking out of the center... It was a hard time for all

Showing His Love

Tonight we were stopping at the store to pick up some popcorn for the boys, being valentines day and all we wanted to hang out with them and watch a movie and stuff! As we were walking in a lady stopped us and started asking us for money for some medicine. She had diabetes and had a oozing sore about the size of a half dollar. Her leg was black from the middle of her calf down and in tears for help. My heart melted. After going to four pharmacies we found three outof the four medicines she needed and told her to visit the pharmacy near the hospitals. 

After pulling away, I realized that God provides for the least of His (in many ways!). My support has been a little tight, so I haven't been able to help everyone all the time but I am able to help some! So without hesitation the older women and I walked into the pharmacy and I paid with my debit card and with anticipation i waited to see if my debit card would be accepted or declined. My card was accepted! Then the fear of over drawing my account set in. When I sat down, I looked at my online account and someone put $50.00 into my account today. Thank you! That paid for this ladies medicine and will help her 

for the next month! God is great and has put GREAT people into my life! Thank you!

Honduras Vs. Coasta Rica!

On Wednesday we went to watch Honduras Vs. Costa Rica! It was fun!!! We were with lots of Honduran people and it was great to see them all come together and watch a great game. In the end, we (Honduras) lost 2-0, however, they played a GREAT game!

Jen, Ashley and Gina!

Carlos and Ash

The Boys (Jared, Carlos and David! )

COLD!!!

It has been cold here at night! Dipping down into the 30's some nights! I could not imagine living on the mountains when its this cold. I thank my God daily for what we have here, thanks to you all! In our house we have a fireplace in the living room and jen has one in her room. I took these pictures the other night. I thought they turned out pretty good. The kids LOVE the fire. They sit and watch it burn for hours.

Jen Caved!

For months I have been saying that I wanted to get a dog. Jen has always told me not right now, we cannot afford it and she was right! Well, I guess that she had some money set aside from her Christmas money and she saw this dog last night at the pet shop while we were buying Yoni's presents and fell in love. I didn't say a word! I let her decide.

I much rather would of had a lab or some type of bigger more ferocious looking type of dog (more manly is what i keep telling her) but I am falling in love with Toby!
The boys LOVE HIM, they are already fighting over who he is going to sleep with!