Just Over 2 Weeks!!!

It's almost time for our 2013 trip to Honduras!

This year I'll be going with Bill, Laronda, Sammy, Billy, Elaine, Mike, Tommy, Emma, David, (not my David), Mac, Phillip, Connie, Judy, Poppa Frank AND my sister, Cleta!!! I'm so excited she is able to go this year!

We leave early on a Sunday morning flying through Miami to Tegucigalpa. Then get in a mini van for a 4 to 5 hour bus ride to Catacamas! I can't wait to see the sweet faces of all our brothers and sisters in Honduras! And the kids, of course.

David's Mom has been busy sewing aprons, this past year. She is sending 50 aprons for the ladies. She is so awesome!!! Thanks, Madelyn!

I'm working on a Bible lesson for the ladies class. The subject is Gossip! 😳 I pray I don't upset anyone, but rather, encourage them and help them to do what God wants us to do. Please pray for me to say what God would have me to.

David and I were on our way home this summer from Cloudcroft, NM and stopped in Artesia to go to church. We visited the Hermosa Drive church of Christ and the lesson that day was -- gossip. It has been on my mind ever since and I know God must have been trying to get my attention by guiding us there. I have been asking everyone to comment as to what your response would be... How do you react when someone wants to share some juicy tidbit. AND, what scripture would you share with the other person?

I'll be sharing more posts and some pictures as we go on our little adventure!!! Please keep us in your prayers as we (and the workers in Honduras) plan, pack, travel... Etc... Please pray for safe travel and good health for everyone. In Him, ch

Did I tell you about our 2011 mission trip to Catacamas?

Only 6 got to go this summer. Mike, Phillip, Laronda, Cary, Alexis and myself. It was a great trip, even though it was a small group. We got to meet a lot of new people and held several Bible classes for 500 or so children. Thankfully, the largest class was around 120 at la Colonia Agricola, and the smallest was at el Encino with about 35 kiddos. We enjoyed a lot of home visits this year, with one trek taking us down a muddy road, across a small river, through several corn fields, under barbed wire fences...and back again.

The first picture is a home where funds were donated for a new roof for the family.

Here is a family receiving a food bag with staples like flour, sugar, lard, corn meal and other basics. We funded about 120 food bags. We didn't get to deliver all of them while we were there, but the others were distributed afterwards.

Here Laronda is getting a hug after leaving this lady some food. We had an awesome trip and hope to go again soon.

Honduras 2010

What a trip we had. It was a great! We had 23 workers this trip. Rained EVERY DAY! There is a facebook group that has over 1000 pictures, if you want to see what we did. We all made it back safely. There is a lot of work to do there and the brothers and sisters of Honduras need lots of prayers. Just heard from David Chacon that there is flooding that has affected the Catacamas area and they have recently lost 50 in the church family to dengue fever. Please remember them in your prayers.

Heading Back to Honduras!!!

Won't be long now! Please keep our 2010 Honduras Mission team in your prayers. This year we have Richard, Mac, Phillip, Poppa Frank, Donna, Darrell, Connie, Yvonne, Savannah, Cassidy, Billy, David, Ken, Miguel, Phyllis, Laronda, Brent, Cary, Evan, John, David and I. It is rainy season there, so please pray for safe travel. Now, where did I put those rain boots??? The plans are to teach to approximately 1000 children, deliver food baskets to as many families as possible, teach ladies classes and work on construction projects. Hope I can get everything ready in the few days left. Look out Catacamas, here we come!!! Thank you God for making this possible!!!

Caden, Enrique and Honduras Mission Trip

Here are some updates...

Caden is doing much better. After getting to Dallas Children's Hospital, he was diagnosed with Infant Botulism. The meds were shipped from California and he has been improving daily since then. Some of the improvements are small, but each one is treasured. You can find updates here. Thanks for remembering Caden in your prayers and please continue to pray as he has a long road ahead of him. Keep his mom and dad (and the rest of the family) in your prayers as well.

Enrique, who lost his leg in a motorcycle accident (May 08) and was brought to the US as a result of a medical mission trip, has since had an amputation above the knee and now has his prosthesis and will soon be preparing to go back to Honduras. We praise God for sending the team to Honduras and making it possible for him to come to the US, get treatment and we thank the doctors, nurses, hospital staff, therapy staff and many many others that helped in his treatment, and saving his life. He will now live a life helping others and sharing the Good News for God. Keep Enrique in your prayers.

The 2009 Honduras mission group now includes Laronda, Phyllis, John L, Evan, Sammy, Brent, Hannah, Cary, David R., Kenneth, Michael, Frank, Donna, Connie, Mac, Phillip, Yvonne, Ginger, David and myself. Please keep our group in your plans as well as David and Suyapa in Catacamas as they make plans for our trip.

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Date is set!

Plans for our trip to Catacamas are in motion. Looks like we will be leaving DFW July 10th and will be in Honduras for a week. We got some really good rates, so thanks for the prayers. Keep 'em going up, please, for everyone's health, for the weather before, during and after our stay, for safe travel, the list goes on and on....

My VBS lesson is going to be "Jail House Rocks" with Pablo y Silas, breaking out of jail. Any ideas or input would be appreciated. I've got my lesson in spanish, but don't know if I can learn to read it or if I will use a translator. We'll see.

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Please pray for the 2009 Mission Trip to Honduras

Time to get things ready. We're working on Bible class lessons. Starting to check on tickets. We want to ask for prayers that everything will go smoothly, that we will get the best tickets, that we will have room for all of our teaching materials... The list goes on.

Those planning to go this year, so far, are Laronda, Phyllis, Sammy, Cary, Debbie, Mac, Connie, Darrell, Mike, John L., Phillip, Brent, Evan, Papa, Donna, Kenneth, David R., Hanna, David and myself. (subject to change). Please pray for all that are listed here and pray for any that may be thinking about going, to have the courage to step up for GOD and make plans to go. Pray that we choose the lessons that will make a great impact for the Lord and we will glorify God in all we do.

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3-5-09 UPDATE - The list of those going on the trip are as follows: Laronda, Phyllis, Sammy, Cary, Yvonne, Mac, Connie, Mike, John L., Phillip, Brent, Evan, Papa, Donna, Kenneth, David R., Hanna, David and myself. Some "maybe's" are: Debbie, Ginger, Cassidy & a friend of Cassidy. Some of the group will leave July 6th, with the rest of the group leaving July 10th. Please continue to pray for this mission trip. Thanks!

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This is the last video......or not

This video contains a lot of last events. Our last days for
our Mission trip, 2008. Our last morning devotional,
our last VBS classes, last Ladies classes, our last shopping,
our last hugs, last tears.

It also includes the first of hopefully many teen campaigns
at the just finished church in La Sosa.

I've used the music of Acappella. Their web site is
The Acappella Company. They have three Spanish
albums, "Caminando En La Luz", "Acappella En Espanol",
and "Voces". I must say that "Voces" is my favorite!

I thought this would be the last video, but I now have pictures
from Michael Lechuga. He is an excellent photographer and
I couldn't leave his pics out! Thanks to everyone for their prayers.
Thank You God for allowing us to go on this special trip.



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Carole & David