Since I am not on the internet for the most part I know some of you have been wondering what I have been up to. Welllll I got to be a tourist lately. It was 6 days of a lot of fun.
The first wednesday of the month I went to Ohio to surprise Bufanda. She had a conference she was doing ¨Walk In Love¨ women´s conference that I wanted to show up to help with whatever I could. Hold a door, carry stuff, pray for the ladies while the conference was going on, and just do whatever. And one day the ticket prices dropped like a rock so I used some Christmas money someone gave me to buy the ticket. Because I was coming as a surprise and would arrive at 11:30 at night I first decided to rent a car then I could be mobile and drive myself back to the airport on TIME CHANGE SUNDAY to be there at 5:30am. Turns out with the snow and some other things someone else driving would be best. So I got a car service to pick me up. It worked out cheaper in the long run.
So when I arrived a little short Syrian born guy named Alban picked me up. And we walked out to the car…that was a black Cadillac Escalade. It was hilarious. My little poor self in a big Escalade. He was worried about the snow in the country. Carrie was for certain a drug dealer had pulled up to her house in the snow. It was fun and I will NEVER do it again. The worst thing about surprises is often you have to keep the surprise secret from the people you most want to share it with!
The conference was really good and the Father of all things marvelous blessed me with a couple of girl scouts at the diner we went to at lunch Saturday. I would have bought more cookies but I only had a carry on. It was such a tangible reminder of how He ordains details for His kids. Just made me love me love Him more. Here´s a few photos from the weekend.
When I got back to TGU I had our private taxi guy pick me up to take me 4 hours northwest from TGU to Santa Rosa de Copan to meet Kory and her team. I nannied-babysat her 2 girls when I lived in Ft. Worth. I haven´t seen the girls or her husband in over 10 years. It was so great to spend time with them and see some of Honduras. It was a beautiful trip and I got some sun in the back of a military transport truck on the way to the village to set up the medical clinic they were doing. The only negative was Norman drives so fast i was for sure I would end up going off a cliff. I made sure to take a picture of the sign that said ¨we have free cranes and ambulances¨ Pray without ceasing was for sure what I was doing! And asking others to join me! Norman took me on a scenic route on the way home. Saw the Church with the oldest clock in all of the Americas and we stopped at a road side stand for corn tamales (only corn). It was a really great trip that I was gifted! I think the only thing I paid for was my snacks in transit. I have a ridiculous life to do this kind of stuff.
Katherine and Kory. Katherine is going to go to Auburn in the Fall!
Our lunch spot. Quite a view
yes. my face looks silly. i don´t do selfies well. This was our roadside stand for corn tamales.
We stayed at a beautiful little hotel, got to go to a great little cafe- Cafe of Candles and I took a bunch of photos like a tourist. My room was upstairs on the far right of this photo. They had a little moat-creek with live turtles, and upstairs on the roof was a pool about the size of my living room. It was lovely. Except it didnt have hot water. But such is life at times!
It was good to be home and see my kids and settle back into the routine. Have little over 3 weeks before I go to the US for 6 weeks. Time is weird here- goes so slow and also flys by. It´s dry season here and fires have started. Several in TGU sunday and we had one over by the old dump. Life in Honduras is rarely boring.
Was talking to my kids about what they are thankful for yesterday in our afternoon bible study. I got the canned answer ¨Life¨ so I made them give reasons. Most were joking but I think they got the point. I explained when we don´t see God at work in our lives we tend to have a bad attitude and short outlook. And I told them we would be talking about Grace tomorrow in Circle and so come with verses and an example from their life of what Grace is. Several have told me today they have found several verses already. I think they think they will get some prize even though I told them I promised NOTHING to them.
Please join me in praying for my kids to see The Lord of the Universe who loves them at work in their lives. It is the only thing that really will help them be truly successful when they leave here.. knowledge that changes their life for eternity. And please be in prayer for me as I continue to struggle to have the words I need in Spanish to say what I want. I also have the opportunity to speak at Vineyard Grace In ohio in April all 4 services and the whole sermon time. I am asking daily what the Holy Spirit wants to say.
I cannot say enough How grateful I am for each of you that support me in so many ways. I am constantly reminded of how He has sent me you guys for so many reasons. I am one massively blessed chica.
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