Tuesday´s Actitivities

Today, we went to Colonia El Buen Pastor in Santa Rita Yoro about an hour´s drive from our hotel. Today we gave deworming medicine and/or vitamins to about 140 children; yesterday, we gave the same to about 225 children. Our doctor Kathy and our nurses also diagnosed and/or treated a number of adults and childrens with skin and other medical problems. Many of those problems result simply from lack of good hygene, a lack of knowledge, or lack of even small amounts of money due to poverty and lack of opportunities.


Today, I (Tim) had a wonderful time with the children. I played marbles with them. In one marble game, the goal was to snap your marble against another child´s marble and another was played alot like soccer trying to make goals while preventing the other player from making goals. With some of the younger children, I played "Growl." I went for long walks with the children. They loved to hold my hands on these walks or else climb up on me so that I would carry them. They enjoyed getting their pictures taken and seeing it on my digital camera. The children also took me a couple times to their swimming hole.


Coming back through San Pedro Sula on the way home, we saw a number of homeless people and young people obviously using drugs. There is a significant problem with air and other types of pollution there, too. There is much need here.

For devotions, this evening, Rolando read from 2 Tim. 2:20,21 and 2 Tim 3:16,17. Through these verses, he noted that when we purify ourselves we become a consecrated vessel for noble use ready for any good work. And that the best tool to purify ourselves is Scripture inspired by God in our hearts. After devotions, we had a valuable team sharing time. God is blessing us as well as those we serve.

Continue to pray for the needs of the poor in Honduras. Pray also for our team's continued health and safety. Pray for those serving as interpreters that they don´t suffer from mental fatigue in their service.