Honduras 2024 Friday, June 14
Day 3 (Trinity and Holly McMichael)
We started devotional at 8:30 am with Holly. She used Barrel of Monkey Keychains to illustrate how God designed us to be linked together. He created us to need one another and our different gifts, talents, and abilities. We looked at Ecclesiastes 4:9-12, and the main challenge question was, “Who are your more than ones?”
After devotional, we started back to work on the brick wall we are building. We were separated into groups: one group was sifting sand and pouring it into buckets for the mortar; one group working on rebar, and one working with the mortar and the bricks to build the wall and fill in the gaps.
We enjoyed a delicious lunch with the kids—ham tacos, chimole, and salsa verde. I (Trinity) really enjoyed the Fresca flavor today, since it was my favorite, strawberry.
After lunch, we continued work on the wall until 5:00. Orsy surprised us with a trip to the beach with just our group and he and Banesa. We were able to experience a beautiful sunset on the beach while playing in the refreshing water. We were all grateful for Orsy rewarding our hard work with such a nice treat.
We wrapped up the day with devo time with the children and the story of Mary and Joseph leaving Jesus in the temple when he was 12. Our group is made up of David, Noemi, and Eduardo, who are all 11-13 years old. They took time reading the story in English and Spanish. It is exciting to see how well they are learning both their native language and a new language. Since both of us love teaching and children, it is fun to spend time with them like this; all three of these children are ones we bonded with the first year, so we love seeing them every year, finding out how much they are learning, and seeing their growth.
We are tired after a long day but looking forward to going into Punta Gorda tomorrow to take groceries and supplies to families.
Thank you for following our trip and praying for us. We are grateful for you! God is good.
We started devotional at 8:30 am with Holly. She used Barrel of Monkey Keychains to illustrate how God designed us to be linked together. He created us to need one another and our different gifts, talents, and abilities. We looked at Ecclesiastes 4:9-12, and the main challenge question was, “Who are your more than ones?”
After devotional, we started back to work on the brick wall we are building. We were separated into groups: one group was sifting sand and pouring it into buckets for the mortar; one group working on rebar, and one working with the mortar and the bricks to build the wall and fill in the gaps.
We enjoyed a delicious lunch with the kids—ham tacos, chimole, and salsa verde. I (Trinity) really enjoyed the Fresca flavor today, since it was my favorite, strawberry.
After lunch, we continued work on the wall until 5:00. Orsy surprised us with a trip to the beach with just our group and he and Banesa. We were able to experience a beautiful sunset on the beach while playing in the refreshing water. We were all grateful for Orsy rewarding our hard work with such a nice treat.
We wrapped up the day with devo time with the children and the story of Mary and Joseph leaving Jesus in the temple when he was 12. Our group is made up of David, Noemi, and Eduardo, who are all 11-13 years old. They took time reading the story in English and Spanish. It is exciting to see how well they are learning both their native language and a new language. Since both of us love teaching and children, it is fun to spend time with them like this; all three of these children are ones we bonded with the first year, so we love seeing them every year, finding out how much they are learning, and seeing their growth.
We are tired after a long day but looking forward to going into Punta Gorda tomorrow to take groceries and supplies to families.
Thank you for following our trip and praying for us. We are grateful for you! God is good.
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