Weather is not usually something that we can say too much about because we just have two kinds and that is hot and hotter. It does come in wet and dry though. Right now it is trying to make up its mind and we are just waiting for things to settle. We have been having 100 degrees plus for several weeks and we might as well ignore it because complaining just reminds us that we are suffering. A recent break from the heat brought us down into the 70’s for several days. Most of you all would laugh to see all the sweaters, jackets and caps the people (us also) were wearing.

EVA’S HOUSE REPAIRED

Since our last newsletter we have continued with the many areas of ministry that Family Missions is here in Honduras to do. The feeding centers are a major part of this ministry and the rebuilding of one of them has kept our team busy. Eva’s house is almost finished with the roof going on this coming week. Then it will be Jhon’s job to start putting in the new electricity so she doesn’t have the same problems in the future. We have put in mostly cement and steel so we are trusting fire will never be their problem again. Thanks to individuals and some churches, we have received most of the money needed to do a very good job for Eva and provide a place to feed and teach the children.

PRISON MINISTRY

Jesus said that we would have the poor with us always. I just didn’t realize when I lived for so many years in my home country that He meant there would be so many of them in every generation. Many are poor materially, poor spiritually, and some just poor in every area of their lives. It really takes patience and wisdom to know where to use the resources that the Lord provides. We have learned over the years (almost 20 now) that we are not here to meet every need. That was not an easy lesson but to be truly effective it must be learned. I have been getting some of my best lessons in the Central Prison. That is truly a place of concentrated needs continually. We have started a small project to give some the prisoners in the church a way to make a little money by making frames.

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WE HAVE A NEED

After 10 years of mostly faithful service, our freezer has died that is used to keep meat and other things for the feeding projects. No more repairing and we do not have a backup freezer. We were told we just need a new one. This is a very important item for the projects and we need to replace it soon. All the prices that we were able to get with guarantees were between $600 and $700.