The
ups and down of being back in Porvenir.
For
those who don’t know, I was back in the States for 2 months. Allison and Dan
got married and the wedding was the most beautiful thing I have ever seen! I
could barely stop crying. Video http://vimeo.com/75975381 We also had a
fundraiser garage sale for Finding Hope (www.findinghopehonduras.org) which was a huge success! I
watched a bunch of TV and ate a bunch of food (in order to catch up what I missed
out on)…but now I am happy to be back to work!
Coming
back after two months being gone has its challenges. For one, everyone wants to
tell me about everything. Ok great, you say. Well yes, but not all is good
news. Here are the updates Ive been included in, and now you will be:
- - The
13 year old who was pregnant last year, and her baby passed away after 3 days
old, is pregnant again. Also, a 16 year old I just met is pregnant and also has
Anemia.
- - Fanny,
the mother of 4 kids in my sponsorship program was pregnant and had an abortion
- - Jostin,
another child in my sponsorship program, at 7 months old, passed away Friday
November 8th from a heart/lung defect. Oh how my heart aches for his
sweet life.
- - Rebecca,
the mother of 4, is pregnant again and going through a rough time. She is back
to leaving her children home alone, unfed and unclothed throughout the day. Rumors
are she is going to give the baby away. Please prayers for this new little one.
- - Rosa
is very sick with possibly a tumor and her husband just had surgery a few weeks
ago and is now recovering
- - Alexa’s
father left her, her siblings, and her mother. The mother is now struggling to
provide and Alexa is falling behind in school.
- - Everyone
and their mother needs something from me…
On a
lighter note:
- - The
women in my beading program are thrilled to receive payment from two months. They
were interviewed on TV about the work they are doing!
- - Juana
is pregnant (shhh it’s a secret) J
- - I
got to meet baby Josue at 15 days old…the new brother of two local children whom
I love!
- - Alejandra
and Andrea are excelling in bilingual school! They were the best students after
returning from vacations and are doing fabulous this school year. We are now
working on their Visas!
After
receiving all this news within 4 days my heart is overwhelmed. I want to help
them all but I just cant. I can only love these families and encourage their
struggles they are trying to overcome. I can only show them I care and pray for
them. There is only so much I can help with. I hate that.
My biggest ache is little
Jostin. I ran into his mother Thursday night when I got in, to hear the awful
news. Just a week earlier he passed away. His mother is going through a hard
time now dealing with his loss. She looks fine on the outside but I can see in
her eyes her pain.
Attention
is being drawn towards the youngest child now, Melbin (pictured little boy on
the left). She is dressing him in younger clothes, carrying him in the stroller
and babying him now that Jostin is gone. Thankfully she is attending church and
seeking prayer. My hope is that the other children can overcome this great loss
of their little brother.
One
of the biggest ups is the joy the women received from being paid for their
bracelets sold. From over two months of not receiving payment, they were very
excited for my return. In one of the locations where we meet Mondays and
Fridays, is my biggest group of women, 13. We had a meeting on Monday to go
over some things and inform them of happenings in the near future. It was a
short meeting, they got paid and went home. Friday was our second meeting and
they threw a pizza party for me! Silvia says “We wanted to show you our thanks and
appreciation for how much you have helped us and the blessing you have been in
our lives”. My heart melted! Everyone chipped in money and Gaby and Amparo
cooked the pizzas just before the meeting. So sweet! … Then as we were eating
Pizza I began to talk about how construction will be starting on Monday for the
center ( I will get to this in a second) and that I would need their help in
this. As this is a center for them, they need to put in volunteer work as the
building is being done. After making a list of who would be helping each day,
they started to talk about how they could help raise money. I mentioned that
the building will be done in steps because I don’t have all the money right
now. They started talking about fundraising themselves to buy
cement/blocks/materials to help. All these ideas were being thrown around on
how to fundraise. I was literally overjoyed. It’s so cool to see them taking
the initiative!!!
So
yes! Construction starts Monday! Scott and Susan (other missionaries in town) have
a small group coming in next week, so along with their money and money that I
raised from the garage sale, we will be able to start a bit on the foundation!
YES!! Of course pictures are to come next week so be sure to check Finding Hope
on facebook!
Its
so good to be back J
Please pray for the many many bits of news from this blog!
