End of Sabbatical

Our time of sabbatical has come to an end and it has been a great time of renewal, refreshment and readiness to re-enter ministry.  We started with a book, "Stuck", that turned out to be a favorite for both of us!  It dealt with working through ministry transition, and was both timely and very practical. This time has been precious in the Lord and we are grateful to be able to have done this.

We have so many plans worked out and are already heading back to Honduras this week for the first time in 2022. During our one month stay, we will renew our permanent residence status.  We'll be heading up to the training center in Tutule to work out ministry plans with Carlos and Esmeralda.  We will be meeting with the new CFI students (who are just starting classes) and look forward to setting up the new tablets that are being shipped to Honduras for CFI (see below).  We'll also be hosting Pastor Aaron Land from Georgia who is looking to bring a short term team from his church this summer.

While we have plans for this trip and this year, we are keeping our hearts and minds open to hear as the Lord guides us.

Commit your work to the Lord, and your plans will be established.  
Prov 16:3

More Tablets for CFI

CFI is an educational ministry we partner with that Carlos and Esmeralda started in order to meet a real need of many Honduran youth and have an opportunity to share Christ with them.  This program uses a Honduran government education system for students who stopped schooling and now want another opportunity to continue.  The grades are from 7th to 11th and the ages range from 15 to 25.  Pre-COVID, in 2019, CFI had 28 students with only two Christians.

You may remember that during 2020 when COVID hit the Lord led Carlos and I to use tablets to keep the CFI program going.  That attracted more students and the enrollment increased to 44 students.  Then in 2021 enrollment climbed to 56 students.  Even more exciting is that three students gave their hearts to Jesus and were baptized!  

At the end of 2021 CFI graduated their first high school class while during that same time the local high school in Tutule announced they were closing permanently due to COVID associated issues.  Carlos and Esmeralda were approached by the school system to see if CFI would be able to accept the students affected by the closure.  We are excited at the possibility of having up to 90 students!

To meet this need they would need 20 new tablets and there are 4 broken tablets to replace.  Fellowship Bible Church of WV has already funded 12 of the needed tablets and as I write this update those tablets are on their way to Honduras!  Praise the Lord!!

Wait for the Lord;
be strong, and let your heart take courage;
wait for the Lord!
Ps 27:14

Team Honduras!!