Yeah, I am already in the dog house. Rich actually put me in a real dog house and poor Ida is in their with me, because she is in charge of keeping me in line!!! Actually, it is in bedroom attached to the house, that the dogs sleep when it is not being used as a guest room. Please pray for us today as we do our first VBS and visit a hospital. Please pray that we reach people and touch people with new good news. Also,pray for Ida as she has to keep on watch on me,
In his service, Susie Grom.
Honduras is very interesting. I’m almost overwhelmed because of all the differences in culture, scenery, and even in the air I breathe. But don’t get me wrong, it’s a good thing. It’s nice to see the beauty of the world outside of Kentucky. As soon as we arrived I couldn’t stop looking around at the hills and mountains. I’m a little nervous with evangelism with an interpreter today, but I know that God has called me to do so, and I really look forward to it. Please continue praying for us.
So i realized one thing for sure…… I am way out of my comfort zone, but know that i am in the right spot! I am looking forward to seeing what God will do even thru my flaw filled efforts!
Today was a very long day but very eventful. We got through security fine and then went to eat at Burger King, then we went on a 2 hour bus ride to Comayagua from the capital. We then arrived at our not so typical mission-like house that is on a gated community (very safe!). We then settled in and then some of us decided to organize the totes of all the awesome stuff we brought with us (thank you everyone that donated and bought supplies for us). We then were ready for the week and very organized. For those of you that know me, this part was fun to me. I later found out that I will be going to a school on Wednesday and talking to a bilingual school about the differences in American (USA) schools verses Honduras schools. This will also hopefully open a door to share the gospel as well!! Hope everyone at home is doing well, thanks again for all the prayers. Headed to bed now for an exciting day tomorrow.
~Stephanie Vittitoe
I am starting to wonder if we are on a Mission Trip or vacation. The difference this year is we decided to make our travel days Mondays which is a non ministry day in Honduras and so the real work begins tomorrow. We will be leading a mini vbs and feeding children and the Open Eyes feeding ministry. Most of the team will then visit a local hospital to offer encouragement. I will be staying behind to work on my sermon preparation for tomorrow night.
We did have some excitement that woke a few from their slumber…
We had a flat on the van about 5 miles from the hacienda, but the little guys should apply for NASCAR seeing that they changed the tire on the bus in the middle of the street with a bottle jack and a rock, yes a rock!
About to head to the cabana that Matt, Collin, Isaiah, and I are staying in so we can get ready for an early start. Hope all is well on the home front.
Pastor Rich
Honduras is a beautiful country, as we drove from the airport at the capital we took pictures of the mountains and rolling landscapes. We also drove past several housing projects that reminded me of the gypsy villages in Romania. Actually a lot here has reminded me of Romania, that was the thought I had as we were on the plane and as I first sawthemountains in the distance. Amy says, ‘Honduras is the same, only different.’ It’s great to havethose little inside jokes with fellowmission team members, still living on two yearslater. I’m looking forward to this week with such a great group of people. Serving on this team is an honor,and Im looking forwardto diving in tomorrow. Nowit mightbe close to bed time, 3:30 this morningcame way too early. Buenos noches.
Well based on years past the area we are in is a Paradise. Not all of us can stay at the main house which is breathtaking. A few of us are suffering for the team by being isolated in a Cabana about a mile away. Well… Suffering may not be the right word for it, unless you call being in a private house with A/C suffering, though using it may be a mistake since it is in the 80s outside where we will be spending much of our day.
We will have orientation tonight and find out the official schedule for the week. We did learn that Lucilla, a translator from 2008 will be with us this week as will be Pamela, her sister, mother (though we will miss Fanny), and Hans, Pamela’s husband.
I am sure the rest of the team will be posting to the blog as well…Oh and maybe we shouldn’t mention the A/C, 🙂
We are in Honduras and just ate our first international meal, Burger King! Now 2 hours to home
We are off! We were cutting it a little close this morning but we made it to Atlanta. Wes said it the best, we had to hurry up to wait. We have at least another 1.5 hours of a 2.5 hour wait until we fly out at 10:03am EST. We arrive in Tegucigalpa at 1:03pm CST so we have a 4 hour flight ahead.
So far everyone is in good spirits in spite of the sore knees, backs and feet of a few of us.
Continue to pray, and for the family members of the team, I believe that we will be able to use Skype to call when we arrive as long as we have internet access.
Today was a busy day at church! Great to see the Barnett’s again, and it was a day full of learning and fellowship (including a platypus! lol) After the evening service we weighed the last of the totes and piled them in the big red trailer and headed home to finish any last minute to-do lists before the morning. As I was wrapping up at home, I read again what Alison had written in the mission journal she gave me.
“Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, ‘ Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?’ And then I said, ‘Here I am. Send me'” – Isaiah 6:8
And what I wrote earlier this week in a journal entry…
“I know whoever we meet this next week will be a great opportunity to share Christ’s love with them. I pray that God grants us safety, endurance, boldness, and a passionate love for people that can only come from heaven.”
LOVE >> from Heaven to Honduras
…through the hearts and hands of 15 Kentuckians…
Because of His Great Love,
CB
