Short Term Teams: Week 3

Week three of short term teams brought us a little taste of our old home.  A group of 19 from Catalina Foothills Presbyterian in Tucson, Arizona joined us for ministry.  One of our friends taught us how to make baleadas (the national dish of Honduras) in her house, we continued construction on the Kindergarten building, had a small Kid's club, played soccer, and hung out at the river.

Fixin' to go make some baleadas at a local's house with these ladies 

Making friends

These cute little "pillowcase" dresses were handed out to the neediest in our community

The sweet instant gratification of seeing your photo

Further construction on the Kindergarten building

Should be ready by the next school year in February 

Little by little! 

Soccer with the US and local teens 

Soccer is a great way to make new friends in this culture 

Life happens at the river...dishes, laundry, bathing, and collecting water for home use

Learning what life is like in Las Delicias/Honduras

Short Term Teams: Week Two

Week two, our team hosted 23 short-term missionaries from all over the U.S. The missionaries came from two very different teams: one team of nine missionaries from various churches in the Northern California Presbytery and another team of 14 medical missionaries.

All 23 served in Las Delicias.  The 14 medical missionaries put on a brigade and provided services for 203 patients.  The other 9 continued construction on the Kindergarten building for the community.  

 Medical professionals receiving instruction

Cardiologist seeing patients with translator and med student in tow

Make-shift exam tables and flexible doctors!

Physical therapy outside

Our very own construction genius, John Clow, helping the therapist

manufacture better crutches for  jungle use for our friend, Dionisio

Med professionals in the triage part of clinic

Pediatrician hard at work

Nurses bandaging up our epileptic friend, Berto.

The crowd waiting 

The pharmacy with Michelle translating 

(I promise this isn't a judgey-face)

My favorite story of the day:

Boy comes legally blind and leaves after seeing the visiting ophthalmologist able to see.

(We're working on getting this sweet boy some pediatric frames!)

 This little lady (the blondie in the Honduras jersey) from the California team made quick friends in Las Delicias when the kids found out she was 10 years old.  She spent time reading and loving on some of our smallest friends.

 Local boys assisting our team in the construction of the Kinder...

I seriously think it is a little taste of heaven when I see everybody working together.

Short Term Teams: Week One

We have entered a new season of missionary life this week.  Summer means short term teams in our world.  23 missionaries from two different churches joined our team last week to serve the people of Honduras alongside of the long term missionaries.  They aided in advancing our ministries and the kingdom of God.

 Learning how to bend the forms to make pillars

 Kids Club participants

 The team from South Carolina showing of their music leading skills

 Proof they were awesome!

Rebar form for the middle pillar in the Kinder

Loving some baby time

The classic cement mixing photo.  

You're not really on a mission trip until you have done this.

Cement poured

Community time aka soccer and time at the river

We were blessed to have this team in Las Delicias and are blessed to see how the Lord uses these teams to help us continue to build relationships and change in this community.  Will you keep praying for the people in Las Delicias?   Pray that Christ will be known and His love nothing but obvious through construction, relationships, learning how to make the local cuisine in someone's home, playing soccer, VBS, or clinics.