Busy...

Keeping busy. Julie is our first complete HS graduate. She got her national diploma this past week. Three different tv news crews were there and out her class of 36 she was the first graduate of the first class of this program with the government. She received the same diploma as all other public and private schools here. The same day she had to rush and get all her certification to the university so she can start her medical school training in Jan. Her desire is to be a medical missionary.

Amen. Lisa was asked to "cater" (iè will you do it and pay for it, hard to say no when it is for Julie) the event and her wedding quality cake made the evening news and as the backdrop for many photos. Julie needs transportation in Tegu. She will be close the university but it is too dangerous to walk at certain times. And the bus requires over an hour and a swap (ie more costly and timely than a motorcycle) I have been looking for just the right thing and finally found it. A Yamaha Crypton new. Super high mileage, low maint, a girls motorcycle and had a price cheaper than the cheap chinese motorcycles... too good to pass up. So we bought it. Not sure what to do at the end of the month but it was very needed.

The 10th of this month was Honduras' national children's day. A big celebration time here. This year we were to be in 13 different (locations schools and churches)ministering to well over 1600 children. All heard the gospel. To give a scale each candy cannon shot launches 10lbs of candy 100 feet in the air... and the fuel getting to the locations is more than candy...weee. look on the kids faces when it rains candy...priceless... price for the look on the pastor's face when a few boys climbed up on the church roof to get a few stray candies... was cheap...free even..
Another little thing happening in our part of the world. Haitians have arrived. A large group caught a ship to Brazil and have been working their way to the USA by land.

Hundreds are now in Our church neighborhood. And Hondurans are willing to help... for a fee. Seems a place to rest your head out of the rain at night is $10 and a bank transaction from USA to Haitians cost $20. They are traveling as families and some have been coming to our city church. Beautiful families.

I was talking to our Nicaraguan preacher and his desire to visit Cuba. We have been pondering the idea of sending him for a while. He would take as much as he could and street preach where Americans cannot in a way few now days are willing. No hotel or restaurants, just knock doors and street preach till a new convert gives you rest and food, like he does here. He hopes to plant a new church in his month stay. His military training was in Cuba as a contra. His teacher and old friend is now a Cuban general. We would like to also bring in enough bibles for the active military in Cuba which is about 15,000. The general is willing to help with customs to bring in bibles. While at Julie's graduation I got promises of 15,000 J/R and another group commited 3000 whole Bibles. We have enough tracts at the moment. We are praying the Lord makes a way to send the preacher in Jan or Feb for the first wave, preaching and planting. Also firm up the decades old friendship and commitment from the general for sending Bibles.