What's the Gift?

Most of us know that the free gift of God is enternal life, but many of the kids we teach don't. I love how Michael explains to them about the free gift of God. Bible is definitely a class favorite.

Our children playing with their friends.


Here I am having music class with the prepa students.

The other day I was driving with one of the other teachers and the brakes on the car ceased to function. I was going downhill and there was a large truck in front of me. I've never had my life flash before me, but this time I really thought I might die. I looked around for things that I could crash into, maybe the truck in front of me, maybe the bus station, maybe I could drive the car into the ditch to the right. Then it occured to me I could try the emergency brake. By the grace of God I was eventurally able to come to a stop using the emergency brake. I destroyed what was left of the already failing breaks on the car and there was smoke everywhere. But we were alive. The other teacher and I sat down on the side of the road, pulled our panicked selves together and thanked God that he brought us to a safe stop.

Thank you so much for all your prayers and support. May God richly bless you as we serve Him together!

In His Grip,
Michael, Golden, Avalon, Micah, Zachary and Jayden

Finding The Heart of the Matter-Prayer Request

This is my sweet little Laura. She's 8 year old. She's in my 2nd grade class at Lago Yojoa Bilingual School.

A month ago, we learned she had a heart condition when she fainted in class. By the time she made it to a cardioligist for a complete physical, she was normal and her results came back normal.

Today during class she fainted again. She did not have a normal pulse. Only a flutter. She broke out in a cold sweat and her beautiful chocolate skin turned ashen-white. She looked like the epitome of death.

In the U.S. we would call the paramedics. But there is no such thing here in Peña Blanca. The nearest cardioligist is an hour and half away in San Pedro. So we called her mom, stood by her helplessly and did what we thought might be the best thing to help her.

I recognize her symptoms. My friend, Dawn, back in Menifee had these symptoms when the paramedics discovered the type of heart condition she had. It's a condition that can only be discovered when caught in the act.

I told Laura's mom about my friend Dawn and her experiences, but she just couldn't reconcile the fact that her physical checkup was completely normal but yet continue to have these blackouts.

Please pray that the doctors in San Pedro might be able to discover her problem. If she does have the same condition as my friend, Dawn, she will need to be within range of a medical facility when the next occurance happens. That certainly won't be here in Peña Blanca.

I have always taken for granted our Emergency Medical System in the United States, until today, when we really needed medical help and there was none.

Prayer Request

In our last Bible class Michael started teaching the Romans Road. He explained how sin separates us from God. One of our dear little students, Gaspar, looked up at Michael solomly and said, "But I want to be with God." And so Michael continued on with his teaching about the Hope of Salvation we have through Jesus Christ. Our school will be learning the Romans Road for this month in class. They will then be challenged to start a relationship with God. This is a pivitol month for our little Honduran kids. Please pray that God will soften their hearts. It's moments like these that make our time on the mission field so worth while.


The 23 Musketeers. Lago Yajoa Bilingual School 2nd grade class.

The teachers pray before we start the school day.