Sunday 2:15pm...
We went to church this morning (all in Spanish) and got introduced to the congregation. We also saw the "transition house" at Manuelito. There are kids there as young as 15 months...eventually these kids will go to Talanga with the older kids.
We had lunch and then went to a place like Sam's Club to load on on some snacks for our room(s) at Talanga. Not sure what we are doing the rest of the day.
Tomorrow (Monday) we meet a work team from the U.S. and we all head out to Talanga to being our adventure. That''s when the real fun begins! So far we have not been "roughing it" at all.....but tomorrow we start!
Not sure when I will update next....so keep us in your prayers as we travel tomorrow and meet the kids out there and begin our 6 weeks of service.
Thanks!!!!!!!!!
Sunday, February 17, 2008
Saturday, February 16, 2008
Safe Arrival
It is now 7:15 PM in Tegucigalpa and we have just finished supper. All of our travels today were uneventful and we arrived safely and on time. We think we will be at this guest house in Teguc until Monday afternoon when we will head out to Talanga.
Thanks again to all those who have helped us prepare for this trip. We are very excited to be here and to begin our mission work.
We hope to be able to update this over the next few days.
Thanks again to all those who have helped us prepare for this trip. We are very excited to be here and to begin our mission work.
We hope to be able to update this over the next few days.
Friday, February 15, 2008
Adios for now
Well...we leave for the airport at 3:45am tonight/tomorrow morning. I thought you might enjoy this comic while we are travelling to Honduras! I think it is important to laugh out loud once in a while!!!
We need to finish packing and picking up the house tonight. I am afraid it won't be as picked up as we would like for our house-sitter...but it will just have to do :)
We are obviously as ready as we are ever going to be. By this time tomorrow we should be in Tegucigalpa.
Talk to you soon.
Thursday, February 14, 2008
It's almost funny...
You know, the issues we have been dealing with in the last week or so (mostly health) took another interesting turn last night. I don't tell you this to make you feel sorry for us or for you to worry....but....
Chase was a the Emergency Room last night from 1-3am! Can you even believe it?? He woke up at 1am crying with a horrible earache. Being the strong husband that I am I told Ellen I would stay home and protect the house while she took Chase to the E.R. :)
Turns out he had a bad earache and he has pills and ear drops!
Les than 48 hours to stay healthy and get on that plane! Yee-ha!
Oh yah.....Molly has some weird cough and is on antibiotics. I don't think she has been on any meds for more than 5 years....but now it happens THIS WEEK!!!!
Later.
Chase was a the Emergency Room last night from 1-3am! Can you even believe it?? He woke up at 1am crying with a horrible earache. Being the strong husband that I am I told Ellen I would stay home and protect the house while she took Chase to the E.R. :)
Turns out he had a bad earache and he has pills and ear drops!
Les than 48 hours to stay healthy and get on that plane! Yee-ha!
Oh yah.....Molly has some weird cough and is on antibiotics. I don't think she has been on any meds for more than 5 years....but now it happens THIS WEEK!!!!
Later.
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Latest Update!
So, since we last chatted here is what has transpired:
* Alex got into a car accident and sustained whiplash injuries. She is feeling better. She is very quick to point out that the accident was NOT her fault. She was in the car by herself and got rear-ended and she then crashed into the car in front of her. The interesting part of the story is that the driver of the car that hit her was arrested on the spot and taken to jail for no license and a prior conviction. The car that Alex hit left the scene of the accident before police could arrive. Hmmmmm. Very interesting.
* Ellen and Nate got violently ill Monday night and were up ALL night getting sick. I got my exercise going from bathroom to bathroom consoling, them and doing other things with bodily fluids that are too gross to mention here. As of Wednesday they are on the mend but still feeling weak and yucky.
* Ellen has had a couple crowns done
* Alex had some unexplainable kidney pain that has subsided
We continue to prepare to leave...but we lost some time here due to sickness. We will get it all packed up and leave on time --- just pray that the rest of us don't catch the "bug" that Ellen and Nate got!!
Needless to say, we are very excited to get on the plane and get to Honduras!! Keep us in your prayers! We hope you are all doing well.
Adios.
* Alex got into a car accident and sustained whiplash injuries. She is feeling better. She is very quick to point out that the accident was NOT her fault. She was in the car by herself and got rear-ended and she then crashed into the car in front of her. The interesting part of the story is that the driver of the car that hit her was arrested on the spot and taken to jail for no license and a prior conviction. The car that Alex hit left the scene of the accident before police could arrive. Hmmmmm. Very interesting.
* Ellen and Nate got violently ill Monday night and were up ALL night getting sick. I got my exercise going from bathroom to bathroom consoling, them and doing other things with bodily fluids that are too gross to mention here. As of Wednesday they are on the mend but still feeling weak and yucky.
* Ellen has had a couple crowns done
* Alex had some unexplainable kidney pain that has subsided
We continue to prepare to leave...but we lost some time here due to sickness. We will get it all packed up and leave on time --- just pray that the rest of us don't catch the "bug" that Ellen and Nate got!!
Needless to say, we are very excited to get on the plane and get to Honduras!! Keep us in your prayers! We hope you are all doing well.
Adios.
Sunday, February 10, 2008
Sunday - February 10th
Here is a great video about the Manuelito Project:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fwALlFyv3Y
This is Ellen--it is my turn to write something for a change! While we are gone, we will try to let each of the kids write periodically (uncensored) so you will get a chance to hear their perspectives about what is happening and how they are doing. Also--many of you have asked how you can send us messages. Probably the best way is to leave us comments right here on this blog. At the bottom of each note that we write is a place you can click to write a comment....so when we are able to get online, we will be able to hear from you.
A million things to do this week before the big departure for the airport at 4AM on Saturday morning. We have had some challenges during the last week too--challenging times at work for Charlie and me, a fender bender for Alex (she is fine except for a sore neck), abdominal pain that required a CT scan (Alex again--she is fine), a bad cough for Chase--I have heard others talk about how evil tries to create doubt when you are on a path to do the Lord's work. I believe that this may be the first time we have ever been the target!! So--I ask for your prayers--that our faith and resolve remain strong and that any doubt that tries to sneak in will be replaced with peace and certainty.
More soon!! EWM
This is Ellen--it is my turn to write something for a change! While we are gone, we will try to let each of the kids write periodically (uncensored) so you will get a chance to hear their perspectives about what is happening and how they are doing. Also--many of you have asked how you can send us messages. Probably the best way is to leave us comments right here on this blog. At the bottom of each note that we write is a place you can click to write a comment....so when we are able to get online, we will be able to hear from you.
A million things to do this week before the big departure for the airport at 4AM on Saturday morning. We have had some challenges during the last week too--challenging times at work for Charlie and me, a fender bender for Alex (she is fine except for a sore neck), abdominal pain that required a CT scan (Alex again--she is fine), a bad cough for Chase--I have heard others talk about how evil tries to create doubt when you are on a path to do the Lord's work. I believe that this may be the first time we have ever been the target!! So--I ask for your prayers--that our faith and resolve remain strong and that any doubt that tries to sneak in will be replaced with peace and certainty.
More soon!! EWM
Saturday, February 9, 2008
More Prep
Okay...we leave in a little less than a week. By this time next Saturday we will be in Houston waiting for our next flight -- to Tegucigalpa!
We are feverishly preparing all the final details of this adventure. We start our malaria medicine today and some of us are still taking Typhoid pills! The dog has been to the vet, the newspapers are scheduled to be held until our return, we need to get Molly (the dog) over to visit the house where she will be staying, we need to get Krista over to our house to show her the ropes since she will be living at our house during our absence, we need to pack, we are waiting on a few more deliveries to arrive so we can take more stuff with us, etc, etc, etc.
Jeremy (who works with Project Manuelito as a full time volunteer in Honduras) was in town this past week so we had dinner with him so the kids could ask all their questions. It was a nice time and the kids enjoyed learningmore about where they would be staying and what a typical day is like in Talanga. Jeremy has now returned to Honduras and is scheduled to pick us up at the airport on 2/16.
Things seem hectic and crazy. We will be glad when we are on the plane and on our way. Hopefully then we can take a deep breath and focus on God's plan for us in Honduras. We know He is with us in all this prep work too....but boy is it wild right now!!
ALSO - thanks to your generous donations we are taking hardware to make the computer lab in Talanga a wireless network. Also we have the "learn english" software for the kids.
More later.
We are feverishly preparing all the final details of this adventure. We start our malaria medicine today and some of us are still taking Typhoid pills! The dog has been to the vet, the newspapers are scheduled to be held until our return, we need to get Molly (the dog) over to visit the house where she will be staying, we need to get Krista over to our house to show her the ropes since she will be living at our house during our absence, we need to pack, we are waiting on a few more deliveries to arrive so we can take more stuff with us, etc, etc, etc.
Jeremy (who works with Project Manuelito as a full time volunteer in Honduras) was in town this past week so we had dinner with him so the kids could ask all their questions. It was a nice time and the kids enjoyed learningmore about where they would be staying and what a typical day is like in Talanga. Jeremy has now returned to Honduras and is scheduled to pick us up at the airport on 2/16.
Things seem hectic and crazy. We will be glad when we are on the plane and on our way. Hopefully then we can take a deep breath and focus on God's plan for us in Honduras. We know He is with us in all this prep work too....but boy is it wild right now!!
ALSO - thanks to your generous donations we are taking hardware to make the computer lab in Talanga a wireless network. Also we have the "learn english" software for the kids.
More later.
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