So I woke up this morning motivated to write! I am excited about so much and hopeful that Aaron and I will be able to continue to work ourselves into these communities and find ways to serve and love more and more people each day.
Marty and Arty--It has been a beautiful reality of ours over the last two weeks to watch each other’s strengths unfold. As a married couple we felt so connected in every way and our lives back in Raleigh seemed so perfect. Now, that we are here in Roatan spending long hours of the day together and working with the same folks and reaching out for the same project we are gaining such a higher level of understanding for one another. When we were in Raleigh we spent 40 hours a week apart. In those forty hours we lived two different lives. We never got to see each other reaching goals and achieving success, struggling and finding solutions. We didn’t know it but we were missing out on so much. Having our life’s totally connected has given us the opportunity to glorify one another’s strengths and support one another’s weaknesses.
We have been going to the Church of God in French Harbor and we were invited to have dinner at the Pastors home with him and his family. We were welcomed into their home so graciously and were able to talk through some ways we can get involved in the church and the needs that exist. There are some projects that we are excited to get started on this week, taking a look at the strengths and weaknesses of Children’s Church. We are also looking at creating a financial literacy course that will provide individual attention to the families of the church. (I will let you guys guess who is spearheading which project!) All the while we are still working together to give the mentoring some TLC. Sitting around Pastor Paul’s kitchen table we discussed the culture here in Honduras and how there is a lack of ownership and accountability on the large scale. He was speaking of leaders in the church who have never been given their expectations, who have never been trusted to deliver, who have never been “set up for success”. He told us of his struggle to empower these folks and give them the tools they need to be confident in their work and find success in that confidence. A light bulb! This mentoring program is a giant tool box. We need to give these young boys tools. They already have the desire to learn and that in itself is a gift from God. Now we can support them to gain confidence, self-worth, values, forward thinking, faith and a desire to feel success. What a beautiful opportunity it is to be along for that ride!
Funny story of the week:
Aaron and I walking up the big hill to the apartments on the back of the property we are living to do some laundry. Going into the room were the washing machine is, keep in mind the room is partially indoors and partially outdoors. Of course I am just paying attention to the washing machine and getting my clothes in. Aaron takes a look around to check things out to make sure nothing crazy is happening in the room. His eye is caught on a small brown object on the wall…I of course was in la la laundry land when I hear him scream. “OUT OUT, GET OUT !!!!!!!” Of course I fly into panic mode and scream uncontrollably running with my eyes closed out of the laundry room. I am interrupted by Aaron saying “it was a bat that flew straight at my head.” He is interrupted by a slew of laughter coming from the men repairing the roof who have watched the whole thing transpire. What a great way to start a Tuesday.
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