Hola everybody!
We have a new video posted on UStream from today's VBS, where the kids got to learn about the fall into sin and God's plan to rescue us from it. Later on this evening we will hopefully post pictures from all of our cameras from the last few days, so be on the lookout for those! Thanks again for your prayers and support!
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Good Morning from Vicar
Buenos dias!
Yesterday was an amazing day of service and Bible school, and today is shaping up to be even better! We have paint thinner now, so the paint should go on the desks and chairs at the school much more easily. We will also hopefully begin work on painting the area around some of the windows--while class is in session! That'll be an experience! The ceiling panels in this school don't come out as easily as they do in American schools, so that ceiling fan that was mentioned some time ago may or may not get installed on my watch. We'll see.
Bible school yesterday was great, as well! I'm very sorry I forgot to push "record" when we took the video, so only those who were watching live could see us. Today's video will hopefully be saved for everybody to see it. We talked about the Bible and God's creation of the universe yesterday; today we'll talk about the fall into sin and God's plan for saving us from it; tomorrow will introduce Jesus; and then Friday will be the big day where we tell the story of Jesus' death and resurrection. It's such a blessing to be able to share this Good News with all of the children here (and their parents)! Please pray that their hearts would be open to the Gospel, as well as that our hearts would be open to how we can best love all of these people as Jesus does. Thank you so much for your support--Dios le bendiga!
-Vicar Larsen
Yesterday was an amazing day of service and Bible school, and today is shaping up to be even better! We have paint thinner now, so the paint should go on the desks and chairs at the school much more easily. We will also hopefully begin work on painting the area around some of the windows--while class is in session! That'll be an experience! The ceiling panels in this school don't come out as easily as they do in American schools, so that ceiling fan that was mentioned some time ago may or may not get installed on my watch. We'll see.
Bible school yesterday was great, as well! I'm very sorry I forgot to push "record" when we took the video, so only those who were watching live could see us. Today's video will hopefully be saved for everybody to see it. We talked about the Bible and God's creation of the universe yesterday; today we'll talk about the fall into sin and God's plan for saving us from it; tomorrow will introduce Jesus; and then Friday will be the big day where we tell the story of Jesus' death and resurrection. It's such a blessing to be able to share this Good News with all of the children here (and their parents)! Please pray that their hearts would be open to the Gospel, as well as that our hearts would be open to how we can best love all of these people as Jesus does. Thank you so much for your support--Dios le bendiga!
-Vicar Larsen
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Tia Natalie's Blog
Today was the first day of painting. After a delicious coffee and breakfast, we headed out to the school. As soon as we arrived, we were welcomed with hugs and cheers from all the kids. We sanded down the desks and chairs and got to work with the abnormally goopy paint. It was very difficult, but it gave us time to get to know many of the students. We also had the first VBS day that included a reading, musical chairs, and games. Afterward we had some down-time with the kids. Many of them love getting their pictures taken, so Alex has about twenty new pictures in his camera. It's also very hard to stay mad at them when they do something wrong. :)
Video Stream is Go!
As of right now, the internet in the chapel works, so God willing we'll be able to broadcast our VBS today! Check out the video feed on the right to see us in action; the "official" start time is 2:00 PM (3:00 Eastern Time), but we'll see.
Gearing up for Work and VBS!
[Editor's note: We're still working on a few bugs with the wireless internet today, which is why this post, which was written this morning, is only just now being published. There probably won't be a video stream today, but we're working on it!]
Coffee from the kitchen, hugs and kisses from the kids and a day full of activity ahead. Everyday should start this way. Yesterday we had quick meeting with the Mayor of La Paz. No big deal..... we just stopped by and of course he wanted to see us. Oh and there was the TV interview Pastor Abel and Doris had. No biggie : ) Actually it was a really big deal. The Mayor is very impressed with the work being done at the Foundation. This is a great thing for the Foundation and our children.
Our other stop yesterday was at the kids school. The school Director is also very impressed with the Foundation and with our kids. They make the best grades in the school and this makes him very happy. It was amazing to see Mama Doris work her magic. She has the respect of so many people in the community.
Last night our kids sang in the town square for anyone who was listening. We started with a small audience but it grew to a good sized crowd before they were done. They kids were a little star struck but of course did a magnificent job as usual.
Today we are off to sand and paint desks and a room at our kids school. Vicar Dan may be installing a ceiling fan too. Pray that we can clearly communicate for them to shut off the electricity before this adventure in electrical work begins. This afternoon we will have our first day of Bible school. We aren't quite sure how many this will bring but everyday here is a new and amazing adventure and there is no doubt it will be magnificent!
We still have several bags missing. Pray for us that those will arrive soon.
Thank you everyone for all your other prayers and good thoughts. They are felt and appreciated.
The adventure continues!
Colleen
Monday, March 7, 2011
We Made It!
Hola, America!
Our group has made it safely to La Paz, Honduras! All the kids from the Foundation greeted us with a beautiful rendition of "God Bless America" (in English, no less!) along with several other songs in Spanish. It was joyful reunion for both of our groups!
After a restful sleep and a delicious breakfast, we plan to spend today getting situated and ready for the week. We'll be doing some painting work at the local school in the mornings, and then we have a Vacation Bible School planned for the children in the afternoons. Please pray that all of our planning and preparation would go smoothly, and that God would grant us flexibility as we carry everything out in the coming week!
Our group has made it safely to La Paz, Honduras! All the kids from the Foundation greeted us with a beautiful rendition of "God Bless America" (in English, no less!) along with several other songs in Spanish. It was joyful reunion for both of our groups!
After a restful sleep and a delicious breakfast, we plan to spend today getting situated and ready for the week. We'll be doing some painting work at the local school in the mornings, and then we have a Vacation Bible School planned for the children in the afternoons. Please pray that all of our planning and preparation would go smoothly, and that God would grant us flexibility as we carry everything out in the coming week!
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
2011 Spring Break Mission Trip
St. Luke's Lutheran Church will be sending a group of college students to the Children of Love Foundation Orphanage in La Paz, Honduras again this Spring Break (March 6 - 12) . The group will be running a VBS program for the local community children. Please keep this group in your prayers. Watch here for all the news and updates!
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)