Monday morning

It was a beautiful night for sleeping in La Paz.  We were tired and slept well.  Breakfast was sausage, eggs, beans and tortillas.  Putting our plan together for this morning and will try to live broadcast in a bit.   We will be around town so it will probably be slow.  Later.

Trust in the Lord

The theme for VBS this week is trust.  We were led in prayer this morning at St. Luke's and trusted in a whole bunch of people to bring us here, get our luggage here, .....  But all those could have failed somewhere along the way.  The Lord is the only one who is completely trustworthy and we know that He has something in store for us here this week.

Our flights went smoothly.  No problems with customs (though the line was a bit slow).  They let all of our baggage through.  Our bus was waiting for us and Tecca and Rolando loaded the bus in a downpour with extremely strong winds.  The bus driver did a great job on wet roads.  We stopped for a coconut milk (freshly chopped end with a straw stuck in it!) - for just $0.50.

The arrival is always the best.  Signs to welcome us.  Children who have waited for the return of their baptismal sponsor or just a friendly face.  They entertained us with some of their favorite songs as well as the traditional God Bless America.  We were fed a delicious meal with fresh beets from the garden.  We prayed and sang before the children headed to bed.  (And Doris even said we could sleep in tomorrow!  Maybe until 8!)

Pray for the town of La Paz to see the love of Jesus this week so that they may learn to trust the God who gave His one and only Son to come to this earth for us.  Talk to you tomorrow!

A few pictures are posted.

Safe and Sound

We arrived at the foundation about 7:30 to a whole bunch of smiling
children.   After the opening show and some dinner, we are going to try to
wind down.

Pictures in a bit.

Leaving the U.S.

Our flight to San Pedro Sula is on time and we will be boarding shortly.   Other than one spilled cup of coffee, an uneventful day.  We are thankful for that.  Our next post will be from La Paz about 7 p.m. tonight.

Checked In

We have made it through check in with our 19 bags.  Security was a breeze and we are waiting for the flight!   We will check back in from Miami.

VBS Mission Trip - June 10 2012

The bags are packed and we are ready to go!

The Lord has blessed St. Luke's with a terrific team of 12 individuals ready to share the love of Jesus in La Paz, Honduras.

During the week, we will have four Vacation Bible Study times with groups of about 100 children from around La Paz. We will lead Bible studies for groups of 25-50 ladies from the community. We will walk the town of La Paz to share the love of Jesus. We will fix, repair and build around the property for the Children of Love Foundation. We will play, hug, talk, sing and pray with the children who live at the Foundation. 

Please pray for our trip and members: Doris P, Leah S, Erica B, Audrey R, Matt B, Jeremy D, Natalie D, Josh Z, Barbara S, Millie B, Becky L and Steve L. Our flight leaves Sunday morning, June 10 and we will arrive home on Sunday night, June 17.

Tune in to live broadcasts, pictures and more via this blog or the Children of Love website at http://childrenoflove.org

January 2012 Mission Trip

Our next team of mission workers is headed to La Paz. This trip will involve work projects around the foundation. They will leave on Wednesday morning and fly to San Pedro Sula. They will return on Sunday.

Please pray for safe travel and their ability to share the love of Jesus in Honduras.

Marc & Michelle Craen
Rick Betteridge
Bill LaGrange
Bill Langston
Debbie Phillips
Jeremy Stellhorn
David Blank

Doris Patalano

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