East Tennessee Group

Three groups have already come and gone.  Last week we had a group from East Tennessee here.  They have not been here in three years and it was great to have them here again.  We spent time with old friends and ended the week with a few new ones.

Three years ago, we took this group to the market for the first time.  They purchased fresh fruits and vegetables for distribution.  That was such a success and now visiting the market is a regular thing with our groups.  This year we also tried a couple of  new things with them.  We visited the state orphanage for boys Veinte Uno de Octubre.  Everyone liked this visit ( see blog post of June 12) and we will take other groups there.  We have taken groups to the prison before, but have never taken food in there until last week.  That too was a success.  The prisoners liked it and the people that work at the prison liked it.  That too, will be done again.

In addition to trying new things, this group of 19 built three houses, worked at the farm, fed at the dump, worked in a feeding center, visited the blind school and the hospital and made a return visit to the market to buy fruits and vegetables and later distributed them in Nueva Oriental.  The first house was a tear down.  It was so bad.  The holes in one side were so large that, when Marc took a picture, there was so much light coming in, it looked like a window.  And since it has rained almost every night, praise God that three families are sleeping dry.  We can also praise God for the five baptisms that occurred last week.

Thanks East Tennessee for being our guinea pigs and being the hands and feet of Jesus.  Everyone knows what I am going to say next, "it was another great week in Honduras."

Terri