Lots of changes

Hello amigos!

Life is Honduras is going well.  There have been lots of changes in the past couple weeks though.  Some good ones and some hard ones.  But God is definitely growing us all through them.  

Spanish class is officially over.  Yeah, no more homework!  I will miss not learning how to communicate better but I am still learning on my own.  It was nice to have a change in the schedule.  It was getting kinda boring doing the same thing over and over.  

So one of our other changes was staring ministry.  We have now completed our first week of ministry at Cedar, an old folks home.  It was sad to see all those people in such bad shape.  But I am glad we got to work with them.  I am pretty sure they don't see that many visitors.  It was a stretching experience.  This week I was challenged as to why I was loving these people.  I love people because I want to be like Jesus, but Jesus loved people just because He loved them.  I want to feel a love for people just because I love them not because that is just what I am supposed to do.

Another change was Ben going back to PA.  The decision was made by the STEP directors who believed this action needed to be taken to keep unity within the team, as well as to help him and keep the focus of the STEP team on track.  We are now just a small team of 4. Please keep the team here and Ben in your prayers as we all adjust to this new arrangement.

Melanie went to Nicaragua last week and is coming back on Saturday.  She is gone for 2 weeks and we are just a small group of 3 girls now.  We miss her lots but are glad for the opportunity she had to go reconnect with some of her friends.  Only one more week with out her!

I would also like to report that we almost gave a guy a heart attack with out beauty.  Two days ago as we were walking through Centro we saw a guy that acted like he had never seen a white girl before.  As soon as he saw us he froze and all he could say was "Oh...my...god"  His face looked so funny!  We continue to get lots of kissing noises made at us.  And it is pretty much all my fault now because I am the only blond while Melanie is gone. 


I got to chat with Laura and Rachel while they were at college today.  It was cool to be able to talk to both of them.  Sorry you didn't get to talk to me mom!  But you were not answering any of your phones... I ask Rachel to recruit people to send me mail so don't be surprised if she asks you to send me a letter. :)


I don't know what else to tell you but if you have any questions feel free to ask!


You can continue to pray for safety!


Thanks for your prayers!
~Emily