August 25, 2010

• Update

  I thought I would post an update of sorts about the goings-on the past few days. In keeping with tradition, I will use bullet points. 

  • Yesterday, we met with a missionary from Teguc who works with a non-profit called “Heart to Heart”. They do disaster relief efforts and have sent a package of over 2500 hygiene kits to Honduras, which we will distribute next week. They are also looking into sending more, as well as clothes. It is always a blessing to meet other people who love this country like you do, especially ones that aren’t weird. Some people who move to other countries are weird, as are some missionaries, so meeting relatively normal ones is a nice surprise.
  • The inside of the church is clean. We are waiting only on the fumigation and disinfection to happen. It will probably at some point need a new coat of paint, but it is not a pressing need. The outside of the church will take a long time to restore. It is mud right now, the fence is down, the lights are down. The members of the church managed to save two tables, a handful of toys, and some other odds and ends. It is not anything that I think needs to be saved because it is all trashed, but we cannot waste the resources we have when we do not know if more are coming. Case in point, we have a half used package of construction paper laying out to dry. I would throw it away, but it is laying out to dry and will probably be used at church. 
  • A person or persons from Hillside Community Church donated $5000 to our church. We also received $500 from Hillside. I am constantly amazed at how God can reach into someone’s heart and open it. Generosity is a wonderful thing, and I think the best thing we can do with our money is give it away. (after we pay bills and take care of business, of course)
  • This past weekend, we went to Miami for visa reasons. It was a hard trip for us because we both struggled to be there. We felt guilty for leaving (even though we had no choice), and seeing all the work that was completed over the weekend, I feel like I am doing nothing here. I am struggling with feeling useless, all I can do is sit here. The work is being done, and donations are on the way, so now we just wait, and it sucks. I am also waiting for our suitcase to get here, so I cannot leave the house until it arrives, doubling my feeling of anxiety and uselessness. 
  • American Airlines lost our suitcase on our way back here. We found out today that it will be on it’s way here either today or tomorrow between 12:30 and 3:30. This means I will have to sit in our apartment and wait for it, while everyone else goes out and helps people. AAAHHHHH!I am glad that they found it, however, because we had lots things in there that we cannot find in Honduras. My running shoes, Red Sox hats, Red Sox shirts, medicine, vitamins, a Justin Beiber T-shirt to give to someone for Christmas. I mean, these things are important. So, praise God that He is a God of found suitcases and mandatory rest periods. 
  • And, last but not least, a very important notice. I finished reading The Twilight Series. I will say some things about Twilight that may upset some. First of all, Bella is completely co-dependent with Edward. Not a healthy relationship, if you are willing to kill yourself to be with someone, you need professional counseling. If you are willing to kill someone so they will be happy, you also need professional counseling. If you are Jacob, you are very well adjusted and should have been the one chosen, but we often choose mates at our same level of dysfunction, so naturally, Bella and Edward would find each other, because that is often what happens with co-dependents and addicts. She should have gone with Jacob. At least he can go in the sun. Also, this book taught be that if I become a vampire, I will be instantly beautiful and thin, have great skin, loads of cash, a humongous closet full of clothes, and a fast car. I think it glorified it a little much, because I think I would get bored. So, I am glad that I have read these books so I can see the movie, but I do not love them like everyone else. They are not nearly as good as Little House on the Prairie.

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