Last week in Honduras

Well hello everybody. Its been ages i know (which means this is gonna be a hefty blog so i apologise...)

So... 2 weeks ago we were still in Honduras in our last week. We had slightly adjusted the timetable so that we didnt go to the school as usual on Tuesday or Wednesday, but instead spent the whole week working on the building site. On Monday and Tuesday (27th and 28th) we managed to finish off all the actual building work. This involved putting the finishing touches to both roofs that we were building. It was quite hard work - clambering over the roofs and hammering nails through metal sheets and into the wooden structure (obviously completely safely...) We were also using this big cutter to cut through the sheets of metal which was incredibly fun.

On Wednesday morning and Thursday, we made some banners to brighten up the place. They all portrayed different stories that we have acted out and taught the kids over the 7 weeks we were there. They look absokutely fantastic and really brightened up the place. It was so much fun actually painting them - mainly because just as much paint ended up on each of us. At one point my face was painted completely blue (with clown additions painted on by Guy) We also painted ´Club De Niños´ on a big piece of wood which also brightened it up.

The banners we painted.

Guys sign.

Angel wings on my back.

Wednesday afternoon was the last actual meeting of the kids club! It was very emotional... When we arrived we sat down and Pastor Reny said that this week we would just be watching as the kids performed for us. They sung us all the songs that we had taught them while we were there - Dios es Poderoso (Our God is so Big), Ser Valiente, Ser Fuerte (Be Bold, Be Strong), Marchamos en la luz de Dios (We are Marching in the light of God) and other ones that they knew. We also took some pictures of each of us with 2 kids who we will continue to specifically pray for. I had mine with a kid called Dimas who is an absolute legend - he is so passionate when he prays and sings, and Anthony who is also a legend who i have a great laugh with. They are both awesome kids.

Friday was a Holy Day so we had the day off. It was also Claire´s birthday which was awsome. We had 3 of Kossy´s frinds, David, James and Jonathon, staying with us because they were travelling up through South America and decided to come see us. They were all really cool - the lads went with them to play football at the Church for the last time! It was great fun as ever. We also went back to the Club on that day to show Suzanne the finished product. We then had to leave it for the last time :-( In The evening, DeeAnn and Sara came over for dinner. It was a really nice time (Pamela had cooked for us). Whenever it had been someones birthday here they had been given Honduras football shirts, so after the meal they presented those of us who didnt already have them with Honduras football shirts which are really cool. They also gave each one of us t-shirt´s that they had had made, with a big photo on the front of us with the kids that had been taken a couple of weeks ago at the kids club. Its really amazing and is a great memory! Those along with the army t-shirts they gave us means we all now have 3 really cool Honduras t-shirts!

Us in our kids club t-shirts.

On Saturday we went to a traditional village that had been preserved in its traditional way called the Valley de Angels. It was a really nice time to buy some souviners and have a look around. Then, on Sunday we had our last Church service at Rockafuerte... We all went up to the front and said a little bit about what God had done in each one of us and lots of thanks to everyone. After the service they put on a meal for us at the Church with loads of people that we had got to know well. It was incredible - but also hard saying goodbye to alot of people for the last time... Sunday eveing we managed to pack up all of our stuff and then spent as much time as possible with Blanca and the family.

Our experince in Honduras was absolutely incredible. I will never forget it or the people there that became so special to each one of us. We had some amazing times of worship, prayer and bible study and never forgot the reasons why we were there - to do the work that we all believed God had called us to. Its seems silly to try and sum it up in words or photos but the memories will always be there to remember the outstandingly fantastic time i had.

God Bless

Joel

Another blog coming with Holiday stuff...