Day 4-Grace Fellowship Ngomannene

What a wonderful day in the Lord! Today we visited Pastor Nelson's home village of Ngomannene. This was a true example of the harvest being plentiful but the workers few. Upon arrival we were greeted by many adults and even more children. As has been the case in all of the churches we have visited, the people were most gracious and extremely happy to see us. We are treated almost like royalty when we show up. It is the most humbling experience I have ever had. In some of the villages the children and women will even kneel as they greet you. It is difficult to put in writing the range of emotions that you experience when you see these people and their great need, but I know I can truly say that my life has been forever changed by this trip. We started the day with praise music and introduction of the team to the congregation then got started with our different ministry areas. The carnival team that I worked with was especially busy with several hundred area children showing up for the games, face painting, bubble blowing, and balloons.While we were at the public school with the children , the women's and men's ministries, medical team met at the church and the evangelist team took to the dusty streets of town carrying the gospel to those who would not come to us. At the end of the day they had a total of fifty one people accept Christ. God truly is blessing this mission. We also enjoyed a meal prepared by the women of the church. Another humbling experience. They prepare a feast and are so proud to have us join them for lunch, yet we all understand what a tremendous sacrifice they have given to place this meal before us. We serve a big God ,though, so I am assured that He will bless them abundantly for all they gave. The end of the day held lots of laughter and fun for the children as brother Larry headed up a group of would be singers(the team members) and a beautiful bunch of song birds(the village children) in singing praise choruses. The children learn very fast and enjoy singing praises to our Lord. We left with many still in need , yet feeling like we had done a good work for Him today. All of the team is well and happy. We miss our families especially with tomorrow being Thanksgiving but we know in our hearts that God's will is for us to be here at this time. Maybe as we are here tomorrow with all of the obvious need around us, our future Thanksgivings will hold more meaning and we will well remember how truly blessed we all are! In Christ, Cassandra Knight.

Team Member Blog

Please be sure to read more about the Uganda mission team at http://natalieinafrica.blogspot.com/. This is Natalie Kelly's blog - a team member from Birmingham, Alabama. She has included some great pictures and moving updates!

Day two on the mission field!

Today we went to the up-country and experienced how beautiful Africa really is!  We were all mesmerized at God's creations on the hour and a half long ride to the village we spent the day at.  The people were all so warm and were so glad to see us.  We opened the day with a short welcome service and then went straight into our ministry activities.

We all had a very special and delicious treat - lunch prepared by the women of the village!  It was delicious and it was obvious the meal was prepared with love.  The whole team was mesmerized by the beauty of our surroundings today - from the scenery to the people.  Today I just kept thinking how awesome God is to make us so different and our homes so different, but has made us all the same in His son Jesus Christ.

The entire team is doing well and looking forward to another great day in the Lord!  I even think some of us are planning to eat fried crickets tomorrow....

Keep us in your prayers (especially for those who are eating crickets)! ;-)

In Him, 

Natalie Kelly

Birmingham, Alabama

Today was a wonderful day in Kampala, Uganda! We began our day with African praising, singing, and dancing in six different churches that were planted by Pastor Nelson Kyasooka. Teams of two went to 5 churches and everyone else went to the home church of Grace Fellowship. Wayne Woods preached here and Josh gave his testimony. We all agreed that worship here must be like it is in heaven! Even in the Ugandans' circumstances, they are still praising God. There is much joy in the church body here! It truly humbles us.
After worshipping, we had much to do. We ate ham/cheese or peanut butter/jelly sandwiches for lunch, then began our different ministries. The medical team (Beth Wheeles, Harold Harmon, Josh of Lake Wedowee, Jerry Flummer) left early in the morning to get started seeing patients with our Ugandan doctor. They worked especially hard today. They saw over 180 patiients and Harold Harmon dispensed many, many medicines. Our men (Wayne Woods, Allen Haynes, Pastor Larry, Jimmy Sprayberry) taught discipleship lessons to the Grace Fellowship deacons and church leaders. Our women's ministry team (Christy Wilson, Angie Jones, Natalie Kelly, Sherry Sprayberry) taught their women about health, hygiene, nutrition, how to teach their children to learn scripture, how to pray, and how to share Christ in daily life. Our carnival team (Rebecca Shelnutt, Cassandra Knight, Julie of Oxford, Andrea Phillips) painted fingernails, painted faces, played with the parachute, had races, and hugged, kissed, and loved about 200 children today. They were awesome! The Evangelism team (Richie Farrow, Drew Bernard, Wilbur Steward, Steve Looker) had 37 decisions to follow Christ today!
People think that the Ugandans are receiving such blessings because of what we are doing here, but that is not all there is to this mission. God is doing the work and we are ALL receiving the blessings! Please continue to pray for us. Love especially to our families!

Blessings,
Sherry Sprayberry

Greetings from Uganda!
I can't even begin to tell you all our experiences of today... It has been a very long day as well as busy. We began the day here at the Hotel with breakfast all together. We went to visit the Kusabi Tombs and learned a lot about the history of uganda. We traveled over to Pastor Nelsons orphanage and what a treat that was . The children were so glad to see us. They sang to us and that was truly a blessing! We then went to see where his his church was and were greeted again by so many children. They need to be loved just like any one of us,the only difference is that they didn't get very much attention it seemed and they came to us. It reminds me of the picture in my children's Bible where the children were all gathered at Jesus' feet. We have really had an eye opener here. It is unbelievable. Please please pray for us tomorrow as we go there again for worship and have other things like carnival, medical, and teaching with them. This has been a day of many many tears for me and the others in our group. We love and miss you all back home. We will be praying for all of you Please do the same for us. God Bless You, Rebecca Shelnutt

Welcome to Kampala, Uganda 2008

The team made it to Uganda and arrived at the Speke Hotel Friday night around 10:30. What a day of travel we have had. We left Atlanta, GA Thursday afternoon around 5:30. 20 hours later we reached our destination. The flight was tiresome but enjoyable. We are so excited about the opportunity to help others in need of hope, minister Gods' amazing grace, and share God's love. We serve and awesome God!!!

We're here and ready to serve in whatever compacity God leads. Thank you for your prayers and support. God has provided us with extra protection at our hotel. (haha)

Julie Winfrey

Jerry Flummer

Pastor Woods Wayne

FCM Staff Land in Uganda

I enjoy traveling to every country where FCM has established partnerships but no group of people move my heart like the Africans. Many Americans travel frequently to Central and South America but it is rare to hear of a group leaving for Africa.

I landed in Entebbe, Uganda yesterday to prepare for the 22 team members that will be arriving on Friday night. In addition to finalizing the logistics that accompany any trip, FCM has purchased $3,000 for emergency food distribution to take place through Grace Fellowship Church in the slums of Kampala, Uganda's capital city of some 3 million. The ministry has also purchased $1,000 worth of Bibles to be distributed through partner churches in the "up-country", including Masaka, Ngomannene, and Luwero. Providing people with food for their stomachs and eternal nourishment for their souls would not be possible without the hundreds of generous donors that support FCM....thank you!

This year's team is double that of last year and is made up of individuals from four states: Alabama (Roll Tide!), Georgia, South Carolina and Tennessee. The team will focus their efforts in four areas: carnival, discipleship training, medical, and evangelism. I hope you visit the blog daily and follow their efforts over the next week.

I am so proud to serve with this great group of guys and gals. They are traveling out of desire, not duty and I am fully confident that God is going to use them to glorify his Son.

- Tripp Skipper
President of FCM

Day 6... fun day!

Hola!
Today we went to visit the Valley of Angels, which is a tourist attraction for shopping. We bought many different items and ate at a traditional Hondurian restaurant. Then we visited a park that has a huge Jesus statue in it. The statue is located at the top of one of the mountains in Honduras. From the mountain you could see the whole city of Tegucigalpa. It was a breath-taking moment when you looked over the edge to see the beauty of God's creation. Even though man had added to it, you could still see God's handy work in the mix. If only we could truly explain the wonder and the beauty of these mountains, unfortunately the only way you can truly understand is when you've been here yourself. We also visited a local Mexican restaurant and the food was interesting. To be honest we're missing some of the food at home, but over all the food has been good. This week has been absolutely amazing and an eye-opening experience. I really do wish I could explain the feeling of being here, but I can't. I hope in some way God has reached you through our blogs and has touched your life in some small way. Maybe you'll want to help more in missions or maybe you'll come yourself next time. Just remember to keep your hearts and minds open to God.
With love,
Bianca Passanisi

Mountianview Friday in Honduras

Salutations from Wes and Taylor!!!
First off these pictures are of (1st one) is of Sonya and her little amigo!! The (2nd one) is of Taylor and Izra, my little amigo!! Today we went to the second largest orphanage in Honduras. It is called Orphanage Emmanuel. We got there at about 11 AM this morning. We got to play with the kids on the playground that they have on campus! They have a very nice campus and the ages range from 5 to 18. Taylor hung out with a little boy who's name was Izra. Alot of them were crying when we left because they have no parents.

For lunch we had delicious fish, beans, rice, tater salad, and scrumptious chicken. After lunch we went on a tour through the campus. We saw lots of interesting things. There was a place where kids made bricks and they were sold for profits. There was a very interesting plant there. Everytime you touch the plant it would close up on itself. Whoa! We saw cattle, nasty pigs, chickens, and lots of land. The orphanage was 950 acres. It was very self-sufficient as the children took care of most everything. They were also taught very useful skills that would help them after they left the orphanage. They were taught from a variety of things such as: car maintenance, farming, and the girls learn useful tactics on how to take care of their houses and families!

Over all today was a great day and we all had a great time with the kids and learned alot! See ya'll on Sunday!!!!! Posted by Wes Menhinick and Taylor Smith!!!

Honduras Day Four

Hello ya´ll from Sonya and Rebecca!
Today was an amazing day! First we went to the church at the dump and gave out shoes and did balloons for the children. We also distributed food bags to families around the dump. We ate a Honduran meal that some of the church members prepared for us. The dump site was very eye opening. We all got to go as a team and some of us stayed on the bus and cried for them. We still have the smell in our noses(all Sonya!) Rebecca got to serve the meal to the people at the dump, their only hot meal of the week. It was very heartbreaking to give them one spoonful each of meatdish and rice and one tortilla and some kool aid in a sandwich bag. Rebecca prayed over the food asking God for it to multiply. Later on we went back to the church we went to the first night, for their prayer service. If the American church would pray like these people we could move many more mountains. We all went up to the front of the church and they prayed for each and everyone of us individually at the same time. They were all praying for us at the same time out loud and laying hands on us. They were getting on their hands and knees and touching our nasty feet and praying for us. Sonya says,"I thought it was a lizard crawling up my leg!" Pray for us tomorrow as we go to the second largest orphanage in Honduras. We miss you all! Thank you for all your prayers and support!

Sonya Cansler and Rebecca Whittington
(paid with a ginger ale to type by Taylor Smith=)

Day 3

Hey guys! Cortney here with an update from Honduras! Today we had a wonderful day. This morning we drove out to San Matias, which is a rural community in the mountains of Tegucigalpa. Our team was able to pass out shoes to the people, as well as do face painting, balloons, and play games. All of the people were very respectful and extremely grateful for all we brought to them. At around 1:15, all of the team left for lunch at an orphanage except three of us. Bianca, my dad, and I stayed back for a service in the church at San Matias. Bianca and I gave our testimonies and my dad presented the gospel to the people. The team had lunch at the orphanage where one of our translators was raised. Jessica, our translator, was so excited to see her brother who is still living there. The orphanage moms treated us to a bowl of chicken soup over rice. It was delicious. After the church service, the rest of our team came back and we began to give away more shoes. We also had the opportunity to give away around 75 food bags. Each of these bags would feed a family for 5 days. Finally, after everything had been distributed, we hung a pinata for the children to hit. George made a wonderful comparison. First he asked the children what this poor pinata had done to deserve it's beating. When they all replied "nothing," he told them that a man long ago was beaten and killed, even though he had done nothing wrong. Many of the children prayed the sinner's prayer with George. It was amazing to watch. As the bus drove out from the community, there were three children standing in their yard with a sign that read "Thank you very much" in English. Each one of us was humbled by the thankfulness of the people. We left San Matias in high spirits, completely content with our work there. Tonight our group went to dinner at a restaurant called El Patio, which was really good. We're having a wonderful time and are excited about the seeds we are planting here in Honduras. Hopefully we will get to do a blog every night but the computer has been down. Thanks for reading!!
P.S. No one is sick and the food is good!

ps.....

we miss you Adam!!

Love...ALL OF US!!!

Day Two

Hola!
Today was very interesting, we went to a nursing home it was very different from the ones in America! We took them socks and shoes, washed their hands and sang songs for them. We also prayed for them that God would heal their pain! The people in the homes were homeless elderly who they took off the street! We also visited a Childrens Center where we made balloons for the kids and took them outside in their wheel chairs. We also took a piñata filled with candy for the children. All the children were limited physically and most confined to wheel chairs. We also had some delicious Hondurian food Beef and Chicken with fried plantains and goat cheese which was really good too. We are having lots of fun and miss everyone!!

Much Love
Bradley Daves

Day One!

Well, if you only knew what I went through to get to this computer right now! Yesterday was full of much excitement, and a first for all of us here. As we rode the infamous yellow school bus yesterday morning Gary, our leader, gave each of us a rubber band. He told us that we were going to be stretched, and that God would use our stretching and maybe even break us so that we would have to join other rubber bands with the other Christians here. We definately did some stretching yesterday, but it was all for the planting of seeds in Colonia.
I helped in the distribution of shoes, which was a very neat experience. Others made balloon animals, took pictures, and played games. Lets just say, the shoes were a hit, and eventually our whole team helped in this process of planting seeds in a way which we may not understand right now, but God will reveal his plan for those later.
Once we ended the distribution, we all gathered around with the Honduran church and ate lunch. We had peanut butter and jellies as well as ham and cheese. We all ate together as a family, and thats truly what we are.
After a good rest in the beautiful hotel it was a time for dinner (we really like to eat!). We ate at Camperos Chicken, which was delicious! We even had some chlorine tasting ice cream, but we´re still alive! Yes mom, there is a Bojangles here! After dinner we went to a prayer meeting at the church unlike anything I have ever been to! It started off with LOUD singing and LOUD music and even a lot of dancing! Many of us were asked to join in, and we really enjoyed coming together as one. The people of the church are some of the most welcoming, warm hearted people I have ever met! God really is at work in the church here, and it is visible on their faces.
We are all doing wonderful and smiling, and there is lots and lots of laughing going on! Continue to pray for Adam, as we still aren´t sure if he is going to make it, but we pray that God will make a way because we need our missing team member. Thanks for taking time to find out how we are doing, and I hope you all have a wonderful day ahead of you because I know we do!



Taylor Keener

Thursday, July 10, 2008

Today was a very productive day. The best part of today for me was the food distribution. Seeing the way that the food and clothing touched the lives of so many was very heart wrenching. The Lord was taken into the lives of three people by Pastor Luis. Seeing someone except the LORD as their savior made the entire trip worth while. This is my first mission trip and far from the last. I have found one of the callings and purposes for my life. I would like to extend the invitation for anyone who thinks that this may be one of the purposes for your life. There are so many things here to feel and see. I can not even begin to explain what we have seen the LORD do for the people of the villages that we visited.

Annette Stephenson

July 9th

Today, the medical team and carnival traveled to San Marcos, a beautiful city overlooking Lake Atitlan. At San Marcos, we encountered several more difficult cases, which are nothing more than opportunities for God to use our team to bless those we encounter. The optic team saw several severe cataracts which they were not able to treat today, but names were taken and their cases will followed up. We also had a patient, a woman in here 50s with a large abdominal mass. She was extremely poor, living alone, and therefore was not able to afford a trip to a hospital. Today, we were able to raise the money from within our team to pay for her and a deacon of the local church to travel together to the nearest hospital this Friday for an examination. In total, we treated a little less than 200 people today.

The construction team finished the walls and roofs of both houses. We are prepared to lay the slab tomorrow morning. Hopefully, we will be able to have the dedication ceremony for the finished homes in the afternoon.

Our ministry did not end when we returned back to San Juan for dinner. Several of the younger guys from our team spent about half an hour being catapults and carnival rides for dozens of the local children. It was a blessing to all of us to see how much they enjoyed just that little bit of playing and amazing to see how all of the people here are so appreciative of even the smallest gesture.

Currently, the mother of Iised, one of friends and helpers from Venezuela is in transit from Guatamala to meet us in San Pedro. We appreciate your continued prayers for her safe arrival later tonight and for the futher demonstration of the love of Christ in Guatamala.

An Awesome 4th Day

What a day! Our morning began with a walk up one of the many mountains and kayaking for those who decided to get up early. We were joined by the others at 7:30 to load up the luggage and head to breakfast where we enjoyed fried bananas, oatmeal, scrambled eggs, black beans, and the best cookies ever. After breakfast, the medical, photo, carnival, and optical teams set off to a Mayan village, while construction continued work on the widows' houses. The bus ride to the Mayan village was one that we will never forget! Sharp curves and drop offs had us all on the edge of our seats. Every team member recieved a wonderful blessing from being around the Mayan people. The medical team saw over 100 people, and the optical saw over 70. Photos were very popular in this paticular Mayan village. Many faces lit up after being handed their photo with a Bible verse on the back. The carnival team entertained the children by playing soccer as well as painting faces and fingernails. After our sack lunches, the "Happy Feet" team came back to Shalom and recieved an amazing blessing. They gave out hundreds of pairs of shoes, as well as washed hundreds of feet. This greatly touched the hearts of both the Guatemalan people and the "Happy Feet" team members. We ended the night with yet another wonderful devotion by Will Tate. Everyone on our team continues to draw closer and closer to each other, but especially to God.

Day 3 Guatemala

Wow! What a day! This morning began with Pastor Luis´ daily walk with some of the mission team members. They began the walk at 6 am. The members enjoyed a walk in San Pedro where they visited the Catholic Church. When returning, all the members met together at the hotel and walked to the buses where we loaded up to go to breakfast at the church in Shalom. We enjoyed a tasty meal that included pancakes, Arroz Con Leche (rice, milk, and sugar), and wonderful orange juice. After breakfast we began setting up each ministry in order to reach out to the families in Shalom. Our ministries included Carnival, Medical, Optomitry, Photo, and Construction. Carnival and Photo joined together and helped each other by rotating positions and enjoying time with the children. The Medical Team really reached out today and saw about 291 patients. The construction team also had a wonderful day by tearing down a worthless house and beginning reconstruction. They also began building 2 houses in Shalom which went over very well. They finished all but 2 layers on the first house. Their goal for tomorrow is to finish the layers and most of the roofing. After a long morning the whole team met back together in the church for lunch. Lunch consisted of soup, chicken salad sandwiches, lemonade, and cookies. At one o´clock everyone went back to their stations and began working hard again. The carnival team really enjoyed spending time at the local football (soccer) field and watching everyone play. A few of the team members set out in reach for the families by inviting them to church and handing out Bibles. Before time for supper Lamar and Daniel kept the children occupied by flipping them in the air. One of these ´´kids´´ included Mr. JR Roberts. He said he enjoyed that very much but did not want to do that often. After fun with the kids and finishing up the ministries for the day we all sat together in the church and had a wonderful spaghetti supper, but before we ate we sang the beautiful song ´´I Love You Lord´´. The meal was spaghetti, corn on the cob, rolls, watermelon, and lemonade. We finished supper and headed to the buses where we would take off for out hotel. After getting off the bumpy bus ride we walked to the hotel and began our devotional led by Will Tate. We can truly say this has been a long but wonderful first day of ministering in Guatemala. Buenos Nachos. God Bless Everyone!

By Danielle Welch and Karissa Seales

Crenshaw and Randolph Counties Arrive in Guatemala

Our mission team arrived in Guatemala City at 11:15 a.m.. Our flight went smoothly; however, we faced difficulties at the airport in Guatemala. Approximately forty pieces of luggage was left behind. Some of the luggage contains personal items and others contain medication and other supplies. We are hoping to retrieve our bags before we leave Guatemala City tomorrow morning.

Tonight we are staying in a compound provided for us by Impacto Ministries. Delmi and her "staff" have cooked two wonderful meals for us today, and will be traveling with us to Lake Atitlan to prepare our meals for the rest of the week.

After dinner tonight, we gathered in the compound for a devotional delievered by Pastor Luis. Pastor Luis read from 1 Peter: 2:9 and discussed how we as Americans like to be in what we feel is our comfort zone. By doing foreign ministries, we must realize that our TRUE comfort zone is with God no matter where we are or what we are doing.

We are looking forward to a wonderful week. Please continue to keep us in your prayers.

Brittany Ballard and Brittany Walker

June 17th, Our Second Day at Colonia

We got to Colonia today ready to go...and so were the people! We had more that yesterday, but we were fired up! We started off the medical ministry with sharing the gospel in relation to their need for medical healing and and the healing that The Great Physician can provide to those who choose Jesus as Lord. Several stood in with a requrest for prayer, but no one wanted to say what their need was. They are a very proud people. We only know that their needs will be met and their prayers will be heard. Medical already had many people ready to go when we got there! The medical team and their interpreters were awesome today! There were so many people and the team just rocked! I don't know how they did it.

The pharmacy was amazing and took care of so many people! These ministries are such a blessing to the Honduran people. It is a chance to heal the physical need while showing them there is healing for the spirit. Tracts were handed out at all of the ministries as well as prayers, love and mighty hugs!

The Carnival team spent much time with the children today. There was face painting, tatoos, ballons, a parachute game, bean bags games and a lot of kid tossing! Debbie Neely was doing fingernail painitng, Les Neely and Jim Hawkins were doing tatoos. Kevin Nely was face painting. You should have seen some of those girls with painted fingernails, tatoos, stickers and face paint on all at the same time! They were nothing but smiles. How wonderful it is to see a child light up when love is lavished upon them!

Later on we decided to stop and made baloon headwraps for the kids. We had such a blast with them. They didn't want to leave our side. So, we decided then to go and place games like the parachute game which was a great hit for the kids. We played a home-made bean bag game that they went nuts over! And finally, we played hackysack. Have you ever seen 13 ten year olds get into a circle and play hackysack? Well, if you did you would never forget it!

One child in particular touched one of our team member hearts. Jim Hawkins was blessed to have this one little girl be his first hug in Honduras. She helped him set up the games and held his hand all day! And if that was not enough blessing to witness from the heart of a child, the children came out in the rain with him as he flipped them and tossed them around. They never left his side and gave him many hugs. He and Kevin Neely stayed out in the rain with them flipping and spinning the children! Jim and Kevin were later offered a pineapple from her mother out of gratitude! A pineapple is a great offering of gratitude for these people don't have much.

After the kids wore Jim and Kevin out...and the rain finally stopped, the teams closed up. On our way to get on the bus, there was a homeless man that came up to Jim, Kevin and Miguel. The man had been heavy in drinking and had fallen away from Christ. He came to Miguel and because he knew him from the streets, the man opened his heart. He wanted to be restored and strengthened Jesus. He was so sorry for all of the drinking and the way his life was being led. Even though he knew Jesus, he could not shake the drinking. He asked us to pray for him to be restored and asked for a bible. So, Kevin, Jim and Miguel started to pray for the man and he fell down broken by his life and poured out tears with great release! He fell crumpled to the ground crying and asking Jesus for forgivness.

We were all in awe at how Jesus touched this man and used us, strangers through obedinece, to be a door of opportunity for this man to come home to Christ. After some powerful prayer we got up and he hugged us still crying and praiseing God. We got chills! We left in awe at what God had done for this man that we may never see again until we meet in heaven.

That night the team went out to eat and Gary Clark and I (Kevin Neely) went back to the church to continue discipleship teaching. We arrived and quickly we arranged the church chairs into teaching circle because I wanted these wonderful people to see me, not as a pastor, minister or missionary as they wanted to, but just a restored man of God that loves Jesus as much as they do. We broke the ice as I picked on them for yawning at me and we began the teaching. I went through the understanding of God's doors of opportunity and ourselves become a door that God openes to bless others and reveal the love and the Good News of Jesus Christ.

I could feel God's Spirit leading me to deliver to them on the fly what they needed to hear. I barely looked at my notes. It was a powerful teaching setting and the members of the church had me teach two hours again this night! Praise God for their Hunger for the Word and a desire to become a more devoted disciple in Christ. I was honored just to be in their with them.They wanted instruction from the Word and most importantly to them, an application to guide their their lives to grow in.

The people of Honduras are so hungry for teaching and the gospel. There are many pastors that are voicing to us in a need for teaching and teachers. They desire deeply for the leaders to be raisied up. They have a heavy heart for more resources to build deep faith into their disciples.

Jim Hawkins wanted to say that he was blessed from a testimony from Daneille Schroeder. She had spoken during our after ministry share time that she admitted to being frustrated today. She had no interpreter. And just when she was getting ready to quit due to frustration, an interpreter showed up at her side that she never would have had and she was so thankful that God sent her as help. Later on she told Jim that she is not the type of person to open up and speak like that because she is shy, but she felt God told her to say something. This is coming from a lady that was just re-baptised and was here in Tegus the next week! How might the Lord works! I am so proud of my sister!

This would have been posted last night, but here it is now! If there are any type-o's I am sorry. It is 11:30pm here,I am using a Spanish keyboard, and spellcheck doesn't work on English.

Buenos Noches! :)

June 16, Our First Day Working in Honduras

After a few delays and setbacks, we made it safetly to Tegucigalpa on Sunday afternoon. Be sure and ask Todd about his status with Continental Airlines when we return. We had a relaxing supper at the Hotel Excelsior and caught up on our sleep. Monday morning we headed out to Colonia with our dental and medical equipment, toys, eyeglasses and expectant hearts. We had a great day working in Colonia, helping the local people with much needed services. I was quickly trained in the pharmacy, where I had never worked before, but enjoyed helping fill the prescriptions for the approx 225 people that the doctors saw. Todd fitted about 150 eyglasses with the help of a translator and the worship leader of Ministerio de Coshecha de Jesus. Nelson extracted over 30 teeth, Danielle cut hair nonstop all day, and Les and Debbie made over 150 people smile with a family photo for them to proudly display. Others worked with the local church members and played with kids, assisted with various ministries and prayed with people. Kevin led discipleship training at the church tonight with a blended message for non beleivers as well as church members and leaders. Tonights teaching discussed the relationship between a rabbi and a disciple that would strengthen our relationship to Christ by reflecting His life with our life to touch and save the world, one life at a time. It was to reveal the potential that was within them, that is also in all of us, to become all that we can through Christ, as we see the world as God sees it... in need of love and His Son. And they will know Him through all of us who choose to follow Him seriously as a disciple. The response of the congregation was amazing. They praised God, and raised their hands and professed understanding of Kevin´s teaching, which broke Kevin´s heart with joy. He looks forward to teaching again tomorrow night, and he prays that lives will change and lives will be saved, and Christ will be revealed.
We have a short but full week planned. Tomorrow we will return to Colonia to continue what we started today. Wednesday we are headed to San Matias to set up the very first medical clinic ever in that area. Thursday we plan to go to the dump area to feed and minister to people who live there.
We have an exciting week ahead of us, and look forward to seeing what God will do as we serve Him as His hands and feet in Honduras.

Trinity Baptist in Honduras

We have so much to be thankful for :) Most of all, for God breaking the back of the evil one and giving us life. His power lit us up this week. This team carried the truth of Jesus victory into unknown places with boldness. One person led to another. Some closed the door in our face. Others welcomed us into their homes. Some refused God´s free gift of salvation and others recieved it. We know that some sow seeds and others reap the harvest. God used this team to do both.

At the dump....
We got hit with anxiety and fear yesterday, before going into the dump. We went anyway and God took care of us. It rained and we got wet, but we had a hot shower waiting at home. They didn´t. But thanks to this team and all of those that raised money for their feeding, hundreds of hot meals were handed to the least of these. The local church, La Cosecha de Jesus, is effectively using the newly renovated commercial kitchen for this ministry. Thanks to all who contributed to this development project.

The local church brings some tambourines and sings praise songs with the people. A crowd of 50 or so assembled in a circle as we praised teh Lord together. For a few moments, while we were singing, there were no boundaries - no us and them. They were just like me and I like them, although our outside appearances said differently. It was a glimpse through God´s eyes that I hope no attitude, prejudice, or misconception will ever steal away.

Speaking of stealing..
The Bible says Satan steals, kills, and destroys. I beleive that. It also says, he is the father of lies. I believe that too. Up to this point, I´ve given him a lot of respect, seeing him as omniscient. But these mission trips really take off the camouflage of our big bad enemy and reveal his limits. I don´t believe he can read minds anymore. Look it up and let me know if you see it differently. Also, I usually associate Satan with a powerful prescence of evil, but when we saw him in action this week, distracting our efforts during door to door evangelism especially, I realized he´s more like a pestering prescence than a powerful one. I look forward to ignoring his lies, abiding in the Holy Spirit, and resting on the fact that Satan´s authority is a lot of smoke and mirrors.

God bless you and yours. This week has been awesome. We hope you join in soon!

Gods love shows thru the people at the church. After the service many of the members would come up and give us a big bear hug to show how much they love us and how blessed they were to have the team there. It is amazing to love someone so much that you have just met. Jenna Pratte

Thursday, May 29
Today was a very awesome day. We did door to door evangelism all morning and all afternoon after the dump feeding at the surrounding dump area. We did not let the rain stop us from sharing Christ. The mud on our feet was like heavy clay. If for no other reason our group felt as though we planted seeds and one lady at the very top of the hillside prayed to received Christ. One man that lived at the very tip top said that no one ever bothered to come all the way to the top of the hill. We were the first ones to come to their house and share they said. There are no words to descibe the dump as usual. It´s just one of those things you have to experience yourself. People, vultures, cows, dogs, etc. all feed at the dump. These people have tiny card board boxes to live in. These are people who were not fortunate enough to have an education. Therefore they cannot get jobs. Gary gave the gospel message while we were there and we passed out food and tracts. We have handed out food all week as we went door to door and the Church cooked food that we purchased to give out at the dump. To God we give all the praise, honor and glory. It´s all about Jesus and glorifying HIM. He just used us as willing vessels.

Teresa Farmer

Today God has Blessed us with door to door ministery. The devil started in this morning but we prayed and God prevailed. This trip has been an awesome expierence for me! Thanks Toni for all the daily inspirations! My heart has been overwhelmed.We went to the church and the service was so exciting. Yes Mrs Louise, a part of my heart is now left in Honduras. A great friendship with our brother and sister in Christ has taken me to another step. I pray that I can take part agaain next year! God is so awesome and so the Americans and Hondurans togather working to tell people about Jesus. Our lifes are different in some ways but spiritual lifes are the same. Both groups will be praying for each other. May the Lord bless both groups to grow and guide us to do what he wants us to do. That LOVE has bonded us forever. I will pray for the ones who came to Jesus & those who did not to accept him as our Lord & Savior.In his name we Praise. Vicky Pratte

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The Honduran team

Miguel and Tito were huge this week. Miguel translated and Tito drove. Sounds simple right? Just ask a team member about the awesome job these guys did with challenging roles. We thank God for their help.

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Surprise Birthday!
Jenna turned 22 yesterday, so we surprised her with cake and coffee. No one knew of the surprise awaiting at dinner tonight. We went to Pizza Hut, adn the entire staff came out to clap and sing happy birthday. Unlike in the states, the Hondurans top off the celebration with dancing too!

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Well, the day started off worse than the other two days.
I won't mention what happened, just in case April and Nicole are reading this. I'm okay, walking & talking. Let me tell you about the person I have as an amazing brother in Christ. His name is Harold Heard. He went far and beyond as a roomate down here. Mrs. Jean Heard raised this man right. I will always have him and my family in my prayers.


Now, about today. We went door to door this morning at the church at the dump, handing out food bags, tracts, and bibles. We also led several to the Lord. Then we went back to the church. There, we had our lunch. It was a very good meal of rice, chicken, vegetables in corn tortillas, and I had a light Coke to drink. We as a team decided to give up what we didn't eat to the local families. If you could just see what some of our fellow men live in....most of the houses down here are dirt floors. Very few have concrete floors. Now we are going to the dump to feed the people there.



We don't go by ourselves to the dump. People from the church (La Cosecha de Jesus) go with us to hand it out. Life in the dump doesn't see the difference between kids and older kids. We fed kids and elderly people both. One kid came up to Vicky and myself pointing at the Bible I was holding, so I gave him one. We could see and smell that he was sniffing glue. We also saw a kid sniffing glue from a Coke bottle.

By the way, I didn't tell you it was raining. One of the people from the dump came to me and gave me and Vicky and umbrella. We were soaked by the time we got the umbrella, but we used it anyway.

As we were sitting and waiting for the food to arrive, a group of men came up to ask about the box on top of the van. It was our trash, but they climbed up and took it off the van's rack to get it. A picture of this doesn't do any good to look at. You need to be here first hand.

Tonight, we went to Pastor Tim's church. The service was awesome! Ms. Jenny led the music. Some older girls danced and praised to the Lord, and some smaller ones too. One of the smaller ones was Jenny's daughter. After the praise, we all got up to tell about our testimony. Teresa Farmer led it off, then Vicky, myself, and Harold. I read from 1 Timothy 1:9-10. Then Pastor Kevin's wife got up and asked Jerry to bless a young mother's baby. Everyone did a wonderful job. Then the church members put us in a circle and surrounded us with prayer. We said farewell after that.

I want to thank 4 Corners Ministries, Tripp, Gary, and Jerry for this opportunity to serve the people of Honduras. I also want to thank Trinity Baptist Church for allowing us to go. Also, thank you to Teresa, Jenna, Vicky, Harold, Sheila, Miguel, and Tito.

- Rickey Martini

Venezuela Vet Team No. 2 - Thursday

Today was our last day of work here in the communities that surround the city dump of Maracaibo. We divided up into two teams this morning to accomplish several tasks. One team stayed at Fueñte de Amor to work on any dogs and cats that the people in the community wanted worked on. They worked about 35 dogs and cats throughout the morning. The rest of us went to a household very close to the church to work their pigs. We have been there several time and the owners were very excited to see us coming again. Most of the pigs that this household sells go to people who want to actually raise pigs. This is a contrast to many of the houses that we visit whose animals are either to eat or to use to barter for other goods. They had about 60 pigs and it took most of the morning to work them. We rode to a local farm store with Salvador to let him show us some of the supplies that he uses the most and we were able to buy some of it for him. We ate lunch at Fueñte de Amor with the other mission group that is here working with ITAM. In the afternoon we went to another farm and worked about 30 sheep and about 30 cows. We were able to work the sheep quickly and easily, but each cow had to be roped and worked individually so it took a lot of the afternoon to work them. When we were done there, we took the bus to the dump and those who had never been before were able to go up onto the dump. We ended our work week by going back to Fueñte de Amor and saying goodbye to our friends. It is always hard to leave after such an intense and productive week with our friends at Fueñte de Amor. Salvador poured his heart out to us as we gathered to pray at the church, which deeply impacted our group. Tomorrow we have sight seeing planned around the city of Maracaibo. It should be a good day of rest and reflection on what the Lord has shown us this week through doing His kingdom work.

Wednesday, May 28

This day started off with me not feeling too great, but I¨m doing this down here for not me but for our God. This morning, Jesse Tiner came and had breakfast with us. We went to Ebenezer Academy with Jesse. The principal of the school showed us around the facilities. She showed us where they grow the coffee trees, and banana trees, and the blackberries. We had lunch at the school - rice, and vegetable soup, and blackberry juice. It was delicious!




Then we started going door to door. We had 2 come to the Lord, a grandmother and a grandaughter. Then later on, we had a carnival in an open field with the children of the school and village. We had ball toss, bible story, balloons, and a pinata. Harold and I did over 150 balloons this afternoon and Gary jumped in to help us blow them up. It´s so great to watch the kids faces as we gave them balloons and just to see the smiling faces of the children.

- Senor Rickey Martin

We went to the Ebenezer Ranch today. While the kids played ball toss. Teresa, Jerry and myself played soccer with the other kids. I was able to come to there level and minister to them that we love and care for them. We wanted them to know this. The love of God is a wonderful thing to give as well as to receive. Next, we went to door to door ministery. At one home I prayed for the family then I frooze and Miquel
took it and finished it. Which is what brothers and sisters in Christ do for each other.I am learning how to do things for the first time. I have witnessed the Holy Spirit being right in the middle of evil spirits. But Jesus prevailed and people heard of how to come to Christ. God is so good,so awesome. Continue to pray for us.


Vicky Pratte

The Love of Christ is being shown thru the faces of the people down here. Smile to these people can hold so much Love.While going door to door witnessing I could see the love these people share to everyone meeting them for the first time you felt like you were family in Christ.

Jenna Pratte

Trinity Team Wensday May 28,2008

Its another wonderful day in Tegucigalpa as the team made the trek up the mountian side to El Rancho Ebenezer. We all had a great time with the kids at the Orpanage or (ELRANCHO) First we took a tour of the Ranch, picked the most wonderful blackberries you have ever seen, saw a coffee plantation, visited the school, and just hung out and played a little soccer with the kids.
Here at ElRancho they have 41 children in the school,(k-12) a mix of honduran nationals and American children who have parents that have dedicated their lives to make a difference in the life of some Honduduran children. Our Team had an opportuinty to go to Jessie's Room and met his class where he teaches 4th and 5th grade math. We also had a chance to help a little with the black berry harvest that is in full swing here. The Blackberries are as big as your thumb sweet and delicious!
While The team I had the opportunity to go to a local comunity just out side SanMateoas and visit with Pastor Andreas Martinez of the local church Iglesia Mobimiento Misonero Nacional. I was able to share 4 corners Mission of Enabling the local Church with him. We were able to meet at his church which is a large building with a dirt floor, no windows, no doors, no Pulpit other than two peices of wood nailed together. The only pews that they have are split wood that has been attached to tree shafts buried in the dirt floor. The are is a very poor area and they have many physical needs. When I asked Pastor Andreas what needs were the greatest in his commuinity his answer was that of teaching the local church to minster to the community, Evangelism in the community, food for the poor, but most of all spiritual teaching. I explained that We have medical, and dental teams that come to Honduras at times, I told him of Dicipleship training that 4 Corners does at times, and we talked about door to door evangelism and bible distribution. We even talked about small construction teams that could visit if the lord so led. When I had finished telling him about the vision that 4 Corners has I asked Pastor Andreas how he felt about what I had said. Pastor Andreas looked me in the eye, tears began to well up in his eyes and he saidthrough an interpreter: "I thought that God had forgotten what I had been praying about for years" "I almost thought that he had forgotten us" It was a moment that was inspired by God as I sat and saw the response of Pastor Andreas. I promised that we would come back in June and do a day of Medical and Dental ministry and that we would pray about future teams to this impoverished area. Pastor Andreas was so happy and we prayed for his church, his ministry, and the spiritual growth of this small but dedicated group of christians.
In the afternoon we had a chance to play soccer, do crafts, bible teaching and make baloons for the children of this community just across from the church and the school. We had over 100 local children to play with and share the love of christ . Finally as the evening drew to and end we all hugged the children and say good buy and went down the mountian back to the city. I
think that each team member left a little of them selves in the soccer field and in the hearts of he children of San mateas today.
We ask that you continue to pray for Pastor Tim the leader of La Cosheca De Jesus in Tegucigalpa as he underwent major surgery for cancer last saturday. He is out of the Hospital and doing better than expected after the massive sugery that he underwent.

Gary Clark

Venezuela Vet Team No. 2 - Wednesday

The second veterinary mission team completed another full day of work in Venezuela on Wednesday. It rained very hard last night and continued to rain all morning as we went out to work. It did not take long for all of us to be covered in mud and soaking wet. It always makes for an interesting day working pigs when there has been so much rain. We worked today in a community very close to the dump. It was the first time this week that we have been that close to the dump, so several of our team members were seeing it for the first time. We worked mainly pigs today, with the exception being a coplue dozen sheep and about 5 donkeys. In the afternoon we worked for about an hour in the same community and then began giving out food. We divided into two teams, each containing with some ITAM staff and Fueñte de Amor members. All together we gave out about 30 bags of food and prayed for each family that we left food with. When both teams were out of food, we gathered back around the bus and had a small carnival for the community children. It is always an amazing time when we get to interact so intimately with all the children. We were going to try to go to the city dump today but the weather did not permit us to go; however, we are going to try to go again tomorrow. Tomorrow is our last work day and we will be working in the community that surrounds Fueñte de Amor.

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Tuesday, May 27

Not one of my best days. I was at the church while the rest of the team went door to door. I sat with Shelia and Jenny. Sheila is a RN down here and Jenny is a blessing to me. Jenny and the other ladies from the church, Jasena and Janori, are a blessing to us all. Jenny helped us with the balloon ties. I left her April´s pump to so she would have one at the church. Later, Gary told me we could leave the other two with her.

Well, we did it again. This time Vicky helped and later, Jenny pitched in with the puppets. The children really love the puppets.

To let you all know, Pastor Tim is out of the hospital. He is staying in a hotel for a couple of weeks. They found that it was cancer on the kidney they removed. They still aren´t sure about his lymph nodes and the rest. Please keep him in your prayers.

Tomorrow, we will be seeing the Moose (that´s Jesse´s nickname). We´ll be able to spend some time their with the children. We will be putting on the carnival with the orphans and some will be coming from the town.

One more thing, the church has two mothers - one is 17 and the other 18. We will be getting diapers and other materials for these ladies. Teresa held both babies while the mothers did crafts today. She told us that the babies had no diapers on.

Lord, I want to lift up our team to you, right now, that we would spread the Good News to the people in Honduras.

- Rickey Mulkey

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Tuesday, May 27





This was our terrain today....steep.


















We carried food and bibles to people living on either side of these steps. Some opened up to us, and others didn't. We encountered brothers and sisters along the away and helped lead others to Christ.

We encountered ignorance, religeon, and fear today. Some were open, many were closed. Here's a few questions we posed and answers given:

Question: "Do you have a personal relationship with Jesus?"
Answer: "I'm Catholic."
We got this several times. One of the young men with this answer didn't know squat about salvation. He learned about grace today and confessed with his mouth that Jesus is Lord.



Question: "If this was your last day on earth, would you go to heaven?"
Answer: No, I'm not ready. I used to go to church, but not right now.
Most people responded to these questions in relation to their church attendance.



Question: "Would you like to ask for God's forgiveness today and recieve his free gift of salvation?"
Answer: I'm afraid to do that...this is a very serious thing. I'm going to do it little by little.

Door to door evangelism has been a battle, both challenging and strengthening for everyone involved. This team has a great big heart for the lost.

- Jerry Cotney

Trinity Baptist in Honduras

God has given us another wonderful day! Seeds were planted and several harvested. Then there were those who just refused. Feeling alot of bad spirtual feelings there in the center was the most awesome feelings that our Holy Father was there. The bad feelings tried to interupt our witnessing, but prayer intervened and God pushed away and calmed the area around us. How exciting it was! Two were lead to Christ. God is so awesome! We also afterwards had our 2nd day of VBS with around 40 children. Games, puppet show, music, singing, craft and piniata. Everyone has had a Blessed Day. Continue to pray for us! Love everyone! Lots of motorcycles in Honduras!
lol. Vicky Pratte

Seeds were sewn today May 27,2008. As my team walked the mountain side to do door 2 door ministery. We came upon a local gang. Mequal our interpreter started talking to the boys. Each boy listening to him was taking in each word the he was saying.It was great to see the Lord work through him. I would have never walked up to a group of boys like that. With each seed sewn today the Lord will send someone to water their heart. Please keep us in your prayers.
Jenna Pratte

Tuesday, May 27, 10 PM
Today, we went back to the church at Colonia. We did door to door evangelism as soon as we got there. We felt as though we all planted many seeds. Our prayer is that others will come along and water those seeds. We witnessed to a very special young man named Elmer. He was probably in his 20´s. We told him that we had an Elmer back in the States. He gave all of us on the team a Spanish Christian CD. He was ripe for the harvest. He accepted Christ right away. It is so humbling to go into some of these homes. So many homes may only be cardboard with paper table cloths lining the inside walls and ceiling of the home. Several people wanted us to pray for God´s healing for blindness, deafness and one lady felt several masses in her body. She said they were very painful. Most people here cannot afford food to eat let alone money for a doctor or hospital visit.
The Backyard Bible club went well after lunch. We only had about 40 children today, but God still blessed in a mighty way. They all made wood plaques to take home for a craft. Harold, Vicky, Rickey, Jenna, and a couple of young ladies from the church did the puppets. The children screamed with excitement, and sang lots of songs. We shared the Bible Story about the crucifixion of Jesus and how He arose on the 3rd day. Many raised their hands to receive Christ. At the end they all enjoyed the piniata filled with hard candy. Wednesday we will leave early and go to the Ranch where Jesse Tiner lives. We will do Backyard Bible Club there and door to door evangelism. Jesse will also give us a tour of the ranch. We will have travel a good way to get there. To God we give all praise, honor and glory for everything.
Teresa Farmer

Vet Team No. 2 - Tuesday

The second veterinary mission team from Auburn University set out again on Tuesday to serve the communities that surround Fueñte de Amor. We started out this morning working in the community of Rafael, a member of Fueñte de Amor. We have worked with him many times in years past and it was good to see an old friend and spend some time with him. This morning we also worked with a veterinarian from the Venezuelan government who has been assigned to that particular community. She travelled with us in the morning and was impressed with our work. As she parted ways with us she told us to let her know if she could be of any service to us in the future. It is amazing how God connects people to be used for His glory and His kingdom. After another wonderful lunch at the church, we played volleyball and basketball for a few minutes, then headed back out to the same community. In the afternoon we worked a rather large farm with about 30 pigs and 15 sheep. We have worked on his animals for several years and he is always so thankful for everything we are able to do. He was so excited to see us coming and talked with us for about 10 minutes after we were done expressing his thanks and telling us of how he has seen improvement in his animals since the vet teams first started coming to his home. We returned back to the ITAM house tired once again, but thankful for another day to do the Lord´s work and spread His LOVE. Tomorrow we are going to work in the morning, deliver food and have a carnival in the afternoon, and then have supper at Fueñte de Amor!!

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Monday, May 26

Today we were at the church with a back yard bible club. Myself and Mr. Harold were doing music and snacks. By the way, I was told my puppet, the children liked the best because of the laughter. That was because I didn't know how to use it. Half way through the music, I figured out how to use it.

This afternoon, we did door to door. We split up into 3 teams. Vicki, myself, Tito (our driver), Jenny (the lady who does music at the church), and Gary. We had prayer for one family. The mother asked us to pray for her daughter. She has diabetes. We also handed out food, bibles, and tracts as we went along.

Tonight, we will be eating at El Patio, an Hondurean restaurant. After we got back, Gary got the Hotel's restaurant to make us some lemonade. One gallon was made from one lemon! This lemon was the size of a grapefruit.

Vicky and Jenna Pratt are doing this like they have done it before. Vicky did her first witness today and led the family in prayer.

- Ricky Mulkey

Today we went to the Church for VBS. The children gathered, close to 100. the children played several games. They enjoyed themselves very much. We enjoyed watching them as well as playing the games with them. They were such a blessing. Then we went on door to door witnessing. We also delivered food to those in very bad need. We gave out Bibles. It was awesome to see faces light up just to receive a Bible. The seeds were being planted. To watch 4 young people after we left them and went down the street to look back and actually see them looking thru the Bible was an inspiration. To see a little girl smiling because she received a Bible was awsome! To be able to pray for a sick young lady. We will carry those prayers back home with us too! The over all response was a great one. Our prayers are with each family that we visited and for those who are sick . Please pray that more will come and accept the Lord as there Savior. God is our answer for all things in our lives. We shared Jesus with anyone who would listen. Vicky Pratte

Tuesday, May 26
Yesterday was an amazing day. We spent all morning doing the Back Yard Bible Club with the children at Colonia Church. We had almost 100 children to attend. We started with recreation which included the Ball Toss and Egg Race. The children had a blast and we did too. Rickey, Harold and Jenna had the puppet show next and incorporated the music along with the Puppet Show. That worked out very well. All the children sang along with puppets. The Bible Story was next. We taught about Jesus and all the miracles he has and does preform. Many children prayed to receive Christ at the end of the Bible Story. We ended with crafts and snacks. We all felt as though we really bonded with the children. A lot of the church members joined in and helped to fill in the gap wherever we needed them. We all worked very well together as a team. The Children as well as Adults at Colonia stole my heart.
After lunch we spent several hours doing the door to door evangelism. We split up into 3 teams. We felt as if we planted many seeds and many prayed to received Christ. When going door to door I had such a burden in my heart because of witnessing the living conditions of these people. Each day is a struggle to survive for them just to get food! It breaks my heart. We take these things for ganite in the U.S. God forgive us!!! We are so spoiled. There were so many people that had never had anyone to share Christ with them and to tell them that they can receive forgiveness of all their sins. One lady did not even know what forgiveness meant nor did she know what a sin was. This really was a wake up call to me. I hope that it is to everyone reading this also. I felt very overwelmed inside at that very moment, realizing how many people are out there that don´t know unless we tell them. The time draweth near. Please God send forth more workers into the harvest field. The fields are so white unto harvest!!!!
Teresa Farmer

God made me pull from his strength today. When my group started going door to door witnessing, we started going up the stairs that looked like they would never end. Half way up, I just wanted to set down forever but the Lord pushed me on. The first house on the top I witnessed 7 people come to the Lord with open arms. What a Blessing!
Jenna Pratte

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Carnival



Ever seen so many puppets?
The hands and feet of Jesus brought them to life today, and along with them, smiles and joy to the Honduran children.


Ricky, Harold, and Jenna entertained dozens of kids in this church today as they sang along to songs in Spanish. The puppeteers did a great job in gathering the children in and preparing them for a Bible story.



Teresa worked alongside our interpreter, Miguel, to share stories about Jesus. Some of the kids shouted out answers to her questions. "He's our savior!", one said. They prayed together, played together, and loved each other today.





This kid was too cute not to photo. He just finished his craft.

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MS Center continued....






The pink thing to the right is a swinging pinata leg. The kid in the wheelchair is taking a cut at the pinata and just about decked Jerry standing behind him.












Harold Heard, appearing innocently here in this photo, was in control of the swinging pinata. It is rumored Harold staged the attempt to deck Jerry by manipulating the swing of the pinata. Be careful, reader, not to let Harold's good nature and hilarious stories fool you.

Vet Team # 2 Monday

The Auburn University Vet Team # 2 landed safely last night and got off to a great start today. We had a few "stretching" moments on our path here. Our flight to Maracaibo was cancelled on Saturday and when we did finally arrive on Sunday night, we were missing about 6 bags. Even through all that, the Lord has given us His strength and grace to carry on and be His hands and feet this week here in Venezulea. We picked up Salvadore and his amazing crew this morning and headed out for a long day. We worked in the same community both morning and afternoon, working on close to 100 sheep and goats, 45 pigs, and around 40 dogs and cats. We were able to visit around 10 different homes and leave Bibles, toys, and shoes in addition to working on their animals. The team meshed together extraordinarily well today and everyone was tired by the end, but still in high spirits. We look forward to what the Lord has in store for us the rest of the week and will be continuing to spread His wonderful LOVE wherever we go!!

Trinity Baptist in Honduras - Sunday

We went to a very special place today to see children with MS. They received us with open arms. Starting with hugs and attention. It was a great and humble Blessing to push them around in their wheelchairs and hold them in a swing or play ball. Each child was given a stuffed animal. It was awsome just to see their expressions, their excitement and their desire for love. Each one was an inspiration. God takes care of those that are of special needs. There will be a part of my heart there with them, the other part I will always have with me. What a wonderful day. - Vicky Pratte

We went last night to Church and God really laid on my heart about true worship. Seeing the people in the Church giving God their all. It made me think about my own life of worship. It was very enjoyable and a blessing. - Jenna Pratte

We all made a new friend this time on our mission trip. She is a full time missionary that lives here and she is from Ashville, North Carolina. Her name is Shelia Amick and she is a retired
nurse. She is helping us with our Mission work this week. She is such a blessing. This morning we went to the MS Center and played with the children there. We gave them all of the supplies that we collected from our home church in Roanoke, AL, Trinity Baptist. Thanks for the donations. They really appreciated everthing from the bottom of their hearts. We also handed out stuffed animals to all the children there. All of the children either are in wheel chairs or have to be carried. We tool all of them outside and either pushed them around in their wheelchairs or carried them. We came to Honduras to try and be a blessing, but we have been blessed. We sang with them and bought them a piniata to bust with candy in it. They had so much fun taking turns hitting it with the stick. They had the best time and we did too. Last night we went to the Church Service at Colonia last night. They really taught all of us how to really worship the Lord in a real and powerful way. They hold nothing back. They are bold, radical and unashamed. We had a special prayer time for Pastor Tim. He had his Kidney removed on Saturday and is doing as well as can be expected. He is just very weak. The doctors found a mass in his kidney and is afraid that it may be cancer. It was in his lymph noids. They should have the results either today or tomorrow. Please keep him in your prayers daily. He devoted his whole life 10 years ago to be a missionary and pastor for the Honduran people. We will send another note in the morning about today´s journey in the Lord. Thanks so much to all the encouragement notes from Trinity. We love yall and thanks for your support. We can truly feel your prayers. - Teresa Farmer

Trinity Baptist Church - Sunday

It´s our first whole day here in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. We are going to the MS (multiple sclorosis) Center today. We´ll spend about 2 hours at the center. We brought diapers, cereal, milk, and paper products. This money came from the Trinity Baptist Church Kingdom Kidz. I just want to thank our children for the support given to the kids down here. You will be blessed.

We bought a pinata today, so the kids had fun hitting at it. We are going to try to post some pictures soon. I want to lift up the ladies that help run the MS center. They have 25 kids and only 5 families that supports their children their.

Tomorrow, we will be doing a back yard bible club with the kids. Please keep Mr. Harold Heard and myself in your prayers as we will be doing the puppet show. 2 grandfathers entertaining the kids!

- Rickey Mulkey

Trinity Baptist Church arrives safely in Honduras

We are finally in the air. I´m still not good at lift off, but I have put into the hands of God. And all is good. We all can´t wait to see brother Tim and Soyla and our brothers and sisters in Christ at the church.

Tomorrow, we will be going to the MS Center to see the children. I want to lift our Lord up to the harvest.

We have landed again at Tegucigalpa. As we are going through customs, we look up not only to see Jesse Tiner waiting on us, but also Gary Clark. But on a sad note, Gary tells us about pastor Tim having surgery today. They found a mass on his kidneys, so please lift pastor Tim up in your prayers.

- Rickey Mulkey

Vet Team Friday

Its early Friday morning, our last day here. We had a really busy and long day yesterday, seeing nothing but dogs and cats. We went to another church in a different part of town, where our old friends Miguel and Rosa now pastor. They were with Fuente de Amor and were the ones that really got the vet team started, but they have moved on. The area they are in has a high prevelence of rabies in dogs (and people), so they asked us to do a rabies clinic at the church. We worked at the church in the morning, with people bringing dogs and cats in to us. We vaccinated them with a 5 way distemper parvo and rabies, dewomed them, and treated them for external parasites. Hebert secured stamped rabies certificates from the health department so that it would all be official.

In the afternoon we struck out on foot in the neigborhood to get the dogs that could not be brought in. There was usually a good reason they could not bring them. Most were really mean. It was extremely hot, and we waned a bit through the afternoon. It was much harder than working large animals, but we did about 85 total, with 77 getting rabies. It was a very busy small animal day. We plan to do more of these in the future.

Last night I had a long and wonderful meeting with Pastor Antonio about possibilities for future partnerships. We prayed together for a long time for the strength and support to continue to help break the cycle of poverty in Paraguachon. It was a good meeting. Today we have some sight seeing planned, but we will end up back at the dump this afternoon for some sight seeing there.

Vet Team Thursday

Today the vet team worked a large Guagiro farm that we have been going to for several years now. The people seem to be more and more appreciative each year, and the relationships just get better. We had a large number of kids from the church helping us again today, and that makes for a lot of fun, especially on the bus. We worked about 30 cows this morning, several of which needed special treatments. We then took a break and worked about 50 sheep. It went very well, but took all morning. Each cow has to be roped and taken over to a post in the center of the pen and tied.

We had a great lunch of chicken and rice at the church, then played volleyball and basketball. We also treated a really sick puppy that belonged to a neighbor of the church. We went to two farms in the afternoon. One belonged to Anna, our oldest friend in Venezuela. She is the first Guagiro we worked with, and is one of the spiritual leaders in the community. She greeted us warmly, as usual, and at the conclusion of our visit, instead of us praying for her, she gathered us in a circle around her and prayed for us. It was a very powerful prayer that touched us all deeply, even though she prayed in a language we did not understand. It was one of the most powerful moments we have experienced.

We returned late to the house and showered and ate another excellent authentic Venezuelan meal. We had a great discussion over dinner, then Barney led an excellent devotion on the topic of prayer. Tomorrow is our last work day. Everyone is holding up well. Spirits are high.
Anashi maleiwa (God is good in Waayu, the Guagiro language).