Hi from Panama!
Just finished a memorable week in Honduras. We were helping dig holes for power poles. The ground is hard, hard, hard. Not the job we were expecting, but important for the community. They need to assure that they have a reliable source of water for drinking and irrigation, which will require not just a well ,but electricity to run the pump. The government has commited to provide the equipment and we're providing the set up.
It's been hard for the people. bad weather, tough market , health issues, fewer hands (some young men have left) have made it tough to pay off the loans and the interest. The help they've been recieving from Agros is due to start winding down. We're trying to see how we can continue to stay with them thru the transition. I'm realizing that when it comes to commitments all of them have to consider the long term when we're talking communities and families.
No backing up now. our hearts are half in Honduras and half in Seattle. Our team has become a Fellowship of the Ring. We will continue talking and solution seeking and praying thru this next year.
It's rainy season down here and Panama is showing us what that means. Monsoon like rain has been pouring down all afternoon. Our bus was like a landing craft from which we waded to the curb. Jane and I are on our own now. We'll have a little more time for reflecting and I hope to set some of our thoughts and impressions down.
Til Later, Gilberto.
Sunday, September 29, 2013
Wednesday, September 18, 2013
Return to Honduras
Hola amigos! Yes we are returning to Honduras! We fly out of SeaTac on Friday. Jane and I are joining 8 friends from Bethany Presby. on a service team to support our brothers and sisters in Nuevo Amanecer as they continue their efforts to earn their own land and support their families by farming. We will be catching up on what's been going on as well as assisting with planting and irrigation projects. Assuring a stable supply of water for their farms and families is a big issue right now and we're working to raise funds for drilling a well.
I'm excited to see our friends again. It's been a year and a half since I saw them last. This is the first team Jane's been on, so she's a little nervous. I'm just getting things packed together. Sprayed my clothes to discourage mosquitoes. Nothing like a trip to the tropics to get you asking those questions " When was your last typhoid shot?" We plan to visit Panama later so we need a stronger anti-malarial... Who knew?
I will try to add to my blog while we're down there. Do send me your questions. I'll do my best to fill you in. We appreciate your prayers and good wishes.Til later!
Gilberto
Lamentations 3:22-25. God is good to those who wait on him.
Hola amigos! Yes we are returning to Honduras! We fly out of SeaTac on Friday. Jane and I are joining 8 friends from Bethany Presby. on a service team to support our brothers and sisters in Nuevo Amanecer as they continue their efforts to earn their own land and support their families by farming. We will be catching up on what's been going on as well as assisting with planting and irrigation projects. Assuring a stable supply of water for their farms and families is a big issue right now and we're working to raise funds for drilling a well.
I'm excited to see our friends again. It's been a year and a half since I saw them last. This is the first team Jane's been on, so she's a little nervous. I'm just getting things packed together. Sprayed my clothes to discourage mosquitoes. Nothing like a trip to the tropics to get you asking those questions " When was your last typhoid shot?" We plan to visit Panama later so we need a stronger anti-malarial... Who knew?
I will try to add to my blog while we're down there. Do send me your questions. I'll do my best to fill you in. We appreciate your prayers and good wishes.Til later!
Gilberto
Lamentations 3:22-25. God is good to those who wait on him.
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