PRAY FOR:

- The youth group that we are starting on Wednesday evening
- Vivien and I, as we prepare for marriage and the details for the wedding
- Tirza, as she teaches English
- A director of the sponsorship program. We are looking for a married couple who can speak English and Spanish.

SCHEDULE:

I will be at my nephew's wedding this Saturday in Iowa, flying in Friday and flying out Sunday.

Monday: Worship at night
Tuesday: Prayer time in the morning
Wednesday nights at 7:00 pm: Youth group!
Thursday: Morning devotions
Friday night: Game night
Saturday morning: Children's program
Monday–Friday: Activity center is open from 3–5

There are still wood projects and gates that I get to build when I get home.

PRAISES:

- David and Graciela are getting married!

OTHER NOTES:

Kimberly, 10 years old, (in our sponsorship program) has cataracts and will need surgery.

The activity center is open Monday–Friday, 3–5, as long as we are around. The kids are usually there waiting to be signed up for a 30-minute time slot, either reading or using the computers. Everyone is still in the learning phase with the computers, moving the mouse and keypad. Sometimes it can take a while for them to just move the mouse and click where they are supposed to go.

I was able to get out and do a few jobs, adding a gate at the activity center. The guys continue to work on the bathrooms for the area.

PRAY FOR:

- The programs that we are starting in the activity center. We want the children to see God's love through our words and actions.
- The teaching English program. We have learned a lot this year, and we want to continue working out the details so we create a program that is God-centered.
- A director of the Sponsorship program. We're looking for a married couple who can speak English and Spanish.

SCHEDULE:

Monday: Worship at night
Tuesday: Prayer time in the morning
Wednesday nights at 7:00 pm: Youth group!
Thursday: Morning devotions
Saturday morning: Children's program
Monday–Tuesday: Activity center is open from 1–5
Wednesday–Friday: Activity center is open from 3–5

There is still plenty of work around the mission for the guys. We have 3 guys working 5–6 days a week working on the farm and finishing projects around the activity center area.

OTHER NOTES:

The activity center has been going well. The kids are still just learning the basics. We have preset websites that allow them to learn math, English, strategic games, and a Christian website in Spanish with Bible games. They can sign up for a 30-minute time slot, and we are still one-on-one with them helping them to learn. They are also enjoying reading the books we have. A highlight for me this past week was when I was trying to encourage one of the girls to actually read the book instead of looking at the pictures. With other kids around, she didn't want to. Once everyone left the carpet area, I asked her again and she agreed. She went slow and sounded out each word, and I helped her with some, but after each page she would look at me with a huge smile. It was fun for me to give her encouragement and see her feel success. She spent 30 minutes reading, and she wanted to keep going.

David and Graciela were able to have their wedding! If I understand correctly, you can go to my Instagram account and watch some of the wedding.

PRAY FOR:

- The programs that are happening in the activity center.
- The teaching program as we continue to figure it out and create a healthy schedule.
- A director of the sponsorship program. We're looking for a married couple who can speak English and Spanish.
- For our wedding plans and all the details that need to be worked out.

SCHEDULE:

Monday: Worship at night
Tuesday: Prayer time in the morning
Wednesday nights at 7:00 pm: Bible study
Thursday: Morning devotions
Saturday morning: Children's program
Monday–Friday: Activity center is open in the afternoons

We have 3 workers right now taking care of the farm, doing maintenance around the property, and working on different projects.

PRAISES:

The process for our civil wedding has finally come together, and we will be able to get married as planned on September 18 in Honduras!

OTHER NOTES:

A boy decided to sit still to read books in our library, but he almost gave up in the first minutes because it was too boring for him. So, one of us sat with him to encourage reading. He read a book called “God, I need to talk to you about bad words.” He read the book and enjoyed it so much that he wanted to read more. At the end, he read 3 books! One of the girls who was sitting next to him reading a book observed how he was enjoying the reading. After the boy finished the book, she went right away to read his book. It’s beautiful to see the power of encouragement. On the next day, we saw the same boy coming back, and the first thing he wanted to do was read a book!

My parents were here the last two weeks. It was a great time enjoying coffee hour in the morning, working in the shop with my dad, eating some of my favorite meals as my mom was teaching Vivien the recipes, and playing games in the evenings! My parents have always been my biggest supporters my whole life, and I can't thank them enough for everything they have done for me, raising me, and being a great example of godly parents and spouses!

My dad and I spent most of our time in the shop building cabinets for the activity center and my house as I am doing a few upgrades for my future wife.

David and Axel continue to work on the bathroom area. The sewer systems here are just big holes, so we decided to make a 4-square area on top of it as the covering. Friday was the first time we used it, and the kids are enjoying the game!

PRAY FOR:

- Tirza as she has a week off from school and is headed home to get some rest
- A director of the sponsorship program; looking for a married couple who can speak English and Spanish
- For my wedding plans and all the details that need to be worked out
- For the work group and all the details that need to be worked out; there are new doctors I get to work with in the free clinic

SCHEDULE:

- The next two weeks we will continue getting ready for the medical team that is coming
- There is a lot of digging and moving of dirt that needs done around the mission, so we will be hiring 4 other guys to help move those projects along
- We still have all the normal routine programs as well!

PRAISES:

The rain has let up a little bit, and it has been nice to have the ground dry out a little bit and some evenings where it stays light till almost 7:00!

OTHER NOTES:

David and Axel continue to lay block and develop the bathroom area around the activity center. I was able to make the doors and drawers for the activity center cabinets. It is crazy how these last two weeks have gone by so quickly, yet September 18 still seems so far off.

We had so much rain in June. It rained 22 days and 19-1/4 inches. This broke both records in any month. (In my 2 1/2 years of keeping track.)