Farewell To Helene

Sometimes, it seems God moves in random sequences. We came to Helene thinking this was, without a doubt, the ministry He had prepared us for. However, several specific events and proddings made it clear this was not a permanent assignment to both ourselves and the Helene Team. But God knows exactly what He needs to accomplish within us - to make us more pure vessels to represent Him in a lonely, hurting world.

This is a very symbolic picture for us - Terry is standing on the beach watching the cruise ship (Helene ministry) pull away without us. We were so sure God wanted us on that boat!!! Notice just past Terry on the beach is a local Honduran. (new ministry focus) Ooops..... guess once again, we put our thinking ahead of His. Will we ever learn to "Be Still and KNOW that I am God"?

So, our journey continues. When God closes a door, He has promised to provide an alternative.

Through a chain of Godly people on Roatan, He made us aware of a four star resort where the owner only charges "mission minded people" one third of the regular fees. So, we are basically staying in beautiful, up-scaled acommodations for $50 per night. (That also includes a free breakfast!) This picture is taken on the beach we see right out of our window. Again, if you ever visit Roatan - be sure and check out the "Blue Bahai" for your lodging needs. (non-paid advertisement!)

Hold on . . . . here we go again! One thing led to another (God Working) and we are enrolled in an intensive, emersion Spanish School for the entire month of November.

The Guacamaya Spanish School is a privately-owned school with experienced and enthusiastic (hopefully very patient) teachers dedicated to providing high quality Spanish classes that promise to speed our language acquisition and comprehension. (We will be their ultimate challenge!) The school is located in the western highlands of Honduras, near the Guatemala border, in the heart of the peaceful, the scenic town of Copán Ruinas, just two blocks from the central park, and less than a mile from the world-renowned Maya archeological ruins.

During our entire stay we will be living with a Honduran family - which offers the opportunity to speak Spanish outside of class and better understand the Honduran culture.

So, here we go moving from sea level to an 6,000 ft. high mountain range. As I have stated in previous posts - God has a grand sense of humor and loves creating surprises!

This is just one of the many breeds of colorful birds whose natural habitat is in the Northern Highlands of Honduras. We are looking forward to seeing parts of God's creation we have never experienced before.

We do sense a strong calling for the Hispanic peoples - whether they be in Honduras or in East Tulsa. We continue to trust God in opening and closing all of the available venues of ministry.

Please be praying for our instructors. We will each have our own on their one-on-one teaching program. Pray we can be a positive influence for Christ in their lives; and that God will give them Holy Patience as we try to penetrate new language skills through these aged thick skulls of ours!

Once again, thanks so much for your support - many of you sent encouraging responses to our last two posts - and we sensed Christ's love and affirmation through you.

On our ever twisting journey,
Henry and Terry