I've been "Hondurased"

Yesterday I went to the warehouse to pick up the air compressor so we could start drilling. A week ago I happened to be at the warehouse and noticed that the compressor was closed in with boxes and I asked the supervisor if she could have it cleared by yesterday...you know, don't you?

It was worse than before; it was still closed in inside the warehouse and now there were two containers parked in front of the door with no cab under them to move them. When she saw my obvious discontent the supervisor started toward me armed with a multitude of Honduran excuses, none of which I wanted to hear. In an effort to not lose my Christian witness God gave me the grace to tell her I would return on Monday, if she could assure me she would have the path cleared. I was afraid to allow her to tell me it would be done later that day or the next only to return to same situation. So, I opted for Monday....I got "Hondurased"!

The chicken pox is still around although some are beginning to dry up while others are just breaking out. We did allow Angel, Karen, & Rosa to return to school today.

All inside, all day!

It's been a long, long, loud day; but I think the pox is contained to Antonio, Cesar, & Jesus. I can't imagine others won't get it but so far so good.

Too hot to allow anyone outside...114 degrees!

No Mmeeting/New Setback

There was no meeting with IHNFA today; seems their elite leader scheduled our meeting on a day that was a holiday for him! Honduran planning?

Tonight Joyce took Antonio, Cesar, & Jesus to the hospital and returned with the news that they have chicken pox! Quarantined.........can you believe this?

Clean-up Day

Yesterday we did some serious cleaning...the three girls tore their room apart and cleaned it from top to bottom and it looks great! Now, how do we keep it that way?

Gershon & Mauricio moved everything out of their room and repainted it and it, too, looks great!

Ironically the three little boys keep their room much nicer than any of the others. Isn' t that backwards?

Pedro & Antonio join Gershon, Mauricio, Fabiola, Karen, Rosa, & Cesar in school at Rodolfo Rojas today. We're now down to just two schools...hopefully that will make the travel times much easier.

Prayer need

We have a meeting tomorrow at 9:00 a.m. with the regional Director of IHNFA and it could go a long way toward easy the efforts to take our children away. Please be in prayer that God will go before us and pave the way for our victory.

Mountain Outing

Yesterday we packed a lunch, loaded everyone in the truck and headed into the mountains. We took the kids to a friends farm high in the mountains above Villaneuva, about a one hour climb into beautiful country. The kids had a blast complete with the opportunity to ride a horse for the first time. Unfortunately we forgot our camera so we can't show you the wild-eyed faces! Sorry.

We'll be drilling a well up there next week and it's so beautiful we wanted to take the opportunity to get the kids out of the city and out of the heat. As I said they loved it, but today some are covered with tic bites...itch, itch!

Children's Status Update

Sorry I haven't kept you posted, but my computer crashed and I just got it back. Friday Joyce & I were able to gain a 'stay' until Monday for the children. We were able to get in touch with Irma's boss and he agreed to see if he could help us. First he said he would call Irma and tell her to desist until he got back to her.

We have a meeting scheduled w/him on Monday morning at 9:00 a.m. when I will pick him up and bring him to our house for an interview and a 'look-see' around the house.

We tried to get back w/the First Lady, but she was in Teguic and unreachable. We did get her secretary's number but couldn't reach her either...today is Labor Day here and most took long weekends to celebrate.

We did go back to Fiscaglia (Attorney General's Office) and looked up the lawyer who helped us gain the kids in the first place. When we told her what was happening she was very upset and said she would send a Judge to the meeting with IHNFA on Monday.

I think we're moving in the right direction, but please, please keep praying. We don't want a temporary solution; we want a permanent one!