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Honduras Update April 2008

 Another month has gone, another dawns upon us.  Greatness...oh, forget it.  Let us get right to it.  I am fiddling with a new format this month.  In this email you will get the Reader's Digest version.  For more in-depth information, there will be something on the blog point by point giving you as much or more than your curiosity desired, to be sure with all the same...artistic integrity:

1.  God brought another group from Sherwood Oaks here in March.  Most groups are not quite so varied, but this group included construction (help on the wall), a week-long seminar for women's counseling with the seeds planted for forming a group based here to handle the overwhelming need here for such counseling, two eye brigades, hospital visit, corn distribution, milk project, two clothing distributions, and witnessing the baby steps towards another Church plant God will be providing for through the mission. 

2.  What Church plant?  Jonatan went from San Juancito to the missionary training institute in Costa Rica and returned this past month.  The idea is that he will take over for Celio in San Juancito when the building project is completed there, and in addition open another clothing store in Cantaranas, a larger town about 1/2 hour from San Juancito.  When Celio leaves we would extend the offer for him to use the clothing ministry to open another store in another community with the hopes of opening a Church there as well. 

3.  This is of course very exciting to see these plans moving forward.  There is an opportunity here before us to begin two new Churches!  Fortunately we have the clothing ministry that will be able to provide an income for both these pastors for the future, which enables us to begin immediately instead of having to fund raise first or depend on monthly donations from the US before starting.  Unfortunately, these new plans will be pushing our current clothing supply to the limits of viability. 

This is where we need your help.  Master Provisions, the organization that provides us the clothing from the US, is stretched to capacity on providing the clothing to us they can at this point.  We need more containers to be able to maintain this expansion without having to close at least one existing store in Tegucigalpa (and there by eliminate that ministry outreach, evangelism opportunity, and employment for that family)  We would be hesitant to do that, but will if necessary. 

Please consider any way your Church, or you with your great organizational skills you wonderful person you, can partner with us through Master Provisions to raise our container count even more.  Mostly what MP needs is Churches (either alone or working with other area Churches) to simply put the word out about donating clothing, storing that clothing until the packing day.  They come in with the logistics of organizing, sorting, packing and moving the container.  It will require some work for volunteers, but not much paperwork or logistics.  Further, the size of the Church does not matter, from small to mega, many Churches have helped in the same way through the years.  It is a way your Church can impact the ministry here in a direct and large scale manner without having to leave your community!  Please pray about God using you and your Church in this way!  

4.   Valerie and Cecilia's trip to the US is in full swing.  Who knows what wild and wacky things those gals are up to.  One thing I would love to see is the mighty Impala in action, which Valerie is using for transportation while there (except for long trips.)  In addition to the surprise birthday party for her grand-dad/family reunion, Valerie has a few appointments mostly in the Indiana area to share what God is doing through the mission here, and hopefully getting some family and friend time.   They are expected to return at some point during the first portion of April.

5.  Valerie appointed me (that's right, Felipe in action) to see her patients while she was gone.  Her confidence in my abilities was greater than my confidence, especially considering other than brigade work, it had been a while since I helped in the clinic...let alone been left by myself with people's eyesight trusted to my care!  It was good to get back into the clinic, to see how things operate, see potential changes that could be made and such, but a bit hectic since that week Oscar was also gone delivering Julia and Annia to Panama (for four months, so Julia can finish her studies for her degree before the baby is born) so I was also in charge of overseeing the clothing ministry deliveries, monitoring the new clinic construction, picking up lab results, tracking down the container that has been held up in port for quite some time now, and still is, not to mention trying to finagle getting the Defender in the shop, getting our pesky washing machine fixed, oh yeah, and getting ready for the next group that is to arrive.   What am I doing writing this update?  I better get going.

Again this month there are some new pictures up at the website.  Have ideas for how we could improve the website?  Let me know!  I am sure you are just brewing to overflowing with ideas!  www.hiseyes.us  and for those whose thirst is not quenched there, there is always more information (not always better) available at the blog, including the expanded explanation of the points covered here.  www.hiseyeshonduras.blogspot.com 

Prayer requests:

A.  Valerie and Cecilia's safe return from the US

B.  Increased clothing supply from the US

INDNJC,

Felipe, Valeria, Cecilia, y Soren

Donations?  Please send any checks, which must be made out to "His Eyes" to:

Denny Smith

3036 E. Bricklin Ct. 

Bloomington IN 47401

Be sure to include a note in the envelope if you want your funds designated for the Colbys (or any other project), otherwise it goes to general mission support

Snail mail?  You have two choices...heavier than a letter or including checks, pictures or anything else other than paper?  Send it to:

Felipe Colby

1461 E St Rd 26

Frankfort IN  46041-7775

Just a letter to say "hey" or the like?  Send that to:

Felipe y Valeria Colby

Calle de los Alcaldes

Casa 1570 Colonia Santa Barbara

Tegucigalpa Honduras

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