Sunday, June 26, 2011
"For what you have done unto the least of these, you have done unto me."
Obedience- It's all I can do. Trust- It's all I have.
It is amazing the things I have seen since I have been here. I have seen poverty like I have never seen before. Even living in Brazil we were sheltered from some of the poverty like this. People have to work so hard to scrape up any money they can get just to feed their families and sometimes then it isn't enough.
I have to remember and pray the verses in Matthew 6 that talk about God clothing the lilies of the field and feeding even the bird. So his children, made in His image, of course He will take care of them. I pray that these families that are praying and earnestly seeking, asking God to provide their next meal, I pray that the Lord blesses them. I pray that the Lord shows out in this poverty stricken village.
And the death, death around here is and everyday occurrence and the people treat it as such. I have seen 2 horrible wrecks since I have been here. One was a little girl about 8. She was hit by a bus and she was just laid in the street with just a piece of card board laying over here and people standing around looking at her like she was a circus act. And the other, a man on a bike and a man on a motorcycle hit one another and the old man on the bike lay bleeding out on the street, nothing covering him and people standing around him looking at him like they were looking at the little girl. What a sad, heart breaking scene. I had to hold back tears because of how grafic the scenes were. Things that I never want to see again. But God has a plan. God knows. God sees. He doesn't over look the least of these. I pray that the least of these see that! I pray that they never forsake God even when they haven't eaten in 3 days and don't know where their next meal is coming from. I pray that I can be a blessing to these people. I pray that I will be His hands and feet!
I am thankful for all the experiences that I have experienced. And I am praying that there are many more and I pray I go back changed and with a different mind set that will reshape my everyday life and my ministry (whatever that might be when I get to Virginia).
Please keep the village of Bonitillo in your prayers. This is a hurting village that needs help. Sometimes I don't feel worthy to have this job even if it is only for 6 weeks. I feel like someone more experienced, someone older, someone that isn't me should be doing this job, but then I think, Isn't it the weak, inexperienced ones that God always uses to bring Him glory? Look at David or Mary or Esther. David was only a boy when he killed the giant, Mary was only a teenager when God chose her to carry His child, Esther was young when God chose her to be queen to save her people. God uses the small, weak, and the humble to move mountains for Him and I pray that I can do just a fraction of the things that David and Mary and Esther did to affect His kingdom.
I read something from another missionary that said, "Obedience- it's all I can do. Trust- it's all I have." And in this world down here that is the best way to describe it.
Thank you for your prayers for me while I am here. I am ready to see my family, but I know God has something awesome planned for these next two weeks that I am here!
In His hands,
Kati
I have to remember and pray the verses in Matthew 6 that talk about God clothing the lilies of the field and feeding even the bird. So his children, made in His image, of course He will take care of them. I pray that these families that are praying and earnestly seeking, asking God to provide their next meal, I pray that the Lord blesses them. I pray that the Lord shows out in this poverty stricken village.
And the death, death around here is and everyday occurrence and the people treat it as such. I have seen 2 horrible wrecks since I have been here. One was a little girl about 8. She was hit by a bus and she was just laid in the street with just a piece of card board laying over here and people standing around looking at her like she was a circus act. And the other, a man on a bike and a man on a motorcycle hit one another and the old man on the bike lay bleeding out on the street, nothing covering him and people standing around him looking at him like they were looking at the little girl. What a sad, heart breaking scene. I had to hold back tears because of how grafic the scenes were. Things that I never want to see again. But God has a plan. God knows. God sees. He doesn't over look the least of these. I pray that the least of these see that! I pray that they never forsake God even when they haven't eaten in 3 days and don't know where their next meal is coming from. I pray that I can be a blessing to these people. I pray that I will be His hands and feet!
I am thankful for all the experiences that I have experienced. And I am praying that there are many more and I pray I go back changed and with a different mind set that will reshape my everyday life and my ministry (whatever that might be when I get to Virginia).
Please keep the village of Bonitillo in your prayers. This is a hurting village that needs help. Sometimes I don't feel worthy to have this job even if it is only for 6 weeks. I feel like someone more experienced, someone older, someone that isn't me should be doing this job, but then I think, Isn't it the weak, inexperienced ones that God always uses to bring Him glory? Look at David or Mary or Esther. David was only a boy when he killed the giant, Mary was only a teenager when God chose her to carry His child, Esther was young when God chose her to be queen to save her people. God uses the small, weak, and the humble to move mountains for Him and I pray that I can do just a fraction of the things that David and Mary and Esther did to affect His kingdom.
I read something from another missionary that said, "Obedience- it's all I can do. Trust- it's all I have." And in this world down here that is the best way to describe it.
Thank you for your prayers for me while I am here. I am ready to see my family, but I know God has something awesome planned for these next two weeks that I am here!
In His hands,
Kati
Week 4!
Woo! This week Mr. Gary had us working like crazy! We are working on getting the guards house stuccoed, so we had to sift sand to be able to make the stucco. So, Ainsley and I have been shoveling sand for 3 days! That was a lot of fun, though, and it was nice when they got the outside of the house done and we got to see what our hard work did!
We ended up only going to the clinic in the mornings this past week because at the school they were testing the kids so they didn't have anything for us to do. It was a bummer, but like I said Mr. Gary put us to work!
The clinic was kind of slow this week. It has been kind of rainy and people just don't come when it is rainy. And there are 2 nurses at the clinic, and for the first 2 weeks we were there one was out on vacation so there was more for us to do. But still we have fun trying to speak to the nurses and filling the prescriptions that we do have!
In other news, since we worked so hard this week (and we really did! I have pictures to prove it!), we spent Saturday and Sunday resting! Saturday we went out in the ocean and played! We got a little burnt but at least we will got back to the States looking mighty tan! Haha!
But never in my life have I needed rest so bad! It was so nice to just rest and have good fellowship time with Mr. Gary and Mrs. Peggy (because when we are so busy there is hardly time to catch up on the days musings!)
Well I guess I will go! I will update next we and let you know what is going on! We are hoping to have a baby around here any time! They guard's wife is expecting a baby any day now! She is already 11 days over due! So tomorrow she is going to the hospital and hopefully they will induce her! Please be praying that they will induce her because she is ready to have this baby and be praying for a safe delivery!
Thank you for your prayers!
We ended up only going to the clinic in the mornings this past week because at the school they were testing the kids so they didn't have anything for us to do. It was a bummer, but like I said Mr. Gary put us to work!
The clinic was kind of slow this week. It has been kind of rainy and people just don't come when it is rainy. And there are 2 nurses at the clinic, and for the first 2 weeks we were there one was out on vacation so there was more for us to do. But still we have fun trying to speak to the nurses and filling the prescriptions that we do have!
In other news, since we worked so hard this week (and we really did! I have pictures to prove it!), we spent Saturday and Sunday resting! Saturday we went out in the ocean and played! We got a little burnt but at least we will got back to the States looking mighty tan! Haha!
But never in my life have I needed rest so bad! It was so nice to just rest and have good fellowship time with Mr. Gary and Mrs. Peggy (because when we are so busy there is hardly time to catch up on the days musings!)
Well I guess I will go! I will update next we and let you know what is going on! We are hoping to have a baby around here any time! They guard's wife is expecting a baby any day now! She is already 11 days over due! So tomorrow she is going to the hospital and hopefully they will induce her! Please be praying that they will induce her because she is ready to have this baby and be praying for a safe delivery!
Thank you for your prayers!
Friday, June 17, 2011
Week 3!
We have just finished week three here in Honduras!
It was a great week! It was just really busy!
At the school, Ainsley and I are tutoring children! She is tutoring in Math and I am teaching children how to read! The kids I tutor are suppose to be in second grade and they don't know how to read, they don't even know their alphabet! So I have teaching these children to read and starting at the VERY bottom! This week we studied A-H! And yesterday they wanted me to read them a story so I was flipping through the book as they were and they stopped on a story and said, "Let's read 'El Leon'"!!! The read it!! I was blown away! They read something!! There is light at the end of the tunnel!! It was great!
Things at the clinic have been going good! It has been very slow! Last week we saw probably 150 people and this week only maybe 30 all week! It has been rainy this week and people just don't come when it is rainy! But after it rains....it is crazy nuts around there so we are getting ready for a BUSY week at the clinic next week! =)
Well, I am going to go get my some dinner!
I will update next weekend! =)
Love,
Kati C.
It was a great week! It was just really busy!
At the school, Ainsley and I are tutoring children! She is tutoring in Math and I am teaching children how to read! The kids I tutor are suppose to be in second grade and they don't know how to read, they don't even know their alphabet! So I have teaching these children to read and starting at the VERY bottom! This week we studied A-H! And yesterday they wanted me to read them a story so I was flipping through the book as they were and they stopped on a story and said, "Let's read 'El Leon'"!!! The read it!! I was blown away! They read something!! There is light at the end of the tunnel!! It was great!
Things at the clinic have been going good! It has been very slow! Last week we saw probably 150 people and this week only maybe 30 all week! It has been rainy this week and people just don't come when it is rainy! But after it rains....it is crazy nuts around there so we are getting ready for a BUSY week at the clinic next week! =)
Well, I am going to go get my some dinner!
I will update next weekend! =)
Love,
Kati C.
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Second week here!
We are in our second week in Honduras!
And this week we started at the clinic! We weren't really sure what we would be doing. We knew it would be whatever the nurse needed us to do, but we weren't sure what that was! So when we got there Yesterday so put us to work right away!! She showed us how to fill prescriptions and we got to work! So for 2 days we have been pharmacists! It has been quite fun! It gets busy and we are just going, going, going. So much fun!
We were suppose to start at the school this week, but it is a holiday week here in Honduras so we will start next week there! I am so excited about all the opportunities I are going to get to share with you and as we get busier I will share more! :)
Thank you for praying for me and Ainsley while we are here!
And this week we started at the clinic! We weren't really sure what we would be doing. We knew it would be whatever the nurse needed us to do, but we weren't sure what that was! So when we got there Yesterday so put us to work right away!! She showed us how to fill prescriptions and we got to work! So for 2 days we have been pharmacists! It has been quite fun! It gets busy and we are just going, going, going. So much fun!
We were suppose to start at the school this week, but it is a holiday week here in Honduras so we will start next week there! I am so excited about all the opportunities I are going to get to share with you and as we get busier I will share more! :)
Thank you for praying for me and Ainsley while we are here!
Friday, June 3, 2011
Honduran Summer
HELLO FROM HONDURAS!
I made it! I have been here for 4 days now! My flight was good! It was easy and short which was nice!
We have done lots of stuff so far! Not too much work yet. Mr. Gary and Mrs. Peggy wanted Ainsley and I to get acquainted with our surrounding and everything. But we did go pass out food to the families around the neighborhood. It was one of the most humbling experiences! These people have next to nothing and some of them wouldn't have eaten last night had we not given them food. And they were so so so grateful! It was such an amazing experience.
And then today we went out in the ocean. Oh, by the way, they live right on the beach. =) So we went out to the ocean and walked out to the second sand bar. Then we took off our shoes and under our feet were tons and tons and tons of sand dollars!! It was so cool! So cool!
I will keep yall updated! Please be praying that Ainsley and I to have the strength to make it through these long, hot, busy days. Starting next week we will be working in the clinic in the morning and the school in the afternoons. So we will be buys, busy! Thank you for praying!!
Love,
Kati C.
I made it! I have been here for 4 days now! My flight was good! It was easy and short which was nice!
We have done lots of stuff so far! Not too much work yet. Mr. Gary and Mrs. Peggy wanted Ainsley and I to get acquainted with our surrounding and everything. But we did go pass out food to the families around the neighborhood. It was one of the most humbling experiences! These people have next to nothing and some of them wouldn't have eaten last night had we not given them food. And they were so so so grateful! It was such an amazing experience.
And then today we went out in the ocean. Oh, by the way, they live right on the beach. =) So we went out to the ocean and walked out to the second sand bar. Then we took off our shoes and under our feet were tons and tons and tons of sand dollars!! It was so cool! So cool!
I will keep yall updated! Please be praying that Ainsley and I to have the strength to make it through these long, hot, busy days. Starting next week we will be working in the clinic in the morning and the school in the afternoons. So we will be buys, busy! Thank you for praying!!
Love,
Kati C.
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