Day 3

“Here there is no Gentile or Jew, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave or free, but Christ is all, and is in all.”  Colossians 3:11

Another full and satisfying day in the long string of great days over the years here at La Providencia. Four of us helped Tori with art camp. The first part in creating a mural (more on that project in the coming days) included the children painting over 1,500 circles in six different colors; we needed all the help we could get. It was especially beneficial having three elementary and pre-school teachers (Angie, Heather, and Sandie) along with Tori and I this first day. Most of the children speak English but I was challenged in the Kinder class as Lorena, the teacher in that class, encouraged me to give instrucciones (instructions) in Spanish. I must have communicated the correct steps as they finished their batch of circles.

Meanwhile the rest of the team dug footers for the foundation of the school. (You may not be aware that the 70 children at La Providencia are meeting in the downstairs of the all-purpose building until the school building is finished.) They all worked hard swinging the pick axe trying to penetrate the rock-like clay. It was slow, tedious work.

After work, we enjoyed the evening with the staff, their families, and the families at LP. I couldn’t help but notice that during the games we played together tonight, that there was absolutely no distinction between the children who were once orphans and those biological children of the staff. Similarly, there was no distinction between Hondurans nor Americans. All laughed and had a wonderful evening of games, fellowship, food and worship.

One disappointing note: Sandie has contracted some bug and has had intestinal problems since just before lunch. She’s on Cipro and we’re praying she will recover soon. Her faithful husband stayed by her bedside almost all day.

An intense game of team rock, paper, scissors.