Hola Mes Amigos!!

We are sorry we haven't had time to blog everyday but we have hit the ground running this week and we are sweaty, tired, but very purpose-filled and purpose-ful!! We have been working the camps this week and, while our work has been challenging...it has also been our great privelege to be able to serve the children of Honduras.  And they have served us...

We are currently rotating between three camps, Camp Peace, Camp Joy and Camp Hope and this morning we ran the whole program at Camp Joy...for the first time using the carnival we had prepared back home and brought with us in giant Ziploc bags.  The kids loved it and so did we!! The youth have spent much time connecting with and loving these kids and it has been a great joy to watch our youth serve out of the openness of their hearts and through the strength and love of the Lord Jesus.  We have come to rely on the Lord's strength in a way that is new to many of us and God has been faithful in filling us up to overflowing!!

One of the highlights for many of the youth was a dinner that was made and served by some local families whose children participate in Camp Hope.  This is a very poor area but they are RICH in generosity and hospitality! They prepared a feast for us and our youth were overwhelmed!  They tried all kinds of new dishes and local drink made of rice and some other ?? ingredients!  We had an amazing time but I'm going to let your children fill you in on the details.....it was amazing.

I've got to run...the youth are joining some local youth for the afternoon so we need to make haste.  

Please be assured that although some have suffered from tummy bugs we are all coping remarkably well and our New Life Youth have gone, are serving and are most certainly SHINING!

lots of love from all of us to all of you!!

Gillian