A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A MISSIONARY..

These are a couple of photos after Caloi ran over a grave memorial and into a ditch. It took several hours and a tractor, a big truck, and several Honduran men to help Scott get it out. That's just the beginning. Now, we have to replace the grave memorial, hope the truck can be fixed properly, pay the doctor bills for someone who leaned up against our fence and got bit on the butt by our watchdog, Chili. He's trained to guard this place and he is the gentlest dog alive, but when someone trespasses, he is on the job....Please pray for: the lady who got bit on the tush, the family who had their memorial destroyed, and our precious Land Cruiser, Meadowlark. See! Sometimes we are under attack just like you. Praise the Lord! He knew what was coming...I thank Him for helping us be a blessing to everyone involved.
Hey, don't you wanna be part of the fun? Come on down on a team in 2012 and taste and see that the Lord is good....sometimes in spite of us.

We Got to host some CMA Hotshots!!

Hiram Villasenor and his wife, Sharon, Evangelists for CMA, spent a couple of weeks with us. Part with a CMA team and part of it for some R & R for the two of them before a big trip through the Latin Countries sharing God's Word and giving away motorcycles. We are so blessed to partner with CMA each year at MVI giving away lots of motorcycles to pastor/supervisors around the world! God Bless you, Hiram and Sharon. That's Salma and Elvis on the right and the other men were here to receive a motorcycle for a man in the Olanchito area of Honduras.

ROARING DOWN THE ROADS OF HONDURAS

Well, November is here and a great team of people representing Christian Motorcycle Association. The photo includes 10 new bikes for Honduran Pastor/Supervisors and are being ridden to the service where they will be presented tonight!!

There is nothing in the world like the thrill of hearing all those bikes revved up and ready to ride! Well...parades are thrilling, but this is a parade!! Every year, CMA blesses us with several bikes to give away and this one is no exception. In a couple of hours, there will be some thrilled pastors, for sure. Thanks to CMA and all you members who make this possible through your faithfulness. God Bless Y'all!

NEW DIGS

In order to insure no falls down the stairs, Scott has remodeled the gatekeepers' cottage into a safe place for Susan and he to reside on one level. See story below to understand why.....

Susan--an ongoing medical challenge

Susan fell and broke her arm. THEN, FELL AGAIN ON THE CAST. Neurologist findings: she is having: drop attacks. Doesn't that just sound like a Susan ailment...seriously, please pray for her health. She's got a monkey on her back and an armpit to fingertip cast on her arm. In her words: aaaargghh!

AUSTIN, TEXAS/CANADA TEAM SERVE HONDURAS

This combined team built a house for Katalina and her children in Porvenir. What a blessing for a woman who was being severely abused to finally have a home of her own! Thank you, Lord, for your provision of finances and an obedient team to serve together. God bless everyone involved.

FISHERMEN LEARN THE ART OF LURE-MAKING

1st Day Blues

Jossue and Yonatan started their new school at the all English speaking school! Their photo tells the story.....lots of books, long bus rides, and hard work learning to speak English as well as have all classes in English. Please keep them in your prayers.

Sugar Cookie

Here's Sugar Cookie! She's a kinkajou and an angel. She's Scott's baby. Come on down and join us on a short term mission trip and see all our pets, too.

THANKS TO OUR SUPPORTERS!!

Thanks to Laura and Matt, 2 faithful supporters, both Jonathon and Jossue will now be attending all English school in La Ceiba! This will cause a huge change in the possibilities available to them in the future as translators, or afford them the opportunity to go on to University...neither would have had this option before GIVERS committed and followed through on giving! All of us are grateful!!

We Are Family!

It is so exciting to be part of the Family of God! Brothers and sisters in Christ, obeying the Lord, and working together to get the job done.
Condensed version of story: Father of this family and his oldest son were killed in a car accident in January of 2011. They were on their way to be part of receiving motorcyles from Christian Motorcycle Association. There were 7 people killed in the accident. This family was left with a mother and 6 children and no place to live. A local pastor donated property for a house. We got a team to raise funds and come down and build the house. Local pastors, neighbors, friends, us, and the family all pitched in to get the job done. We made the walls of fabric provided by Al Barrett and his Threads of Hope ministry. Salma & Elvis, the young couple who use to live with us, took care of all details at the Olanchita location. Scott, Anne-Marie Vosburgh, and a group of women and one guy from Canada came down, stayed in Olanchita, and worked like dogs in really hot weather to complete the majority of this house in 5 days!!! Can you imagine? A house in 5 days? All with volunteers?
We want to take a moment and PRAISE THE LORD! He is our PROVISION!

P.I.G.S. INVADE HONDURAS & MORE!

Just said goodbye to a wonderful team from Florida. They called themselves "PIGS". At first, I thought it a strange name for a group. Then we saw them eat!!! But, when Jackie, one of the women on the team, gave her devotion one day, she referenced PIGS. People In God's Service. And, boy, were they! 10 motorcycles were given away, around 100 children attended a vacation bible school each day of the week, and we managed to get in about 50 food deliveries and a little playtime as well.. And, remember Jossue? He's the kid we have been sponsoring for the past 6 years. Now, he is acting as one of our translators for the teams! He's in a full American School and finished out the year with high grades. We praise the Lord for his hard work and obedience!

LARGEST TEAM EVER!

We just had our largest team ever this past week. They were from the Milwaukee area of Wisconsin and we had a wonderful time with them. What a great group of kids and their leaders rocked!

This week we are hosting a group run by Amber Russellburg, who is the team coordinator for MVI in Orlando. This is a real mixed group of people who mostly didn't know each other when they arrived....already, our house is a noisy, laughter-filled place. Come on down and try a short term mission trip yourself. Contact us at oakining@hotmail.com or contact Amber at MVI, PO Box 593550, Orlando, Fl 32859-3550 for details.

Another Building Miracle

This Olanchito family was left homeless after the husband/father was killed in an auto accident along with the eldest son. The father was a pastor who was riding over for a service where we were giving away some motorcycles for Christian Motorcycle Association. The family lived in the church house and had to move out after the deaths occurred. A local pastor donated the land and Scott rounded up several blessed amigos who were willing to perform a labor of love to help this family receive a new home. The pilings went in a couple of weeks ago and the house will be built by Anne-Marie Vosburgh's summer team in July. We want to say a special thank-you to Robbie Tipton, Gary Williams, Mario, Matute, and Will for their help. We couldn't have done it without you guys.
Also shown are photos of the mother with some of the children. Pray for this family as they go through grieving the loss of their loved ones and moving forward in the Lord.

Boat #65

We just finished boat #65. Phillipe and his 2 sons built the boat with the help of our master boatbuilders. His wife is presently in the hospital with cancer and he is believing God for an income from fishing to help pay hospital and doctor bills. Please keep him and his family in your prayers.

MISSION HOUSE PHOTOS & STORIES

Here are photos from the past couple of months. Enjoy! They are photos of Barb Cook team and a new playground built at the orphanage in Cacao, Josias in his new black hitops learning to ride a scooter brought down by one of the teams. Oneida's children on the porch of a house we built them with Leanne and Anne-Marie and a bunch of great women a couple of years ago. Oneida's husband was murdered recently. And, Al Barrett's sewing ministry, Threads of Hope, donated and shipped down to us lots and lots of rolls of heavy duty vinyl. We have built some houses using the vinyl and spending only about $1,000.00 to build the houses each. We also built a cart for a local lady, Digna Oro, to sell her food on the beach here in Porvenir. You would be amazed at the ways God sees fit to use His people who make themselves AVAILABLE to Him.

Bicycle Giveaways!!

Our last Canada Team led by Barb & Mal Cook and Albert Boutin, brought bicycles down to give away plus a great bike mechanic to work on ones the locals brought over to the house. Many thanks to Josh Berger and his family for providing bikes, parts, and expertise and to everyone who worked on those bikes. These photos are of Maria's kids receiving a couple of the bikes. Need I say how blessed they are by them? Carol Beatson and her church are responsible for that beautiful pink bike in this photo. Thank you all!! God bless.

RAIN FOREST PROBLEMS

The water has dried up in El Porvenir. A couple of weeks ago, there was no more water. 17 men from Porvenir climbed the mountain into the rain forest to check the source...it's just about completely dried up. They have put the town on water rations. Two hours a night, the water is turned on to fill your available containers. Thank God, someone had the forethought to put a water retention container on our property. We can have water for the teams and not be completely dried up. However, Scott felt we needed to dig a well. That was on a Monday, last week. By Wednesday, we had hand-dug a well, capped it, plumbed it to feed into our retention container and decided this will become our next project....to dig wells for villages having these same issues...so, while we wait on a "God blessed rain", we will begin believing for funds to dig more wells. We were blessed to find water at 9 feet!! It won't be quite that shallow in other spots, but there is plenty of underground water. We just need to put in a little cash, sweat, and prayers.

CATALINA CONTINUES WITH SEWING....

We are so blessed to have Catalina sewing bags for us at the mission house. Since we started the sewing and training center, several women have learned to sew, received sewing machines, and gone on to start small businesses. One lady in particular, Catalina, has been with us since the beginning. She comes to the mission house Monday thru Friday and makes bags that we offer for sale to the teams who come stay at the mission house. We have saved enough money from the sale of these bags to buy a piece of property for Catalina. With the help of a big Texas/Canada group coming in October, we will build a home for her and her children on the property. And it's all in her name!! She is the product of an abusive relationship and she is breaking free from that bondage and becoming the woman of God He created her to be. She has 3 young children and will continue to sew for us here at the mission house.

Yeehaw!! Celebrate!! Yippee!! Hallelujah!!

We are excited to announce the launching of boat #60!!! That is 60 boats since we arrived here 6 years ago on March 20, 2005! So much has happened in that time. From building houses and churches, to feeding children and distributing food supplies; from English classes to pastor training, from motorcycle giveaways to so much more, God has so good here in Honduras and we praise His name and thank you who have been involved in helping all of this happen.

THANK YOU CMA TEAM!

Sorry I don't have photos to post yet for the Christian Motorcycle Association Team that was here with us this past week. We had the most blessed time and gave away 6 motorcycles to area pastor/supervisors! The team was comprised of the staff of CMA in Hatfield, Arkansas.

We are getting ready to welcome Anne-Marie Vosburgh and her Canada Team on Saturday...19 people will be here to build a playground at an orphanage in the area. Pray for them as they come work and play with the children.

SCHOOL IS IN SESSION!

We are so glad to report that Jonathan, Daniela, and Salome have started school this year. Yesterday was their first day and they love it already! We have been able to pay for every thing they need for the ENTIRE YEAR!! Praise God for His provision. Please keep these kiddos in your prayers this year. Thanks to those of you whose donations have made it possible for them to receive a good education. As usual, school started yesterday for the public schools, and today the teachers went on strike because they haven't been paid in months. For 3 years in a row, hardly any classes being held because of the many problems in Honduras. Please pray for Honduras: the government, teachers, residents, and all the issues that they face on a daily basis. Hunger, no work, gangs, murder, illness, death......so overwhelming when you look at what is right in front of you....but ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE WITH GOD! And, we ask you to believe with us for His blessing on Honduras.

GAP Team

The 4 ladies in this photo blessed Honduras this past week with their presence. Many thanks to them for their fasting, prayer walks, giving, loving, sharing, preaching, and a lot of other wonderful Christian acts of charity. THANK Y'ALL!

2011: The Year of Scattering the Enemy!

Happy New Year to all who read this blog! We are believing God for a year of victory! We are believing for deliverance for some, salvation for others, healing, and growth. We are believing that all Christians will rise up, put on their battle gear: love, joy, compassion, hope, boldness, strength, and humility....and lots more, and walk by faith. We are believing in agreement for YOU and your prayer concerns.

We said hello to 2011 at midnight and bye bye to Hazel, Marshell, Sabrina, and Jeannine this morning. We are excited about the teams signed up for 2011. There is still room for a couple more teams this year and endless projects. So pray for us, pray with us and come see us this year.