Friday, March 9, 2012

AWOL: Honduras

It's late Friday night and I really should be in bed. Aidan, Noah, and I will be leaving at 6am for Honduras with 68 others from our church, FBC McKinney. AWOL (A Work of Love) is the annual spring break mission trip for our youth group and this year's trip is Siguatepeque, Honduras.

We are going there to serve - and we will be looking for any and every opportunity to spread the gospel during the week. We covet your prayers. All 3 of us will be in different groups and I have a great group of teens in my group. Please lift up Dillon, Anna Lauren, Kenzie, Landon, Sutton, Andrew, Elizabeth and my other co-leader Deanna as we serve at Nazarete church. We have been meeting as a group over the last few weeks and I'll share the 3 major concerns they have shared with me.

  • Many of them are nervous about the food - so prayers that we will graciously eat that which is before us and maintain good health while there is one of the concerns.
  • We are all praying for boldness in our witness and presentation - especially since none of us are very convincing in our spanish (but we do sing with mucho gusto).
  • And we are all praying for rest and that we will be a blessing to our host homes.
While I'm gone, Tucker and Cade are taking a camping trip with Nana while Becky and Titus rest at home. Titus has been doing great, but in the last 2 days has had a bout of the runs - let's just say last night was a blowout of nuclear proportions. While he is exhibiting no other symptoms, and we "think" he may be cutting a tooth, it's a bit unusual for him. During his last hospital stay, Titus lost his first tooth - and it appears his new one is coming in.

And mom had surgery on her hand this week to repair the fracture in her wrist. She's still in a bit of pain but is at home resting, staying on her meds, and keeping it iced.

Last of all, thank you so much for the many comments/emails about Titus Fotolanthropy video. We have so appreciated the love shown and the numerous people who have shared his video. Please keep sharing his video. We want the world to know that all children are a blessing from the Lord - and that joy can be found in all circumstances.

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