I have some catching up to do. Lots of things going on around here, good things, exciting things. I just want to give a general update and get you caught up to speed. First off, in Las Delicias God has really been helping us. We are on the home stretch with the parsonage. The prophet's chamber on the back is getting finished up and then we will be left with painting and a few minor things.

The parsonage does not have any running water neither does any of the houses in the village. Getting water can be extremely difficult. Several years ago some of the men dug a hand dug well, it has never run dry and consistently brought them through dry spells. During my parent's visit my dad took it upon himself to raise money to install a water system. We need a good pump in the well that will be able to fill a water tank which in turn will gravity feed our parsonage and several other houses. We had a water company come and do a study and give us a quote of nearly $3,500 for the job. My dad took this project back to his church and to his friends and raised nearly $5,000! Praise God! So we will soon start working on the water project!

   

Wanted to throw in here a picture of the cabinets my dad made. Here is how they turned out. Roberto and Jenny are thrilled!

God has really been blessing our services at Tiloarque. New people are attending and there has recently been new converts. Just this past Saturday we baptized two ladies. Here we are singing choruses during the service.

Getting ready to baptize Patty. She is a single mother. We have seen a radical change in her life.

Baptizing Isis. She is 15 and feels that God has called her to be a missionary. She has grown leaps and bounds in the faith!

On another note we had a huge answer to prayer. For close to two years we have struggled trying to get electricity hooked up in the Las Uvas church. It's a long story but basically we were not able to get electricity because the transformer was privately owned and because of the distance of the church from the main road. But finally after a lot of services with a gas lamp and flashlights we finally have electricity!! What a blessing to just walk in the door and flip a switch.



My dad loves working with wood. My dad is happiest when he has a drill, a hammer and a measuring tape in his hands. After visiting Las Delicias and seeing a need for some cabinets, he decided to help Roberto and Jenny out with some storage to keep their things.

Dad made two three feet cabinets and a microwave shelf. We didn't have time to stain them but Roberto plans to do so.

Looking good!

A happy couple with their new cabinets!!

Well we didn't just work the whole time my parents were here. We took a much needed two day get-away to some cabins. It was so much fun to sit around a campfire, relax, play games and just have a great time.

Near the cabins where we stayed is the beautiful Pulhapanzak falls.

Enjoying a nice campfire.

Dan Dan pretending he is cooking hot dogs.

Joseph and I did some zip lining while at the cabins. The tour follows the river that flows next to the cabins but at the end you get to zip line 150 feet in the air over the waterfalls. So much fun!

Just hangin' out.

We also took a beautiful boat ride across Lake Yojoa. Absolutely gorgeous. Poor Daniel, his life jacket swallowed him up!

 Some of the beautiful scenes on our boat ride.

It just doesn't get any better!

We did lots of projects while my parents were here. We replaced all the hoses on the washer because they had been chewed up by a rat looking for water. We also installed a hot water heater, built a desk, built a toy box, built shelves for around the house, and even built a set of cabinets for the new parsonage in Las Delicias. 

Another highlight was Daniel's birthday. He is three now!! Thanks to everyone who sent cards for his birthday, he was really excited to get mail!

Playing with some of his birthday presents.

We took a trip to the country to show my parents Las Delicias and the church there. 

Fellowship after service, we had birthday cake and celebrated several people's birthday's.

Easter week we went downtown Teguc to see the sawdust rugs and watch the procession. Very interesting and very creative.

Easter procession.

Easter Sunday we had lunch for all our church people.