Hola mi Amigas

Greetings from Honduras! Boy was it a hot one these past few days. I continue to learn just how much my body can sweat :) haha. Let's see, since I wrote last we have spent fellowship with the missionaries on Sunday, for church. Gone back to our familiar school in Rio Esteban, accompanied Dr. Don to more neighboring villages, and pioneered our way through a completely new school.
On Sunday, Brogan and I went with a missionary couple and a nurse (who works here at the hospital) to a local church in the Lucinda village. We went to the night service to hear our friend Bill speak (the missionary from Morocco I have spoken of). It was quite different, it was soo loud! The missionaries said that Hondurans like things loud .. so they definitely were yelling into the microphone that was close to being down their throat they were holding it so close to their mouth. The missionaries said they normally bring earplugs and can listen to the sermon normally with them in :) How interesting no? It was neat to see the Honduran believers worship. They pray alongside with the person praying on the microphone, they really drown him out.
Okay so Monday, we went back to Rio Esteban to visit our bilingual children. We drove the ATV out there by ourselves :) We later found out that doing so was quite amazing to the other missionaries here, they said, "uh people don't normally do that after being here for a week....but I mean it's awesome that you guys did!" We made our rounds of classrooms, speaking English, going over Math, Geography, Colors, etc... then with the older classroom we're working on conversation and reading comprehension. So they will get in a circle and we will ask them a few questions (all in English), they will respond and we will correct their pronunciation as needed. We also assist them in reading English, sometimes providing the words, but mainly correcting pronunciation. They are learning so quickly and are so advanced. The education they are getting is far different than the others school, it's a real blessing for them. That night other missionaries came over to the Rumbaughs to share with each other about one another's ministries. It was interesting to hear them discuss the community and how things can be changed for the betterment of the Hondurans.
Tuesday, Brogan and I accompanied Dr. Don to three different schools where we have never been before. Crusitas, Lis Lis, and Limeras. In Crusitas and Lis Lis we mainly went over songs in Spanish, because the children are memorizing them to earn different things from Dr. Don (a ceiling fan, soccer ball, guitar. etc...) Then in Limeras, we taught primarily guitar with a little English. Just basic things like ABCs, 123, Days of the Week, Months of the Year, etc... Then that evening the Rumbaugh's had Alpha (the local Youth Group). Children came from neighboring villages, some missionary kids came, and some missionaries. A missionary spoke on CPR which stands for Creating Positive Relationships. It's is built to educated youth here on relationships and how to maintain good, pure ones... which is practically unheard of these days.
Then today, Brogan and I embarked upon the land of unknown to a school in Balfate. There is a teacher there who Dr. Don knows well, a believer who is looking promising to become a missionary. All that is holding her back is her English. So after school Brogan and I went over to her house for 2 hours and helped her on her English, and she helped me with my Spanish, well she helped both of us but I did more learning than Brogan.. she's quite the Spanish speaker :)
Tonight we go to teach a one hour English course to some young adults in the community who have expressed a desire to learn. It will once again be just the basics, but adding a few vocabulary words today.
As for me, I am doing well. The Jones (missionaries from Morocco) left today, and that was sad because they have been here almost as long as Brogan and I have.. so we were getting used to them being here. It was a great time of learning with them. They are very special people.
I think that about sums it up for now. Thank you for reading and commenting :) Always good to hear from folks back home!