MY NEW CUTIES! Introducing...the 6A class of 2006-2007. :)
So special, so sweet, and so much potential....
I love children!
(I've been so excited to share this picture but all week I couldn't get it to load!)
Saturday, August 26, 2006
Monday, August 21, 2006
Full Heart
It is amazing how one's heart can continue to expand, even after it seems that you have reached the limits. "How can a heart be so full?" was the question I asked myself as I walked away from the buses today.
Today was our first day of school. I have 21 new 6th grade faces which I already treasure deeply. However, after school I also got to hug and chat and reunite with my previous students (now in 7th and 8th grade). What a blessing!! Thank you, Lord, for granting me this opportunity and sharing these precious children with me!
Today was our first day of school. I have 21 new 6th grade faces which I already treasure deeply. However, after school I also got to hug and chat and reunite with my previous students (now in 7th and 8th grade). What a blessing!! Thank you, Lord, for granting me this opportunity and sharing these precious children with me!
Wednesday, August 16, 2006
Garbage
Toxic fumes, unbelievable mountains of waste, circling buzzards, and a steady stream of dump trucks.
Images flood my mind as I reflect on my first trip to the city’s only dump.
But what sticks with me most is the eyes: the eyes of the people who call this work and/or home. Some are filled with desperation and anxiety, others with contempt. Certain eyes reflect thoughtfulness and determination while others are glazed over due to the toxic yellow glue they inhale. The eyes are what speak to my heart.
There are also young eyes that shine with hope and excitement. These are the eyes of the 70 children who live and work in the dump that have been given a chance...they go to school! It doesn't matter that most of their schooling was done under trees in a soccer field; they are learning to read, write, and think beyond the dump.
The Micah Project has started a small school for the children. Most parents are resistant to letting their children go to school since it means they miss work. Thankfully, parents of 70 of the approximately 300 have been allowed to come. Some parents actually are paid so they will let child go to school.
This is an incredible ministry and I'm excited to see the effects it is already having on these beautiful children of God.
"Tegucigalpa's city dump is an enormous land fill that covers acres of mountainous land about six kilometers outside the city limits. Trash trucks and other vehicles arrive in a steady stream from sunrise to after sunset, bringing the city's daily refuse to the ever growing mountain of trash.
"But a mound of trash is not the only thing that is constantly growing at the city dump. Daily, more people call the dump home...1,200 people at last count. These are the poorest of the poor, those who can't even scrape up enough capital to sell candy or clothing in the cities bustling outdoor market. The dump is poverty's last stop, it shows human misery in its starkest form. The people fight with the buzzards to locate the 'best' trash. Such a thing would be hard to believe, except for the pictures that don't lie."
(Micah Project, City Dump Ministry, Life in Tegucigalpa's City Dump)
Below is the link to the Micah Project's dump ministry information. The Micah project is a very visionary non-profit organization that started this ministry. The pictures and summaries are very touching!
http://www.micahcentral.org/dumpintro.htm
Please note: the children's profile section has not been updated for some time, but it is still worth checking out!
Picture - Big smiles from two boys about the gloves they were given. Normally the children sort through the garbage without gloves.
** I tried to include pictures of a class and of the dump, but for some reason I wasn't able to upload them. Maybe later.
Images flood my mind as I reflect on my first trip to the city’s only dump.
But what sticks with me most is the eyes: the eyes of the people who call this work and/or home. Some are filled with desperation and anxiety, others with contempt. Certain eyes reflect thoughtfulness and determination while others are glazed over due to the toxic yellow glue they inhale. The eyes are what speak to my heart.
There are also young eyes that shine with hope and excitement. These are the eyes of the 70 children who live and work in the dump that have been given a chance...they go to school! It doesn't matter that most of their schooling was done under trees in a soccer field; they are learning to read, write, and think beyond the dump.
The Micah Project has started a small school for the children. Most parents are resistant to letting their children go to school since it means they miss work. Thankfully, parents of 70 of the approximately 300 have been allowed to come. Some parents actually are paid so they will let child go to school.
This is an incredible ministry and I'm excited to see the effects it is already having on these beautiful children of God.
"Tegucigalpa's city dump is an enormous land fill that covers acres of mountainous land about six kilometers outside the city limits. Trash trucks and other vehicles arrive in a steady stream from sunrise to after sunset, bringing the city's daily refuse to the ever growing mountain of trash.
"But a mound of trash is not the only thing that is constantly growing at the city dump. Daily, more people call the dump home...1,200 people at last count. These are the poorest of the poor, those who can't even scrape up enough capital to sell candy or clothing in the cities bustling outdoor market. The dump is poverty's last stop, it shows human misery in its starkest form. The people fight with the buzzards to locate the 'best' trash. Such a thing would be hard to believe, except for the pictures that don't lie."
(Micah Project, City Dump Ministry, Life in Tegucigalpa's City Dump)
Below is the link to the Micah Project's dump ministry information. The Micah project is a very visionary non-profit organization that started this ministry. The pictures and summaries are very touching!
http://www.micahcentral.org/dumpintro.htm
Please note: the children's profile section has not been updated for some time, but it is still worth checking out!
Picture - Big smiles from two boys about the gloves they were given. Normally the children sort through the garbage without gloves.
** I tried to include pictures of a class and of the dump, but for some reason I wasn't able to upload them. Maybe later.
Thursday, August 10, 2006
The Battle is the Lord's
I read 2 Chronicles 20 a few mornings ago and it inspired me. God truly is amazing, and it glorifies him when we cry out to him!!!
Battle scene: the Moabites, Ammonites, and some Meunites came to make war on Jehoshaphat and the people of Judah.
"Alarmed, Jesoshaphat resolved to inquire of the LORD, and he proclaimed a fast for all Judah. The people of Judah came together to seek help from the LORD; indeed, they came from every town in Judah to seek him" (vs. 3-4) .
Then Jesosphaphat prayed, "O LORD, God of our fathers, are you not the God who is in heaven? You rule over the kingdoms of the nations. Power and might are in your hand, and no one can withstand you....[We] will cry out to you in our distress, and you will hear us and save us....O our God, will you not judge them? For we have no power to face this vast army that is attacking us. We do not know what to do, but our eyes are upon you" (vs 6, 9b, 12).
"This is what the LORD says to you: 'Do not be afraid or discouraged because of this vast army. For the battle is not yours, but God's....You will not have to fight this battle. Take up your positions; stand firm and see the deliverance the LORD will give you, O Judah and Jerusalem. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged. Go out to face them tomorrow, and the LORD will be with you.' Jesoshaphat bowed with his face to the ground, and all the people of Judah and Jersualem fell down in worship before the LORD" (vs.15b, 17-18).
(emphasis shown is mine)
Battle scene: the Moabites, Ammonites, and some Meunites came to make war on Jehoshaphat and the people of Judah.
"Alarmed, Jesoshaphat resolved to inquire of the LORD, and he proclaimed a fast for all Judah. The people of Judah came together to seek help from the LORD; indeed, they came from every town in Judah to seek him" (vs. 3-4) .
Then Jesosphaphat prayed, "O LORD, God of our fathers, are you not the God who is in heaven? You rule over the kingdoms of the nations. Power and might are in your hand, and no one can withstand you....[We] will cry out to you in our distress, and you will hear us and save us....O our God, will you not judge them? For we have no power to face this vast army that is attacking us. We do not know what to do, but our eyes are upon you" (vs 6, 9b, 12).
"This is what the LORD says to you: 'Do not be afraid or discouraged because of this vast army. For the battle is not yours, but God's....You will not have to fight this battle. Take up your positions; stand firm and see the deliverance the LORD will give you, O Judah and Jerusalem. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged. Go out to face them tomorrow, and the LORD will be with you.' Jesoshaphat bowed with his face to the ground, and all the people of Judah and Jersualem fell down in worship before the LORD" (vs.15b, 17-18).
(emphasis shown is mine)
Friday, August 04, 2006
Back in Honduras
By the way....
I'm back in Honduras now. A number of people were wondering....I've been here since July 26th. Currently I'm taking more Spanish classes, and next Friday we start in our classrooms.
:) Theresa.
I'm back in Honduras now. A number of people were wondering....I've been here since July 26th. Currently I'm taking more Spanish classes, and next Friday we start in our classrooms.:) Theresa.
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