Laughery friends and family,
Sorry we haven’t done the best job about blogging this week. It has been very busy. From daylight (well actually before daylight) to dark. If you have been keeping up with the daily activities posted to the blog you can see that for yourself. Plus some things never change – I have been responsible for the bank while we have been here. Exchanging currency and making sure the appropriate items are paid for out of the mission fund and then recorded. The week has been wonderful. Jody has hustled every day, all day. I don’t think I know anyone who works harder than he does. It has been wonderful to see the girl’s hearts and how they are growing in their relationships with God. We visited the hospital yesterday to deliver the rocking chairs. While we were there Kelsey held a little baby boy that more than likely was HIV positive. She held and bounced him while she feed him a bottle all with tears streaming down her checks. And then on the way to Santa Ana last night Delaney began many of the songs we sang in the van on the way to the children’s home. Speaking of the van that is a whole other story. Let’s just say we had a true Honduras experience with how many people can fit in one vehicle. We’ve taken lots of pictures again and have lots to share. Looking forward to seeing all of you but hating to leave. We love you! See you soon! (Sarajane – miss ya, lots!)
Mary Anna
Adam and Momma,
Hi there! Good to hear from you as always. Can’t wait to hear your voice tomorrow. It’ll be a long day nonetheless, but at least I’ll be home again…wahoo people! Today we’re at Karen and Jen’s children’s home doing little touches like finishing painting and finishing a playground here, etc. It should be a reasonably easy day. Tonight we’re having a dinner with the community and fixing for people to come and eat. Then we go back to the mission house tonight to pack up for home! I’m soooooo excited to come home. Adam, that note from Taylor was adorable! Tell her that I love her and miss her as well. I can’t wait to see her again. Give her a big hug from me. Mom, thanks for putting my car in the shop…I’ll have to have a few more things checked on it over the next few months. Maybe I won’t need to buy a new car before I move, lol. So, why isn’t the lady from the lodge letting us have it? I don’t understand why after 2 weeks of not hearing back from those people that she won’t let us use it. Harass her please! If not, I will when I get back. Well, I should go…I need to eat and get ready. I will call you guys from Houston if my phone doesn’t die first…the battery is just about dead from talking on the way here. I love you both and miss you. Mom, give Brennen hugs and kisses from me, I miss him soooooooo much. Seeing kids this week made it difficult to not think about him.
Love you guys, Amanda Beth
Tony Foreman,
I know you’ve missed seeing my smiling face this week at the church. Just think you can harass me even more about ND come Monday, if I come to work….jk. Of course I’ll be there! Hope you had a great week. It was an awesome experience to come to Honduras. You’ll have to come next year. Nothing like having your heart ripped out on a daily basis. Have a great weekend.
Amanda Beth
TSCKCKDWR,Foreman Grose
SJLJK,Brown
RRAA,Werry
One more day of hard work hear I’m taking a break fromjust moving a whole lot of sand from one pile to another. Yesterday we ladies all went and got manicures or pedicures and some eye brow plucking, and delived some rocking chairs to an infants ward at a poor hospital, and shopped and shopped. Yes , I got you allsomething small, do be excited to see me or you may not get it. Just Teasing. Pray for our plane rides tomorrow, as they tend to make me a tad nervous. I appreciate all that you all have done –
taking care of my precious boys. I can’t wait to see their smiles and feel there hugs. Oh yeah the other part of the manicures and pedicures we did that to help out mi esperanza which is an organization that trains women in business skills and trades so that they can provide for their families. Manicures were $2 or 40 limpiras and pedicures were 50 limpiras and eye plucking 20 limpiras about $1, so there tip we gave them was much more than the cost. It helps to boost there self esteem and gives them a lot of experience. So we just did it to help out not to be pampered ( yeah, your right, Maybe a little of both). Love you all, Rebekah
See you soon my Ryley, Wyatt and Dylan!! Mommy and Daddy Love you!
I’ll be sure to bring Grandma’s and Grandpa’s home with me. See you at Church Sunday.
Dennis, Brandon, Michael, Mom, Dad, Mama, Pat, Grandma and Grandpa,
We are coming home!!!!!!!! I can’t wait to see your beautiful faces and welcoming embraces! I saw Cristian today! He is WONDERFUL! Full of smiles, kindness and appreciation. He loves the little children and is a real caretaker. He even smelled a 3 year old for poopy! I got to talk to Greg Vaughan the director again he had nothing but praise about the progress Cristian has made in the last year. A rough start but a fantastic success. I will tell you more later. Saw a naked Honduran man just strolling down the middle of the highway today between traffic. Could have done without that image!!!! Looking forward to being home and have come to appreciate each of you even more. I pray I will do a better job of letting you all know how much you mean to me. I love you all. You bless me. Luv Le
PS I’d love to see you all and sleep on Dennis arm on the way home tomorrow! Columbus airport 9:51 pm Continental from Houston, TX luv ya
Erin, Allison, Dad, Mom, Heidi, Andrea, Mary, Sally, and friends and family—
Our week here is almost over and we can’t wait to see you tomorrow and in the next few days. My heart is so full and I pray that we will be able to share this experience with you. We are so thankful for all of you and all of our many many blessings, including the opportunity to come to Honduras this week. We are so grateful for your support and hope that you know
that you have contributed to the many many people we have seen and touched and spoken to this week.
See you SOOOOOON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Love, Barbara & Joel
Bobbie, Becca, and Sam,
Well, this is the last night in Honduras. We finished the playground today; Jody didn’t think we could get it done, but we did. Maybe there will be some pictures on the blog. We had a nice picnic for people in the community tonight in the Santa Ana community. Quite a crowd showed up for the event. We served hotdogs and hamburgers to 227 or so people. I got to do more crowd control, but everything went all right I think. I am looking forward to Saturday night/Sunday morning and getting home. Thanks for praying for us. I love you all.
Dan/d
Hola Foreman family and friends
Well, tonight was the night when all of our tears were shed yet again since a week ago. It has been a wonderful two weeks and two weeks that I will never forget. We have made new friends not only here in Honduras but with people like Jessica from New York and Kristin from Seattle, Rachel from Nashville, and Jamie from Arizona. It has been great and a blessing to Joyce and I and we feel we have been blessed far more that those that have been blessed here in Honduras through the working of our hands for Jesus. We miss our family and friends at Belpre, and we leave with mixed emotions and truly changed people. So get ready kids and grandkids cause Mom and Dad and Grandpa and Grandma are a’comin home. Pray for our safe trip and if we don’t see all of you Saturday night late, we will see you Sunday morning. Love to all, Mom and Dad (Grandpa and Grandma)
