"Lets go ahead a make a real short blog entry three days after my last one," I says to myself. "Well, why not," was my reply. So I just posted here a few days ago, but I feel like posting again today for a few reason. First off, I actually have the time to. Secondly, I have internet connection. Thirdly, I got some stories.
I have time because I'm taking a sick day today. I'm not actually that bad, just caught a little cold. And on the grand scheme of things, it reminds me to be grateful to God that this is the only illness I've had on my first trip to Honduras. Alot of Americans catch some really nasty stuff or debilitating stomach bugs. I've decided to take my cold with a smile on my face.... and a slight cough. But I'm heading to the farm tonight and then staying through the weekend. I decided that I should take the first half of this day off and rest before the coming onslaught.
But a few cool things happened this week already. First off, we recieved the long awaited arrival of our crate. Some folks from the States sent a crate of school supplies and clothes that we've been waiting on since long before I've been here. And they were just in time. In the last week, its become drastically colder here and the girls needed new jackets/coats. TADA! And there they were. It was a really neat thing to help these girls pick out new jackets from the crate. And it made me feel bad a bit. These girls were so incredibly thankful and excited about picking out new (used) jackets from a box containing maybe 30 in their size. How spoiled are we? We have malls full of stores full of jackets, pockets full of money, and we completely forget to thank God for what he's given us. I hope I can learn to be grateful someday like these little girls are.
I also have a HUGE prayer request that I want to send out. So there are two girls here that are preparing to graduate from sixth grade. The only thing standing in their way is a large tests on a small book of Honduras political writings. They need to memorize this book before Monday. They've had the last 3 months to do it, but but for unsaid reasons have fallen behind. I've been working with these girls really hard in the past week or so. If they don't pass this test, they'll be in the 6th grade again next year. Please pray for these girls. They're working really hard and scurrying to do the best they can. I've been impressed by how much they've learned. But if you think about it, throw a prayer out for them. Their test is on Monday, so we're going to have a REAL busy weekend.
So I reckon thats about it. Today is marks my 9th week in. I'm not actually counting the time, just aware of it. I'm excited about coming home the the States in 3 weeks, but I'm going to miss the farm alot. I don't know if I've posted it on here yet or not, but I'm returning to the farm in February for another 3 month trip. So my time home will be filled with manual labor to pay for my February-May trip. Its pretty hard for me not to be pumped about how life is going right now. See you all soon.
-Ben Heath
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