The rain is here

It is raining "cats and dogs" in Honduras today. We have basically been without rain since October of last year and are just beginning 6 months of the rainy season this week. It rained most of the night and is continuing now. It is good to see a lot of rain. It does produce mud all over the place but the fresh air and coolness the rain brings is worth it. You just have to wear rubber boots wherever you go. Shelly and I bought some heavy duty plastic mats to put in her truck on Tuesday in Tegucigalpa which will keep the mud in the proper place.

We are still working on the BOOK if you have read previous blogs. It is coming along very well. I am proud of the work Ronald and Doris are putting into it. It will be a very valuable resource to have once it is finished. By the way, they have begun painting both of the homes on the ranch so we are only a few weeks away from opening them.

We have a big seminar for all our care givers and teachers tomorrow with IHNFA (Honduran child protective services). It starts at 8 am and goes to 3 pm. We have 3 speakers on the rights of children, lunch, a question and answer session and a finale with diplomas. I am excited about the day.

10 of our interns arrived on Tuesday to work for 9 weeks. 2 more will come in June and July. They are from all over the country and are excited to be here. They will spend time in all areas of Mission Lazarus and really get to work one on one with the locals and find out what it is like to be a missionary in a third world country. We are glad they are here.

Chad