tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80330856201232879262024-03-18T20:57:37.843-07:00God's Hand in BelizeBoydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02606730572957639480noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8033085620123287926.post-11444336856092098542010-07-23T19:57:00.001-07:002010-07-23T21:34:21.161-07:00Thursday all day.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvdax5710XQwHj6cX2IQjYdwLfI3TscPnboUjjvvnHYW1QotXJ7-dUORMgIbCbojXYP5HxSArYL3_YgwKL2z7X03Z7wze7snuOJ_JemhqYML-G3QBI6yJxPOV0kH3WKJebHYZet5yW0PV-/s1600/Garth.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvdax5710XQwHj6cX2IQjYdwLfI3TscPnboUjjvvnHYW1QotXJ7-dUORMgIbCbojXYP5HxSArYL3_YgwKL2z7X03Z7wze7snuOJ_JemhqYML-G3QBI6yJxPOV0kH3WKJebHYZet5yW0PV-/s320/Garth.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497324588641099010" border="0" /></a><br />Thursday was our last day of Vacation Bible School and our largest attendance - 280 in total. Suddenly it seemed like everything was over so quickly. We felt like we had connected to the <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1g5PLPkftr4UN7aZ7mEZgWS9MHJDnXqqohBX-NRSren0UufspGHTAyC5cSk0nwCrMEwvxhdDL-RQq-jqGhSaMPcfkHrwgSUidzEKvofnmTPJdj9fPDo_eNLhHswcLmtDB2c1HnJNn52Hz/s1600/Brushing.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 277px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1g5PLPkftr4UN7aZ7mEZgWS9MHJDnXqqohBX-NRSren0UufspGHTAyC5cSk0nwCrMEwvxhdDL-RQq-jqGhSaMPcfkHrwgSUidzEKvofnmTPJdj9fPDo_eNLhHswcLmtDB2c1HnJNn52Hz/s320/Brushing.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497325961719801842" border="0" /></a>children and given them a mountain top experience. Children had come from other churches in the area, but some of the children were un-churched. Our prayer is that the children who got on the bus to come to VBS this week will get on the bus next Sunday and find themselves in Sunday School and connected to a caring Christian community.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLULVVLjoKFRvSROSjCOg52yxRQ3E9xY1hF-2uJdrlT-mA6z1hejiMJKtWTEl_CwBdpHHj-87v7flzfTz6E81EmjchIRL6KBfaQ8hMOS-D04hivztl00zKTSn6EVl8GjxXjC-F6Maresfh/s1600/The+Team.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLULVVLjoKFRvSROSjCOg52yxRQ3E9xY1hF-2uJdrlT-mA6z1hejiMJKtWTEl_CwBdpHHj-87v7flzfTz6E81EmjchIRL6KBfaQ8hMOS-D04hivztl00zKTSn6EVl8GjxXjC-F6Maresfh/s400/The+Team.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497321546679843730" border="0" /></a><br />This afternoon, we had the chance to go to Cahal Pech, one of the Mayan ruins, actually an archaeological site, and had a relaxing afternoon of team building and seeing something of the country's history.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5aOHMOBTmn9OYhPrwow1aL0pqquGGPQDZ2nlOjgZmO7AusVSG4ILPy70uhO8eyaauJU2DucI6S0H4C-SmeiJtmTzTDtZ6HPY9wNkQJtsakguOTCwH6BmUCwvj4p47qtZeY4YQZEtbFsmI/s1600/Steps.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 270px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5aOHMOBTmn9OYhPrwow1aL0pqquGGPQDZ2nlOjgZmO7AusVSG4ILPy70uhO8eyaauJU2DucI6S0H4C-SmeiJtmTzTDtZ6HPY9wNkQJtsakguOTCwH6BmUCwvj4p47qtZeY4YQZEtbFsmI/s320/Steps.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497323128509368130" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Then tonight we had our last time <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPgrfff2KYvGnmtBALzsG5SX_CZRI4sI15ZjA8UJAhzf3IQ-sK_asUtN46iQ8fsSFTK1c4tr1dLUlFewSkuzYHxde5VSkqA9WE2rcaji1clSBv-DVSgagVwgjZ7oBxP6-lT7N3L7JFLHNt/s1600/Dedication1.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPgrfff2KYvGnmtBALzsG5SX_CZRI4sI15ZjA8UJAhzf3IQ-sK_asUtN46iQ8fsSFTK1c4tr1dLUlFewSkuzYHxde5VSkqA9WE2rcaji1clSBv-DVSgagVwgjZ7oBxP6-lT7N3L7JFLHNt/s320/Dedication1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497303138375109874" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3SUlnKhqTf3XriNJG-EfFBtQpEDVyJyqgjz16xmEo8YoLHFhjoXcMDSYSicwDLt6-LTKvUSaoLH5bplo415QXUu6QosN2i6rlKLfNfvRqs6OsEmrtH9La9LVxjbMWzwHHTxqc1UTz-JnR/s1600/Dedication2.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3SUlnKhqTf3XriNJG-EfFBtQpEDVyJyqgjz16xmEo8YoLHFhjoXcMDSYSicwDLt6-LTKvUSaoLH5bplo415QXUu6QosN2i6rlKLfNfvRqs6OsEmrtH9La9LVxjbMWzwHHTxqc1UTz-JnR/s320/Dedication2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497326318383413586" border="0" /></a>with the congregation of Lagoon Road, There was a wonderful dedication of the new upstairs children's rooms.<br />The door where Hal and Rhonda are standing to lead in prayer was one Trinity workmen hung.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />After this service, we shared a time of thanksgiving, a slide show of the week, a wonderful chicken dinner, hugs and laughter.<br />We also presented baby quilts to the mothers in the congregation.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6_nextpHtYd0raGeF2LXjsz5IKFUTAUk9QptX4t9Bb45kQtc2t1kb_v5eHgX78sKGYDl1O4ZL3zEOlTYo8dDpwisvDr-7kcL5CyVIFuxYQ-1L-c6q1WeuiRag_I4C8LMO28hBX1VYnlGy/s1600/SDC11182.JPG"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 227px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6_nextpHtYd0raGeF2LXjsz5IKFUTAUk9QptX4t9Bb45kQtc2t1kb_v5eHgX78sKGYDl1O4ZL3zEOlTYo8dDpwisvDr-7kcL5CyVIFuxYQ-1L-c6q1WeuiRag_I4C8LMO28hBX1VYnlGy/s320/SDC11182.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497302436981877218" border="0" /></a>Boydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02606730572957639480noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8033085620123287926.post-7293608814157894412010-07-22T05:31:00.000-07:002010-07-23T19:56:53.652-07:00Seeing God's Presence - Last night of Revival<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhloTbBf0hR7Z1koeLn9lw596yu14SWSMUDvva-UCTdbBdNpU4MQ57BSpomMlWHUvBJszHwu22u-e8c7jbXKkWRhKCbx9vB6mIoapNvx9_weyqH-G2K_KuKT-231Jj8yvTYZD3_6qp4esSS/s1600/Palms.JPG"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 254px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhloTbBf0hR7Z1koeLn9lw596yu14SWSMUDvva-UCTdbBdNpU4MQ57BSpomMlWHUvBJszHwu22u-e8c7jbXKkWRhKCbx9vB6mIoapNvx9_weyqH-G2K_KuKT-231Jj8yvTYZD3_6qp4esSS/s320/Palms.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496717471241505218" border="0" /></a><br />I won't be telling everyone's story from Belize, as those will be retold as we return to Raleigh. But tonight at the Lagoon Road Baptist Church we were all blessed to see God's hand at work.<br /><br />The dental team stayed at church during dinner to try to see more patients, and as we returned <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2b-y8E0JLHJ1zZYLCjgJiaj0RYyF-dgVSKHPQDT5opmQvpNcm3dv0S4nFd3RAJMzrih2b6RoceZX-4KJknVSo4xxnDoZlf4Rc5GcdvlBFENlfPLa45xKFAd3Xj6m4fR6i8jOl6Q_DG1of/s1600/Dental.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 294px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2b-y8E0JLHJ1zZYLCjgJiaj0RYyF-dgVSKHPQDT5opmQvpNcm3dv0S4nFd3RAJMzrih2b6RoceZX-4KJknVSo4xxnDoZlf4Rc5GcdvlBFENlfPLa45xKFAd3Xj6m4fR6i8jOl6Q_DG1of/s320/Dental.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497300916217103570" border="0" /></a>to church we could see that they had begun to use flash lights to see. The church was full once again as we came to the last night of our revival.<br /><br />Once again their were first time visitors to the church for the service and the congregation sang <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRr7VzfxPGVRnzwnlwnXnQLAlOOHoRaPYqJkHl_enjoSdat5_ETMBjxFM_aCsHlLEtVznnl1UTXMcX4ijuNZlwSZjAikCBMBggiL0cF_jAR6PFYRny0nHz_AAqQ-_gZs0c0IrPgDbxTa9K/s1600/Pastor+J.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 181px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRr7VzfxPGVRnzwnlwnXnQLAlOOHoRaPYqJkHl_enjoSdat5_ETMBjxFM_aCsHlLEtVznnl1UTXMcX4ijuNZlwSZjAikCBMBggiL0cF_jAR6PFYRny0nHz_AAqQ-_gZs0c0IrPgDbxTa9K/s320/Pastor+J.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497292346543801634" border="0" /></a>their Welcome Song. Four groups came up to sing for us. One group sang in their native language, an old dialect of Mayan, and two boys from the VBS sang a duet. Pastor Jeff's sermon tonight was on the fact that God wants everyone to go to Heaven. It was a calling sermon and even though Pastor Ed did not expect it, the church pulpit area filled up with those coming to make a public profession for Christ. The impact of the dental care, the love shown to the VBS children and the pastor's message were all intertwined in the Holy Spirit's reach to these people.<br /><br />God be praised.Boydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02606730572957639480noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8033085620123287926.post-66133327604009266852010-07-21T07:29:00.000-07:002010-07-21T20:45:43.757-07:00Tuesday Revival<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyJSWbxHocxyTSTAvAEmbPXZ57HIQlH2AIh1Y-KExwuYLBtCiLEektufXnC7ja13HOi5SJGaNwdkQov2TpFs-JD_qSg2BX8QwAN5zcQ_w2gV6RKQCxZlttZ1VC1AiSds43Lw2il7wZQvzo/s1600/P1220369.JPG"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 167px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyJSWbxHocxyTSTAvAEmbPXZ57HIQlH2AIh1Y-KExwuYLBtCiLEektufXnC7ja13HOi5SJGaNwdkQov2TpFs-JD_qSg2BX8QwAN5zcQ_w2gV6RKQCxZlttZ1VC1AiSds43Lw2il7wZQvzo/s320/P1220369.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496571688018885282" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The road from Belmopan to St. Margaret's village is lush and green with palm trees and orange orchards. During our serve on Tuesday night we had a lot of sharing during the sharing time. We had a Trinity quintet to sing <span style="font-style: italic;">Give me Oil in my </span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpF9t9XiKRICBp5NtxnlhElKyMtXcGjjf_Fyir5v15DtvSB9nGePGjd38xboTFpZBF-RAzF1KRzvX-7eVBKRuDUPXBDs3AWXcZtUANv1dnsDWMAUMCJmCrjKvK_cgry7dKJ_8bFUp3HLbd/s1600/P1220368.JPG"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpF9t9XiKRICBp5NtxnlhElKyMtXcGjjf_Fyir5v15DtvSB9nGePGjd38xboTFpZBF-RAzF1KRzvX-7eVBKRuDUPXBDs3AWXcZtUANv1dnsDWMAUMCJmCrjKvK_cgry7dKJ_8bFUp3HLbd/s320/P1220368.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496513894469974210" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Lamp</span> and one of the Belizian's shared their testimony about God's presence in her life. Pastor Jeff's sermon was about God's promises to bless us and courage to give our lives over to Him. At the end, some of the congregation were moved to come forward for a time of quiet prayer, one on one with the pastors. We are working to share God in their cultural patterns.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFdQBckKYYdbmsXXdiftyIi0_net24XSCVEyyKrkBKfyZM5byKsc8LVYwHMuDvDvlbpnwP1rOCKR4l6IymxdAw1io3WUXOQjH5xwwy4vFnGP74Sx830814zfy3LdP7vveul-07rUHZSWVI/s1600/Rene.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 244px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFdQBckKYYdbmsXXdiftyIi0_net24XSCVEyyKrkBKfyZM5byKsc8LVYwHMuDvDvlbpnwP1rOCKR4l6IymxdAw1io3WUXOQjH5xwwy4vFnGP74Sx830814zfy3LdP7vveul-07rUHZSWVI/s320/Rene.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496483151425098050" border="0" /></a>We had the answer to prayer as Buddy, from Fishers of Men, was able to get the dental team more lidocaine, the numbing drug that they needed to continue to treat patients. There was a line waiting as we arrived this morning - so much need.<br /><br /><br />Our VBS this morning has swelled to 230 but <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNy-_n1wr4BlCRcpriBBf8pHkgLzY0vHr7ZdaBhlUsAmRx_E4NqrzPUHsjO68CnGmFdxSWDNGXkGl3Ump6m-_xYPSn0rYZf6O_M8NlT4TIFb79ICPc4PdM9EnPB7J0CMdXDRCJTyWhcxaV/s1600/Crafts.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 174px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNy-_n1wr4BlCRcpriBBf8pHkgLzY0vHr7ZdaBhlUsAmRx_E4NqrzPUHsjO68CnGmFdxSWDNGXkGl3Ump6m-_xYPSn0rYZf6O_M8NlT4TIFb79ICPc4PdM9EnPB7J0CMdXDRCJTyWhcxaV/s200/Crafts.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496491426746454530" border="0" /></a>our rescheduling worked to better reach the children. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRnNIhk8yOA4bxIy4ZUpeatfmSniTVAFJCWQ26msJlWN0Q90UtCfHv7ZfV6kjeO6Lqpk4d3Cv5fAGgRTo206NH6tv9VIUKJhxckmBAXL_JT1TmETi7RJtj8NCH-37uhh2tISOcSO-YN3vB/s1600/Denise.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRnNIhk8yOA4bxIy4ZUpeatfmSniTVAFJCWQ26msJlWN0Q90UtCfHv7ZfV6kjeO6Lqpk4d3Cv5fAGgRTo206NH6tv9VIUKJhxckmBAXL_JT1TmETi7RJtj8NCH-37uhh2tISOcSO-YN3vB/s200/Denise.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496489407265015730" border="0" /></a>We began with a packed sanctuary for the opening worship. The older girls made cards and baby packages as a mission project for their church, the youngest children dressed up for role play with the Bible passage about Jesus feeding the 5000 and the children received white canvas satchels which they decorated. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdFWm0WkgAJzl1j-7PN3bvRpbeeJ12hvD9hzzIFai_mxCQTR8jDvUDAonSsf69YD2XcEH5j3imdbrP7iIceRU3WliL7ffQgQ7Jy6pofFBbu47cKvuSFyAdwrerbhjrg7bsf4o2cium-g0u/s1600/VBS+Beliize+2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 211px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdFWm0WkgAJzl1j-7PN3bvRpbeeJ12hvD9hzzIFai_mxCQTR8jDvUDAonSsf69YD2XcEH5j3imdbrP7iIceRU3WliL7ffQgQ7Jy6pofFBbu47cKvuSFyAdwrerbhjrg7bsf4o2cium-g0u/s400/VBS+Beliize+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496477136976494082" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifs_DB_ZAEtFOupSoD62hu6QwteHrWg-JXcaIPOPeh0ZO4dDjRYDZ75Pat6MJdii9-6Sgn8uHGZFZ79__xjJi35VSj2VUdJMQjs9b1vQTwhwssDcL_ihj2CakBZBGZGXdjSR7-v_Q5wZS3/s1600/SDC11139.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 156px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifs_DB_ZAEtFOupSoD62hu6QwteHrWg-JXcaIPOPeh0ZO4dDjRYDZ75Pat6MJdii9-6Sgn8uHGZFZ79__xjJi35VSj2VUdJMQjs9b1vQTwhwssDcL_ihj2CakBZBGZGXdjSR7-v_Q5wZS3/s200/SDC11139.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496486059922570994" border="0" /></a>On the ride home from church, we stopped at a Menonite Bakers, Kropps, for something sweet for later. The lady was from Missouri but was spending 9 months in Belize working at their mission.<br /><br /><br />We have to thank the Trinity teams who came before us and helped with the construction on the <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpTTXWEng7cok61bVBvG5YzA7dPZbTkrkWHT0UoUmCUMJiDORcyhXRgC8aIhnFMHZmBHyMXyBlP_y_ETVtvnb2vRlYOkaZp9xRGNiTa_5SaKrd05m1e4aZeAeO6jWtGI55_Dw5YDEgt2dD/s1600/P1220140.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpTTXWEng7cok61bVBvG5YzA7dPZbTkrkWHT0UoUmCUMJiDORcyhXRgC8aIhnFMHZmBHyMXyBlP_y_ETVtvnb2vRlYOkaZp9xRGNiTa_5SaKrd05m1e4aZeAeO6jWtGI55_Dw5YDEgt2dD/s200/P1220140.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496479593573397090" border="0" /></a>building including finishing <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM1vFZw_Cs1M7wPnHu-nbk0YbLn-NAfZbkswer5wc3Pj8rf5ifZWxCDC3t5YkAuNPl1Ua0eB1qgo_Xgi__mbra7Ity4iXKTCaVmgaoEK9TrEHcRaYXrioRjZGFChvRsMHqfVMu_UaHP4Ra/s1600/SDC10950.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM1vFZw_Cs1M7wPnHu-nbk0YbLn-NAfZbkswer5wc3Pj8rf5ifZWxCDC3t5YkAuNPl1Ua0eB1qgo_Xgi__mbra7Ity4iXKTCaVmgaoEK9TrEHcRaYXrioRjZGFChvRsMHqfVMu_UaHP4Ra/s200/SDC10950.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496479585045649602" border="0" /></a>the four Sunday School rooms which we are using. They hung windows and doors, dug the trench to bring in water to the bathrooms and hand built the trusses for the roof. The building is serving God well in Belize.Boydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02606730572957639480noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8033085620123287926.post-47143179477499000312010-07-20T14:52:00.000-07:002010-07-20T21:45:16.676-07:00We continue<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA3zmIJ0vlNHrPDL5yal4Kmdo5Nl9j5hhJ1fG9PrPS4Nrgvw9kOEhWQCLN-ZJwqnMq-hLFFzaYPk3ojKAqT8SPH60Q2qmvNMwfJBhXsP5x_iUD3JZ_pPsCinVjWbTtCvFuVbMpnJSZ9qz6/s1600/Mountain.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA3zmIJ0vlNHrPDL5yal4Kmdo5Nl9j5hhJ1fG9PrPS4Nrgvw9kOEhWQCLN-ZJwqnMq-hLFFzaYPk3ojKAqT8SPH60Q2qmvNMwfJBhXsP5x_iUD3JZ_pPsCinVjWbTtCvFuVbMpnJSZ9qz6/s320/Mountain.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496208462849641266" border="0" /></a><br />Monday night we had a beautiful view of the mountains on our way to revival. Our dental team was a little surprised to see people at the church who had had teeth pulled in the afternoon. They really wanted to be in the house of the Lord. The church was filled as the service was <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFkM1xJf9asPTUCK9C4jLCm2mdU5-tEymmW1bZe_SHoCsoO1QjXgYuVJZf_LbBxzuha3D5vKHZsoXWlkfEdl_f9Crp_Xj3iQRaZvMyPJcGIs09fLEc0EM1DUImrloxmHva6ENdX_0-PmQ3/s1600/SDC11038.JPG"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFkM1xJf9asPTUCK9C4jLCm2mdU5-tEymmW1bZe_SHoCsoO1QjXgYuVJZf_LbBxzuha3D5vKHZsoXWlkfEdl_f9Crp_Xj3iQRaZvMyPJcGIs09fLEc0EM1DUImrloxmHva6ENdX_0-PmQ3/s320/SDC11038.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496209494317190962" border="0" /></a>opened by one of their lay members, Peter. Pastor Jeff led us in a message on Creation – not how it happened, but why. Jordan and Marc sang <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4XfALHjd3Fpx5fFhHdYI0L3njOd_uex2OsJcJ5BCclfw6XTS-67Xv-LpBDzMhQi-D-FzHpI5TPhg1r1fR9PCznxTAx8GmuCOBP9KnZgE56v_qFjfht-FkNhiEb8cNFAoUfxnB993ASIlq/s1600/SDC11040.JPG"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 220px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4XfALHjd3Fpx5fFhHdYI0L3njOd_uex2OsJcJ5BCclfw6XTS-67Xv-LpBDzMhQi-D-FzHpI5TPhg1r1fR9PCznxTAx8GmuCOBP9KnZgE56v_qFjfht-FkNhiEb8cNFAoUfxnB993ASIlq/s320/SDC11040.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496210331721061122" border="0" /></a>Washed by the Water in beautiful harmony for us. It was a good service and I should mentione that they have had first time guests both nights. The crowd lingered afterward until the bus driver called for his passengers.<br /><br /><br />We began Tuesday with a devotion led by Rhonda which included a challenge to engage each <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwqgn-PnAZy3CkQgvMchEn5RlUP1x462-H5WY431LzyS0sOTyLHxb8PmExGZ9HNsklDdjsFf_TjiW0eQ3F5mJR1Y5n8G8DLpudS6HoJ2eV64kDyF3k59y06KW-f88uWikoPT4WQVHuIUJo/s1600/Kids2.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 205px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwqgn-PnAZy3CkQgvMchEn5RlUP1x462-H5WY431LzyS0sOTyLHxb8PmExGZ9HNsklDdjsFf_TjiW0eQ3F5mJR1Y5n8G8DLpudS6HoJ2eV64kDyF3k59y06KW-f88uWikoPT4WQVHuIUJo/s320/Kids2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496212664423794178" border="0" /></a>child with God’s love. We arrived at the church fresh for the day and found kids waiting an hour before we were to begin. We had talked about the children’s need for attention since they have little time from their parents due to working schedules. Children kept coming and the <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjud2MvvEJXTPAyU3eQiQfAnBz9uMu987dmMGMAve49jOHIAbDqKgsDqc7REkubS0yRU6nJy7SrPEFqQHx1fTkXlf1dfcJXOpvHOWl2buTKs6EfU9FJjPi2aq0LSSzOiDKw-mdTfY0rzKi2/s1600/Kinder.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjud2MvvEJXTPAyU3eQiQfAnBz9uMu987dmMGMAve49jOHIAbDqKgsDqc7REkubS0yRU6nJy7SrPEFqQHx1fTkXlf1dfcJXOpvHOWl2buTKs6EfU9FJjPi2aq0LSSzOiDKw-mdTfY0rzKi2/s320/Kinder.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496207864683986786" border="0" /></a>Kindergarten class took pictures of each child -42 pictures. Our 5<sup>th</sup> grade class was over 50, and when we served our refreshments, we served over 200. This has required some adjustments to our grouping and schedule to keep all the children engaged, but our leaders are blessed with a great spirit and we are “being flexible”. We showed a video about a cowboy church, made ukuleles and some of the children worked to build a bookshelf that will be a gift to the church.<br /><br />The Dental clinic continues to serve over 30 people a day. The people are willing to wait for a <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhomk0tcQrlznomb5-urXY6lUCWUJvGz4x7zh-g6FPZop5-9pTW0dDI2ffQ2HPLH8a0PBAd8ub_z8FkbIHE3_VLzAp9ffubXQICKT2xBJZcihVcU-PxYD2XCstkqUVJPU_p5cT4t61Q0K0W/s1600/Dental.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 221px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhomk0tcQrlznomb5-urXY6lUCWUJvGz4x7zh-g6FPZop5-9pTW0dDI2ffQ2HPLH8a0PBAd8ub_z8FkbIHE3_VLzAp9ffubXQICKT2xBJZcihVcU-PxYD2XCstkqUVJPU_p5cT4t61Q0K0W/s320/Dental.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496208460530171282" border="0" /></a>long time in order to get their teeth cleaned and to see the dentist. Herb has commented repeated on the bravery of the people especially the children who are having difficult extractions. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg76n8M5fKN88qMbm6MEHpSjb6CenLedCjSDq-nsQX08_8gW5sYzbKdE6acqyEnYcesi9UZ5KfLQ0OTtnJtwhv4GQBCDUSeK4i9yFpUSW9ISQvUqF0s4bUHVu9aOR_YP-H51Uf4D17a9YUE/s1600/Dental1.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 254px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg76n8M5fKN88qMbm6MEHpSjb6CenLedCjSDq-nsQX08_8gW5sYzbKdE6acqyEnYcesi9UZ5KfLQ0OTtnJtwhv4GQBCDUSeK4i9yFpUSW9ISQvUqF0s4bUHVu9aOR_YP-H51Uf4D17a9YUE/s320/Dental1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496192629520984338" border="0" /></a><span style=""> </span>Many of the church members have come in with deep pain.<span style=""> </span><span style=""> </span>The team has worked late into the afternoon to try to help as many people as possible.<p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Hal stopped at a fruit stand on the way home from the church.<span style=""> </span>He bought us mangos and pineapples for <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNhWZtasr22qBJeyyAGebZH-kjPXZb4d3OpIYHTp1ewhtGuBDLytD-lFht9MoUkRqUXJ34QsQ6Byp4xYspkCh5q_vprRvyOQ7pF40ywEAUb-J8gD0SI9fceL9Gc50kOCvNtowJvDi41QZb/s1600/Fruit.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 221px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNhWZtasr22qBJeyyAGebZH-kjPXZb4d3OpIYHTp1ewhtGuBDLytD-lFht9MoUkRqUXJ34QsQ6Byp4xYspkCh5q_vprRvyOQ7pF40ywEAUb-J8gD0SI9fceL9Gc50kOCvNtowJvDi41QZb/s320/Fruit.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496193006277352818" border="0" /></a>breakfast so we are well cared for. Cook Jane made spaghetti for us for supper and it was delicious.We decided to splurge and opened a bag of ice for our drinks – a great meal.</p>Boydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02606730572957639480noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8033085620123287926.post-80812025940118851342010-07-19T14:21:00.000-07:002010-07-19T14:55:42.924-07:00Vacation Bible School/ Dental Clinic Begins<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvUWF1mRGO8Le7H8UflDsURoWX8XXM_v3D7GXbdyIOEbRPht5kPxtZBDfVQi3Yuk5_jq0ELjKdC6JC_-EwynMnm8x5VFISvauIr2rk6pXExBNbttMww0ygL-SxyORGavRIj5XMQfip8lUF/s1600/SDC10996.JPG"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvUWF1mRGO8Le7H8UflDsURoWX8XXM_v3D7GXbdyIOEbRPht5kPxtZBDfVQi3Yuk5_jq0ELjKdC6JC_-EwynMnm8x5VFISvauIr2rk6pXExBNbttMww0ygL-SxyORGavRIj5XMQfip8lUF/s320/SDC10996.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495738712143952306" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEQkfTBEJYLLL26GfK6ByOxJB6hyg8mtHPW0ej1-YHC_JpkLWTCoQzWeg-7SDYiCxymmBQwNsaerF0uEKZhcGZTR4sp5DiQ9EhW22WnMhmod3WE0JFkDzIGAm2vWP1kYqLNYAxd1zRJKL0/s1600/first+gr.JPG"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEQkfTBEJYLLL26GfK6ByOxJB6hyg8mtHPW0ej1-YHC_JpkLWTCoQzWeg-7SDYiCxymmBQwNsaerF0uEKZhcGZTR4sp5DiQ9EhW22WnMhmod3WE0JFkDzIGAm2vWP1kYqLNYAxd1zRJKL0/s320/first+gr.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495734734102615474" border="0" /></a><br /><br />We traveled to the church this morning really not knowing what to expect. We had decorated the 4 <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOKATfWuosO6zCUNUIkkY1fr5hqDI6vzWUNBWMI-IlXZYYZNazf8cu-vFlgmatK5AgCs7_qzFQVADt-CBa4bXk1-HkqRUJ1zV5uPIVTpeY6LCfpfZKRFXh0eJ6sN9sPS92Fs2mTDALGjId/s1600/SDC11010.JPG"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 254px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOKATfWuosO6zCUNUIkkY1fr5hqDI6vzWUNBWMI-IlXZYYZNazf8cu-vFlgmatK5AgCs7_qzFQVADt-CBa4bXk1-HkqRUJ1zV5uPIVTpeY6LCfpfZKRFXh0eJ6sN9sPS92Fs2mTDALGjId/s320/SDC11010.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495736234909466626" border="0" /></a>classrooms they had, set up a mission center in the sanctuary and moved tables for crafts<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvydsUo5OqFkMGVoyNrJ8e8yWznKU2U7MrsfsWeXX4soTwplEDix1V84YjX_P7pbNM1QMz0aqrkagXRvRSCvSn6PR0RPmZy8fCtxnUpAu9IZXispm30gQBKdnWFEzT2zHdfFIXBA6flOYb/s1600/Crafts.JPG"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 264px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvydsUo5OqFkMGVoyNrJ8e8yWznKU2U7MrsfsWeXX4soTwplEDix1V84YjX_P7pbNM1QMz0aqrkagXRvRSCvSn6PR0RPmZy8fCtxnUpAu9IZXispm30gQBKdnWFEzT2zHdfFIXBA6flOYb/s320/Crafts.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495733355203006146" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXOVZdY_ZZl864wCtfc9roKBHumwpspiF871eAKiBGuQvfiUkHNTzeynrLhK0qiW23vwC3bmTqzJur_Wbymn1pEa2pjZh8Du2vJ7KTYwZDNUg_8OsWOFRBywE3aK9OAcqsrn7hVS6OZ2nM/s1600/Dentail.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXOVZdY_ZZl864wCtfc9roKBHumwpspiF871eAKiBGuQvfiUkHNTzeynrLhK0qiW23vwC3bmTqzJur_Wbymn1pEa2pjZh8Du2vJ7KTYwZDNUg_8OsWOFRBywE3aK9OAcqsrn7hVS6OZ2nM/s320/Dentail.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495736226768889794" border="0" /></a>under a tent. The dental clinic with its generator and fully equipped trailer was set up as well.<br /><br />By the time the bus arrived the santuary was overflowing as 150 children arrived to participate. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6EFIRfvW7GVKkYhM0XWJkGsaMj2_pI05izvz0HVqxlLAmaN6XigfLPOzsFKDOYKylCuoAIe0CTlH3EL03VxJQVqhnLIwPh67PkL4KXHp1kdMBb-FtAVmqzJuiBj2JFWiFzz27aKo-9mAU/s1600/SDC11025.JPG"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 220px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6EFIRfvW7GVKkYhM0XWJkGsaMj2_pI05izvz0HVqxlLAmaN6XigfLPOzsFKDOYKylCuoAIe0CTlH3EL03VxJQVqhnLIwPh67PkL4KXHp1kdMBb-FtAVmqzJuiBj2JFWiFzz27aKo-9mAU/s320/SDC11025.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495738718140037522" border="0" /></a>The day was hot and busy but it didn't rain and the children were told the Word of God.Boydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02606730572957639480noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8033085620123287926.post-63769697340622410382010-07-17T20:18:00.000-07:002010-07-19T06:13:03.886-07:00Sunday at Saint Margaret's village<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieMpdtxzIdhsXT3wiCdYsmwQu0bOkeXwa0gojm9RxboSfftOMv4dg4q9tf_uiVUO5CNNZvO-LNOii8QZEGeZJkVu5BuyKuU6DKTZ11lpIQcGmNnBuHEcWuzVQgl9SX5DqFuLIc1It7pxgK/s1600/SDC10943.JPG"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 169px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieMpdtxzIdhsXT3wiCdYsmwQu0bOkeXwa0gojm9RxboSfftOMv4dg4q9tf_uiVUO5CNNZvO-LNOii8QZEGeZJkVu5BuyKuU6DKTZ11lpIQcGmNnBuHEcWuzVQgl9SX5DqFuLIc1It7pxgK/s320/SDC10943.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495604596547475570" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />The Baptist Training Center is a a great refuge and home base for us in Belize. We had prayer time and breakfast this morning including watermelon and fresh mangoes before leaving for the church in St. Margaret's village. On the drive to church, we passed a police escort for a cycling race with maybe 50 riders and a camera crew with them. Cycling is the favorite national sport.<br /><br />Sunday was a wonderful day of worship for us <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8REY7XENvIeEYiVbY79HJXCVcFURuG4pMnMXRJTyZf27T-INuqktIZZixrzpKi9w7rI4OJRcwP1I04Hvl_SxpcD0U8Jc6BQF8WGf0vEUEwcpyhJSKMZ6CrSromsA1-x3ySiWvWxbUXBno/s1600/SDC10961.JPG"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8REY7XENvIeEYiVbY79HJXCVcFURuG4pMnMXRJTyZf27T-INuqktIZZixrzpKi9w7rI4OJRcwP1I04Hvl_SxpcD0U8Jc6BQF8WGf0vEUEwcpyhJSKMZ6CrSromsA1-x3ySiWvWxbUXBno/s320/SDC10961.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495477312997417682" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB1qWNdAK42SEHthbIoQ8EGJb02B8fK3hK29nyCBRbdJwgYEoIembGYWWgEVPyZFZ6dbddHmzcO61lJAncfv8rvNY0LUch5lZUTEZCsSczzaa_vOl-Yodw6XUvWj9QYRrCTEHIAgXq7o-H/s1600/SDC10993.JPG"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB1qWNdAK42SEHthbIoQ8EGJb02B8fK3hK29nyCBRbdJwgYEoIembGYWWgEVPyZFZ6dbddHmzcO61lJAncfv8rvNY0LUch5lZUTEZCsSczzaa_vOl-Yodw6XUvWj9QYRrCTEHIAgXq7o-H/s320/SDC10993.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495600894993144274" border="0" /></a>with the congregation of Lagoon Road Baptist church. We were blessed by their love of singing and their joy in fellowship. Each of the children's Sunday School classes reported on their Bible study as part of the service and we had a chance to witness the faithfulness of their teachers. Pastor Jeff lead our study of John 3 and several of the congregation came forward to rededicate their lives to Christ.<br /><br />After church we picnicked on sandwiches which we had brought with us and spent several hours setting up for Vacation Bible and the Dental Clinic. A number of children lingered into the afternoon to watch us with great anticipation of the week beginning.<br /><br />Our cook Jane made us a delicious spicy beef stew for supper before we returned to church to <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlcw0f12lwyZdNp6zom5cU7tYtzAaFSs6oKiE5IP8ZJdop2u90f6J1et77CnR5Eo5X4gWLuD6cZA76UXo-Dl735aVqxP7Lqra0TCh51lMINUmQo7dXejoWTBJfmVDLpUETE08QeRLYMPGw/s1600/SDC10972.JPG"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlcw0f12lwyZdNp6zom5cU7tYtzAaFSs6oKiE5IP8ZJdop2u90f6J1et77CnR5Eo5X4gWLuD6cZA76UXo-Dl735aVqxP7Lqra0TCh51lMINUmQo7dXejoWTBJfmVDLpUETE08QeRLYMPGw/s320/SDC10972.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495602302217240210" border="0" /></a>begin our revival. We brought our own special music with Jordan and Mark singing and playing the guitar for the evening service as well as our Trinity choir of 25 members singing "Standing on <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh1WZTPMGWmCXLJuPp6axr9kqbc3Mpr2IwLQ39IFmtn9QFjc8VNx8hodTrpoBpMl3TMsXRO3JZIB4zg5bYT0Gd7URYXpHaWOth4yBZq8yWFLo6SYyTZIusAhb2McPLwtpYj-TQEB_GOZOW/s1600/SDC10979.JPG"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh1WZTPMGWmCXLJuPp6axr9kqbc3Mpr2IwLQ39IFmtn9QFjc8VNx8hodTrpoBpMl3TMsXRO3JZIB4zg5bYT0Gd7URYXpHaWOth4yBZq8yWFLo6SYyTZIusAhb2McPLwtpYj-TQEB_GOZOW/s320/SDC10979.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495602295499023986" border="0" /></a>the Promises". Pastor Jeff spoke about Jesus's crucifixion and how much He loves us from John 19. This church is filled with happy children; we pray that God will use us to place His hand on them - each one in the way that they can receive it. Pray with us. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0rW-ksKZTTrZ8OAahlZdbLA1W5hUACJyxW1457QRe-BMClC926msXac_Lf8yNizaP_Ni3I1A5_9LzelRoL65i2T0ZUJj5lP0WUh0SkU1JnqHw1A6XBysjPcMn1pg7xMxsmCSvYu5_50hn/s1600/SDC10992.JPG"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0rW-ksKZTTrZ8OAahlZdbLA1W5hUACJyxW1457QRe-BMClC926msXac_Lf8yNizaP_Ni3I1A5_9LzelRoL65i2T0ZUJj5lP0WUh0SkU1JnqHw1A6XBysjPcMn1pg7xMxsmCSvYu5_50hn/s320/SDC10992.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495600887319325074" border="0" /></a>Boydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02606730572957639480noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8033085620123287926.post-796621895965830792010-07-17T18:50:00.000-07:002010-07-17T20:29:42.876-07:00Saturday's Travels<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiizEnTyLnnCRHYzCPcr9E4momEhnKN04lWi-piQG5JVLI_-g1t5ZBgjCDr-MjEkxnvBaH1AZ_xQg_4ZCO4EVUlKONG7T542Trr_IIsndKIA3CbeCliCVpPNepnI1CCNUS6VW7VQP6Sj7Zg/s1600/2010-07-17+08.15.01.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 247px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiizEnTyLnnCRHYzCPcr9E4momEhnKN04lWi-piQG5JVLI_-g1t5ZBgjCDr-MjEkxnvBaH1AZ_xQg_4ZCO4EVUlKONG7T542Trr_IIsndKIA3CbeCliCVpPNepnI1CCNUS6VW7VQP6Sj7Zg/s320/2010-07-17+08.15.01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495083014405709538" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />We have arrived safely in Belize and have had a <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXdhlOrwBrCg_OKuZuL_mRThPbjfXNkbgVV1xbtJmENMtbYeIzeTKk_OqHA0WJ1ExuE0MAXKXFv_KU-6eXJzDiHoQaEbnKbgDroQ0vh4qwrJMKdUN5a5IamgmRlO2EmBtEjRMUoMnx9br4/s1600/SDC10919.JPG"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXdhlOrwBrCg_OKuZuL_mRThPbjfXNkbgVV1xbtJmENMtbYeIzeTKk_OqHA0WJ1ExuE0MAXKXFv_KU-6eXJzDiHoQaEbnKbgDroQ0vh4qwrJMKdUN5a5IamgmRlO2EmBtEjRMUoMnx9br4/s320/SDC10919.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495060168221588146" border="0" /></a>day of being flexible. After meeting at Trinity at 5:00 AM, we were off the the airport and safe travel to Belize City. We were greeted by lush <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFf5UQgxJKVSTr7zUJqCHVtM5qXNJGC8H7c4J8AMdcVo0_4YmQ8ogPoSmLr1Xc2-MRh_B8SZoYiah2y2YSSYRMy9Ureints3-1ct3JeoIEaHBcGsvFJYafEGSrlLr0UYu6RDcPbONCliv0/s1600/SDC10920.JPG"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFf5UQgxJKVSTr7zUJqCHVtM5qXNJGC8H7c4J8AMdcVo0_4YmQ8ogPoSmLr1Xc2-MRh_B8SZoYiah2y2YSSYRMy9Ureints3-1ct3JeoIEaHBcGsvFJYafEGSrlLr0UYu6RDcPbONCliv0/s320/SDC10920.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495060159003357970" border="0" /></a>Bird of Paradise trees, friends from the Belize Baptist Convention with vans for our use, and a trailer for our foot lockers. It is very warm and very humid. Our drive from the city showed a population who live in meager existence.<br /><br />Along the way, to avoid the rain and to keep the <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAZer7Zfu9Ta6eP41VbjHQFB4PS1W3qfjO7wz3IIwEM8lnnKBKcEPluqBBXTH5dHato1bIPo-V8OK5F2bOBe3t1nzX1MstPlnNTjfOE4_tnCj0BB_99hYXTllWPIgYHRLMQI7Yi-vc7L60/s1600/Footlockers5.JPG"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAZer7Zfu9Ta6eP41VbjHQFB4PS1W3qfjO7wz3IIwEM8lnnKBKcEPluqBBXTH5dHato1bIPo-V8OK5F2bOBe3t1nzX1MstPlnNTjfOE4_tnCj0BB_99hYXTllWPIgYHRLMQI7Yi-vc7L60/s320/Footlockers5.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495073785943272178" border="0" /></a>materials safe, we moved the footlockers from our trailer to the back of a bus that the Convention had also going to the Baptist Training Center. Our thanks go to the strong arms who moved the 50 pound lockers into the window at the back of the bus! And also to Rhonda, Hal and Tom for driving our vehicles. We found lunch at a roadside restaurant, Cheers, where we were entertained by a iguana and flowers while we waited for our barbequed chicken, fish sandwiches, and the best orange and watermelon juice you ever tasted.<br /><br />At the Baptist Training Center we met Eric Maas, the CBF missionary from Greensboro and our host for the week. He showed us our rooms and <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLFt07r-qfhWc4ZCQnqclHvt7SrcGkyLgro3-KZ9mDR__w0Sv1fQIi6OUo7wt1G7_K2bbpxri2odVy_wSvD0GuTdUyet8-F4y4-v-gS2VVxG0vEmhTYWFXxtDc6_V5cMm02Ps_TGRh8bm8/s1600/SDC10929.JPG"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 195px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLFt07r-qfhWc4ZCQnqclHvt7SrcGkyLgro3-KZ9mDR__w0Sv1fQIi6OUo7wt1G7_K2bbpxri2odVy_wSvD0GuTdUyet8-F4y4-v-gS2VVxG0vEmhTYWFXxtDc6_V5cMm02Ps_TGRh8bm8/s400/SDC10929.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495075901924155554" border="0" /></a>were happy to discover they are newly air conditioned. The grounds here are beautiful and palm trees abound. Tonight we are beginning our personal devotions and journaling and meeting in small groups to share our Christian bonds and pray together for our opportunity to see God and be used by Him.<br /><br />Tomorrow we will join the Lagoon Road Baptist church in Sunday morning worship <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHBWk5eKhGtiB7pzw2ydPRUwkJKR11-ayUWec4bspr5d3gqCb00w_qKvPY5sdNXX4LAchssebByigWXPs__kmlIlYWBkmHLi7oxH4gN4VrNDsxy5Vfr7ZhbVkqqtoVMEUSsDkESSRDemHS/s1600/SDC10918.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHBWk5eKhGtiB7pzw2ydPRUwkJKR11-ayUWec4bspr5d3gqCb00w_qKvPY5sdNXX4LAchssebByigWXPs__kmlIlYWBkmHLi7oxH4gN4VrNDsxy5Vfr7ZhbVkqqtoVMEUSsDkESSRDemHS/s320/SDC10918.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495083024459663842" border="0" /></a>lead by our pastor Jeff Roberts.Boydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02606730572957639480noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8033085620123287926.post-86557317623674647112010-07-13T19:12:00.000-07:002010-07-13T19:37:18.363-07:00Packing for our trip to Belize - 2010<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih2mXW_xODm8mSAcb9O4rN1vuDD7YISwmaWRXjyAZwyz0wn4k3W77wOq1iI9-ORA0TOaFn_QauV_Emd9iDUvGhVl1paDJdgk4M_gxK6czbpOGY55quZgkzwySAnkywuoK7jojeLQVhuAG9/s1600/Packing.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 237px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih2mXW_xODm8mSAcb9O4rN1vuDD7YISwmaWRXjyAZwyz0wn4k3W77wOq1iI9-ORA0TOaFn_QauV_Emd9iDUvGhVl1paDJdgk4M_gxK6czbpOGY55quZgkzwySAnkywuoK7jojeLQVhuAG9/s400/Packing.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493584604596463986" border="0" /></a><br />Tonight we met at Trinity to load our Action Packers with all our supplies for our trip to Belize. We are excited about our opportunities to go and serve God and the people of St Margaret's village. Our team will teach vacation Bible school to the children of the township, staff a dental clinic for the local communities and will also worship each night with the people of Lagoon Road Baptist Church. We packed all our foot lockers, but we still have more stuff to bring! <br />Our delegation includes a wide range of ages of men and <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPTtM-VvGU2VVZXxKoHkKRCJ99RXNz_5fMKp2sIlLWDhS2QDBOj-UsHk7XWO4dsIVpnHZZX_KIxmBfUv8huvFWko6OMbsafTl_BfSZhbNNJHh2clHag6AaM9UwqW-hmK2Vh8ddgmcvhYhC/s1600/2010-07-13+20.15.42.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPTtM-VvGU2VVZXxKoHkKRCJ99RXNz_5fMKp2sIlLWDhS2QDBOj-UsHk7XWO4dsIVpnHZZX_KIxmBfUv8huvFWko6OMbsafTl_BfSZhbNNJHh2clHag6AaM9UwqW-hmK2Vh8ddgmcvhYhC/s200/2010-07-13+20.15.42.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493585024067606578" border="0" /></a>women with different talents and interests - God will use each of us to His glory.Boydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02606730572957639480noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8033085620123287926.post-49123873995546543932009-02-06T18:44:00.001-08:002009-02-08T19:50:35.472-08:00Feburary 6, 2006: Day of Rest<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlU-dKUhqNiKAoNHpLrZcbonuOp5ZFPN6Z1GBP0D3y1npn8SxHCNY3dGaHBdWgmX5J7lbrIeVS_5MFKmoj6NRUF_0h88vTd1XOakoFemlTDUs0xpXgnDWQN9USljQzf3uILzuSyG4Lqpsu/s1600-h/CaulkerCaye.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299906130481962338" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlU-dKUhqNiKAoNHpLrZcbonuOp5ZFPN6Z1GBP0D3y1npn8SxHCNY3dGaHBdWgmX5J7lbrIeVS_5MFKmoj6NRUF_0h88vTd1XOakoFemlTDUs0xpXgnDWQN9USljQzf3uILzuSyG4Lqpsu/s400/CaulkerCaye.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPbGd_a9UnSdO3quhQFynMJbSFhyQ63dUQwaOkzMBVMLAeCys2L-Im2uq3CIjO9fJ8LjESmOxoRYSlr9ahuY18qJENs01CeVrEdI7eujnAkVGUiX_x-SnZvPniVYz_ZID2PC3pkSNdPcjo/s1600-h/Blue.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299900923278892626" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 190px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPbGd_a9UnSdO3quhQFynMJbSFhyQ63dUQwaOkzMBVMLAeCys2L-Im2uq3CIjO9fJ8LjESmOxoRYSlr9ahuY18qJENs01CeVrEdI7eujnAkVGUiX_x-SnZvPniVYz_ZID2PC3pkSNdPcjo/s320/Blue.jpg" border="0" /></a> We left camp at the crack of dawn this morning for our trip to Caulker Caye. Henry had arranged for us to take the water taxi from Belize City to Caulker Caye an outlying tiny island. The high speed taxi ride was through bright turquoise water, and we were met at the dock by a fireman who was a friend of Henry’s. He introduced us to Ash from the French Angel Expedition Office, our snorkeling guide for the day. We had a great trip out to the reef in his 21 foot, <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZJArDCM3G2gnRCHWgCYa9mc7PtUKIa4A5ab6SX9q-vEJ9gDoMv8sPirRYjYjHWPEOHG4F6i7tCuUe9l7D7AniniwxeRYF8Q_dtVzdaX_SGPUwm4w8H-IR-BpA0swavxAIEpnYqz7RexfF/s1600-h/P2060047.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299898072534394098" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 273px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZJArDCM3G2gnRCHWgCYa9mc7PtUKIa4A5ab6SX9q-vEJ9gDoMv8sPirRYjYjHWPEOHG4F6i7tCuUe9l7D7AniniwxeRYF8Q_dtVzdaX_SGPUwm4w8H-IR-BpA0swavxAIEpnYqz7RexfF/s320/P2060047.JPG" border="0" /></a>canopied, runabout and spent several hours in the water. He fed sting rays in the water and we could pet them as they soared around us. We then moved to a mooring ball very near an active reef. There were parrot fish, trigger fish and a myriad of other beautiful creatures God put here for us to enjoy. We saw sea urchin, large purple sea fans and huge brain corral. It was wonderful.<br /><br />After the snorkeling, we walked around the small town, enjoying the white soft sand, coconut trees, royal palms and lobster pots. We all stopped for a chocolate covered frozen banana on our walk to the end of the island. Then we sat at the “Sand Pit”, a restautant and drank coffee. We met a gentleman leaving the restaurant who had a beautiful parrot <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY6Q-giKk_Jw-ypa9kW2DA51k0yrnUHPkqX0fP3pDrVo1OKrY-2UZtYAQBXM-nZijMdR6K0fIRwhi2AfF6B3nKN3s7YrstupL6ultf0rgL0PPtz0X-Jr-KjFEhdmEK686Xb9euuBhZD6Tt/s1600-h/P2060046.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300639887270013810" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY6Q-giKk_Jw-ypa9kW2DA51k0yrnUHPkqX0fP3pDrVo1OKrY-2UZtYAQBXM-nZijMdR6K0fIRwhi2AfF6B3nKN3s7YrstupL6ultf0rgL0PPtz0X-Jr-KjFEhdmEK686Xb9euuBhZD6Tt/s320/P2060046.JPG" border="0" /></a>that was riding on his bicycle handle bars. We laughed as he told us that the parrot would make the sound of the phone ringing and then the sound of him answering it – it must be an island answering machine. The wind had kicked up and it was really quite cool. The palm trees were bending as if a Nor’easter was setting in as we left for the trip home.</div>Boydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02606730572957639480noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8033085620123287926.post-85890663773366324192009-02-05T18:11:00.000-08:002009-02-06T17:17:53.048-08:00February 5, 2009: Finishing UpWe saw Julie and Eric's daughter, Ceira, who lives at the Baptist Training Center where we are staying this morning. We<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD7_DJ2ffBkrouGTzLgObNwOmvo5wkd4oD6n1mSW5bN3UaxrxyoU7ooRDyMMOkbFKMHtZXWwXRWPvq8TFJlxGGYWzXzBtYzP0bI5Ctiq9rLcoubK2-K6lTsZARS627Hl1CfbQ89Ix4HDzg/s1600-h/P2050001.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299525139210326338" style="WIDTH: 261px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD7_DJ2ffBkrouGTzLgObNwOmvo5wkd4oD6n1mSW5bN3UaxrxyoU7ooRDyMMOkbFKMHtZXWwXRWPvq8TFJlxGGYWzXzBtYzP0bI5Ctiq9rLcoubK2-K6lTsZARS627Hl1CfbQ89Ix4HDzg/s320/P2050001.JPG" border="0" /></a> had a gift of some books for her as she was leaving for school. The trip to Margaret’s Village was exciting this <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWnsYPf8WvO1w42lumXNow9rTSQXQKRBIZdgNF42eGcNP0LMH8Yruy5bpQqeaYXwtNJGIkl7nBtDQaw0qbcdkZ7LdEhcdL_dGMbqwJsyM6qncp7rKyU36pvY0l-PjZ3rhv8Hx9UYmM1R2V/s1600-h/P2050004.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299527768250489714" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 243px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWnsYPf8WvO1w42lumXNow9rTSQXQKRBIZdgNF42eGcNP0LMH8Yruy5bpQqeaYXwtNJGIkl7nBtDQaw0qbcdkZ7LdEhcdL_dGMbqwJsyM6qncp7rKyU36pvY0l-PjZ3rhv8Hx9UYmM1R2V/s320/P2050004.JPG" border="0" /></a>morning. The big white van was overheating and we had to stop on the side of the road to add water to the radiator and let the engine cool off. Hal has called Henry and they are arranging to get a new water pump installed.<br /><br />Thursday was our last day at the church. We prepared for the day with prayer and Neil told us a thought for the day based on an old orchard we passed on the way each day. We had seen so many beautiful orange trees heavy laden with brightly colored fruit in Belize. But in this grove, the trees had been neglected. They were covered with vines and had little fruit. The trees can not tend themselves, but our lives are like the trees. We need to nurture our relationship with the Master Gardener to bear fruit.<br /><br />Today we completed trimming door frames and hanging the doors, caulked <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1zoOkYEFSBfr256gOp-8ojjQsDGBUNiJD35yWS7Xt4IML-K-88-QCpEJbNf8AhisOlJrCiiy7jdqck_htqeHCexxzgSBmYis3fppV8mKyIzLCsFg86QrT11l5j_wTQEDqVpeoFsEuFamt/s1600-h/P2050017.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299524395684314866" style="WIDTH: 310px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1zoOkYEFSBfr256gOp-8ojjQsDGBUNiJD35yWS7Xt4IML-K-88-QCpEJbNf8AhisOlJrCiiy7jdqck_htqeHCexxzgSBmYis3fppV8mKyIzLCsFg86QrT11l5j_wTQEDqVpeoFsEuFamt/s320/P2050017.jpg" border="0" /></a>windows, and did masonry finishing work. We really wanted the project to be done so that the church could enjoy the results. We hung bulletin boards in the <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkcC3pJ2U-3vKq6sJHUFwc9qgAKpe4uWkYh7mCkvjwg6htKHPuzc_kIKIGSTwqDJo61SJLaJA_wq4t799uQ0W9jYGYANVk6zdwbed6ukTy2kLtrpEfmwkQKwHTZVzLt3HLnYoVKBAJqq26/s1600-h/P2050021.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299503300117366402" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkcC3pJ2U-3vKq6sJHUFwc9qgAKpe4uWkYh7mCkvjwg6htKHPuzc_kIKIGSTwqDJo61SJLaJA_wq4t799uQ0W9jYGYANVk6zdwbed6ukTy2kLtrpEfmwkQKwHTZVzLt3HLnYoVKBAJqq26/s320/P2050021.JPG" border="0" /></a>children’s classrooms, cleaned the little chairs and swept the floors. Once again, a member of the congregation brought us lunch – today it was stewed chicken, beans and tortillas which we ate in the sanctuary sitting in a family circle. This afternoon, we went home with Santos to visit his sick wife, Clair. She was sitting in their large sparse kitchen, concrete floor, earthen oven with a lit fire, grayed plank walls with wide gaps. We <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1p2rXLaYoxkaA8DFWkP8HfkxTYimSKSGuNsuFD1HC3T0uZ_5eyrNSGRU9m-BpWimavJyg_gIImziqd5N88MnQTfG_BqIvKKzY6yUgXEQ5vSfHVQqZVF_6VJOIkqDdkKRU4YT4QERnPA4O/s1600-h/Anesto.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299522460070075906" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 208px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1p2rXLaYoxkaA8DFWkP8HfkxTYimSKSGuNsuFD1HC3T0uZ_5eyrNSGRU9m-BpWimavJyg_gIImziqd5N88MnQTfG_BqIvKKzY6yUgXEQ5vSfHVQqZVF_6VJOIkqDdkKRU4YT4QERnPA4O/s320/Anesto.jpg" border="0" /></a>sang How Great Thou Art and prayed with her. She seemed cheered by our coming and Santos was very grateful.<br /><br />Pastor Ed had told us that the elders of the church wanted to come and have a closing service with us, so at 3:30 they came. We had a sharing time talking about God’s blessings, and <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi61PKU8cNiwE1OzG9hNTiCOi6uMFrQ9Ae0HiY844gQVKX3GAQ8RywhPxgb-kpZSd_psMJIlBHfht6pDl8wjxUa3wnVarszeMqmzv4Ogsx4wrYuZpzhgcy1MG0LIGENwyGOlfispOXwQPbQ/s1600-h/The+elders.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299517374927554578" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 208px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi61PKU8cNiwE1OzG9hNTiCOi6uMFrQ9Ae0HiY844gQVKX3GAQ8RywhPxgb-kpZSd_psMJIlBHfht6pDl8wjxUa3wnVarszeMqmzv4Ogsx4wrYuZpzhgcy1MG0LIGENwyGOlfispOXwQPbQ/s400/The+elders.jpg" border="0" /></a>receiving their thanks for our partnership. Our financial support as well as our presence was keenly appreciated. They are very poor in earthly goods, but have a great vision of serving the Lord. They brought us homemade pizza and fruit juice for the <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIEVUdPybYRrePyKduwG0WPAvL6FP5p_iRo1k2uDzv_q5sX8J9lLdzfV-TCum9xANOI5dVhRQm0FP_KBqYJuMb4covodl7Ymhyphenhypheny0AVJ9tFYDwWtrfvyq0triUuHyz7qG_q_pLW9s81TtRa/s1600-h/P2050027.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299520700492422402" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIEVUdPybYRrePyKduwG0WPAvL6FP5p_iRo1k2uDzv_q5sX8J9lLdzfV-TCum9xANOI5dVhRQm0FP_KBqYJuMb4covodl7Ymhyphenhypheny0AVJ9tFYDwWtrfvyq0triUuHyz7qG_q_pLW9s81TtRa/s200/P2050027.JPG" border="0" /></a>celebration and we prayed together. We told them we would be back again.Boydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02606730572957639480noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8033085620123287926.post-76061164553325013112009-02-04T21:22:00.000-08:002009-02-05T17:14:27.270-08:00February 4, 2009: Wednesday in Belize<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWwg7-hUVgqgSS-ttWcNUYgZ1xmneqW9aDOkXgI-DMyGVsYeT6HoAVc1Gd5Vyi9j1VRl917dqwN06uSrKLYGd7yXLsaVX3_YXL4oFAcXjfg0prU5f6LIpO2BHOEA2WIJPGVpOBj4EM7TMY/s1600-h/P2040159.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299476163654937554" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWwg7-hUVgqgSS-ttWcNUYgZ1xmneqW9aDOkXgI-DMyGVsYeT6HoAVc1Gd5Vyi9j1VRl917dqwN06uSrKLYGd7yXLsaVX3_YXL4oFAcXjfg0prU5f6LIpO2BHOEA2WIJPGVpOBj4EM7TMY/s400/P2040159.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>We started our day with eggs, bacon and delicious fresh pineapple and papaya melon for breakfast -thanks to our awesome chef, Roger. We made another trip to the hardware store, this time to the big one in Belmopan to buy concrete screws, a machete and other hardware before heading up into the mountains to the church.<br /><div><br /><div><br /><div>Today the main job was to the hang doors but we also had to frame out the new door openings cut through from the Sunday School rooms into the sanctuary. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5v1ZnICB3NTQ3uU0D0AFLj-_6HntmSeUZ-ITGCyD8x5JdSW11bFw-eL2ubX5XC8jfh2S7IvcVDdK5dosLkA_EVT378-MQCAnc-Rutdv-8ZUh4QBcGLBTkYw1BAoQIghul-46IOU-x_pMW/s1600-h/P2040142.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299312256287244402" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5v1ZnICB3NTQ3uU0D0AFLj-_6HntmSeUZ-ITGCyD8x5JdSW11bFw-eL2ubX5XC8jfh2S7IvcVDdK5dosLkA_EVT378-MQCAnc-Rutdv-8ZUh4QBcGLBTkYw1BAoQIghul-46IOU-x_pMW/s320/P2040142.JPG" border="0" /></a>Two more of the door frames completed yesterday were trimmed out in molding and the doors hung. We also got the line run for the water although the water was not currently available at the street so there is more to be accomplished there. Roger <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj71wV9AYpE5lJ6-DbNYqhk3pTsmWe-_pdSrZNZu7seii2rJ7kZBJxV7fPl64Tnd6a0dp_1SfET0hyx7BItpTfR9LxolxmC5YrV3LonvYo8xoiVAM8cw5RxxpCRm07fm-o5O0N-08LCPQvw/s1600-h/P2040155.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299314489341144626" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj71wV9AYpE5lJ6-DbNYqhk3pTsmWe-_pdSrZNZu7seii2rJ7kZBJxV7fPl64Tnd6a0dp_1SfET0hyx7BItpTfR9LxolxmC5YrV3LonvYo8xoiVAM8cw5RxxpCRm07fm-o5O0N-08LCPQvw/s320/P2040155.JPG" border="0" /></a>started running the wiring to put lights in the new classrooms which will allow those rooms to be used on Wednesday nights. There was a little extra time for tossing the football with local kids and a visit to the next door neighbor with a gift of a baby blanket during the day.<br /><br />At 4:00, we hurried home to get ready to return for the 7:00 service. A Belizean woman named Jane is cooking for us and had prepared our dinner of fried chicken, baked beans, potato salad and pineapple juice. She and her husband and little girl Hannah joined us for the feast. </div><br /><br /><div>But the highlight of the day was Wednesday evening prayer service. Tonight we <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFRAm8_PRhTHLQ_Sat9x3t9XoKBdwjXZptFl6DIUr_FFBww62A9hrf14b23pDY58gC5VYmyWVesuB5Gy7uOwboEcOUnn8goWQjC5ykOe1LH8-PY9osB8m5cwsHUOJDFXa1F8gEwCdm6R4t/s1600-h/P2040171.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299310223216843074" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 206px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFRAm8_PRhTHLQ_Sat9x3t9XoKBdwjXZptFl6DIUr_FFBww62A9hrf14b23pDY58gC5VYmyWVesuB5Gy7uOwboEcOUnn8goWQjC5ykOe1LH8-PY9osB8m5cwsHUOJDFXa1F8gEwCdm6R4t/s320/P2040171.JPG" border="0" /></a>were joined by a congregation of around 40 kids and adults. Most of the congregation arrived on the bus, and after a brief introduction took a moment for everyone to tour the new construction in the back of the church where we had been working. They were all excited about our progress. We sang songs together and <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxQlngWcuLRhzVuOlbGKQZkuvpVVu3gFt11D0MnDFCngf5OUteoHCa9QHGPl7Ee9pO8TDuHtQQTh91q0X1jsZZMSrQrz0uf1CPwaJSR_g3IG_YaVEe5EpE8RkdeoQ7tBCE0-0Dn3BgeWT2/s1600-h/P2040169.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299183005281597026" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxQlngWcuLRhzVuOlbGKQZkuvpVVu3gFt11D0MnDFCngf5OUteoHCa9QHGPl7Ee9pO8TDuHtQQTh91q0X1jsZZMSrQrz0uf1CPwaJSR_g3IG_YaVEe5EpE8RkdeoQ7tBCE0-0Dn3BgeWT2/s320/P2040169.JPG" border="0" /></a>they gave us each a gift, a mug from Belize. To honor our partnership between Lagoon Road and Trinity, they presented Hal with the key to the church building, which was wonderfully symbolic of our sharing and building up the one body of Christ together. Ben shared a message with a point about the importance of remembering what is temporary and what is not. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBKOsVwxh_8HSZBLAo5lFHAvznsGpu5dndHJqsAVgIoFjxPv9SmUyK4-VnNsOYo40Ja-zp4V7t7LOrI0VEsnLLoO4DnC9b5kod7X2K_toSXuf7tiWDnwHV4lGQ4gKZJITQbBIQT9LtT1j5/s1600-h/P2040172.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299311231443343506" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 196px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBKOsVwxh_8HSZBLAo5lFHAvznsGpu5dndHJqsAVgIoFjxPv9SmUyK4-VnNsOYo40Ja-zp4V7t7LOrI0VEsnLLoO4DnC9b5kod7X2K_toSXuf7tiWDnwHV4lGQ4gKZJITQbBIQT9LtT1j5/s200/P2040172.JPG" border="0" /></a>He showed a Belizean dollar bill with a little sticky note that said TEMPORARY. Then he took two little notes that said FOREVER and gave one to an adult and one to a little girl on the front row. It was a good message encouraging us to tell others about Jesus, but we knew God was working when another little girl came up after the service and wanted a slip of paper that said FOREVER. We presented each of the children there with a book as a gift from Trinity and they were all smiles. We talked to one of the children’s teachers about starting a church library with<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKLK1MlwvzRwAHVfXnSU-mOewJMRUJAGk6fdezyg0FUiFG_YLnRYRe96g496IsWOGal2cDpPaNeC12dvr0khQyAtGQqo_m8S768oyq8zYniv1byAywXwhY0wXj28UtqiIOb-AliobT2cFC/s1600-h/P2040181.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299180144851427090" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKLK1MlwvzRwAHVfXnSU-mOewJMRUJAGk6fdezyg0FUiFG_YLnRYRe96g496IsWOGal2cDpPaNeC12dvr0khQyAtGQqo_m8S768oyq8zYniv1byAywXwhY0wXj28UtqiIOb-AliobT2cFC/s320/P2040181.JPG" border="0" /></a> the remaining books, and about mounting bulletin boards in each of the class rooms for them to use for teaching. It was a wonderful service which ended with a testimony from an older man in the congregation who had only been a Christian for a year. He said when he looked into the face of his grandchild he wanted to make sure that he learned about Jesus.<br /><br />It was a day of progress and growing and fellowship with God. </div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div>Boydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02606730572957639480noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8033085620123287926.post-30347266155574464732009-02-04T06:21:00.001-08:002009-02-04T15:09:12.380-08:00Message directly from Hal<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRg5RNw0vRPhIWOS_7yqlKmRodwAtT4R7KRyclHTGzeF9yaP0yj7Xj-e0X1ITs5zrdpuj4k9ulX1KqE3qhYQX69xQi9APfcDW0CpFxXWKwnqSL79kEu5cEMZeSRF9YEWGmGanIGZsNMNPG/s1600-h/P2010052.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299081692488739970" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRg5RNw0vRPhIWOS_7yqlKmRodwAtT4R7KRyclHTGzeF9yaP0yj7Xj-e0X1ITs5zrdpuj4k9ulX1KqE3qhYQX69xQi9APfcDW0CpFxXWKwnqSL79kEu5cEMZeSRF9YEWGmGanIGZsNMNPG/s320/P2010052.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>PEOPLE: Pastor Modesto and Assistant Pastor Ed are wonderful men. They took an almost abandoned church building several years ago and decided to begin an English speaking church in St. Margaret village that had only Spanish speaking churches (4). The result has been awesome. Modesto lives in St. Margaret and works at a sawmill during the week. Ed lives 45 minutes away in Dangriga, where he is also a college teacher and campus minister. Both are bi-vocational and receive no compensation from the church. The congregation has many more participating men than in Honduras. Lots of children. They LOVE to sing, just like Trinity. They have a campus of about an acre in a village that is very poor - about the same as in Honduras. St. Margaret is truly 3rd world, in a country that is a little better. We had a church full (around 100) on Sunday morning. WORK: When we arrived we quickly saw that the openings for the windows were not the right size. Some we had to cut the concrete away to make larger. Some we had to frame in after we set the window at the top, and pour cement in the bottom up to the bottom of the window. Now we have put in all the windows, door frames and trimmed up all the doors (very hard wood - we've burned up two skill saws - mahoganey I think). We have finished drilling and cutting the holes in the doors to mount the hardware. The trench to lay the pvc water pipe from the street to the rear of the 100 foot building is finished and we will lay the pipe today. (the two restrooms we are finishing are at the rear of the building) Today we will also mount all the 7 doors, run electrical lines for lights in each room. Thurs will be our last work day and we'll put trim around the doors and finish up all projects not complete. Roger is a GREAT foreman. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>BAPTIST TRAINING CENTER: the place we are staying is great. Jane is a Belizean woman cooking for us and doing a super job. That's all for now. Gotta go to work!!We're praying for you, please continue to pray for us.</div>Boydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02606730572957639480noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8033085620123287926.post-82107244617624442382009-02-03T20:35:00.000-08:002009-02-04T21:22:10.900-08:00February 3, 2009: Ready to do His Will<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0HKx7_KLQRwBVVMuNsag9WIt8nX05suv1ayObHn1wO-vFhAGoGC5_w8QTi3wI_EaqHbwfaAHfSyHEIZHg75r46AHuMQRTjOy1UqqthKNkilqsXrSvF00srWZO1NY1nqVFS6Iovo43fv1x/s1600-h/P2030088.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298813953133986978" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0HKx7_KLQRwBVVMuNsag9WIt8nX05suv1ayObHn1wO-vFhAGoGC5_w8QTi3wI_EaqHbwfaAHfSyHEIZHg75r46AHuMQRTjOy1UqqthKNkilqsXrSvF00srWZO1NY1nqVFS6Iovo43fv1x/s400/P2030088.JPG" border="0" /></a> Our wonderful breakfast this morning was cereal, milk and freshly gleaned oranges and grapefruit. We enjoyed our drive to the church up the road through Belmopan into the mountains through the orange groves. We noticed some fruit stands along the way where we planned to return. The drive is exciting where there are one lane bridges, including one that has no railings!<br /><br />At the church site, we continued working on the windows. Three of the window openings were too small so we needed to <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghc_phDTiYylD-V33Smtk0bJHaiUu6LHCRAefpo9xmhldZYdl-Rm73oqOvw4-yC8a39uvg5Y_d2_NaRAkefRE4ssFl9KRmnGEP6EEqPteLHVTXB1xAuOnOWxcG3AftPnQQ7b_FuKOCYdxq/s1600-h/P2030099.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298811907702709058" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghc_phDTiYylD-V33Smtk0bJHaiUu6LHCRAefpo9xmhldZYdl-Rm73oqOvw4-yC8a39uvg5Y_d2_NaRAkefRE4ssFl9KRmnGEP6EEqPteLHVTXB1xAuOnOWxcG3AftPnQQ7b_FuKOCYdxq/s320/P2030099.JPG" border="0" /></a>make forms and pour concrete to make the openings smaller. We framed the doorways plus drilling the six paneled doors for adding the door knobs and <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisi4cjCnJbIG5WftbuqjkF0nMULXUEVG76waD88AeksFEYxx59baACL9AU_8_23yLjKVCoqqJ5xQEBdANVb5d_zlGF3ymp4TGIt-KIceks4y9p0vrfToIyYf1MX8HymnDTXz2p1q7Iv7g3/s1600-h/P2030091.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298812486210348146" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisi4cjCnJbIG5WftbuqjkF0nMULXUEVG76waD88AeksFEYxx59baACL9AU_8_23yLjKVCoqqJ5xQEBdANVb5d_zlGF3ymp4TGIt-KIceks4y9p0vrfToIyYf1MX8HymnDTXz2p1q7Iv7g3/s320/P2030091.JPG" border="0" /></a>hinges. Unfortunately we are having skill saw problems and burned out the second one today, but we did get one of the doors hung.<br /><br /><div><br /><div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div>Sister Polita from the church sent us lunch that she had made for us – beef stew and beans and rice. It was delicious. Two of the boys from Sunday School on Sunday, Earnest and Ismeel, came by to see us this afternoon and <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmtwCZeIGsKxqULSyG8Jj5_O-3OF7eY5gfbF5h2idvaR5XCgpuDTEZQ7Xdg_QAN2GSXDxKXalxCHIGgzOq9Pu-u_A4tSpOM8l3Ms2HjI9RT6qys6fWuYKpYGn_GLjpnlYiobQs-UNccNr5/s1600-h/P2030094.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298802652228826306" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmtwCZeIGsKxqULSyG8Jj5_O-3OF7eY5gfbF5h2idvaR5XCgpuDTEZQ7Xdg_QAN2GSXDxKXalxCHIGgzOq9Pu-u_A4tSpOM8l3Ms2HjI9RT6qys6fWuYKpYGn_GLjpnlYiobQs-UNccNr5/s320/P2030094.JPG" border="0" /></a>they were delighted to see pictures of themselves on my computer. They told me that the huge palm tree in the church yard was called a Kahoon (Calhoun?) tree. It is really magnificent. They used palms from it to create the roof for their shade arbor by the church, where the youth meet. Hal had fun showing the kids a magic trick and Neil discovered a new game with the <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGDK4mRhfNilmeDPgBsaQaK6xkzaopMfQP1Zefcg_kDggRAqVplyn4JrqIVqbYC93MwJJZqN8eCn8o_QrDzXdNHjJnz141Yzm13Osc3ZvFGRclgVwz3xV1kKQh6yfIiA_wiOvfpGtca-EE/s1600-h/P2030097.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298817035539081266" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGDK4mRhfNilmeDPgBsaQaK6xkzaopMfQP1Zefcg_kDggRAqVplyn4JrqIVqbYC93MwJJZqN8eCn8o_QrDzXdNHjJnz141Yzm13Osc3ZvFGRclgVwz3xV1kKQh6yfIiA_wiOvfpGtca-EE/s320/P2030097.JPG" border="0" /></a>kids this afternoon. It looked sort of like dodge ball, but they called it stoning (played with a nerf football). We are making good process on the building. </div><br /><br /><div>Tonight we stopped by the fruit stand and bought pineapples and bananas for <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsSsUsDMIzDl1GTJhOXGEs2t60b-dlU4TI8DXWoF7wTTy9ZzSs22kjPhBEPEqBZLlj4qYouOLH8hbcpi-5uOcpQyalKlPeL3FaNczNMW8BHq8mDPpphfV22Xogfz_CT8NqhSICUnX2YagS/s1600-h/P2030112.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299173490253564994" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsSsUsDMIzDl1GTJhOXGEs2t60b-dlU4TI8DXWoF7wTTy9ZzSs22kjPhBEPEqBZLlj4qYouOLH8hbcpi-5uOcpQyalKlPeL3FaNczNMW8BHq8mDPpphfV22Xogfz_CT8NqhSICUnX2YagS/s320/P2030112.JPG" border="0" /></a>breakfast tomorrow morning. After dinner, John led us in a devotion from Luke on the Good Samaritan. Then we listened in as a group of Mennonites who are sharing the camp with us had their evening service. We could mainly hear the large congregation singing which was wonderful. They sang some good old hymns like “Ready to go, Ready to stay, Ready to do God’s will” in four part harmony. It seemed like a good close to the day. </div></div></div></div>Boydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02606730572957639480noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8033085620123287926.post-56986617111442393022009-02-03T17:40:00.001-08:002009-02-09T19:52:18.476-08:00Feb 2, 2009: Working for the Lord<div><br /><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298756677965390882" style="margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; float: right; width: 320px; height: 240px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwZpp-pKzZGV7SGzgu7-qsrn0OdDZolEk1B6DEZ7IAJt9BI8nno0urZvF7Fyg2qsHzoS1p11N8TQH0czf3MOAUO0J0fU1qtApeAa-KyJZMtjW1sCtDpDjTZYCa9VFsnJjI20B2OJofkKD3/s320/P2020064.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div>My heart is overflowing with new insights into Belize, the life of the people, the culture, and the workings of the church. Today we began our work at the church.<br /><br />The day started with a trip to a large hardware store to purchase a concrete <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirGrNIqpThHuPzSVzbre0_S78r9DV0bywzjumIKHaXmiH0F08dj4Ne1XU5_AtyOGJacEeOLbHB65nsfBgzAqXmyBO90rjtPnV51Zo1bxrKJqfiEtbzZcF2jpeokI61NKp73ANO1rDzlfQt/s1600-h/P2020042.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298755405629528818" style="margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; float: right; width: 320px; height: 240px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirGrNIqpThHuPzSVzbre0_S78r9DV0bywzjumIKHaXmiH0F08dj4Ne1XU5_AtyOGJacEeOLbHB65nsfBgzAqXmyBO90rjtPnV51Zo1bxrKJqfiEtbzZcF2jpeokI61NKp73ANO1rDzlfQt/s320/P2020042.JPG" border="0" /></a>blade and some other supplies. Arriving at the site we met Peter and Santos and began our day with prayer. The living situation in the neighborhood is very poor and across from the church and next door, the houses are made of sticks with <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6lnDovF50t2JK86iXuuUHR3YqpSAUtgt9wsGSTSHM7EjcX-rbtMimO8K1oJdM7KrsdQzGbSMjFv0si22DHphjWNBiuhaMXfoM0VO1tMrBhUVoNYLH-GsBeOQIyiArIcuzTKDA3lTKN-4c/s1600-h/P2020037.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298757256500642418" style="margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; float: right; width: 320px; height: 240px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6lnDovF50t2JK86iXuuUHR3YqpSAUtgt9wsGSTSHM7EjcX-rbtMimO8K1oJdM7KrsdQzGbSMjFv0si22DHphjWNBiuhaMXfoM0VO1tMrBhUVoNYLH-GsBeOQIyiArIcuzTKDA3lTKN-4c/s320/P2020037.JPG" border="0" /></a>palm branch thatched roofs. It is exciting that the congregation of the church is expanding and people are being reached for God. Roger, our fearless construction leader, put us all to work. John and Ben volunteered for the difficult job of <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcaOvRWrb2ElmYMn24b4T-rxru9kP8z1aLT_GH0e-f__sWuDWwI9iJw7co8qej8U-b8OB1Z5o-v4szXjOjApRm2nyMD3goySWqTvv7WoNnpMCjwR9nrEsRA0b9Kpymo7Ywc1qh3ZvyNPfG/s1600-h/P2020047.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298759399416537138" style="margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; float: right; width: 240px; height: 320px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcaOvRWrb2ElmYMn24b4T-rxru9kP8z1aLT_GH0e-f__sWuDWwI9iJw7co8qej8U-b8OB1Z5o-v4szXjOjApRm2nyMD3goySWqTvv7WoNnpMCjwR9nrEsRA0b9Kpymo7Ywc1qh3ZvyNPfG/s320/P2020047.JPG" border="0" /></a>digging a trench 78 feet long in rocky soil to lay a water pipe. Others the <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsIsupEih5niy8y4jLV9Ou83UVAOBDI3eST-HBRYIgboEnB5qqBVokZ2EWCAV7854M4S-lijjXRkLIMhZVqXuafLOAC9U81woyX2e65oTTC0mSIsY9baM7UZcObOzPy1jzz0TPDLP8hPe-/s1600-h/P2020044.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298792739227885938" style="margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; float: right; width: 200px; height: 150px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsIsupEih5niy8y4jLV9Ou83UVAOBDI3eST-HBRYIgboEnB5qqBVokZ2EWCAV7854M4S-lijjXRkLIMhZVqXuafLOAC9U81woyX2e65oTTC0mSIsY9baM7UZcObOzPy1jzz0TPDLP8hPe-/s200/P2020044.JPG" border="0" /></a>assembled the white louvered windows and chiseled out the concrete to enlarge the openings in the block walls. We also began framing in the doors. </div><br /><br /><div><br />We were tired at the end of the working day, but decided to go looking for the Blue Lake of the Blue Lake National Park sign we passed on the way to the church. To do this, we continued up the rocky road in front of the church <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAcXcy6SGExdNeixhZy7qfCIm91vZ6-VaI1S6z5OBuNlrsyyVi6sM-dho9CxelbeEW09L3tUYUyRHQCu-MsZvpDDYJqkgW0puxl_fbjCaejEZX-x03xhveucECmzgOn5sLd9HEWQAH8mQv/s1600-h/P2020076.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298765239414544098" style="margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; float: right; width: 320px; height: 240px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAcXcy6SGExdNeixhZy7qfCIm91vZ6-VaI1S6z5OBuNlrsyyVi6sM-dho9CxelbeEW09L3tUYUyRHQCu-MsZvpDDYJqkgW0puxl_fbjCaejEZX-x03xhveucECmzgOn5sLd9HEWQAH8mQv/s320/P2020076.JPG" border="0" /></a>headed away from the highway. Wow what a bumpy ride we had driving up into the countryside. We never found the lake, but we did follow along a shallow river through several miles of orchards. We saw oranges, grapefruit, limes and pineapple. We also saw the harvesting process with trucks driving up on the end of a pier to dump their load of oranges into a larger truck which would haul them to the factory. There were also <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJY1uV5l9jD1F-pAK7ox_fmuO1cohXDT7bV8qLkZZgoV286h9TzLZlbAylm7w3jm7EdSbNLfcgnL88fdOq8FzbZlSashfeeToGidnZBc1sYHyQIXzPf7FFcxS3_qW9OGqb5PIEOq9hrlII/s1600-h/P2020077.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298785913466731586" style="margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; float: right; width: 200px; height: 150px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJY1uV5l9jD1F-pAK7ox_fmuO1cohXDT7bV8qLkZZgoV286h9TzLZlbAylm7w3jm7EdSbNLfcgnL88fdOq8FzbZlSashfeeToGidnZBc1sYHyQIXzPf7FFcxS3_qW9OGqb5PIEOq9hrlII/s200/P2020077.JPG" border="0" /></a>large gardens with corn that was 5 feet high (this is February!) and just planted green beans. We saw some white Brahma cattle grazing in a fenced in pasture. Someone had tied a branch around the neck of one the cows to keep her from putting her head through the fence.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBUq9OwU-N_DFu1P6pT-9UVd_sJJA3kWN5Wdxh8Hdo16NZhz-_PjchP_9u4eTEyPZ4Ne0Jd4AGnonCDMEx3qhBmNyGwuIs0gpELoot9SysYtMKlYjG7tx5MqLE0Q2JHU7JE5MfgiXiiAz9/s1600-h/P2020087.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298796106480296226" style="margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; float: right; width: 200px; height: 150px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBUq9OwU-N_DFu1P6pT-9UVd_sJJA3kWN5Wdxh8Hdo16NZhz-_PjchP_9u4eTEyPZ4Ne0Jd4AGnonCDMEx3qhBmNyGwuIs0gpELoot9SysYtMKlYjG7tx5MqLE0Q2JHU7JE5MfgiXiiAz9/s200/P2020087.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Tonight we went to the home of Pastor Ed and his wife Jane about 12 miles from the church. He is a bivocational pastor and teaches <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4WG0Quwz3f4CiC30V89XV6rfcBhOyWaibUf7CH68XowrTmfXINHCXLJraxVlj2dSt4OI0KeSl7BjRTorg2L9zxVv_pglAjjsFCzop4LTC5GcjafvzQPEKKwKM8b5aZVRentV5RutGwFUG/s1600-h/P2020082.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298785918233987250" style="margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; float: right; width: 200px; height: 150px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4WG0Quwz3f4CiC30V89XV6rfcBhOyWaibUf7CH68XowrTmfXINHCXLJraxVlj2dSt4OI0KeSl7BjRTorg2L9zxVv_pglAjjsFCzop4LTC5GcjafvzQPEKKwKM8b5aZVRentV5RutGwFUG/s200/P2020082.JPG" border="0" /></a>religion during the week at the local high school and serves as their chaplain. Jane works in the office of the local processing plant which makes orange juice concentrate. They had beautiful flowers growing in their yard. We took showers at their house and then all went out to dinner together. When they started at the church, there were only 10 people coming and he and his wife and children were in that number. They are excited about the growth of the church and looking forward to the partnership with Trinity. </div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Boydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02606730572957639480noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8033085620123287926.post-66969521115520869562009-02-01T19:13:00.000-08:002009-02-01T21:52:11.423-08:00February 1: Sunday: Worship at Lagoon Road<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVzsKacT9OIJES0NcZYduzs-LQW3LKEPw0fd3yljxr-2z_CrGmALcy4vbvb2kRGX4zTp0FzQ4QWV4AhUkZxHJ4mYKbxivI7l-2jvg8JxF3IR1YF8uLJTcwxcrE9XhBWXwF9XKHWxRKeE1d/s1600-h/P2010008.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298059934143292802" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVzsKacT9OIJES0NcZYduzs-LQW3LKEPw0fd3yljxr-2z_CrGmALcy4vbvb2kRGX4zTp0FzQ4QWV4AhUkZxHJ4mYKbxivI7l-2jvg8JxF3IR1YF8uLJTcwxcrE9XhBWXwF9XKHWxRKeE1d/s320/P2010008.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzwqLFsR3wkWGWtmz6joHxVLa6m6NS03rwS_J8rlncyWkEGdbAq4z0M_TtfbxF0htDkSUCtUQv5BMZXnjTMirbLF3QPapsplhpu2eX3dAZj2R4vdLHueXFBcDyV4wYRnk14w8tE9W1wUhX/s1600-h/P2010018.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298034488827306818" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzwqLFsR3wkWGWtmz6joHxVLa6m6NS03rwS_J8rlncyWkEGdbAq4z0M_TtfbxF0htDkSUCtUQv5BMZXnjTMirbLF3QPapsplhpu2eX3dAZj2R4vdLHueXFBcDyV4wYRnk14w8tE9W1wUhX/s320/P2010018.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />From our balcony this morning we had a beautiful view of the green country side of Belize filled with palm trees in the distance. We had a great breakfast of scrambled eggs and toast courtesy of Ben and Roger before heading out to church. We passed a couple of peletons, clusters of racing road bikes, along the highway to church. Cycling is the favorite sport in Belize.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEYk93jPr_i5zI53aGBUvKWB-hkqcc0hTJk2BzcSBNExXkvFi0CongnNQ-R7KYGGBuXfSOZhuSQ15FduOoGGIhBBujwNIdsRaJ41c1WFZHGRrlnLSVq98c8yCehC8JJVD2SIX43oh788Vy/s1600-h/P2010046.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298058722491388930" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 199px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEYk93jPr_i5zI53aGBUvKWB-hkqcc0hTJk2BzcSBNExXkvFi0CongnNQ-R7KYGGBuXfSOZhuSQ15FduOoGGIhBBujwNIdsRaJ41c1WFZHGRrlnLSVq98c8yCehC8JJVD2SIX43oh788Vy/s320/P2010046.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />What a wonderful experience we had at Lagoon Road Baptist Church. It was the first time that I had seen chickens attending Sunday School. Pastor Ed Mohabir came out to meet us and told us a little bit about their Sunday School program. The church was planted with the intention of it being an English speaking congregation, but they had Latinos who were coming, so they had started a Sunday School class in Spanish. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCBkF9BC2kZYkXeybJ2QEKi_toXN0QHLE9cLdI6zEO0-elVApA3v-VKExZBI4nGC5nB2ESOGFatjWAQyqnTqJmAF6_lBEaV6tsNgtieczKy0rFSMujfEfoIFww86PwtURHji0D39v4CrLD/s1600-h/P2010048.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298066916974839970" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCBkF9BC2kZYkXeybJ2QEKi_toXN0QHLE9cLdI6zEO0-elVApA3v-VKExZBI4nGC5nB2ESOGFatjWAQyqnTqJmAF6_lBEaV6tsNgtieczKy0rFSMujfEfoIFww86PwtURHji0D39v4CrLD/s200/P2010048.JPG" border="0" /></a>They were meeting in a school bus parked next to the church. The two children’s classes were in their new concrete block rooms where we were going to add the doors and windows this week. We are also going to run water to the new bathrooms to replace their outdoor latrine. </div><div>Their young people were meeting in a shade arbor, roofed with palm branches, in the church yard led by Peter (which is where I saw the chickens) <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhort7WrapHcerglo034ewTzpWrnjq9spRbJeHNe1XSQJlykZmthRE303Lht-0PNKWAedIw10bnHrqfqkR80QIMSJYy9eyzdqDsqiWRPw8z9xp0HXRjXmdwjrEvDUhW2IMvBfluXhW57fnE/s1600-h/P2010057.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298060709927479570" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhort7WrapHcerglo034ewTzpWrnjq9spRbJeHNe1XSQJlykZmthRE303Lht-0PNKWAedIw10bnHrqfqkR80QIMSJYy9eyzdqDsqiWRPw8z9xp0HXRjXmdwjrEvDUhW2IMvBfluXhW57fnE/s320/P2010057.JPG" border="0" /></a>while there was an adult class held in the sanctuary. Pastor Ed asked us if any of us played guitar, because they have no music for their service. It would be great if they had a CD player.<br /><br />Around 10:30, the pastor rang a bell and everyone brought their chairs into the church for worship. My, they loved to sing! Each of the SS classes “reported” by saying a Bible verse and singing a song. The youngest children’s verse was “God does great <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWPivPILt8NG_avSNWLjjkZi0rdYN7AG5XG81HiGCVVM3M0tHF17jzSwO_Cttf2suRkGQvrsWYVju68x5gvFcBRggkPoQ86k7Hxwtoab7LO-38kLBJqhsPER5MRKIpPSaROQZQCgMtu2Vn/s1600-h/P2010056.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298064027846612770" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWPivPILt8NG_avSNWLjjkZi0rdYN7AG5XG81HiGCVVM3M0tHF17jzSwO_Cttf2suRkGQvrsWYVju68x5gvFcBRggkPoQ86k7Hxwtoab7LO-38kLBJqhsPER5MRKIpPSaROQZQCgMtu2Vn/s200/P2010056.JPG" border="0" /></a>things” (Psalm 136:9) – what a great thing to know. When it was our turn, we sang “Give me oil in my Lamp, Keep me Burning” and I shared my testimony. Then Hal gave his sermon on letting God change your life – by living out the song Jesus puts into each of us. It fit well with their theme for the year: “Let your light shine in 2009”. There were 97 of us praising God through the service. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipF806myzf-dDUaqgteSSMZ5ooqM9km10Zv2LP30TtCPtbC9VjxOng_zC6FY6oKegvAJlQjB5EnJmrPtbe7zAfLB34buSO1bgbcQPQeq5hl3YF7baJMHXLZMNzKfZvm6RUWjAnX7SapFxM/s1600-h/P2010063.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298039941313953698" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 271px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipF806myzf-dDUaqgteSSMZ5ooqM9km10Zv2LP30TtCPtbC9VjxOng_zC6FY6oKegvAJlQjB5EnJmrPtbe7zAfLB34buSO1bgbcQPQeq5hl3YF7baJMHXLZMNzKfZvm6RUWjAnX7SapFxM/s320/P2010063.JPG" border="0" /></a>Their hymnals were battered, obviously donated by a church that was replacing their own. It was great that they had them, but some were missing pages and the backs were off. Neil was <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh06J_Yk_yl2HewnMYTlMf9c5yZCr6__R-sCqW5csIpkzA99O9DiVQKbgnnrLUoF_fiOFWLQneH-_I4WSE0n1Rq_mgpW1zXflprxVjj67NCBk0O2_1eatxXw5E_5_F_0Zu_fflfPE3QMDOJ/s1600-h/P2010064.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298039936066555602" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh06J_Yk_yl2HewnMYTlMf9c5yZCr6__R-sCqW5csIpkzA99O9DiVQKbgnnrLUoF_fiOFWLQneH-_I4WSE0n1Rq_mgpW1zXflprxVjj67NCBk0O2_1eatxXw5E_5_F_0Zu_fflfPE3QMDOJ/s320/P2010064.JPG" border="0" /></a>able to bond with some of the kids right away. We will worship again with them on Wednesday.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLLUzU-rlTN74BNo-k_ULz0_QNDyNttmITXxHZ3gCEMoJZXkbEVcDa-L-AKQHxLrop2GV5OiocDujX-HsLedVI9eyVOyxXEe0x7dIJLE3tHoaXuaHhxbvW9kZrLflDE9jCf6pV4su9xcov/s1600-h/Ferry.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298046706562044530" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLLUzU-rlTN74BNo-k_ULz0_QNDyNttmITXxHZ3gCEMoJZXkbEVcDa-L-AKQHxLrop2GV5OiocDujX-HsLedVI9eyVOyxXEe0x7dIJLE3tHoaXuaHhxbvW9kZrLflDE9jCf6pV4su9xcov/s320/Ferry.JPG" border="0" /></a>After church we took the van to St Ignacios and went across the river on a hand drawn ferry. This was our opportunity to visit the Mayan ruins Xunantunich which was abandoned around AD 950. These were amazing stone structures, and we climbed to the top and could see into Guatemala from there. There was actually a Belizian soldier, complete with machine gun, there watching the border. It was clear <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFnMg4-R3mB7EZcx-jKkBLdU9i-ifJY68BPf13AQ3QO-rbhzNy4q-HQSh6wlaBHO6uOBEYUdXc8Y7GKWJ9Ke3mQ67XIqiWr786prJZ7GankgPBf4_cCsleRQdLG4Dtw3sqQ4K0KfsE3SlH/s1600-h/Xunantunich.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298039950620298690" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFnMg4-R3mB7EZcx-jKkBLdU9i-ifJY68BPf13AQ3QO-rbhzNy4q-HQSh6wlaBHO6uOBEYUdXc8Y7GKWJ9Ke3mQ67XIqiWr786prJZ7GankgPBf4_cCsleRQdLG4Dtw3sqQ4K0KfsE3SlH/s320/Xunantunich.jpg" border="0" /></a>that the location was well chosen originally to be able to watch for intruders. We were very hungry by 4:00 PM when we reached Hodie’s Restaurant for dinner. The place was in the middle of an orange grove and the aroma was very sweet – like honeysuckle at home. The most interesting thing about these orange trees was that they were blooming at the same time they were bearing fruit. We had orange juice for <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYg5md0ztncFLGkBTWKVI79n_4PIBG2qEATKo0Z8SBoENcsIfUbiXtZ85jDfGYzPrIZqI_sG6h1mmT3F4eaCtLcI-3oy7hlOJUx7T1jD4dZEFuvJLYNKvoljFdHsW4Lcnjetxn8yY12X67/s1600-h/P2010095.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298046706223172146" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYg5md0ztncFLGkBTWKVI79n_4PIBG2qEATKo0Z8SBoENcsIfUbiXtZ85jDfGYzPrIZqI_sG6h1mmT3F4eaCtLcI-3oy7hlOJUx7T1jD4dZEFuvJLYNKvoljFdHsW4Lcnjetxn8yY12X67/s320/P2010095.JPG" border="0" /></a>lunch/supper that was fresh squeezed from the trees in the orchard. Ben and Hal had fun comparing all the hot sauces and picking the hottest to spice up their <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbzytrhhP2seDZV5qkVaMD3PnJkW8lPS_WRU-goK05D5Urmqt-MDzeJt3cD8dFUSSZLzRcA3AD79oocUZdWhv0l3KTsmE7tLfzj77KqoDPDNbTFHrTDRPVmwLo4qD41UxEEEvPAzzNbHZN/s1600-h/Ruins.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298039943258334898" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbzytrhhP2seDZV5qkVaMD3PnJkW8lPS_WRU-goK05D5Urmqt-MDzeJt3cD8dFUSSZLzRcA3AD79oocUZdWhv0l3KTsmE7tLfzj77KqoDPDNbTFHrTDRPVmwLo4qD41UxEEEvPAzzNbHZN/s320/Ruins.jpg" border="0" /></a>fajitas.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtSmFm61B9YiFaWIWuGRhdGuAmi3fSfHonLjCO651_sD0Xk6_8O8q-JKOFAUx9VtNf9eli9ofxm8eHmU1q38pscWb4-bgWFpb4YdR0NKuceJ_uqP_MLYkwm9A5WDHgXrIROKKou4Quh7Jb/s1600-h/Ruins2.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298039938813904754" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtSmFm61B9YiFaWIWuGRhdGuAmi3fSfHonLjCO651_sD0Xk6_8O8q-JKOFAUx9VtNf9eli9ofxm8eHmU1q38pscWb4-bgWFpb4YdR0NKuceJ_uqP_MLYkwm9A5WDHgXrIROKKou4Quh7Jb/s320/Ruins2.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtSmFm61B9YiFaWIWuGRhdGuAmi3fSfHonLjCO651_sD0Xk6_8O8q-JKOFAUx9VtNf9eli9ofxm8eHmU1q38pscWb4-bgWFpb4YdR0NKuceJ_uqP_MLYkwm9A5WDHgXrIROKKou4Quh7Jb/s1600-h/Ruins2.JPG"></a></div><br /><br /><div></div></div>Boydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02606730572957639480noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8033085620123287926.post-44109799852000636342009-01-31T19:20:00.001-08:002009-02-01T06:27:20.825-08:00Jan 31,2009: On our Way<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW9pTPPGTJdeiofaYWejN7PSl4pAmGGQZh7iALIU5WNDz8XubnUpgjScoexZygzJ1o4TnxvkxLOBWKI5_dVvbyNhvnTMPnZ_fcMDDC2c_rywbSMxmwTURrRtdbeFGkOw9WuIlydyZUcLFR/s1600-h/P1310057.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297682652226855698" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW9pTPPGTJdeiofaYWejN7PSl4pAmGGQZh7iALIU5WNDz8XubnUpgjScoexZygzJ1o4TnxvkxLOBWKI5_dVvbyNhvnTMPnZ_fcMDDC2c_rywbSMxmwTURrRtdbeFGkOw9WuIlydyZUcLFR/s320/P1310057.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><div><div><div><div>We left Raleigh this morning at 8:30 AM flying Delta out of Raleigh/Durham’s beautiful new terminal. Thanks to Charlie DeFancis for being our transportation to the airport at the early 6:00 AM when we met. The Trinity van delivered us and our 14 bags and trunks full of tools, gifts and sustenance for the week.<br /><br />We changed planes in Atlanta and got a little off schedule when they discovered that someone had checked baggage but not boarded the plane. It took an hour of unpacking the cargo compartments under the plane to find and remove it. We thought that was a good idea for security though, so we didn’t mind waiting.<br /><br />Our flight from Atlanta took us over the Gulf of Mexico to Belize. The great <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_EVzZc-cBrFEI3Vdm5v6BVHljIg-oGVGcCkjtQnKKr4vhKz_1STCSHo6vEyLO4SQRmz8KZH-gWHwYsmBXCeLgIobGZEzmgsR_VN85bMEwbEKgFSUXZw0zjm0ZoVzQLIoomozqqbmBY2up/s1600-h/P1310046.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297670830936207538" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 152px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_EVzZc-cBrFEI3Vdm5v6BVHljIg-oGVGcCkjtQnKKr4vhKz_1STCSHo6vEyLO4SQRmz8KZH-gWHwYsmBXCeLgIobGZEzmgsR_VN85bMEwbEKgFSUXZw0zjm0ZoVzQLIoomozqqbmBY2up/s200/P1310046.JPG" border="0" /></a>circle arc of our flight path actually traveled over Mobile Bay and then the majestic Mississippi delta south of New Orleans on our way. From our windows, we could<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLXX45N78bwB-DACzhKEtZ2DkRpZyDhRNGTua26S77kmpvL36F96Yl69ipebS_rFbh0EOdKO2y3eQ5Mvj_5x7XK86n2c23akI_ppNUkI_hQv7RQvqSUptffTgAWkJ4Efqp6BvhyphenhyphenRN2r_AV/s1600-h/P1310040.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297678999862065906" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 260px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLXX45N78bwB-DACzhKEtZ2DkRpZyDhRNGTua26S77kmpvL36F96Yl69ipebS_rFbh0EOdKO2y3eQ5Mvj_5x7XK86n2c23akI_ppNUkI_hQv7RQvqSUptffTgAWkJ4Efqp6BvhyphenhyphenRN2r_AV/s320/P1310040.JPG" border="0" /></a> see the sandy white barrier islands south of Mobile. We could also see huge ocean going freighters cruising up the channel through the delta towards the heartland of America.<br /><br />Landing in Belize we gathered all the luggage and made it through customs in about 45 minutes. It was great to verify that all the signs were in English! They actually had us unpack several of our bags, but we were glad to be passed without <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG87qjKXMehdGGXppjEswitEhrm5Ut4V6iv2xCJjkKcKyHc7hcHaylsSw0bBQyioyKmvfhfVByPkZL5lazfLqx7VUVaUZWgo8KL9rju_0kuFjGp8yRWgiU6pxTMI27E8V9iDkwQ0TnZql1/s1600-h/Arrival.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297668969811343602" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG87qjKXMehdGGXppjEswitEhrm5Ut4V6iv2xCJjkKcKyHc7hcHaylsSw0bBQyioyKmvfhfVByPkZL5lazfLqx7VUVaUZWgo8KL9rju_0kuFjGp8yRWgiU6pxTMI27E8V9iDkwQ0TnZql1/s400/Arrival.jpg" border="0" /></a>problems. We did have to pay charges for some of the gifts we had brought, and need to work out how to get permission to bring things in to churches in the future without the customs fee. We were met by Cecil who had a large white van to collect us and all our stuff. Cecil is an associate of Henry Bazair, the Executive Director and Treasurer of the Belize Baptist Association.<br /><br />Cecil drove us to Henry’s home, a pretty white fenced compound with palm trees and flowers, but <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicZmJtlDyKFLuVkcV0pVUx1MzsoNtSyPQuRW7CmgkJ0TFZyW9V-nSRkcrYN5ECqb7k2O6VMZ9TDhO5WPwLhTnhFgQSBLk4iZpaCzhI2sMVeoc7YksJxBbB66r9-sW4arodhr4t4aU6XPuQ/s1600-h/P1310091.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297671839335701922" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicZmJtlDyKFLuVkcV0pVUx1MzsoNtSyPQuRW7CmgkJ0TFZyW9V-nSRkcrYN5ECqb7k2O6VMZ9TDhO5WPwLhTnhFgQSBLk4iZpaCzhI2sMVeoc7YksJxBbB66r9-sW4arodhr4t4aU6XPuQ/s200/P1310091.JPG" border="0" /></a>Henry was still at the pastor’s conference. My reflections on the hour ride towards Camelote include seeing a cricket match with the competitors all dressed in white, beautiful brightly colored homes interspersed with <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpGDmweE7WyxgOsH9tFCbdxCUWIfvn75MwnY28__HFk9oNTwUgHqJvGx3emgLNBQRVEibgYT8Huht5R-jJl6Fkk1F2QSz2hp4J3yV-I72lp261MSarNCwfpbNK4HQVqdwAI2h4UvIQ21Kz/s1600-h/P1310089.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297670834308774034" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 147px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpGDmweE7WyxgOsH9tFCbdxCUWIfvn75MwnY28__HFk9oNTwUgHqJvGx3emgLNBQRVEibgYT8Huht5R-jJl6Fkk1F2QSz2hp4J3yV-I72lp261MSarNCwfpbNK4HQVqdwAI2h4UvIQ21Kz/s200/P1310089.JPG" border="0" /></a>rundown shacks, circling large brown hawks, a highway with little shoulder and no middle line, coconut trees, snowy white egrets in the marsh grass beside the road, and children on bicycles.<br /><br />Cecil drove us towards Belopan where we found a roadside restaurant that he <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBS4vs4AQda5UJEkC5eTOOHigZ8AiPNIayt9me76Ep9iEZQI5Unyew44tmr2JsvlcRn__5pvukP9A5b7uI5ApY5tRU54l2EQM8L1ffIly2KvO4koDiS8pXteClNmXdgwfDcOuGeWTgSJVi/s1600-h/P1310074.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297671832723843442" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBS4vs4AQda5UJEkC5eTOOHigZ8AiPNIayt9me76Ep9iEZQI5Unyew44tmr2JsvlcRn__5pvukP9A5b7uI5ApY5tRU54l2EQM8L1ffIly2KvO4koDiS8pXteClNmXdgwfDcOuGeWTgSJVi/s200/P1310074.JPG" border="0" /></a>recommended for dinner. There were amazing “fan palm trees” beside the road that looked like they had been carefully maniured to be a huge beautiful fan. The building was quite an interesting place with a high thatched roof and “Amigos” in lights on the side of the entrance way. Inside, the walls were paneled with a bamboo like honey colored wood and the floor <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP3aUT-BufRAdx3Qfh6TyQW8JEEScz5oWVZzLqbEet9GY1vVLGRo_kaYiIiKUTcZIDXR2ewiV9R026_HMwbfzEWCyETvJgKk_B2FNocUSvoaQv2tfouC4f0e1AF72c-zYKI4XILnUODIYp/s1600-h/P1310111.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297679003418487810" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP3aUT-BufRAdx3Qfh6TyQW8JEEScz5oWVZzLqbEet9GY1vVLGRo_kaYiIiKUTcZIDXR2ewiV9R026_HMwbfzEWCyETvJgKk_B2FNocUSvoaQv2tfouC4f0e1AF72c-zYKI4XILnUODIYp/s320/P1310111.JPG" border="0" /></a>was dark wooden planks. Here we met briefly with Henry and Carolyn Bazair, as they were returning from the Annual Pastor’s Summit. Henry was in the military for 15 years, served as a policeman and has been the Fire Chief for the country of Belize before he became a pastor.<br /><br />For dinner, I had barbequed chicken, rice and beans, potato salad and a flour tortilla – the guys had similar things including homemade lemon pie. After we ate, Hal became our chauffeur on to the Camelote Baptist Training Center. It was dark when we arrived, so I will have to send pictures later. Eric Maas with CBF met us here and showed us our arrangements. We will be sleeping on the second floor (yikes – all the suitcases had be be carried up stairs) in one building and have use of a large yellow kitchen for our meals and gatherings next door. For our devotion we read Psalm 139 and reflected on how we are blessed and why we had come on mission and prayed for each other. Rick Jordan from the Christian Education staff of CBF from North Carolina came by for a visit. Eric showed me that I can get wireless internet in the yellow kitchen, so hopefully I can update the blog everyday.<br /><br />Pray for us as we lead in worship at Lagoon Road Baptist Church on Sunday, and we will pray for you. </div><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>Boydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02606730572957639480noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8033085620123287926.post-57028317153341897972009-01-30T19:26:00.000-08:002009-01-30T20:36:52.939-08:00Jan 30, 2009: Packing up<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAfDRCM-RNKv13mvdnsxLOnklUi2MnFdVtTJ7vb3HW44qEAgRCgcE_Anx41W5lo_jZLDlnd2hpSpqdEpeVJb76v403H0xAOS3_H_o3yoqESTYSZhIzM5CF0DncpvJduZ5xUtsNNQZlEgoj/s1600-h/P1300009.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297296722087035106" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAfDRCM-RNKv13mvdnsxLOnklUi2MnFdVtTJ7vb3HW44qEAgRCgcE_Anx41W5lo_jZLDlnd2hpSpqdEpeVJb76v403H0xAOS3_H_o3yoqESTYSZhIzM5CF0DncpvJduZ5xUtsNNQZlEgoj/s320/P1300009.JPG" border="0" /></a> We are almost ready to go! It was a challenging job to pack up the supplies for the trip. We met tonight at Trinity to fill <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTDjJCbD0AcdsGlcP4lqSLPkFnqfZ3__Z7sgHgNESGVg4Fqdom2H5fHnaeqX8CppSRMIZkoGJQ_H5Cv6ezX5SNPrnXQ38XY_rDJBovS683ldUdKBM0p3aI-h5e4ChSKhktbgFmD3Nrf_1i/s1600-h/P1300013.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297299805637745250" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 192px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTDjJCbD0AcdsGlcP4lqSLPkFnqfZ3__Z7sgHgNESGVg4Fqdom2H5fHnaeqX8CppSRMIZkoGJQ_H5Cv6ezX5SNPrnXQ38XY_rDJBovS683ldUdKBM0p3aI-h5e4ChSKhktbgFmD3Nrf_1i/s200/P1300013.JPG" border="0" /></a>our footlockers and balance the weight so that each piece of luggage was under 50 pounds.<br /><div><div><div><br /><div><div>We want to thank <a href="http://www.northraleighministries.com/">North Raleigh Ministries</a> for <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7m2hwqULrjOAQBbASnyEGdf1d0uxIZoHtvMJT1aB29BZJzIikhmNrsC9yx57ythrS3VzqHuKh88nVmQLFCK1CxOFVX_p8wL1YQz1Og9b7yEFXgeZiX9X6XouRo8VL3Uz3bymQ8lQfiK25/s1600-h/P1300014.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297296720599316930" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7m2hwqULrjOAQBbASnyEGdf1d0uxIZoHtvMJT1aB29BZJzIikhmNrsC9yx57ythrS3VzqHuKh88nVmQLFCK1CxOFVX_p8wL1YQz1Og9b7yEFXgeZiX9X6XouRo8VL3Uz3bymQ8lQfiK25/s320/P1300014.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ5RA6OVZpV74PMaYoxDKwnl4ZJxsScH5TdLirq9wl8xyAL5vQ-_Mu1MckZfWj6iTIPSkVfdhpA1OiKt9kctgUW4o9y0y6iGkQzAowCBUjl9xaOMhm7PhVumQuF3AO1C7-N2BG0vf3NGRb/s1600-h/P1300012.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297296717526292706" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 236px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ5RA6OVZpV74PMaYoxDKwnl4ZJxsScH5TdLirq9wl8xyAL5vQ-_Mu1MckZfWj6iTIPSkVfdhpA1OiKt9kctgUW4o9y0y6iGkQzAowCBUjl9xaOMhm7PhVumQuF3AO1C7-N2BG0vf3NGRb/s320/P1300012.JPG" border="0" /></a>contributing two boxes of children's books to give to the Lagoon Road Baptist church. We packed and loaded seven footlockers on the church van <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhExTVUHNxXIyw6pka40yUC6V1LdQlwP_6lzb5MPTwbNRD5Rl_Fh51-vF3kP0AG57Abjq62srBXo1HVxUvWIBHHqiVbaJ9YaYRE-A01e0e303Tkk2j3yCEF81LKIVg1MxwGysVn8FxEIX4_/s1600-h/P1300010.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297299799928612914" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 145px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhExTVUHNxXIyw6pka40yUC6V1LdQlwP_6lzb5MPTwbNRD5Rl_Fh51-vF3kP0AG57Abjq62srBXo1HVxUvWIBHHqiVbaJ9YaYRE-A01e0e303Tkk2j3yCEF81LKIVg1MxwGysVn8FxEIX4_/s200/P1300010.JPG" border="0" /></a>ready for our 6:15 AM departure tomorrow morning. </div><br /><div>It is going to be a great trip. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisIwoBKUSPKi8aG6VYm0CcIwqRvS3d60iAIMm6Qno0oLBjrOiEXq3IVHd1xf2aed2BEcM2p9l1o4nvZMlyU_JfZDPU-9227FdSdRtndZPHwmubYscCUR0rn9BIHhOu6X3atho07xg6pmIb/s1600-h/P1300017.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297297706956292130" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisIwoBKUSPKi8aG6VYm0CcIwqRvS3d60iAIMm6Qno0oLBjrOiEXq3IVHd1xf2aed2BEcM2p9l1o4nvZMlyU_JfZDPU-9227FdSdRtndZPHwmubYscCUR0rn9BIHhOu6X3atho07xg6pmIb/s400/P1300017.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>Boydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02606730572957639480noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8033085620123287926.post-32588071921963648872009-01-27T19:34:00.000-08:002009-01-27T19:51:03.163-08:00Jan 26, 2009: Planning Meeting at Trinity<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghEEb6bXA2cqKb6aICQYpQwxG1weZRhtdkmtfsh4oVyEAhHAC_zepgTBdMDlyiuULVJCfjCD0pz2C7Jfa0wmhyphenhyphenYVm2sB-RQqo94X6lKVsrxxhdH8VbZEkjxP2yzO7HRlKkjD-5jircAhU1/s1600-h/TheTeam.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296184487511440050" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 289px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghEEb6bXA2cqKb6aICQYpQwxG1weZRhtdkmtfsh4oVyEAhHAC_zepgTBdMDlyiuULVJCfjCD0pz2C7Jfa0wmhyphenhyphenYVm2sB-RQqo94X6lKVsrxxhdH8VbZEkjxP2yzO7HRlKkjD-5jircAhU1/s400/TheTeam.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>On the Monday before departure, we met at Trinity to do our final planning for the trip to Belize. We discussed packing, medications, gifts for the pastor and the church. We will gather children's books, school supplies, Gator Aid for the refreshments at the worksite, some construction tools, automotive repair materials, and flash drives for the students at the Baptist Training Center. </div><div> </div><div>We will be holding evening devotions to draw us closer to God. It will sensitize us to how He is speaking to us though this experience and how He is using our talents. It will also build our friendships stronger as we share these thoughtful times. Thanks to everyone for volunteering to lead one evening. </div>Boydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02606730572957639480noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8033085620123287926.post-12879301526403912142009-01-25T14:15:00.000-08:002009-01-27T19:53:25.005-08:00Jan 25: Mission Commissioning<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWhMLPq_DsFwt5TrlmSsbfmO1LAs-MgnBeWxAw3_UdDsYvQ7k9JAdRgnmXIC13aMyc5Vem22N794Q5-EKL0OLzDZVv6xEy43AEfMWj88bWI1au-aCfA1Y3yDfOihtZg7_5WphOyDlw5DJd/s1600-h/Trinitychurchimge.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295360264650319842" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 128px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 171px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWhMLPq_DsFwt5TrlmSsbfmO1LAs-MgnBeWxAw3_UdDsYvQ7k9JAdRgnmXIC13aMyc5Vem22N794Q5-EKL0OLzDZVv6xEy43AEfMWj88bWI1au-aCfA1Y3yDfOihtZg7_5WphOyDlw5DJd/s320/Trinitychurchimge.jpg" border="0" /></a> Trinity Baptist Church in Raleigh, NC is celebrating a year with the theme "Joining Hands With God: The Power of One". We are joining hands with God through the partnership between the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship and the Baptist of Belize. This morning, our church prayed for our mission sending seven from our congregation to Belize to work with the Lagoon Road Baptist Church. This blog will tell about our trip, our discoveries, our longings, our service, and our learning. <div> </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK7VV43SFFsNziaCr6gn9ZkcJaqRQq2mmDy7hG9JLtfiYpLBEGZq0cYQJ0Afsb0MKPs_bNk6FN05cJhTK2fYfD-TK88do4HNZtHZG98mLsW1nf6v9sM6UZdiIOdVbdu8SXBOj3t5YLeJZK/s1600-h/P1250045.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296187392928901250" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK7VV43SFFsNziaCr6gn9ZkcJaqRQq2mmDy7hG9JLtfiYpLBEGZq0cYQJ0Afsb0MKPs_bNk6FN05cJhTK2fYfD-TK88do4HNZtHZG98mLsW1nf6v9sM6UZdiIOdVbdu8SXBOj3t5YLeJZK/s400/P1250045.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><em>There is one body and one Spirit-just as you were called to one hope when you were called-one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all. --Ephesians 4:4-5</em></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div></div>Boydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02606730572957639480noreply@blogger.com1