New faces

Hi everyone!

I have officially been in Honduras two months now and two months to ago until I am home for Christmas :) I'm excited to see loved ones and friends in about two months, as well as share about what God is doing here at Heart to Heart's school! He IS faithful and I am looking forward to connecting with you and sharing with you in person what the Lord is doing.

This month we have eight new children at the village! Five of the children are in one family and three are in another family. A few weeks ago we went to a party put on for area orphanages in San Pedro Sula and that's where I met two of the new girls that we have. Rosalie, who's nine-years old and the oldest of three, connected with me right away. We happened to be sitting by each other at the party and I am so grateful I had the opportunity to form a bond with her on her third day at Heart to Heart. We talked about a lot of different things and after a while she just rested her little head on my shoulder and smiled a sweet, content smile. One moment brought tears to my eyes that day while I was interacting with her. We were in the midst of watching another orphanage perform and Rosalie just darted under some seats. I remember thinking, "What did she possibly see?" I was really hoping she didn't find a big bug or something and was going to show me it. :) When she ran back to her seat I saw what she had been excited for: four oranges. My heart sank. "What are you doin' with those, chica?" I asked. "Saving them!" She replied as she started eating one and then smiled, "But not this one!" She was saved from an impoverished situation and it will take a while for her to recover, but praise the Lord she is safe and is now in a warm and nurturing environment where she will be cared for and told of a God that loves her.

Rosalie's younger sister, Heidy...is also just a dear and has such a sweet spirit. I was praying for her that day at the party and trying to connect with her...it was harder as she was more timid than her big sister. However, at the end of the day, on our bus ride home, Heidy transformed into a little chatty Cathy! She was such a little cutie and wrapped her little arms around me as she told me her favorite animal. As it turns out, she loves the whole animal kingdom! :) It was awesome to watch how God answered my prayer and helped me to connect with both of the sisters and welcome them into their new home.

Although we gained eight new children, we also are missing three of our boys. Please lift up our boys: Wilmer, Louis, and Brayan who ran away two weeks ago. Brayan was in my class and brought such warmth and energy in to my classroom. My heart aches when I walk past his desk and when one of the kids asks about him. We pray for the boys everyday as a class, and it is my prayer that you join us in praying for these three brothers. We have a Shepherd that never stops looking for His lost sheep, and I am believing in faith that these kids will return.

God is continuing to work in my classroom and light a flame in the heart's of the kids for Him. Everyday is filled with challenges and blessings as any normal classroom has! The beautiful blessing that I have as I teach in a Christian school, is that I can talk about our Savior...ALL the time! We pray when we lose notebooks, when we lose pens, when a child is sad, when there's a fight, when a student is sick, and so on! It is awesome to watch the faith in the kids grow from the moment they set foot into my classroom until this week. One of my kids lost one of her workbooks and another child raised his hand and said, "Let's just pray about it, Miss Beka!" Yes, that is exactly what I want these children to do in every situation! It is the prayer of my heart that these children develop a personal relationship with their Daddy in heaven and go to Him for every single need that they have in their little lives. And it is the cry of my heart that this generation of kids changes Honduras as they let their lights shine brightly for our Savior! How I love these sweet kids. This past Friday during worship ALL of my kids were participating and praising the Lord in some form or another! There is nothing like seeing a group of second graders closing their eyes and raising their hands...my heart was the happiest in that moment as I whispered, "Jesus, this is why I came."

Last week I gained another student in my classroom and so now we are back to sixteen students again. Please be in prayer for me as I work with this new student. She has been quite the handful since day one and always seems to do exactly what I tell her NOT to do. She loves playing with anything she can get her hands on and hates doing her work...BUT she can be sweet when she wants to be! Please pray for me to love on this girl and for the Holy Spirit to supply me with the necessary patience and wisdom as I teach this new firecracker. Thank you! I will update you on her progress.

 

Will write more soon - but I wanted to let you know what is happening on my end, what God is doing, and how YOU can pray! You are a part of this ministry and I am so thankful for that! This is a team effort - - blessings!

 

For His kids,

Beka