🍍Campbell Connection July Photo Journal

It's a bit of a warm one this afternoon, so we are not out and about. Instead, one of us is vegging on the couch and one of us is at a table with this computer and a little desk fan providing a bit of artificial breeze. Not too bad really. And this makes the perfect opportunity to share a collection of photos showing a bit of what we've been doing.

We are at the halfway point in our time here. So far we have been able to settle into our new home-away-from-home, develop and re-establish some routines, and catch up with lots of people.

We are staying in a new apartment building only a few steps down from where we started out in our first years. Much has changed on this little street and the changes are good. In this location we are able to walk to see many of the people we haven't seen for several months. We have a nearby grocery store, vegetable stand, and when we need to go further the buses are nearby.

Our Place - Alpha's Place

Friends in Need 

Maria has a new propane tank.

Ashley and her three boys have groceries and supplies.

The Children's Ministry at Son Rise has new materials.

School Stuff

We've spent some time at Sandy Bay Adventist School.

Long-Time Friends

Cute Kid Stuff

And finally,

Dilan and Jasiel take their chick for a ride; Owen quacks us up; 
Kissinger is not happy Mom (Laura) won't let him torment the dog.

Happy Canada Day 2023

 

July 1, 2023 

Happy Canada Day 2023! Good morning! Are you sitting out on your deck, coffee in hand, just relaxing - just being? Think what a privilege it is to be able to do that in our “home and native land.” We have choices in this country. We can choose where we will live and work. We can choose to vote and have a choice when we come to the ballot box. We can choose our church, our school, and our next vacation destination. Our grocery stores are full. Our country is rich in resources. It is varied in beauty. We have so much to celebrate!

Larry and I are off again for a three-week trip to Roatan, Honduras soon. It is because of these trips that we can encourage you - it is a privilege to live in Canada! Whether you call Honduras a third-world country, a developing nation, or underdeveloped nation, the contrast we see when we step off the plane is harsh. Many of the choices we Canadians expect are not available to those we spend our days with. And that is why we return.

Our goal is as always – we hope that we are light – providing encouragement to a small group of friends. Larry is hoping to firm up plans with a local group to begin a project at the Sandy Bay Adventist School. And we know - Larry always attracts jobs. I want to check in with people that we support to confirm the way we help helps. Is there more we can do? One single mom has reached out with needs. Does she really subsist with her 3 boys in that mud and stone house? I would like to help provide some remedial reading and math for a few children who are falling behind. Are our students doing their homework??! (They tell me they are!) Opportunities find us. Our job is to discern where God wants us to put our hands and feet.

Please pray: * that we make good use of the short time we spend in Roatan;

                    * that we wait on God to direct our hands and feet – and hearts;

                    * for the family needs we leave here.

We also need to pray for each other, that we don’t forget the privilege it is living in this free country.

“God keep our land, glorious and free.”

~ Blessings to all, Larry and Susan    

PS – Check Facebook for regular updates and pictures while we’re away. To know more about us, see our blog at: roatancampbells.blogspot.com