July, 2018
Hello!
It’s only two more weeks! Two more weeks! And then we’ll be back in
Roatan. We have had lots of practice getting ready for the tropical heat with
that July heat-wave here in Southwestern Ontario so - other than packing –
we’re ready!
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Social media is a great way to
connect. We are able to keep in touch with our school kids to encourage them, tell
them what we are doing and exchange pictures of our activities. Jessie was
explaining about the research and preparations of their presentation for
Lempira Day. Lempira Day is a day that celebrates the national historic hero,
Mr. Lempira. (The Honduran currency is the Lempira. As far as I know, Mr.
Lempira did not have a lot of money but they named the money for him anyway.)
Jessie also sent pictures of their booth and a picture someone snapped of her
serving food. I’m sure it would be good food as she is such a good cook! I wish I could have been there to see all the
kids doing their cultural thing.
We have frequent video calls with
Pastor Ivan from Son Rise church. He
calls us with news or with a how-to question for Larry. But, his calls always
leave us wanting to know more and to see more, and just to be there. With his last
call, he happened to mention that during August, the municipality of Roatan
will be waiving the fee for civil marriages. (In order to be recognized as
legally married, couples need to have a civil marriage.) He has suggested there
are a few couples who might take advantage of this opportunity. Of course, these couples will need to gather
their personal documents – not easy to do, or easy on the pocketbook for some
people. Following the civil marriages, Ivan hopes to have a celebration and
church marriage for these couples. We would like to help with this.
I have saved the very best news until last. Shortly after returning to
Canada, we received a message from Sandra about Jimena. Sandra wrote: “God has done something marvelous in Jimena’s
life. God heard all the prayers. Jimena
is healed completely. We thank God for with him there is nothing
impossible.” Woohoo!!! Praise God!
Throughout the year-and-a-half treatment for cancer, Sandra always told
me that Jimena’s treatment was in God’s hands.
Sandra’s faith inspired us. So now we are excited to return to celebrate
God’s goodness with this family! Sandra has also asked me to thank those who
have supported her family with prayers and donations to cover hospital and
transportation needs. She says she will
“thank you until death”. I think that means forever. Sometimes translation gets
a bit tricky.
We have asked you to pray for the dad of a few of our kids. He has
continued to crash and in doing so has caused much trouble for the family. He
is currently in jail but this may end soon. Please pray for this man. He has
made many professions of faith but then is pulled back into the pit. Please
pray for safety for his family. It gets pretty ugly sometimes.
We also ask for your prayers for a woman we have known for several
years. Deizy has had many complications
following her surgery and has returned/needs to return (?) again to the
hospital on the Mainland for more. She is very discouraged.
As we return, we ask for your prayers for us also. While it is only a
short stay this time as Larry needs to return for bean harvest in September, we
hope to make many connections. Please
pray that our interactions are God-directed.
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Blessings! Larry and Susan
Email: roatancampbells@gmail.com
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