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🎄 Feliz Navidad 2019


 🎄  Merry Christmas - Feliz Navidad 

It’s the Christmas “season”. Usually, we’re in Roatan late November through into December and haven’t been involved in the busyness that precedes the actual celebrations. There’s no avoiding it. So – Merry Christmas season! Join in the merry-making and no bah-humbug-ing allowed.


A very long harvest season here on the farm has meant that there was no way we could return to Roatan for our regular check in and graduation time. This is disappointing as there were several students graduating this year. Photos are sent, and congratulations via social media are made, but it isn’t the same. There really is nothing like sitting through graduations – in Spanish.

It’s official!  Jessie has graduated grade 12 with top marks in her class. She hopes to find work and also continue with evening university courses. We have cheered Jessie from the sidelines for 6 years and are so proud of her!    

This does, too, make it so we are anticipating our return in January even more than usual. We plan for a three-month stay. How great that we had that early snow so we had an opportunity to bundle up, slip over ice, push snow, and all that fun stuff that we miss in Roatan! We are looking forward to resuming the back-to-school hustle and bustle for the February school start-up as well as sorting out who has needs, document needs, and just pointing out options for some who don’t know they have options. There will be classes to resume in English. Pastor Ivan from Son Rise has already contacted Larry with some “things to pray about”. What always confirms for us that we are in the right place is when we see the projects God has that match our experience and skill. Can’t wait to see what’s next!
This year we want to return with expectant hearts. We want to look to God so that we don’t miss His goodness, His kindness, His love, and His “with-us-ness”. As we do, we need to remember to expect to see Him and expect that He is in it all. We can see Him in stimulating children to ask some tricky questions and in turn providing answers for us to share. We can see God’s goodness in providing just-in-time donations so we in turn can replace a decrepit casita with one that allows the owner to live in dignity, or purchase a water tank so that a family can have clean clothes and wash themselves. We see God directing people to our gate with a need that will stretch us to rely on Him. We humbly recognize that God doesn’t need us for anything – He is God! – but, He allows us to learn more about Him as we use our hands, our feet, and our experience to benefit others.

I am including our 2020 Wish List with emails and paper copy updates. If you are reading this from the blog and want to see the wish list, just send us an email. (roatancampbells @gmail.com). We do need help from you and so much appreciate everyone who blesses us and in turn blesses those who have needs in Roatan. If you can join with us, that would be so great! Donations can be made with a cheque/cash sent or dropped off at our house or at Loads of Love, 15 Prince St; N, Chatham, ON N7M 4J5 or online at loadsoflove.ca (Canada Helps Button click Honduras – Larry and Susan Campbell). Please note that cheques should be made out to Loads of Love and indicate Honduran Mission/Campbells on the memo line. With Canada Helps – leave your name so we can know who to thank. 

Thank you to so many who support us in various ways. We're in this together. Our prayer for you is that you will know an abundance of joy, hope and peace because of God's gift - His son, Jesus. We pray you know Jesus, the reason for this Christmas season and every season.

Merry Christmas to all!
    ~ Larry and Susan





Congratulations Jimena - kinder grad
Meilin - grade 9 grad


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