Roatan Campbells' Connection

We are not publishing our November Update in the blog. However, if you wish to read it, you can send us an email (roatancampbells@gmail.com) and we will send it to you.

  While the little island of Roatan has been under lockdown for six months, there are many opportunities to see God blessing these people. Jaylin                            Victor                               Dayana Cruz and Javier welcomed Jaylin in May.   Arezzi and Victor now have 3+3; 3 girls and 3 boys, with the arrival of little Victor. Sandra and David have a new little one – Dayana – a siste r for Steven and Jimena. ************** Chris and Laura, have served faithfully at the Rehab ce nter for 3 years. During the past few months they have received two huge blessings! A few months ago, a landowner near the rehab center provided Chris with a pie ce of land which Ch ri s and Laura will eventually use to build their house. Then, shortly after this, Laura received word that she and Chris were to be parents – ie. foster ...

Hello family and friends, I apologize. I have tried to edit but the words rebelled! I am sending the lighter pictorial version separate. You may choose. As many of you know, in our early years in Roatan we had the opportunity to share our lives with Juan, a Spanish teen who needed some people. It was a mutually beneficial relationship – we “parented” Juan and he showed us how to navigate all sorts of things Honduran. One day I was fuming about something Honduran that I felt was restricting the people. Juan turned to me and said “What do you expect of a third-world country?” I chided Juan for this view of his country. “Don’t call it a third-world country. The term is ‘developing country’,” I admonished.  During the past few years, we have felt that so many people were making good progress.  We were seeing such a change in the standard of living for the people we visited. Effective six months ago, that ended. Roatan went into lockdown.  This tourist island has no to...

I'm just getting a chance to look back on our winter season in Roatan as I click through our pictures. We have had times when we have had an okay-season. We have had times when it was a great-season. But this time I would call it a super-season. Take a look - in super-latives! 1. Most Irresistible Babies Yes, I have the most wonderful job because I get to greet, pray for, and share Bibles with babies in our circle of contacts.  2. Classiest Students around from top left:  Jessie and Josian (first year, university), Antoni, (grade 5), Meri (grade 7), Jacee (grade 10), Alison (grade 11), Carlos and Jorge (technical - nautical electricity) 3. The Best and the Worst Operation Christmas Child Gifts  Can you guess which are best and which are worst? If you are wondering what to pack? For our group, a soccer ball was the most coveted gift for boys and girls. If you can find a small ball pump that would be helpful too. Other items that w...

March, 2020 Hello family and friends near and not so near, It seems so long ago since we last sent an update, and in reality, it has been only a month and a half. Our world has changed so much in that time. We are even hesitant about what to write since what we want to share happened BC (before COVID 19) and now? – it’s hard to focus on those things. But, for us as well as maybe some of you, when we share how it is/was in Roatan there is encouragement for what will be again. Firstly, as of March 16, we are back in Chatham Kent. We are very thankful that the Canadian government made it a priority to get planes to evacuate Canadians from Roatan as well as other countries. Roatan has no cases of the virus, and the Honduran government is not allowing anyone to come into the country from …. out ...