Roatan Campbells' Connection

Greetings family and friends! One December many years ago (seems not long ago, but it probably was) at school we presented a musical called “Getting Ready for the Miracle”. I still often hum the title song. “Getting ready for the miracle of Christmas Day?”  Are you? Are you getting ready for the miracle? For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. (Luke 2:11) Because we've heard the Christmas story so many times, we forget the amazing miracle it is. God came to earth as a human baby! We need to take time to get lost in the wonder of this miracle. I want to take time this month to celebrate these words “unto you (me) is born a Saviour.” Maybe you too want to get ready to receive a deeper appreciation for how this miracle makes everything in your life more - miraculous. We want to share a few things that have been happening in Roatan. We aren’t there but we are connected and are celebrating from a distance. When we left in August,...

Hello! Our summer return to Roatan has come and gone and now we are back on the farm preparing for fall. Our trip was so quick – only two weeks – but in that time we feel that we accomplished the three goals we had set for ourselves. We were able to check in with so many people. Each of the students that we support has successfully completed his/her second quarter of the school year. We were very pleased to be invited to participate in various activities at the Sandy Bay Adventist Bilingual School. Larry was consulted about plans for the new room to be used for a computer lab. I spent a morning reading Canadian storybooks to the younger grades and speaking to the older students to encourage them in their English studies. On the Friday before we left, while Larry packed  😉   I assisted with the school-wide spelling bee. Spell G-R-E-A-T! It was such a JOY to spend time visiting and having friends come to visit. Our hearts are  full 💕  !  Chris and Laura are...

  “Congratulations! We closed!”   was the message we received from our real estate agent. A few days later it was really official – the wire transfer of funds for payment was made to our account in Canada. And with that – our house was sold. I don’t think we really thought it would go so fast. We listed it in February, but in our minds once April arrived we anticipated slow season for sales, and July and August slow-slow season. But, in late July we had our offer with closing in early September. We are happy!   We are sad! We are content. For nine years, this was the house where we stored our second toothbrushes, our sandals, and a week-plus of unmentionables.   This is the house that allowed us to do God’s work. This is the house that was at the end of imaginary line between Home 1 close to those we loved, and Home 2 close to those we loved. I guess we feel a little like the peg at one end of the line has been pulled up and right now it is twanging with no place t...

Submitted to the Independent News (Ridgetown) Tidings of Dis-Comfort and So Much Joy Saludos  a  todos . That’s one of several things we have learned. It means  Greetings to All in  Spanish  and we are pleased to greet you as the guest contributors for this week. We are the Campbells and have been blessed to spend several months of each year on the island of Roatan, Honduras serving as we are needed. We confidently share that we were drawn to this work by God. Our expectation was that our life experiences – teaching, farming/problem solving, and our love for Jesus – could be used to make changes in the lives of the people living in the small Spanish/Caribbean community of Sandy Bay.  We have made over 30 trips to our place in Roatan. Despite our pleasure in being able to spend so much time there, frequently we are in situations where we are not comfortable. It is hot! There are three months when rain comes in buckets. There are insects and lizards. While th...

For many months Larry and I were discouraged that there was no good way to travel to Roatan. I think lots of you heard our grumbles. When  we were finally able to travel, we knew the wait had been worth it. Our 9-week session, from January to mid-March became the sweetest time we have ever spent. We had a contentment in just BEING – not meeting any timelines or fulfilling any expectations. I expect that you too have had times when you found that your “no plan” was the best plan. We have recently had several people asking what is next. Our house is listed to sell. We have had several showings, but no offers. And that is quite alright with us. We know our house is in a unique location – perfect for mission work but maybe not for a person looking to spend time on the beach. We know our house will sell when the time is right. If it sells, there are many rentals available for us to explore. If it doesn’t sell, we know where we will lay our heads the next time we return. We hope to r...