It is hard to believe but we have been in Honduras for over three weeks now. The past few weeks have been a whirlwind!
God blessed our travels immensely. We flew from Pensacola to Miami to Comayagua with no difficulties. We spent four days in Tegucigalpa at the Mission House - the home base of the city outreach side of WGO. While there we worked to get all of our affairs in order, from residency paperwork to searching for a vehicle. Another missionary was driving for us and translating, but at the end of each day, we were exhausted! We also got to spend time with a visiting Serve Team and experience one of WGO’s medical and evangelism brigades. At least 100 people were waiting in the rain when the event started and all were able to receive medicine, medical or dental care as well as spiritual care during their visit. 🙌 Praise God!On Saturday, August 13 we arrived at Rancho Ebenezer, a.k.a. The Ranch!!! Words do not express how thankful we were to be back. It is such a beautiful place and we love the staff, other missionaries and children so much. Our boys picked right back up with the children they had made friends with during our visit in March. We played fútbol, four square and “ball tag” at the escuela each day. We met Bryeten and Chance’s teachers and received their school work for the first quarter. We got to attend a quinceañera and we participated in small group worship with a Honduran family who serve as Mentor Parents at the Ranch. It was an awesome week!
We are now in Siguatepeque - a city of about 80,000 residents located about two hours from the Ranch. We are attending the Spanish Institute of Honduras for four hours each day to learn the language and culture. We walk back and forth to school each day. We have purchased a vehicle but it will take about 30 days to get the paperwork in order. Thank you for the prayers! Please continue to pray as we work diligently at learning the language. We really enjoy the one-on-one learning approach, but most days our brains feel overloaded! Please pray for our boys. On top of being in a new country, their school teachers for the next 6 months are us. 😅 Please also pray for a daughter, Yese. We are so thankful for your support and we want to remind you, even though you are not physically here, your prayers and financial support have allowed us to be here. We are a team and we are all being used by God for His bigger, greater plan!
Finally, we have created a YouTube channel and will be posting videos led by the kids. They will share their experiences as MKs (mission kids) as well as Scriptures that we are all trying to learn and live out. Here's the link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClbSYAkaBfyljkHrUc2MqAQ
We love you all!
Steve, Kris, Bryeten, Chance and Mac
Interested in a mission trip to Honduras or want to connect with us? Please email us at Kris.Nelson@wgomission.org or Steve.Nelson@wgomission.org.
What an awesome flight crew! 💙
Perla is one of Mac's favorites!
Eat, sleep, play fútbol - it's what these kids do!
Hiking around the Ranch
What an awesome flight crew! 💙
Shortly after arriving in Honduras, we made a quick stop in the former capital of Honduras, Comayagua. It is one of the oldest cities in Honduras and still has much of the architecture from the colonial era. Here we are standing in the city square in front of the Catedral de la Inmaculada Concepción, aka the Comayagua Cathedral, which was built between 1634 and 1711 and is one of the oldest in Central America.
Perla is one of Mac's favorites!
Alex is another of Mac's favorites!
Eat, sleep, play fútbol - it's what these kids do!
Hiking around the Ranch
These sweet girls were so welcoming to include us in their Quinceañera celebration!
On our way to Siguatepeque to start language school!
View from a lookout in Siguatepeque
Hiking in Siguatepeque
Our first Sunday in Siguatepeque we attended a wonderful church called Esperanza Viva. We are thankful to have found a warm and welcoming church to attend during our time in Siguatepeque! We miss our church families in Lynn Haven and Pensacola though!
Our first day of classes at the Spanish Institute of Honduras!
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