May this letter find you all doing well, seeking the Lord of Lords, and being blessed by Him. We hope you had a wonderful Easter celebrating His resurrection and forgiveness of sins. We still have 10 WGO youth in the house and it is busy between home-schooling Rodolfo, Patty and Maryury preparing for high school graduation, Wilmer still anxiously waiting to start his 2-year trade school for carpentry, and all others continuing through school.
In all the busyness of life, Semana Santa (Easter week) came as a welcome respite for all of us. Everyone got out of the house and spent time with their families. It was fun to hear the adventures when we all got back. The girls were all over the country visiting family. The three guys traveled together to the south part of Honduras and spent time fishing, relaxing, visiting friends and relatives, and even slept on the beach. Everyone came back with beaming eyes and excited about their recent adventures.
We (Robert, Jennifer, and Rodolfo) headed up to the north coast to an annual Christian Reformed World Missions retreat with fellow missionaries from all over Latin America. The retreat was a huge blessing as we were spiritually fed and got to know the missionaries better. We were encouraged as we gained a better understanding of their different ministries.
Each Monday at the Bridge House, we have a house meeting where we discuss many different topics related to our lives. It is the one time each week that we can all seem to coordinate our busy schedules and spend time as a group. We use this time to have devotionals, discuss issues of the house, and mentor in other ways in order to help the students prepare for independent life. We are currently working through a Crown Ministries financial course where we cover such topics as debt, counsel, giving, work, saving, and investing. As always in teaching, the teacher learns the most. This course has been great for Jennifer and I as we are challenged to greater levels of stewardship with what God has entrusted us. Please pray that the students are equally challenged to submit their financial lives to God’s authority.
WGO is looking for someone to help at the Bridge House.
We currently have ten students here with more on the way this summer. (Wilmer is not shown in photo to the right.) While it is a joy to work with this group, it can be exhausting at times. Please pray with us that God will provide just the right person to compliment us as we continue to build into the lives of these youth.
