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Shortly before we returned to Roatan, before I had even made
our plane reservations, I was chatting with my friend, Susan Campbell who was
already on the island, and she mentioned that she knew at least 50 children
from the colonia in Sandy Bay who would not be able to attend school this year
for lack of a sponsor. Work has been scarce for many families, they struggle
just to put food on the table, and the cost of outfitting each child for public
school (approx. $75.) is just beyond them. (It seems ludicrous that such a poor
country would insist that children cannot attend public school unless they have
the proper uniform, black shoes, and school supplies.) Susan, a retired school
teacher, was saddened by this as was I. We both believe that educating the
Honduran children gives them a better chance of improving their lives. I
offered to “shake the bushes” back home and see if I could raise any donations.
I posted on Facebook and sent a message out to old high
school friends and family and the next day I had 4 donations. Each day, more
donations rolled in. The interesting thing about this was that Susan and Larry
would meet a family who had x number of kids unable to attend school who were
asking for help, and the very next day I would receive that exact number of
donations to cover those kids!!! This happened over and over again. God was
clearly doing a good work here, meeting needs daily. It was beautiful to watch.
Bayron, Leti and family
Larry and Susan took many of the kids shopping to outfit
them for school: uniforms, shoes, backpacks, notebooks, etc., other families
were given money to shop on their own and requested to bring back the receipts.
Susan took plenty of photos of the children and gave me
permission to share them with you. In addition she also sent this thank you
note from one of the mothers:
And lastly, a note from
Arezzi for you.... Estamos muy agradesidos con Dios y con usted y su amiga no
la conocemos pero eya tiene buen corazón Gracias a dios! We are very grateful to God and with you and your friend we
do not know her but she has a good heart Thank God.
Arezzi and family
And another:
Keira’s mom, Rosa broke
down in tears when Keira’s school needs were met. Her husband has been out of
work, and they didn’t know how they could send Keira to school.
Keira
We were thrilled to learn that Travis and Tish’s ministry provided for 25 of these 50 kids. We were humbled to realize that another 26 children were ready for school on the first day thanks to the generosity of people I knew – old high school friends, church friends, family, and friends and work colleagues of my daughter.
Along the way – a boy needed a pair of pants, 2 boys needed
P.E. uniforms and shoes, another needed only bus money. Every need was met as
it came up!
A huge THANK YOU to all who responded to the needs of the
children. Their families are so very grateful; they praise God for sending you
to help them.
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