Back into the Swing of Things

"For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God." - 1 Corinthians 18:1

I apologize for allowing so much time to lapse since I last wrote. A lot has happened in the past few weeks, and yet they seem trivial when it comes to writing about them.

The biggest news is that school started on Monday! We are now back into full swing. I love my job as principal, and I love that I am still teaching two math classes. I have found that my favorite part of the job is problem solving. I still have lots to do, but I feel like I am slowly getting caught up.

Another event that happened at the ranch in July was a "carnival" run by our summer interns. They had games on the soccer field with prizes to win. They had a "pie in the face" event in which they smeared plates of shaving cream in the faces of the ranch leaders. They also had a "bobbing for the big one" event. Ron, our ranch manager, bobbed for a Snickers bar in a never-before-used clean toilet filled with lemonade. It was quite disgusting to watch, but the kids all loved it. They ended the afternoon with a greased pig contest. The interns bought piglets in the community, greased them up with oil and shortening, and let the kids try and catch them. Prizes were given to the winners. At the end, the piglets were returned to people in the community. Everyone had a blast throughout the afternoon.

The girls continue their ESL program on Saturday afternoons in the city. They are doing a great job and getting a great response from the kids that are attending. It's neat to see how fast the kids are picking up English by coming just once a week.

Finally, I had the great privilege of distributing backpacks to all the kids before school started. The backpacks were donated by Reston Bible Church, my sending church in Virginia. The backpacks were filled with school supplies and gifts for the kids. They actually arrived in February, but we decided to wait and distribute them in time for the new school year. The kids were excited to receive their new packs. I even had a couple of them follow me from house to house as I delivered them!

That's the latest news from Honduras. I will try to do better about writing more often, now that the craziness of the start of school has died down!