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Lord, how many are my foes!
How many rise up against me!
Many are saying of me,
“God will not deliver him.”
But you, Lord, are a shield around me,
my glory, the One who lifts my head high.
I call out to the Lord,
and he answers me from his holy mountain.'
-Psalm 3:1-4
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| CONGRATULATIONS JOSUE AND MANUEL! |
December was a month of trials for the country of Honduras. Many people began to riot, loot, block roads, and cause chaos following the announcement of the results of the elections held the end of November. With all the distress in the country and inability to travel from one place to another, Manuel and Josue's school decided to postpone their graduation to December 15th. After living together for almost 2 years, encouraging them in their studies, and observing their growth and maturity, Marvin and I were not able to be with them at their graduation since we returned to the states on the 12th. It was hard for us and for them, especially when the director asked all the graduating students to stand with their families, and we weren't there with them. But she said much more to them that graduation evening. She told them how grateful she was that we enrolled them at that school. She shared with them how their presence there helped to transform 4 of the other students lives who were heading in the wrong direction. She said that they were an inspiration to their classmates and the staff because of their work ethic and integrity.
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| Saying Goodbye to Josue and Manuel |
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| Celebrating Josue and Manuel's hard work with tres leches cake and photo albums |
We are so proud of Manuel and Josue and hope that as they begin university in Honduras mid-January in San Pedro Sula, they will continue to commit their plans and lives to the Lord. They are not sure what career path they will chose or what city they want to live in, but they are becoming men of God and that is the most thrilling thing for us to witness! Praise God for allowing us to pour into them over these past 2 years and for humbling us in the process. Our own weaknesses shone as we interacted with 2 teenagers each day, but through our weakness, God's grace is made known.
"From the Lord comes deliverance.
May your blessing be on your people."
-Psalm 3:8
