It's been a long time since we updated our blog.  We apologize and hope you haven't stopped praying for us.  We were released from our HMA on May 4.   We thank God for the provision of hundreds of people who pray for us and support the ministry here in Honduras.

For two weeks in June, we attended Field Director's Retreat in Marion, IN.  We started with a spiritual retreat with Dave Engbrecht, pastor of the Nappanee Missionary Church.  It was held in an old monastery in Huntington, IN.  We finished all the business session on June 17 and started our long journey down to Honduras on June 21.  We traveled with fellow missionaries Jerry and Sherri Murphy.  

We spent the night in McAllen, TX, where we saw Taylor Christian School and the Community Center. Helen Moon was also there, so it was good to visit with her.  She and her husband Bill, were with us in Honduras for many years. Bill went to be with the Lord earlier this year

We stopped to visit our Honduran missionaries in Mexico, Dany, Carminda Pineda and their son Samuelito.  It was so good to see the church they have planted in the city of Irapuato.  God is also using them in getting a theological education going.  In August they will be moving to Querretero to start a new church plant. 

We arrive in Honduras on July 2 after a long wait on paper work at the Salvador/Honduras border.  We thank God for safety on the roads and relatively easy border crossings.  We do have stories to tell.

Thanks for your prayers for Honduras.  These have been some uncertain days.   We received a call while we were visiting the Pineda family in Mexico, informing us about the removal of the Honduran president.  We are trusting the Lord and praying that all of this unrest will be resolved peacefully.

It's so good to be back in Honduras.  We are all settled back into our apartment and have been working in the field office for a couple weeks.  We've been able to travel to El Sembrador two times and Terry has been down to Choluteca with Mark Dunbar to help and encourage in the absence of our missionaries who are on furlough.  It was hard to leave family and friends in the US, but we find we have just as many friends and family here in Honduras.  One of the blessings of being a missionary.