Honduras Update

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Hello again to all of my family and friends! This week, as many of you can imagine, was a very crazy week. Before I get to the hurricane stuff, let me move back to last weekend.
Last Sunday morning was a welcome back breakfast at Union Church. Several of us from the ranch got up extra early to attend and it was well worth the trip. We had a great time meeting some other missionary teachers and learning more about each other. After church was our usual stops for groceries, etc., and then it was back up the mountain.

Tuesday morning the hurricane had taken a turn to the West, and we could tell its path would lead it right to Honduras. Out of precaution, we dismissed school at 11 am, but we didn’t really get any of the storm until late Tuesday night, early Wednesday. As far as I know, there was some significant damage in Nicaragua and the northern coast of Honduras. We were very blessed here in Tegucigalpa and the surrounding areas to have received very minimal wind and rains. I appreciate greatly all of the e-mails concerning our safety and all of the prayers for us here at the ranch and the people of Honduras.

Tuesday night we had our first session of Bible study on the Song of Solomon. It’s a series of videos and discussions on the idea of a Biblical approach to love and romance. Most of the singles and even some couples will be attending each week. This past week was a wonderful first session and discussion and I am looking forward to the rest of the study.

Wednesday we did not have school because of the weather. I spent a lot of the day making pies for Jae’s birthday celebration Thursday morning. I had drawn her name at the beginning of the school year which meant I got to make some kind of dessert for her birthday. Wednesday night I went over to Eric’s and we practiced some praise and worship songs.

We had a normal day of school on Thursday, and spent most of the day trying to catch up on missed work. Thursday afternoon I spent on the campo throwing football with some of the kids. Thursday night I practiced with Eric again. We had been practicing for a ministry wide event on Friday.

The event on Friday was to get all the people from both sides of WGO together on the ranch for a fun time of meet and greet, singing, and games. Eric and I got to play and lead everyone there in some praise and worship songs. The rest of the afternoon was most of the kids and some adults playing some games on the campo. Unfortunately, the rain kept coming and eventually everyone ended up going home.

Last night we had a more informal party for Jae here at our place. Hannah made an awesome chocolate cake, and we sat around and chatted for a while, and then watched Amadeus. I had not watched it all in one sitting before and I still think it is a great movie.

Today has been kind of slow so far, which is typical for a Saturday. Tomorrow is going to be a FULL day. It’s the first day of Sunday school at Union, and after church a lot of us teachers are going to the Valley of the Angels, about an hour from the city. It’s a touristy place that has souvenirs, etc. Then we are coming back to Teguc and going to the mall for a little bit, and then we are all going to CCI, another English speaking church service that starts at 5 pm. It will be a very long day but I’m sure it will be worth it all.

Not really too much else going on this week, so sorry it’s a short update. Thank you so much for your prayers and concerns. Love you all and God bless!
-Jesse Tiner