My long overdue newsletter

I sat down to write this newsletter for February and realized I am only a couple of days away from April!
Where did the time go!?! I won’t put you through the torture of a long newsletter. I will mention a few things that come to mind, and let it go at that. I am truly sorry for the length of silence.

February started out pretty well. I went to a women’s retreat with Karen and Terry. There were around 70 women who came. It was held for the women missionaries in Honduras to help them revive and reconnect with God, and to remember why they are here. A group of retired women missionaries from Ohio started it in October. It was to care for the caregivers. To love on, encourage, and build up the women missionaries. They would be able to connect with the ladies in a way that others would not be able to on account of experience. Though the group from Ohio was not able to make it this time, some missionaries living here worked hard to put it together. It is a beautiful idea and a wonderful ministry in itself.

The kids started back to school the second week in February. They were supposed to start the first week. They average 1-2 days of school a week now due a teacher’s strike that has lasted many years. Their school day will be sometime between 2 – 4 hours long. This topic is a soapbox topic so; I won’t say anything more here. However, if you are interested in what is going on with the schools, you can take a look at this link I got from Karen’s blog: http://lagringasblogicito.blogspot.com/2011/03/no-school-strikes-standoffs-and-now.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FvZZx+%28La+Gringa%27s+Blogicito%29

A new law has passed for visitors to Honduras that is a blessing. We had a visa for 90 days but had to leave the country for 3 days before returning again. We were not allowed to go to a neighboring country and return. It had to be somewhere further away. Now we are allowed to leave to a neighboring country and be gone for 48 hours before we can return. This is good news. I will be looking to leave for El Salvador for this time frame in the next week or two. My visa ends April 17. I will not be able to renew my stay for 30 days two times in a row. I would have to do that because I leave for the U.S. 7 days after the 30 days would be over. That was bad planning on my part. I was never any good with math. Please pray for safety and an uneventful trip.

I have not felt one way or another about staying in Honduras or leaving for the states. This is such a rare thing to not know which direction I am supposed to take. Above all I want to do what God wants me to do. I have laid down a ‘fleece’ before God and will trust Him to provide me with the answer if I don’t feel the direction sooner. I will tell everyone after March 31st 11:59pm which path I will walk. I know there are several who want to know exactly what my ‘fleece’ is. I will tell it after the date mentioned above.
I feel like I am casting lots or flipping coins and calling heads or tails. I really don’t like this position of not knowing.

I will get to see a few friends, old and new, this April. I am looking forward to their visit. I pray for their safe travels as well.

I had talked to my sister briefly on Saturday evening at bedtime. I told her of the very hard day the 3 year old Josue had because of obstinacy and testing. He had to go to bed early and without dinner. She asked me if I got to read him to sleep. I told her no. Only 2 adults were looking after the kids and there are too many kids to allow that preferential treatment. Last night I got to put the boys to bed. Not something I get to do too often. Brayan asked me to read to them as they went to sleep. I got to read the first 6 chapters of Luke (in English) for them before all but one were asleep. What a precious time.

My love and prayers go out to you all. Thanks for being a part of allowing me to be here. I am eternally grateful. May the love of God, the grace of Jesus, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all.
Stacey

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