Last Friday, I went with my students to an overnight camp in town but up on a hill among grass and trees. It was relaxing for me, as I only had to sit back and watch the camp leaders entertain my students, though I did participate in many activities. One activity I chose not to participate in were the water and mud games. I was sitting back, watching my students roll around in the mud, thinking how glad I was to be freshly showered. I looked down at something I was reading, and the next thing I knew, I heard shouts and looked up to see a mob running at me. Each of my limbs was grabbed by a camp leader, and I was carried over to the mud hole, dumped in, rolled around, swung/dragged over it, and this was the result:
It was pretty hilarious. My students thought so, too. There are more pictures in my online album.On Sunday, a group from the States came to our church to share with us. It was refreshing how full of the Holy Spirit they were. Later that afternoon (unfortunately I wasn't present), they and my pastor's family prayed for many sick people in another village. Everyone who came for prayer was healed. That night, they prayed for our pastor, who had broken his leg when he was 13; it didn't heal correctly, and since then, he's never been able to walk straight because one leg was an inch shorter than the other. When they prayed for him, he felt and saw his leg grow, and he now has two legs that are the same exact length. Before the group came, another miracle happened in the life of Yesi, the pastor's wife. Her sister was 8 months pregnant with all sorts of complications, including trombosis and diabetes. When the last ultrasound revealed that the umbilical cord was wrapped around the baby's neck, they decided to do a C-Section, but it was very risky, and they didn't know if either the mother or the baby would live. Everything went perfectly well, and mother and baby are healthy.
A couple of weeks ago, I went to the doctor's for my last follow-up visit about my nose bleeds. It's been a long time since I had one of those. The first blood test revealed some marginal issues with hemoglobin, platelet, and white blood cell levels, but the doctor looked at my latest blood test and told me he is no longer concerned and I don't need to go back. What he was concerned about this time were the flu-like symptoms I had the day of my appointment. He thought it was mild dengue, which is spread through mosquitoes. He wrote me a note so I could stay home from school for two days. I took advantage of the note the second day and got some much-needed rest.
The school year is coming to a close. Tomorrow is the beginning of review week, the next week is exams, and the following week, Honduran law requires us to give reinforcement and recuperations to students who have failed. Then we have a week to finish organizing the curriculums we wrote as we went, doing inventories, and packing before I head home. Pray for our focus and for students' attitudes.
Many followed [Jesus], and he healed all their sick.
~Matthew 12:15
"And these signs will accompany those who beleive: In my name they will...place their hands on sick people, and they will get well."
~Mark 16:17-18
