Fun in the Park

Easter Sunday had some great times then some gripe times. Here during Holy Week (the week before Easter) Many things shut down, all the schools were closed. The city seemed empty the whole week. For those of you who have been here I know that sounds crazy, but it was ghost town. I was not sure how many would show up for the Sunday morning service, because I had the leaders tell me that they would be out of town or with family that day. So the gripe time was when no one showed up for service, but the great time came that afternoon.

Angie from Hope House orphanage called to ask if she could bring the children over for an Easter egg hunt at the park in front of my house. We had 22 children in all hunting and it was a wonderful time. Cheryl and I helped Angie hide eggs, while Kim and Angie's assistants watched the children. I think we had as much fun hiding the eggs as the children did finding.

Then one age group at a time went to find the eggs. I think the older kids were getting into to it more than the little ones. I guess it was the "prize egg" that got there attention. After the happy hunting time, we had ice cream!!! All the energy that the Children just ran off was now restored! What fun! Jaden had ice cream from head to toe, he was so cute.

It was all great. In the end we spent some time with our children talking about the day and what it represented and then we worshiped a little while then had a wonderful family pray time.

God is good even when no one else is around.

Love you all,
Paul

Realizing the Impact

I don't think Bro. Tom realized what an immediate impact the cabinets would make for the Deaf Center. After partially finishing them we began placing them in there respective rooms. As soon as we placed on it automatically turned the room into two class room. While we were placing the others (bringing them in through the window), a phenomenal thing took place school started and the teachers were teaching two different classes in the same room. I know this sounds silly, but because of three cabinets we went from having 2 classrooms to having 5. That makes a great difference.

Thanks Pastor McLendon, Danny, Dustin and Dalton we are very grateful for your service here in Honduras.

Paul Dyar

Ministering in the Mountains

What a joy it was to have Pastor Tom McLendon and his wife Janis with us for a week. They brought a wonderful team of hard working people with them and we kept them busy.

I want to thank Jack and Nancy Terry for allowing us to join with their ministry to the Mountain churches. Mission4Jesus is dedicated to helping the churches in the Mountains that often do not have the funds to build or even equip and pay its pastors. The Terry's have helped put clothes on many of the children and also have help build churches. They work with various groups to bring discipleship and much need training for pastors and leaders.

We spent a day with them in two different churches. In one location in the morning we had a womens seminar and neo-natal classes. Lisa and Linda, the nurses with the group, taught these classes and gave out materials to help train the mothers and expecting mothers. That evening we held services in Yure a fast growing church in the process of building a new sanctuary. It was standing room only with people standing in the doorways and windows just to be in the service. Pastor McLendon preached on the power of the name of Jesus. One lady was healed immediately and many lingered in the alters under the anointing.

We had an awesome time and truly enjoyed the Mountains. This will not be the last time we go to the Mountains, because we are on a Mission4Jesus.

Blessings, Paul