I saw this on one of the boat trips to Roatan. It was a very large fishing vessel offloading to a barge. We are getting more and more larger vessels in our area these days.





















Pastor Teddy, along with a few islanders, and
a visiting team from WA rebuild the walkway in the pond that was falling into the swamp. Projects like these are plentiful on Helene, and we need visiting teams to get them all done.













Bentley Bay from the sea, the furthest west village on Helene.












Learning from Dr Tony, DDS my latest ministry area of interest, emergency dentistry. So far I have just assisted, but my turn will come to numb gums and pull teeth!

























This was a sad and strange sight to see! Overnight, these 'wee wee' ants came out of the bush, making these pathways you see, straight for the Hibiscus bushes! Every leaf was devoured, leaving one little wilted flower. Believe it or not, all the leaves came back within a few days after Jerry, our "gardener" followed the tracks into the bush to kill the ant nest. But, alas, they have struck again since then.










Joe and Willis refinishing the cabinets for the medical clinic remodel. This has been quite a process, of course taking much longer than we hoped it would. When done, we will have 2 private patient rooms, a reception area, and a pharmacy. It will have a computer desk with reference materials, and a lab area. I can't wait to show more pictures as the process continues!

Miss Sheila with Zachary









































Here are a group of ladies on the Northside in front of Miss Zula's house. We were gathered for a Bible study.

Here are Paster Teddy, his wife Heather, and their 3 kids, Jahari, Jadiri, and Zachary in front of their new home.

Here I found Sharina doing her homework in the Pond, sitting in front of an old shed, surrounded by mud, chickens, and garbage, but she had found shade and a quiet spot to get it done.

Argarta and her son, Daroni with Marian on the right. We were having Bible study on Miss Zula's porch.


















I snuck into the kindergarten room to get a picture as they were working on their favorite project, coloring. They were making cards for us to send back to WA for Miss Marjie. We hear she just loved them!










This is in the oldest classroom, the 5th-6th graders of the HEC (Helene Education Center). Compulsary education only goes to 6th grade in Honduras, and that is the extent of the English school, too. Anything beyond that, basically 7th and 8th grades, is called college. There are some trade schools, and some 'university' courses on the mainland.








Tannie and her 2 week old son, Rodney. This was another birth I missed, he was born while I was away to the states in Febuary.



















OK, so did you know that cockroaches are next to impossible to kill?? We have poured bleach on them, tried many sprays and powders, but the one thing we finally did learn (almost by accident) is that hot water kills them almost instantly!!! It is inevitable that you will have these scavengers in abundance when you live over sand or dirt, in a tropical environment, where there is food in abundance that they can manage to gnaw into somehow. Thank the Lord they are mostly nocturnal!