ay ladrones!

Today in continuation of our Community Helpers theme for Social studies we talked about Police Officers. The kiddies all made their little police hats (I wish I had my camera, they were so cute), and then took turns acting out scenarios for when a police officer would be needed. All they could come up with was robberies, so one girl had her purse stolen, a boy had his backpack taken and two more robbers stole some kids' play-doh as they were playing. As soon as they shouted "Police!!" however, two cops quickly chased down the thieves and recovered the stolen items.

If only it were that easy. Last Saturday I fell victim to my third robbery since being here in Honduras. While visiting a neighboring town, a group of seven of us were hanging out in the main square right next to the church when two men came around the corner saying (in Spanish, of course) "this is an assault, give us your things..." We were all very stunned and there was nothing we could really do 'cause one of them had a gun. By the time it was all over they made out with two cell phones (one of which being the new one I just bought) and three digital cameras. It was a huge bummer, but thankfully the Lord kept us all safe. It was a good reminder that we always need to be aware of our surroundings, and never to get too comfortable. Praise the Lord we are all ok though!! His hand of protection has been upon us all along. Sometimes it's just more noticeable than others. Thanks for all your continued prayers.

El Dia de la Biblia

In Honduras they celebrate annually "El Dia de la Biblia" (The Day of the Bible). That's pretty awesome. No other books, religious or otherwise, get a special holiday all to themselves... hmm, maybe this isn't just any other book. At IST we celebrate this national holiday by dressing up each class from nursery to 2nd grade (16 sections total) to represent a different story from the Bible, and then parading around the entire school accompanied by the High School marching band. It is quite a celebration! This year, my class was the story of Jesus' birth. We had Mary and Joseph, 3 wise men, several shepherds, a donkey, a cow, 2 sheep, and 2 angels. It was great fun, and the kids were super cute!