We helped the kids with homework, then Lourdes, her mother, and Jairo all took me grocery shopping. Now I have everything I need (like a toothbrush holder) for my house, and a full fridge. I found some Nance fruit, which I love and haven't had since I lived with Jose and Karla. Lourdes says I'm a "Straaaaange Gringa" because I like Nance and queso fresco seco. She says most gringos don't like either.
After shopping we returned to the church where we went through all of the food that was donated again from La Colonia. This time it was not nearly as stinky or sticky. A lot of it is things the store can't sell - gringo stuff like Perrier water, Ragu spaghetti sauce, Rice-A-Roni, and even cleaning products. Plus TONS of juice. Lourdes says the kids won't drink the juice. I suggested we sneak it in with iced tea (which they do like), give them a few extra vitamins and they'll never know the difference.
I came home and got settled, did some laundry in the pila, and made a big dinner. It was interesting because I noticed I have even started to cook like the people here. The fry everything in oil and almost deep fry eggs. Today I almost deep fried my scrambled eggs.
Once again, my favorite part of the day was when the kids prayed. Lourdes asked a six year old girl, Meylin, to pray that I will have enough money to be able to live here permanently. Lourdes explained that I may not be able to live in Honduras after June because I don't have enough funding.
Afterward Lourdes asked if I had heard what Meylin said when she prayed. I heard it, but they were words I didn't know. Lourdes was laughing really hard. She said that Meylin had used very traditional, old fashioned words to ask God in a very desperate, forceful way to make sure I can get the money. She said it was very sweet to hear how intensely Meylin prayed with words that meant something similar to "if she needs to go to the ends of the earth, no matter what she has to do, please make sure this money is provided for her to live with us in Honduras." Lourdes later told the story to others and they all laughed. I guess I need Meylin to pray for me more often. She's a girl who is not afraid to ask strongly for what she wants in prayer.
Rainclouds have been lingering all day, but I chose to wash my clothes anyway. I didn't know that the ground becomes infested with man eating ants after dark. It just started raining so I ran out to grab my clothes off the line. My clothes were also covered in ants, so I had to shake all the ants off while running in place because if I left a foot on the ground it was immediately consumed by ants. It was probably an entertaining sight, but I only suffered one bite and only one ant made it inside the house, so the mission was an overall success.
Despite the fact that my whole life is up in the air as to where I will live in two months, I have felt very peaceful and happy lately. I think I really have turned my future over to God. Tomorrow I have to write a letter asking people to please consider supporting me financially. I'm really good at raising money for the boys here at the private Christian school. But when it comes to asking for money for myself, it's not as easy. I guess I will begin here by asking now. If you are able to contribute, please consider doing so. I need to raise $600 in monthly donations in order to live here. If you have any creative ideas about how I might do this, I would love to hear from you. Also if you could pray that I will raise the funding, I would appreciate it very much. I believe this is where God wants me to be. I am helping this community in ways I never imagined. It is an exciting journey and I love sharing it with you!
Below is a link for tax deductible donations. While every bit of funding helps, only monthly support will enable me to continue to live here.
Just click on my name (Fager, Mary Lynn):
https://worldoutreach.org/index.php?option=com_wrapper&view=wrapper&Itemid=117
Thank you in advance for any way you can help.
