We are so thankful for what God is doing here in Honduras. Today I am at the hotel with Sis. Karla and the children while Bro. Finnicum, Bro. Geinrre, and Bro. Rigo go into Tegucigalpa. They are going to see if they can speed up the paperwork for Bro. Rigo so that we might get him a Visa to come to the U.S. He has made a lot of progress in his English, and we want him to come so that we might work with him in music and in the teachings of the Word of God. He has such a hungry heart. We are going to help sponsor him financially so that he might spend a lot of time with Bro. Geinrre, learning English to be prepared to come to be with us. He works all day, every day, and makes only $50 per month! We are so spoiled!!! They are also going to the United States embassy for an appoinmtent for Bro. Geinrre's Visa. His last one got lost, and they do not believe him when he tells them he left the U.S. when he was supposed to. It is so important for him to have a Visa so that he might come to meetings, as well as come to interpret when the other pastors come. Please pray! Also, please pray for Bro. Finnicum's throat and voice. He has gotten a cold, and the continual daily preaching has caused him to almost lose his voice. We are hoping that this day of resting his voice will help him.
     Sunday night we had our first service here in Talanga at Bro. Misaels's church. The sign in front said "Beinvenido a casa" (welocme home!) I feel like that spoke volumes, as they have really welcomed us into their hearts. There is a big difference in "welcome" and "welcome home"!! As Bro. Finnicum peached, some of the men began to ask questions, and it is obvious that they have really pondered the things that they have heard.
On Monday and Tuesday, we had a pastors' seminar at Bro. Misael's church. This is a time of teaching from 10 am to 2 pm. They also ask questions whenever they wish. On Monday, he taught the lesson "Why we speak in tongues." It is so amazing that the churches here call themselves Pentecostal, yet few of them are baptized in the Holy Ghost with the evidence of speaking in tongues. At this meeting, there was a man present who has been attending Bro. Misael's church, but had not yet been saved. He came to Bro. Misael that night, and told him that he had really been touched by the messages, and he wanted to be saved. God is good!
We had no service scheduled for Monday night, so we drove to Tegucigalpa where we had to change the car for a van rental. We had been renting a car from Sis. Karla's brother, but needed to change it so we had more room to transport people. This was a real experience, as Bro. Finnicum had to drive the van to the brother's house while Bro. Geinrre drove the car. Those of you who have experienced riding in Tegucigalpa traffic understand why I say this was such an experience!!! (Of course, Bro. Finnicum loved it!) We met Bro. Cristian, Sis. Carolina, and the children at the Pizza Hut, and had a few minutes of fellowship with them. They hope to come be with us here in service on Sunday. Thankfully, Bro. Cristian now has a job selling memberships to Price Smart, which is similar to our Sams club. It is cute to see  Moises interpreting for little Ethan.
The Tuesday pastors' seminar also went well. Bro. Finnicum told the story of the drainage pipes we put under our new building, but had to tear out with great difficulty when we found they were wrong. The pastors seemed to understand this analogy, and after he taught the Bible study, one said, "We have laid the drainage pipes very deep, so it may take us a while to understand all of this!" At least they are listening, and time will tell how open they want to be, and how hard they want to work to tear out those wrong foundations.
     Tuesday night's service was with Bro. Betanco. This was the church where we were either in someone's home, or a very small building, but the Lord always met us there is a special way. The Lord has smiled on that little church, and given him a beautiful place to worship. He met a couple who had been fasting and praying for a pastor to come that could use their property for a church. It is in the middle of downtown Talanga, and a wonderful facility for the Lord to use. These people have remodeled it at their expense, and are charging him nothing- not even for electricity. The lady was born in Portugal, but is a Honduran legal resident, and an American citizen. She speaks some English after being there for 35 years.
     Our time is already half over, yet it seems like we have hardly begun. God is surely doing a work here, and there is no questions that the doors continue to open to this message. The lady pastor that we had service with in the San Pedro Sula area is so hungry to hear more and for us to help her church. She asked Bro. Geinrre if we would still help her if the other pastors in the area were not interested. She was so excited about what she heard, and she felt like she was hearing right from God. I don't know what the future holds here in Honduras, but I do know Who holds the future, and we want to work with Him and for Him in whatever way we can! Thank you all for your prayers.

We have spent a lot of time on the road the past few days. We had services at different churches each of the 3 nights that we were in the San Pedro Sula area. We feel like there will be room for us to work there in the future, as several expressed interest in our returning. Unfortunately, it is several hours to drive from that area to our usual area, but if the people are hungry, God will make a way. On Friday, we had nothing scheduled during the day, so we took the opportunity to drive to the Mayan ruins in Copan. It was quite interesting, and it is a very important part of the history of Honduras.
Today we made the long drive back to Tegucugalpa and on to Talanga. While we were in the city, we met with Bro. Jim Phillips for a short time. Bro. Geinrre often works with and interprets for his mission teams when they come here. He is in charge of Love, Truth, Care ministries, and has a great heart for the Honduran people. As we were talking with him about our work here, he made an interesting observation. He said that his experience, as well as others in similar ministries, shows that the real effect of this type of work begins to bring fruit in the 7th year. This past January marks 6 years that we have been coming here to Honduras, so perhaps this will be the year that we will begin to see real fruit for the Lord here.
As we came through Talanga on the way to the hotel tonight, we stopped briefly at Bro. Misael's church to say hello to a few that were there working. This is the church that we are helping financially to put on a new roof. Before he could do that, the bathroom had to be moved (it was on the roof.) We were excited to see that the bathroom project is nearly finished, and it was beyond our expectations! Those of you  who have been here with us will be amazed when we show you pictures!
We are settled into the hotel now (after killing a baby scorpion in the room). We look forward to these next 10 days as we anticipate seeing changes and growth in the people that have been receivng the Word of God in their hearts and applying it to their lives.
Thank you for your prayers. We miss you all.

We arrived safely in Honduras yesterday at 11 am local time. No problems, and all.our luggage!! Bro. Geinrre and Sis. Karla met us and we were off to the hotel before service. We met with a new group of pastors about. 45 minutes out of San Pedro Sula. This was a regular service, and we were well received. Today we met with just the pastors group of about 40 people, and Bro. Finnicum taught for 4 hours. We feel like we will be invited back there again. Tonight we will be in a different church farther away. We will only be in this area for 3 days before we go to our usual area near Talanga. I am so thankful for your prayers as we reach out to the Honduran people with the truth of the Word of God. 

We have been busy packing and repacking, studying, and most importantly praying, as we anticipate our trip to Honduras next week. One exciting part of this trip will be our first time to minister in the San Pedro Sula area. Bro. Geinrre has pastor friends in that area who have expressed an interest to hear the message that we are bringing to Honduras. We will spend 3 days in that area before we go to Talanga to be with those whom we have grown to love so much. Bro. Geinrre has been busy while we have been gone , working with the pastors and the youth. I hope to keep you posted on what the Lord is doing while we are there. I welcome and appreciate your comments to know who is following our trip, and so appreciate your prayers for our safety, and especially for the ears of the people to be opened and their hearts to be changed. We serve a life-changing God, and we teach a life-changing Gospel!

In a few minutes, Bro. Geinrre will be here to pick us up to start the long trip home. What a rewarding trip this has been! Last night's service was the icing on the cake. We had a good service, and thought we were ready to leave. But they weren't finished! First, the young people that Bro. Geinrre has been working with got up and they sang several of our songs! He's changing me, I will follow thee, and He's given me life for my soul. Then people began one by one to get up and express their appreciation or what they had learned while we were here. All of the young men got up- Bro. Rigo, Luis, Gustavo, Sis. Nancy, and several others= some whom we didn't even know were really recieiving anything! Bro. Misael said very kind words of thankfulness of what we had all done for his church; the family training, the example of the young people, it has all been so important this trip. This is something that has never happened before, In fact, most of these people had never stood in their church to say anything! It was such evidence of what God is going in this little church. Your financial donations are not in vain! Our time is not in vain! They are all begging us to come back soon so they can hear more. We took a picture of several men in the church who had worn their white shirts and ties that you all donated! When service was over, many of the women came up to me in tears- again something that has never happened. They know that we love them, and they are beginning to love us as well. Bro. Misaels's wife told me she felt like I was her real sister! Truly they are beginning to understand the family of God. We pray that they can all apply what they have heard, and that the Lord will continue the work in them that He has started, just as He has done in all of us.
See you soon! We love you all.

We awoke this morning to a most exciting email telling us of the safe delivery of our new grandson, Malachi Hudson Finnicum. This makes number 6 for us, and we love them all and anticipate the time that they will be able to be a part of what we are doing here in Honduras. Welcome, Malachi!
Yesterday's last day of the seminar was very successful, with about 20 people attending. Bro. Finnicum taught about training the children in the home. That is a huge subject, and of course, he just barely touched the surface. There is such a great need for these kind of teachings here, and the Christians really want to hear it. Whether they will apply it remains to be seen!
We had a second service last night with Bro. Betanco. They are a very small group of people and they are meeting in a living roon, but the Lord has met us there in a mighty way each time. We sang 4 of our songs, and Abigail helped to bring in the Spirit of the Lord as she worshipped. We sang some worship songs, then "I will follow thee" and Bro. Betanco even got his guitar and helped us on that one! The spirit was just beautiful. He is one of the pastors that opens up the service at the end for people to get prayer, and once again, the people pressed in. Even Eunice was raising her hands! We have invited his church to join us tonight at our last service with Bro. Misael. It seems impossible that our time is up. The Lord has been with us in a great way. It is obvious to see which of the pastors and churches are hungry to hear more, and we know that there are some who will be walking this way with us in the years to come. To say that this work is fulfilling is such an understatement. I just have to stand back and watch the Lord directing our path.
We do look forward to coming home and seeing you all. Without your support in finances and especially prayer, we could not be here. Thank you for your investment in the Kingdom of God. We bring a little of all of you each time we come. Let's build the Body!

Hola my friends in America! I've been enjoying myself on this trip, learning and experiencing new things. More and more, I'm falling in love with Honduras, with the places, the people, the culture, THE FOOD! It's amazing what God has been doing for us. The churches we have been visiting are so friendly and beautiful. It's wonderful to see how hungry they are for change. I love learning the language, though I have had some flaws in that area. The other day instead of saying, "Dios le bendiga" (God bless you), I said, "Feliz Navidad!" Now they say "Merry Christmas" to me instead of "Good-bye." I've been starting my own traditions here! (Not sure if Bro. and Sis. Finnicum appreciate that, but I'll leave that in God's hands. I have to say that Bro. Finnicum was right when he said this trip would change my life. It's safe to say this trip will not be my last time visiting this wonderful country!
God bless,
Abby

Today was day number two of the marriage seminar, and it was very successful. There were over 20 people there, and the teaching was so well received. Bro. Finnicum taught on the 5 signs of a loving family. These people are so hungry for this kind of teaching. It seems like they just soak it up. It makes for a very long day, sitting from 10 AM to 2:30 PM, with just a very short break. But understanding the need makes it all so worthwhile. We pray that by helping these families, we will help to save the next generation.
The church service for tonight was changed, and we were able to go back to service with Bro. Alexander tonight, in Bro. Geinrre's village. This church is getting more and more open each visit. Savana and I, (with a little help from Dulce), sang a few of our songs. We are just begiining to introduce them to most of the churches, but it is a start.
There is no doubt that we are making progress here. Hearts are being touched and the eyes of understanding are being opened.

It seems impossible to think that we only have a few days left here in Honduras. It seems like we just arrived! Sarah will be spending the night with Bro. Geinrre's family tonight, and Sis. Karla will take her to the airport tomorrow. She will be greatly missed in our last services. Her testimonies are so filled with her love for her Lord. We have really enjoyed having her here again with us.
Yesterday was the first day of the marriage seminar, and several of the couples were unable to make it. Bro. Misael and Bro. Alexander were there, so Bro. Finnicum changed gears a bit and taught them how to help problem marriages in their church. Today, several more couples are supposed to come, so we hope that it will be a very profitable day. We have given out some of the clothes to specific pastors and other people, but yesterday we opened up the rest for the pastors that were there, so that they might help some of the poeple in their congregation as well. I think our "store" was a success, as everyone left with a smile on their face! Some of the men's shoes we brought were a perfect fit for some of those that we had hoped to help. Bro. Rigo was excited with his. We also brought a bilingual Bible for him and Bro. Luis, 2 of the faithful young men in Bro. Misael's church. It is so fun to watch them try to read the scripture in English during the services.
Last night we went to a church for the first time. It is near the village of Bro. Geinrre, and the church started as an outreach from Bro. Alexander's church for the people who had to walk so far. The pastor is Bro. Alexander's brother, Bro. Joshua. He had about 100 people there, and many obviously unsaved men were outside the church listening, as well. It seems that the "gringos" coming to their village for the first time was a big deal! Bro. Joshua was with us in every seminar last week, and he is so hungry for more. He told Bro. Geinrre that he did not want to be left out of this! We are going to write letters for some of these pastors for Visa appointments, so that they can prepare to come to the United States in the Fall of 2012. We hope to get them there in time for the Fall campground meeting, then stay until the meeting in Brownsville in November. Several of them have already gotten their Passports after the first time we talked about this meeting, and are really anxious to come.
Savana and Abigail are doing well. They testify every service, and their sweet spirits are such an example to these people. It is such a blessing to bring young people here who are a living example of what we are teaching.
Thank you for your prayers. We have 2 more days of the marriage seminar, and 3 more night services, so we

Hello to everyone!
So far all I can so I "WOW, WOW, WOW!" From the first get-go, the Lord has been here with us every step of the way. Visiting the churches, testifying, meeting the people, has changed my life forever. I see we have much work to do, but the Lord is helping so much. He's given me a total peace while I have been here, (even on the plane!) And I have fallen in love with the people. I thank the Lord for giving me the great privilege to come and lift up the hands that hang down, and for opening my eyes and causing me to fall in love with Him even more.

I love and miss everyone of you! Keep praying-- It's working!
From Honduras,
Savana Joy