April 2007 Photo Album

The remodeling of the Micah House entered its fifth month in April.  Here, a dump truck hauls away large rocks that came out of our patio area as we dug our new cistern.  The exterior of the house looks as if it took enemy fire; in reality, steel beams were inserted into the roof in order to build a second floor terrace.

 

 

Is this what they call "creative destruction"?  A large hole is dug in the interior patio of the Micah House in order to create a cistern.   Water is very scarce in Tegucigalpa in certain times of the year, and the cistern will ensure that our thirteen boys and staff at the Micah House will always have sufficient water.

 

 

Above:  Micah Project Assistant Director Becca Haver helps Karla and Rene with their homework.  Such a seemingly mundane chore has new meaning when you consider that these children grew up in the city dump of Honduras and were participants in our educational program there.  Thanks to Becca's hard work, they were able to receive scholarships to attend a Christian school in Tegucigalpa.   Below, a typical day at the city dump, where these two children spent most of their lives.

 

 

Erick and Miguel smile with Tony, a young man from the Villa Linda Miller community who was paralyzed from the waste down after a diving accident two years ago.   The young men of Micah visit Tony often to encourage him in his difficult circumstances.

 

 

Above:  John, from the Central Presbyterian Church youth group, hauls a rock from the Villa Linda Miller school site during his youth's group visit the last week in March.  The group worked hard to begin the bathroom facilities for the VLM school.  Below, the bathroom project is nearing completion at the end of April!  Our future projects include five other classrooms built along the same line as these bathrooms.

Danilo throws a football to project director Michael Miller on a recent outing to a park in the mountains outside of Tegucigalpa.  In May, Danilo will be moving to Costa Rica to study bilingual primary education at a university in San Jose, joining David, who is in his second year there.  Danilo has had a calling to work with young children for several years now.  In this picture, Michael needs to heed the words of George of the Jungle:  "Watch out for that tree!!!"

The young men of the Micah Project are home-schooled at the project.  A mixture of Honduran and American teachers provide a complete curriculum of Christian education every morning at the project.   Here, Michael Miller teaches the juniors how to solve systems of linear equations in algebra class.  Cheetah the Dalmatian is trying her best to grasp the concept!

Darwin Pavon is the oldest of the participants of the Micah Project.  His mom is a widow with seven children who lives in the Villa Linda Miller community.  This year, Darwin is a senior at Zamorano University, studying agricultural engineering.  As part of his studies, he spent four months on a dairy farm in southern England, returning to Honduras at the end of April.  Darwin worked with a wonderful farmer named John Redman who allowed Darwin to put his education into practice.  Here, Darwin stands proudly by the farm's John Deere!

While in England, Darwin was able to visit many different places on the island.  He was enchanted by the many ancient buildings and pastoral settings around England.  Here, he takes a moment to enjoy one of those many beautiful scenes!