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August was
chock-full of action at the Micah Project!
Since it was the last month of the U.S. vacation
period, we had lots of friends and family members
join us in our ministry here in Honduras. We
also managed to keep the boys moving in all of their
activities and classes...kind of like the juggler
keeping all of the plates spinning at once!
Take a look at the album below to see God working
through the Micah Project in August!
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Micah 2.0 is drawing
closer! In August, our lawyer worked on the
legal paperwork regarding the land purchase so that
we can formalize the deal in September! One of
our board members, Howard Jacobson, flew in from
Houston for a few days to help us do some
brainstorming for the construction blueprints.
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In early August, a
team joined us from Gracepoint Community Church in
Tigard, Oregon (Brian and Natasha Wiggs' home
church). Despite battling illness during the
week, the team worked very hard to build one house
and start the foundation on another! They got
up before dawn one day, traveled into the mountains
of Honduras and built a wooden house for Edwin and
Miguel's grandmother, Gloria Fugon. Gloria
lives in a coffee and sugar cane-growing mountain
village with no electricity or modern
amenities...but incredibly beautiful
nonetheless! Her small wooden house was
rotting from the inside-out and threatening to come
down on top of her. The Gracepoint team was
able to build her a new wooden house in a
day...thanks to another Christian ministry called
Torch Missions which runs a "House in a day"
project!
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had a lot of fun with the chain saw while building
Grandma Fugon's house! Here, he cuts off the
extra board length near the door. |
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Above:
John, Treena and her daughter Sareena work on
the interior floor of Grandma Fugon's new
house!
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The other big
project for the Gracepoint team was to build the
foundation of a new house in the Villa Linda
Miller community. This was hot, exhausting
(and slightly dangerous!) work! Above,
Bob, Spencer and John dig out an area of the
foundation!
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The new house in Villa Linda Miller is for Ana Herman, who has worked for the Micah Project for ten years. The best thing about the group's week was presenting the foundation to her...since we had kept the project a secret from her until that moment! Above: the
moment when Ana discovered that the house
was to be hers. She was overcome
with emotion! Currently, she
and her two children live on one of the
most dangerous blocks in all of
Tegucigalpa.
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The Gracepoint team also
produced a Vacation Bible
School for the children of
Villa Linda Miller...directed
by Marvin Morazan, of
course! Marvin has such
a gift with children, and he
put it to good use that
week! Here, he and
Charissa lead the children in
a song.
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Speaking of songs, the groups
that come are always treated
to original music by our
resident rappers.
Here, Los
Little Boiz,
Miguelito and Axelito, peform
Juntos
Podemos (Together we
can do it!) on the group's
last night in Honduras.
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Another
August visit was by David
and Linda Miller,
Michael's parents.
They have been regular
visitors over the years,
and always enjoy getting
reacquainted with their
grandsons!
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August
also brought with it Third
Quarter exams in our
home-schooling
program. All of the
boys strive to be on the
honor roll since it brings
with it the possibility of
a meal at Dennys as a
prize (yes, there is now a
Dennys in
Tegucigalpa!).
Here, Miguelito (second
grade) and Wilmer (sixth
grade) work on their exams
on the patio.
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The boys
continue to train soccer
every Wednesday and Friday
at the national Olympic
athletic facility.
Here, Axelito goes in for
a score as Miguelito runs
in behind him on defense!
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Ever
since being interviewed on
a few radio stations last
month, the manager of
those stations has
graciously given us free
tickets to the premiers of
all the big new
movies. In August,
we got to see the premier
of the Green
Lantern! Very fun!
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Our
soccer
ministry to
street youth
continued on a
weekly basis
in
August.
Here, two
street youth
(the one on
the ground is
nicknamed
"Shark" and
the one doing
the leg kick
is nicknamed
"a Thousand
Years") do
warm-ups
before the
soccer match!
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Marvincito
is in his
fourth month
of drug rehab
after having
spent the
entire
previous year
on the
streets.
Although his
addiction has
caused some
anxiety that
makes him want
to go back to
the streets,
he has
resisted that
temptation and
is
successfully
completing
rehab.
Although his
official time
is done in
September, we
have asked
that they
allow him to
stay there an
extra couple
of
months...simply
because there
is no place
for him to go
once he gets
out!
Continue to
pray for
emotional,
physical and
spiritual
healing for
this young
man.
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Our
Sunday night
worship times
continue to be
a highlight in
our
week.
Often, we have
between forty
and fifty
people,
between Micah
guys, staff
and
friends,
join us for a
time of
worship and
reflection.
Here, John and
Israel lead
the group in
song!
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Oscar
Amaya moved to
Wheaton,
Illinois in
August to
begin his
college
studies at
Wheaton
College (alma
mater of
Michael, John,
Becca, Jeremy
and
David!!!).
Long-time
Micah friend
Hannah Rogers
is also
starting at
Wheaton; here,
they pose in
front of the
Billy Graham
Center on
Wheaton's
campus!
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Brayan
Chavez has
been at a YWAM
base in San
Jose, Costa
Rica to
complete their
Discipleship
Training
School.
He has been
learning
tons! On
his Facebook
page, he
wrote:
"A lot of
people are
ready to do
big things for
the Lord, but
not everyone
is as happy
about
accomplishing
the little
things.
One thing that
I have learned
here is that
it is so
important to
be faithful,
even when no
one is
looking!"
Here, Brayan
(green shirt)
jumps for joy
with the other
YWAM students.
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