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In May, Jarvin headed up to Houston to begin his college career at Houston Baptist University. He begins classes in early June in HBU's English Institute before starting regular classes in the fall. Here, Jarvin shares a tearful goodbye with with mom at the airport in Tegucigalpa. Click here to learn how you can support Jarvin in his college studies! |
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Jarvin's new world! Jarvin sits in front of the Miro sculpture near the JPMorgan Chase tower in downtown Houston. He sports the colors of his new school, HBU! |
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| Speaking of college students, Darwin Pavon is is his third year at Zamorano University, a prestigious agricultural and development school in Honduras. Darwin won a full scholarship to cover his tuition for his junior year. On a May trip to Honduras, Micah board member Bob Bewley visited Darwin at Zamorano. Here, they stand by a lake that serves as Zamorano's fish hatchery. |
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| Jeferson and Maycol also made the trip to Zamorano to visit Darwin. On a tour of the school, they stop by to visit Zamorano's herd of prize-winning cattle! |
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| Eyes on the prize! Oscar has been accepted into Missouri Baptist University for their 2006-2007 school year. In addition to his studies, he will be playing on their soccer team, along with Marvin and Olvin, who already have a year under their belts. Above, Oscar shows us his form on a free kick during a recent Micah Project soccer outing. |
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| Honduras' rainy season began on schedule on May 15. The street in front of the Micah House becomes a river during big rains! Here, Pedro gives a school girl a free ride across the raging torrent. |
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| Erin Sheehy and Rachel Hand, teachers at the bilingual International School here in Tegucigalpa, volunteered for the Micah Project each weekend during the 2005-2006 school year. Their creativity and friendship added a lot to the Micah House. Above, the guys act out a skit (entitled "the Micah van" at Rachel's going away party in May. |
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| The summit! Over the last weekend in May, the Micah Project went camping at a national park in northern Honduras. The park, called "Cerro Azul" (the Blue Hill) offers a spectacular cloud forest that penetrates deep into the mountains. Here, we reach the summit of one of these mountains after a steep climb. |
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| Jungle swimming! We encountered many waterfalls and pools on our four-hour hike in the rainforest. Here, they guys cool off in a deep pool in the rushing stream. |
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| Tarzan strikes again! Erick found a strong vine in the middle of our hike and decided to give it a test! |
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| Jeferson stands at the foot of a powerful rainforest in the Cerro Azul national park. What an amazing way to enjoy God's creation! |
