Mallori and Nathaniel: A Turn of Events

As most of you have probably alreay heard, Nathaniel and I got robbed a couple of weeks ago. The thieves stole our laptop, digital camera, and other smaller items. we are doing well, though, thanks to all of your prayers. We have not been living in fear, as thieves in Honduras won't usually come when you are home. They wait until you leave becasue they don't want confrontation.

Despite this horrible event, life goes on. We have been careful to remind ourselves that they are just "things", and that the work we are doing here is much more important. Rhonda advised us that we must always hold everything God gives us lightly in our hands. How true that statement is! We have heard stories of previous missionaries who have left the country due to similar circumstances, and we will not let that happen to us. The precious souls of these children are much more important!

We have been learning about God's provision at church. The idea is that God knows what we need and the problems we will encounter before they happen, and that He goes before us and has the solution before we even know we need one. Well, we saw this first hand when we visited a friends church in San Pedro Sula, and they took up a special offering for us to help replace the items we lost. It was so amazing. That pastor gave us the money and said it was a "symbol of God's provision." How awesome!

There was a special holiday on thursday, September 10th called "dia de los ninos", which means "kid's day". It was quite the interesting and chaotic event. Hondurans are known for going all out for any occasion, so there was cake, coke, pinatas, candy, more candy, and lots and lots of chaos. the kids were basically allowed to do whatever they wanted allllllllllll day...and it was a very long day. Here are some pictures of the fun.