If I'm gonna be cold, I'd rather be in the Ocean!

Last week, a group from our home church in Greenwood, IN was in Honduras for a mission trip. It was so great getting to see everyone from home, and share our lives with them again. I probably looked like a kid in a candy store waiting at the San Pedro Sula airport for them to come out of customs. The trip was a great success, with a couple hundred salvations, and a few instantaneous miracles. The team spent a couple of days here in Sigua, a couple in San Pedro, a couple in the mountains, and 1 in Tela (a beautiful coastal town). I was so excited to go with them to Tela since I have been trying to experience the turquise waters of the Caribbean since we got here. Unfortunately, it rained the ENTIRE time we were there. We were at a beautiful resort that was right on the ocean, but also had a huge, gorgeous pool. It was the low season, so we pretty much had all of this to ourselves.

A group of us decided that no matter what the weather, we were going to swim. So, we put on our bathing suits and ran out into the pouring rain to jump in the pool. It was kind of chilly, but fun anyway. Pastor Scott decided that if we were going to be cold, he would rather be in the ocean, so off we ran. Turns out, this was a bad idea because there was no shelter from the wind and rain, which pelted you like hail, and the churning water was very dirty. So, we ran back into the pool and played volleyball for about 1 1/2 hours. FUN!

here is a picture of only one small section of the HUGE pool.



And one of the ocean...notice the red flag and all the waves.



Here is a picture of Jill and Ranen...so cute!



And one of the children's crusade on the central plaza.



And a precious one of my worst students praying the prayer of salvation.



And finally, Pastor Scott at the hotel in Tela being goofy during a game of Farkle.



On another note, my 5th graders have recently become alarmingly proficient in their limited knowledge of the English language, and are quickly becoming my favorite class. There are fewer of them, and they are older which makes them fun to work with. They now constantly use English phrases for things they need in class such as "I am finished", "Can we play a game", and "How do you say...". I usually end up starting class 15 minutes late every day because they are bombarding me with questions about English, American culture, etc. Of course, I don't mind this at all, even if they are just trying to distract me! I have one precious student named Lorena who is very smart, but hasn't quite figured out sentence structure yet. If she doesn't know what to say, she inserts the word "the". For example, almost every day in class she asks: "Teacher Mallori, the finish the class the play the game?" I haven't had the heart to correct her yet because its more important to me that she's trying. Someday maybe I will find the right time to do so.

Here are some group pictures of the class. I tried to make them take a serious one first, but we ended up with some bunny ears anyway.



Just the boys:



And just the girls:



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