two weeks left

well, our little "hijo" is doing well! it´s actually kind of troublesome now that he has the strength to wiggle around, giving him medicine is a little trickier. :-)

summer in honduras is "missionary season," and we´re getting our share here at casa de esperanza too. last week we had liz and emily, and last night and today there were evangelizing groups that came to visit. last night a group of mostly teens from pennsylvania came; they performed a mime/skit to songs in english and spanish, the kids loved it--especially when they got do perform too. this morning a group from ywam did three skits as well, and one woman was from northridge...small world.

this morning i went with misilia and alba julia to take two of the babies to the hospital. they both had fevers, and we had to go to the emergency room (hospital strike). well, we waited...and waited...and waited....and you get the picture. :-) the hospital is bigger than i expected, although an american doctor would be horrified. the electricity didn´t come on until 9 (same as the whole town), which i imagine must cause a few problems. we found out that one of the babies has malaria, so please keep her in your prayers.

i think the rainy season has finally begun in earnest. last night it was so cool i actually (almost) wished we had a top sheet or blanket, and it´s been rainy/cloudy/rainy all day. hopefully we don´t get caught in it on the way home!

the other day we made a visit to a man named mou; he is a contact point for rescue task force here in puerto lempira, and there were some bible tracts in miskito that we picked up from him. we´ve given some to the kids that can read, and they are fascinated...i think the biggest draw is that it´s actually in their native language, since everything else they get is in spanish. hopefully it´s something that they can understand and really think about more clearly and thoroughly.

the kids are always making us laugh...9 year old leni told me the other night that he was going to buy me earrings--and a ring! (so if i come home married, don´t be surprised hehe) and today little akim named his teddy bear after me (baby micha, to be exact). it´s the running joke that christian absolutely adores yoko; he follows her around like a puppy. we´re going to hate leaving these kids...they´ve really made their way into our hearts.