September Update

September Update 2008

Well the rainy season arrived but whenever I get tired of the wet and dampness I am reminded of the hundreds who have lost their homes during the rain. There is little drainage here in Honduras, so a quick rain shower can sweep away homes on the sides of mountains.
September 12, was Children's day here and it is quite a celebration. Another celebration was independence day. The children love the celebrations with parades, pinatas and costumes.
The schools are having problems with strikes as the teachers were not getting paid. So the schools have been inconsistent and the children end of attending an average of 3 days per week. We continued with testing for Rosita but no concrete results. Communicating with her has been a challenge but she communicates with us just fine and gets along pretty well for the most part. Behavior issues have been a problem with her but we have seen some progress. Pamela is still awaiting for authorization for surgery on her foot. Her mother did give her written permission so the process is moving, but slowly.
We are moving along with the building of another dorm so that we can offer a home for more children.
Dorian was able to go visit his mother in Nicaragua for a week. He really didn't do much visiting as he was there to get papers out and such and the system just does not move so fast and it was lots of days of waiting and traveling. He returned home on a Sunday and on Monday he was in hospital having emergency surgery to have his appendix removed. Public healthcare in Honduras is dangerous at best so we went to a private hospital and while it was very inexpensive compared to United States, there are very few here who can afford it. Cost of Dorian's operation is approximately $3500 and while a bargain, it is quite a sum for us. We are currently attempting to raise monies for the surgery so that we can continue to minister and not fundraise. Dorian has not fully recovered yet and has a drain still from the operation and continues to be on antibiotics. Please pray that his health will be restored and if you are interested in helping us with the cost of surgery please email me for details(karendvaughan@gmail.com).
Continue to pray that I will remain clay in His hands.........

Blessings~