unexpected

This week has turned out to be quite different than what I expected.

Last Sunday in the school there was a mandatory work day for the parents. Everyone was busy moving rocks, cutting grass, raking grass, sweeping, burning trash, to painting. Well I was not there more than 15 mins and was carrying rocks down over the hill when I twisted my foot in a hole. I heard a big snap but was able to get back up. There was a little pain at first but as I continued to walk the pain got worse. I roughed it out and continued to work another hour. Although someone saw I was hurt and offered me their paint brush so that I would not have to be up and down a lot.

Getting here to the house I went straight to church. So I still had not really talked to anyone or told anyone what had happened.After church I took off my shoe to see it was bruised and swollen. My shoe must have been given my some support because putting on flip flops I could not walk. After church and talking with Dorian we headed to town to have my foot checked out. They took lots of x-rays and such and said it looked fractured at first but then they said it was just a rare case of torn ligaments. So they decided to put a cast on it to stablize it for the time being. I go back tomorrow and they are taking off the cast and going to do more x-rays to see how it is healing. Possibly depending on how things turn out tomorrow I might have to have surgery.

So it has been a slow week for me. Lots of rest and with my foot up. I am not doing so good having to depend on everyone to help me but I am learning.

The frustrating part about all of this is some people I love dearly are here right now and I was looking foward to spening the week with them some this week. Well those plans have fallen thru.:( Although I am hoping to see all of them this weekend!!!!

Please keep me in your prayers as this is hard for me to slow down and ask for help. Hoping to learn a lot from this. Already it is humbling me. Also pray for the healing and that I do not have to have surgery.

Antonio and Cindy

September 2010

September 2010

September started off with a surprise visit from my mom! There is nothing like having your momma around. It had been way too long since her last visit. The rains continued and roads were being washed away and schools were canceled most days. Something about the soil here just makes it turn to "goop" when wet. Some of the roads here in Santa Ana are even washing away and having to have repairs. So most of September was spent with our home full of wet laundry hanging everywhere and children bored from being inside so much. But when I felt bad about all of this I was reminded of those without homes and dry clothes.
Dorian began another quarter of college and is doing well. He has struggled with trying to minister to the community and attend class so he asked a friend that was his room mate at Baxter to come help him with the church. Ivan has been such a help. We have all been praying at 8pm each evening for the church here at Santa Ana. We are praying that those that have been here, will return and that God will add to our number. This has paid off with 2 baptisms. Dorian and Ivan are working hard to keep newly baptized brothers and sisters in the fellowship so they can grow spiritually.
We celebrated two holidays in September; Children's Day and Independence Day. Our children love holidays and always ready to celebrate. Schools and churches go all out to celebrate on holidays.
We had our IHNFA inspection of our home in September and passed with flying colors. IHNFA is the bureau of Honduras that licenses children's homes and also care for children. Sorta of like children's services but on a national level. One man inspects all 400 some children's homes in Honduras. The staff here does an excellent job of always making sure our facility looks awesome.
We received a scare with tropical storm Matthew, but it passed over us with less rain than we had already seen with just regular rain. The country here is ill prepared to deal with any magnitude of storms. Even major roads are sometimes fixed by individuals who then ask for donations from motorists.
We continue to covet your prayers on our behalf. For even more updates please check out Karen's blog www.kdvaughan.blogspot.com and Santa Ana church blog www.santaanaministryhn.blogspot.com.

Blessings~
Dorian and Karen Guido

Kiddos

Brayan

Ana

Happy Birthday Sisi

Today is Sisi's birthday! She has been counting down for quite a while now as to when Oct. 5th would get here so we could celebrate her birthday! She is one happy girl today!

HAPPY 9th BIRTHDAY SISI!!!!!

Katy and Josue

laundry

Antonio and Cindy bringing the laundry in off of the line