It is Thursday evening and our pastors and their wives are headed back home. The retreat was a great success. The couples had never had an opportunity to meet and discuss personal, marital, and ministry problems and successes. They loved the Fireproof film and all of them assured us they got so much out of it that will help not only them personally but as they minister to other couples in their churches. This retreat was so needed and very timely for all of them. They all said they did not have the words to convey to us and to you our partners just how much this retreat means to them. Our team wants all of you to know that they send their love and prayers out to all of their American bothers and sisters in Christ.
The presence of God has been so apparent to us during this entire trip. It was especially so very early this morning at about 2:30AM. We all were awakened to the bed shaking violently and it lasted almost 2 minutes. For many of us this was our first taste of what an earthquake feels like. Of course we have no television or radio here so we didn't find out until we left our and hotel and got to the retreat location that it was about a 7.3 quake. We are all fine and there was no real damage in the La Ceiba area. However there is a bridge we have to cross to get back to the airport at San Pedro Sula that has collapsed. Thus our plans to spend tomorrow painting a church building in this area have been changed. We will leave in the morning and head for San Pedro Sula because we are going to have to take the long way around. We don' t want to chance not being able to get back there in time to catch our flight home on Sunday. We will keep you posted on any other changes. Please continue to pray for all our brothers and sisters here in Honduras and especially those affected by the earthquake.
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