From: Joedy Melashenko

Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2008
To: The Quiet Hour supporters

Subject: Honduras Memo #2

I am here at an Internet café trying to answer 49 e-mail messages. There is no Internet at the hotel, so we have to go down the block to use this café.

The folk here in Tocoa have been OH SO HELPFUL! They have been working for six weeks getting ready for this event. They have all the foundation of the church ready. We will definitely have a church built for them in five days. There are always challenges, but God is leading.

Here is a summary of the project.

What: Evangelism, Church Building, Medical Outreach in Tocoa, Honduras

Who: 15 students and staff from Sacramento (Calif.) Adventist Academy; 9 students and staff from Texas; 6 people from various parts. (32 in our group)

Special Project: We are teaming up with Union College [Lincoln, Nebraska] and their International Relief and Rescue (IRR) program (34 in this group). These graduates are doing a four-month Medical Brigade Internship here in Honduras. Union College is the first college in the nation to offer this four-year BS program. The students graduate as EMTs [emergency medical technicians] certified in canyon, cold-water, and swift-water rescue. They also are trained in establishing fresh-water facilities in remote area, etc. So this will be a great adventure for all of us.

Preacher: Pastor Ricardo Escobar from the La Sierra Spanish Church.

Everyone arrives tomorrow. We will leave at 5 a.m. to pick up the group at San Pedro Airport. It is a six-hour bus ride. So I will have a pillow and some motion sickness pills. J: J Windy, bumpy roads.

I will try and send pix as I can.

Blessings!
Joedy & Judy

From: Deborah L. Rodman

Sent: Monday, March 17, 2008
To: The Quiet Hour supporters

Subject: Honduras Memo #3

I have asked Deborah to give a brief report from our phone conversation since we have such poor internet service it is difficult to get information in or out.

We began the evangelistic meetings Friday evening with Pastor Ricardo Escobar presenting. This is Holy Week (almost equivalent to Christmas) so we didn't know what to expect for a turnout to the meetings, but approximately 350 made their way into the main auditorium. The children's meetings began great with 145 the first night, but jumping to 340 the second night! We talked to the older children ages 11-13 and encouraged them to join the adult meetings. Consequently we had a more manageable attendance and less rowdy participants last night, with about 200. We also had the first baptism last night with six people giving their lives to Christ.

The block is almost completely laid for the church and will probably be finished tomorrow.

The medical brigade that is here from Union College [Lincoln, Nebraska] with Disaster Relief and Rescue, saw approximately 500 patients yesterday, and ran out of time to see the other 100 or so. They crowded approximately 600-700 people into the stadium and had them sitting on the ground waiting to be seen. Today the team is headed to a remote village where they anticipate they will again see at least 500 people.

All is well, but it's like a six-ring circus. I will try the Internet again tonight and try to send more notes from my journal. Blessings to all and please continue to keep us in your prayers.

From: Joedy Melashenko

Sent: Monday, March 17, 2008
To: The Quiet Hour supporters

Subject: Honduras Memo #4

Hello,

I have attached my journal through yesterday. Also, in a separate email, I sent Charlene several pictures. Please note:

The pictures are:
Laying the cornerstone block
Pastor Wil Klinke and some of his crew posing at the church construction site.
Church construction after 2½ work days. (Understand that the foundation was already prepared before we arrived.)

I will try and send more pix later in the week.

Hope all is well. Keep us in your prayers.

Joedy & Judy

Honduras email reports: March 10-17 | March 17 | May 6

Honduras evangelism journal: March 13-16 | March 17-20 | March 21-24