Peter tells me that the electricity has been sporadic, the road to the city has been totally destroyed, and the rain keeps coming. But the library is very dry and intact, and a very popular way to wait out the rainy days.
Dear Friends
This is Sunday morning and the hurricane has been
raging all night and still continues. The river
directly behind my house is an angry brown mass racing
to the ocean. Surprisingly, we have not lost
electricity. A good time to write to you.
The school year is coming to an end and there is a
break until February. Some students will be working,
but the majority will not find jobs. Kevin is one of
those who aggressively pursued work during the last
long school break and is ready to work again to help
his family and pay for his school year. He works at a
small sea-food export business in the city. Kevin
recently fell from his bike while carrying firewood,
hitting his forehead on a road-side boulder. It was a
scary first 24 hours following his accident, but he
has healed well with no apparent mental or physical
abnormalities. Kevin is a remarkable young man with
pleasnat personality, diligence in his studies and his
work, a responsible loving attitude toward helping his
family with living expenses and his sis ter with her
school expenses. He is quite above the norm.
Now that school is ending I will begin English classes
at the library for serious students. The library is
open three days a week for reading, jig-saw puzzles,
memory games, and a Saturday morning movie. Also,
during the school break I will start some grouop
singing with children. Recently I built long wooden
benches (12`) - six of them, so that the overflow from
the library can sit on the huge porch to read or play.
Now that the library has been open for a few weeks,
I have a better understanding of the types of reading
and reference materials I need to acquire. Thank you
to those of you helping with the library.
For those of you concerned and praying for Amado - he
has made it through this school year. He is in exams
this week. He had a couple rough times during the
school year. He surely is in need of your prayers to
be disciplined and attentive for another (and final)
year of school. He is looking for work during the
break.
Already there are students asking for financial help
for the next school year, as they need to pre-register
in order to have a space. Anyone interested in being
of help to a student in this way can write to me. You
can have a student with whom to communicate or not, as
you like.
Thank you for you interest in and prayers for these
endeavors.
Peter Johnson
A.P.D. 458
La Ceiba
Honduras