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Due to a three-week teacher’s strike, the ladies at Emanuel Day Home have been working extra hard.  Entertaining, teaching, and feeding twenty-five children all day, five days a week, can be quite a task for one teacher and one cook!  Thankfully, this happened to be the week of VBS!  A group of students and adults from Kentucky arrived to conduct a four-day Cowboy Ranch VBS, complete with puppets, songs, Bible stories, and crafts.  But as the children bid their sad farewells to the Kentucky group on Thursday, another group  from Riverbend Church in Florida, arrived fresh and ready to go on Friday morning!  They had already spent the week ministering in another part of Honduras, but came specifically to conduct a two-day VBS just for the children of Emanuel Day Home!  What a blessing it was to have these two groups come and share their time, love, and the message of the gospel with the children of our community!

Osiris

The excitement was not over, however.  The most exciting event was yet to take place.  On Sunday, August 22, we were blessed to witness the baptism of three special young women.  Although the day home ministry provides loving care, nutritious meals, and many times cares for the physical needs of the children in the program, the main focus has always been the gospel.  Mary, the teacher, has been so faithful at presenting the gospel to the children, as well as the mothers.  Church members have visited the homes, ministering to their needs and proclaiming God’s Word.  It was during one of these visits that Osiris realized her sin and her need of a Savior.  Despite resistance from her Catholic mother, Osiris gave her life to the Lord!

Kathy

Another young lady that was baptized, is also a testimony to the faithfulness of Mary to proclaim God’s Word to the children.  Kathy is fourteen years old, and has been attending the day home, along with her younger brother, for the past year.  Their mother passed away when Kathy was nine, and she has been passed around to relatives.  This past year, she came to live with her aunt, one of the members of our church.  Shortly after this, Kathy came to know the Lord as her savior!  She has a servant’s heart, and is a great help to Mary with the younger children.  She has had a rough life, and continues to face many difficulties and temptations, but she is keeping her focus on the Lord.  She is a true joy and delight to know!

Julissa

The third young lady, is the twelve-year-old daughter of Mary!  Julissa (or Juli), is another young lady who puts a smile on your face!  She is a favorite with the children at the day home and is a huge help to her mother in this ministry.  Her love for the Lord is evident, and it is an encouragement to see the children wanting to follow her example.

Please enjoy this little video we put together of the baptism, and please continue to remember Osiris in prayer, as she has begun to face some persecution for her commitment to the Lord.

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