A new mission in Honduras-One time overview

I thought I would share a little background of our other mission in Honduras. When I was called to join another FOBF team in November,  I decided to spent an extra week there to help or just enjoy my friends,  Remembering that children cannot attend school there unless they can afford uniforms, shoes, etc., I inquired as to how much it would cost per child. $80 per child is the cost for the year. God  blessed us with 30 generous, caring friends and family from the US, who sponsored children to go to school in Honduras.  With the help of Elmer, community coordinator with Friends of Barnabas, Rodilio, one of the founders of the private Christian school and the director of that school, we found, visited and equipped 32 children so they could start school in February.  Many of the children in Pena Blanca are neighbors of  Elmer, and each one has their own  amazing story. Ex: father of eight loosing his leg trying to come to the US, family of eight living in two rooms with the rain running through when it rains, a little boy age 11 who became paralyzed during surgery for hydrocephalus who will begin 1st grade.  He is so excited to start school even though he is wheel chair bound. Also, there is a boy in Las Vegas who has leukemia and is dyslexic who just graduated from 6th grade and because the kids make fun of him, his mother didn't want him to go to school.  With a promise of tutoring he will continue to 7th grade. He and his sister are both adopted and their father just lost his job.  The stories are endless.
 The purchase of the gear was very interesting. We went to a little store in Pena Blanca with a list of sizes, genders and choices.  Even with challenge of the language barrier and confusion, we got the shopping completed.  Elmer, was a huge help as he speaks English very well , was able to climb on the shelves for shoes and had a great sense of humor.  Each child had their own bag of goodies and received them for Christmas. This included Navy pants or skirts, white shirts, Black dress shoes, sneakers and backpacks,etc.  We had to take a day to go to the city to purchase all the other schools supplies. Because the children in Las Vegas wear light blue uniforms, they had to be ordered.
The children sponsored are from two locations.  The group in Pena Blanca will go to public school. The group in Las Vegas(Honduras) will go to public school and also a private Christian school called Seeds of Liberty.  Rodlio, an awesome, visionary man who also works for the mine, took me to meet many people in Las Vegas including the mayor and the lady running against him in the election.  She won (yeah)and I will enjoy meeting with her again when we return.   I am working on getting the city to build a new house for the family with the two rooms with flowing water.
Those are the blessings and these are the needs.  The school in Pena Blanca is in great need of paint and repair.  It will take 10- 5gallon buckets of paint at $50 each.  I now have 5 paid.  We have a painter there who has volunteered his time to coordinate parents and children to paint the school.  Our hope is that it will help create a sense of pride in the school and promote a better environment for learning.  Second, there is a source for used computers from computer ministry in Penna. that are available for $6 per complete computer-yes, $6.  I have requested 45.  It will be a process but they are badly needed at the Christian school and also another International school in Puerto Cortes that we visited in Nov.  They have to be shippped in a container from Baltimore to Puerto Cortes.  I will have more details later.  There are also several other children who would like to attend school.  So if you would like to help with any of these projects, please let me know.  God is in control of this whole process.  He has given the vision and  it's up to us to follow His call.  May God richly bless you.