And when Jesus heard it, he said to them, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. I came not to call the righteous, but sinners.” - Mark 2:17
DAY 12 - Wednesday July 24 - Sister Haydee lead our daily devotional this morning from 1 John 3:1-23 (The Imperative and Outworking of Love), an encouragement and reminder for why we are here. Haydee, her mother, Cheryl and family are certainly and embodiment of this, in their servitude, generosity and outpouring of love each and every day. - DC

Today was a day of variety! This morning we stopped at a charity clinic not too far from our hotel. It is run by donations and volunteer help - it was definitely better than the government hospital. They provide a lot of maternal and ob/gyn care, as well as diabetic, dental, eye and ear care and general medical care. We dropped off a lot of supplies as well as more of the hygiene packs we put together at Cornerstone. It was a joy to be able to help! - DG


Camp was a little less crazy than the previous two days. Many of our campers have been kids who were bussed straight from their classes with their teachers, still in their uniforms. (Imagine that happening in Canada!)  Today apparently some of the schools were closed, so we had only about 350 campers today. It was a little saner...! I heard of at least one child trusting Christ, and I am sure there were more. - DG


For supper we joined the 12 boys of a children's home run by a Baptist pastor, Pastor Rupert and his wife Jackie. The facilities may be a bit "primitive" by our government-related Canadian standards, but the kids are loved and secure and happy! - DG


Tomorrow is the trip to the east end of the island, to hand out school supplies. You look up Pandy Town, Roatan on your Google Maps if you want to see where we are going. It is over an hour drive. (I am looking forward to seeing more of the island.) After that back to day camp, followed by an appreciation time for the counselors. We surely could not run this camp without the help and translation services of our 100+ local volunteers!! God bless them!!- DG

Prayer requests:
• Safety as we drive.
• Being Christ's love as we hand out the school supplies.
• A great last day of camp.
• The women who were at the seminars last night would grow as strong and godly women - King's daughters!

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