LeDoux's in Honduras

"Ready or not...... here comes team season!" The second week of June team season started and in a way it had felt like we had this huge anticipation and apprehension at the same time. We had missed summer last year so we were both really excited and a tad unsure thinking 'what did we get ourselves into'. And let me just say, HOLY COW!!

And now let me explain. :) On the 'off' season there is a lot of ministry that happens but on a bit of a smaller scale (it's just us 3-4 families with occational teams) This last 8 weeks we have had nonstop teams with nonstop ministering to the communities around El Ayudante. We've put in a countless amount of water filters (ok, there's a number somewhere but I didn't keep track), poured many cement floors, built a house, we went to schools and did VBS programs, painted, visited many churches and hugged hundreds of people. It's to much to count.

This sounds a bit daunting but because God has placed all of us families together - we all had our part and it was fun. Many days we were part of the VBS at the schools; Hannah got really good at balloon animals and face painting. Isaac enjoyed just hanging out with the kids. Jeremie was with teams for cement floors and other construction projects. Other days were filled with cooking at the mission house and playtime with kids. And on top of all of it, it was really fun getting to know other people from around the states who love Honduras as well. Isaac loved it when it was 'our turn' to eat with the team and I think Hannah would have spent every waking minute at the mission house - hanging out.

The first week of June my heart had many questions. 'Are we gonna survive?' 'will we still like each other at the end of this?' 'will my kids hate it?' And at the end, looking back - all of those worries were the enemy trying to steal the wonderful gift of serving others. I look back thinking of when I was a counselor at camp. How busy and full those summers were but also how those summers were the best memories.

Also, going into this summer, God had really pressed it upon my heart that this would be a summer Hannah wouldn't forget. That this summer would be huge pin point into her life. And I'm not sure what all God has done in her heart but I do know that He has done something. She said to me last week, " mom, I'm helping with face painting and translating for the team" (and she did just that)

So, even though we all will look forward to a nap, these last few months have been wonderful. Full of fun, laughing, learning, using our Spanish, loving on people with our hands and our hearts. But most of all, it has touched our hearts and lives forever. I hope that what my kids got out of this summer is that God loves people and that he wants to use us and others to demonstrate that love.

And yes, here are more pictures, because I love taking pictures :)