We're Staying at a Dental Clinic

We decided to travel to Orphanage Emmanuel this weekend where we have led several short term teams. We sponsor a young girl, Ruth, and also have many, many, other friends among the children and staff. Ellen has one girl she keeps in touch with regularly, Sheily.

When we contacted the orphanage about coming, they simply let us know that they had a place for us to stay. So, we fully anticipated staying at the team house, which is ok... bunk beds... huge dining room... no privacy. Of course, that's all we've known for housing at the orphanage.

We were soooo incredibly surprised and blessed to find that they put us at the Dental Clinic! Really doesn't sound too exciting to say, “we're staying at a dental clinic,” but I'll explain. For people who hate the dentist this might just seem like a worst nightmare come true, but keep reading.

A dentist who partnered with the orphanage had the building made, one side is the clinic and the other is a personal apartment!! We haven't had personal nada for awhile so this was a big deal.

We had never actually been inside the dental clinic before and we are loving it!

It's not big, but it's so cozy, and we're affectionately calling it the 'honeymoon suite'!

The master bedroom's bed has an incredibly comfy mattress!! You would have thought that would have been enough to call us to bed early last night, but we found that our cellular modem works GREAT here and so we were up until just before midnight using the fast internet.

There was one smallish glitchy... just after we arrived yesterday the water stopped working at the orphanage. They have their own wells and water supplies so this is really unusual... I'm sure it's not us!! 24 hours later the leaks were found and repaired!

A really cool thing is that they had recently put up all their Christmas lights! We have not seen any other Christmas lights yet in Honduras and we have never seen the Christmas lights personally at Emmanuel before. So, this was a special treat.

We took an evening stroll, kind of like a 'winter light festival' in the states, but there was no fee!

We enjoyed the lights and marveled at what a truly special place this is for the kids, about 500 orphaned or abused children, who have to live here.

Most incredible of all is our amazing Savior and Lord who raised up this work  to provide so wonderfully and abundantly for the children, both physically and spiritually.

Jn 10:10, "The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; but I have come that they may have life, and have it abundantly."

Matt