13 Mar Blue Rock Team Works in Honduras

Blue Rock UB (Waynesboro, Pa.) sent a group of 8 men to Honduras in February to work at the national compound in La Ceiba. Five men left on February 17, and the other three left on February 22.

The purpose of the trip was to secure the school and the buildings in the compound. The first group gathered the supplies they needed, found local workers, and arranged to have a gate and some window covers made and installed. Juanita Chavez, superintendent of Honduras Conference, hosted the team.

Dave Blubaugh, a member of the team, wrote:

We had a block wall to finish that runs the whole length of the property. A gate was removed, and a smaller gate was replaced with a new one. We also had some windows Encased with grills that finished all of the first floor windows in the compound. Superintendent Chavez also asked if we could extend the back of the bookstore to the block wall. That would give them storage room and help organize the store a little better.

We were also asked to update the kitchen in the administration building. They needed more cupboard space and the counter top needed replaced. Last, she wanted a little flower garden space beside the new part of the bookstore.

With the help of the Lord we finished all of this and even did some concrete work off the back porch leading to the new gate.

On our last Friday, Juanita’s husband, Carlos, took us to the Dole processing plant for a guided tour. That was something that very few folks get to see. We saw pineapples from the field to the shipping crate and everything in between. After the tour we went back to the hotel and got our swimming suits and went to the kids camp for a swim.

On our way back we stopped by the compound to finish up with sister Juanita and those that were still there. She prayed with us and then Pastor Greg Helman prayed. That is always a hard time for all of us, saying good-bye.