New Opportunity!

Update 6/29: Here are two pictures from us teaching this last Monday:

Hailey and I met the one-and-only school teacher in our community the other day. She teaches 28 children from our community, ranging from 5 years-old to 14 years-old. Once children finish this school at 14 years-old, they will be done with school for the rest of their lives (unless their family has the money to send them to school in another village, which is extremely rare).

Starting tomorrow, Hailey and I (and Micah) are going to the school every Monday to help the students learn English. We are SO EXCITED for this opportunity to help our community, and it will be a great way to get to know other people as well. In addition to each Monday, I will send 5 of our students each Thursday to help as well. Not only will this be a great way for our students to get involved in the community, it will be a great way for them to use their English. Teaching is a great way to learn!

When we were at the school, one of our employees (who came with us to introduce us to the teacher) explained the current condition of the school. The government is supposed to bring food to the children (rice, beans, corn for tortillas, etc.) to eat each day. However, the food is not prepared and often does not come. If the food doesn't come, the children don't eat for 6 hours while they are in school. If the food does come, the mothers of the children are responsible to cook the food at home and cary it (some for several miles) to the school. Even then, the food is cold and the portions are so small. In addition, the water supply to the school is contaminated and dirty, and many of the children are often ill.

Hailey and I were truly touched and want to help with these two problems. For the materials to construct a kitchen/dining room, it would cost about $700, and to provide clean drinking water it would cost about $600. We have the volunteers and people from the community who will work for free to help these young children, so all we need to buy is the materials. If you are able to help in any way (every $5 helps), please see our "Support the Rahms" section of our blog. If you send money to our church to sponsor this project, please write "Honduras School Project" in the memo line.

Location for the New Kitchen

Current "Kitchen" that is unusable

We recognize many of the people who read this blog have already helped us financially, so if you are unable to give, please pray that we are able to raise the money. These children's education, health, and well-being will be vastly improved by making these few changes. Thank you for considering sponsoring this project! We are blessed by your thoughtfulness and generosity!