Can boxing count as "outreach"?

Roberto Santa Maria Medina, a good friend and brother, spars with me, it was great!

We both hit each other pretty good, and at the same time, spun our head gear around...time out.

Back at it, I hope to attract young men in the area to participate in a mentoring club, and keep em out of trouble.....gotta get in better shape.

Oil painting and needle point wont keep guys like this around, boxing has a certain attraction.

THE END...........................chris

Graduation Bilingual School, Honduras

Back home Maria coddles a new member of our family.....

Mrs. Maria Rivera hands out diplomas to all 40 plus of her Prepatory students.

They came with smiles and joy, their parents overjoyed and tearful as this is a huge "step"...

signing the certificates was a last minute chore, as the children move on.

Update Rivera Mission, August 2010

It is already the end of August and it seems like this summer has blown by like the wind! It's been raining nearly every day in the late afternoon or evenings. It is really beautiful out here. he School, LYBS, is getting ready to begin on September 1st and the Lord has been faithful to bring us great teachers but we still need one more for the pre-school. So, if you are feeling a tug in your heart for Honduras, email us. Maria is not teaching this year but will be overseeing the preschool section and she has over 60 little ones from ages 3 to 5. The church doors are open, 10 AM every Sunday and Pastor Chris says this past Sunday was one of the best so far. The praise music was very sweet and Paul's writings in 1st Timothy were exciting and thought provoking. This summer we made friends with short term missionaries who came and experienced Calvary Chapel Pena Blanca Honduras for the first time and other returning missionaries. We grow one by one and our church membership is increasing little by little but our faith deepens seeing the faithful members that come. Maria and I celebrated our 20th wedding anniversary on the 25th of August. We are just amazed at all God has done in us, through us and inspite of us! He is truly an Amazing God! We want to thank all of you who continue to support us financially and prayerfully. We are truly grateful and pray for God's peace upon you and yours. Bendiciones!

Dear Friends, this summer of 2010 was one of the best that I will remember!
1. Allison and ministry of Eternal Family Project (a girls home) are praying about moving from Porte Cortes and joining us here in Pena Blanca! It will be like family moving out here to join us!
2. Adam Cowan and team from Calvary East Albuquerque, NM was here and what a wonderful reunion we had! His team brought with them genuine helping hands that did things like fine tuning our plumbing problems in the bathrooms to mixing cement and security, the ladies ministered to precious people of the area, also helped decorate for the grand opening of Calvary Pena Blanca.
3. We had the opening service of our church here in Pena Blanca, good friends donated finger foods and drinks, we figured can't wait til the last door is hung or the final coat of paint is on. There will always be work to do, so we now call ourselves a church building.
4. Pastor Tim and helper Kyle Branum set up an incredible work team from Tenn., Grace Calvary, we know them as a connection from the Eternal Family Project. They set up our church driveway and trimmed the church with side walks, very helpful during the rain season. The water force is something to rekon with.
5. Not long ago we met this missionary fellow that wishes to remain unknown, he too proved to be a blessing to our church as he deals with church boards and elders that approve "helps ministry" to mission groups such as ours, to make a long story short we do not have to play church we can be church!
6.I also want to shout a big thank you to the folks that live in the great southern Bible Belt Region, that seem so akin to the building and fellowship of missions south of the border (US).
7. Last but not least a big hug to the local people here in Honduras that sence our needs and respond, we love you all much........Chris, Maria and the Staff. AGAPE

We sure had fun with old friends and new, look at all that talent up there grown by the Lord.

Pastor Chris and wife Maria, cut the cake, Calvary Pena Blanca.

Final blessings final prayer....................we are a church building.

THE END

Lots of people came to the grand opening of Calvary Pena Blanca, from right Brother Doug, Pastor Gary, Don Gaspar, and wonderful Mrs. Maria Rivera

Pastor Randy,Brother Jesse, Kat and Adam soon to be wed, thats why he is smiling.

Adam teaches the word...kinda looks like a bible character, like a voice in the wilderness.

We were so blessed this summer, by friends and family, it made the year, so worth it, thank God