Lockdown update

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Darwin bought food yesterday, leaving some with pastor Edwin in Danli to distribute in the coming weeks.

Someone donated via another ministry 60 melons to distribute to the children in the Milk Project this week

remarkably clear this morning

Distributing to the Milk Project children in Sampedrana gives them quite a load to get home...thankfully!

How about an update?

We are on day 45 or so of our lockdown/quarantine as a country. 

This week the rules of following that are:
You can leave the house one day (Monday through Friday) to visit the following businesses:  Health services, pharmacy, grocery, gas station, and now hardware stores during the day.  All other businesses, still closed, and all borders are closed, except for  a  very few coordinated flights to get people back to their countries of origin.  Hours are just from 7-9AM for senior citizens and those that need help, and 9-5 for everyone else.  Although most stores only allow you to be inside for 20 minutes maximum, require everyone to have a mask on (gloves optional), usually a spray down of some kind, a small number of customers, and social distancing enforced.    Saturday and Sunday no one is supposed to be moving at all.  

The clinic continues to operate, although without dental consults (halted countrywide) and business is less than normal, but very steady and even more than usually people that really are in need, not much that can just be put off (and a lot of requests for dental services as well.) We have received help from FAME, Bring Good News, and IDES to buy more bio-security items for the clinic.  Unfortunately it does take time to get those things even when we have the money ready.  Even the shipment from FAME that arrived almost two weeks ago...is still held up in customs.  They know it is emergency medical supplies...and as such, that requires further paperwork and time to get it released.  Which makes so much sense...not.  

Thanks to so many donating so much, we have been able to keep up donating food to people around Honduras, in our areas of influence where we operate...a total of eight different cities/areas.  And we are preparing to do more in the coming weeks, as we anticipate the lockdown will continue, trying to balance how we do that through the Churches, Milk Projects, and general community need.  

Add to all that, hot temperatures and fires set around the country.  Some days the smoke is so thick visibility here is 1/2-1 mile maximum.  It definitely gives the sun in the morning and moon crossing the horizon extra redness. Very little water available means it is harder for people to get water for their homes as well.  Areas of the city that get water in the grid, are down to getting just a few hours worth every 10-14 days.  

God is still good, He is blessing us every day, and giving us opportunities to bless others.  It is hard, hard to understand, and for many hard to just survive, but we continue ahead, doing what we can, where we can, when we can.  Thanks for being along the ride with us praying for us and everyone here!