"It's good to be back in A-mur-i-ca"

TO GOD BE THE GLORY !!!!! We made it home, with a little layover in ATL about 5 hours. What a humbling and eye opening experience. All and all I must say "GOD BLESSED" and HE BLESSED US ALL! I cannot put into words all I experienced over the past 8 days, but I will never forget it. I can say if you have the opportunity to go "just go man, go"! What a wonderful day when I meet those in glory whose lives were changed because each of us said "I'LL GO" and with the LORDS BLESSING we went. Thanks to all the team for working hard and getting along, it made my first trip "mo-better".
K-HOP

holding nelda & alex :)

parrots @ the Valley of Angels!!!

on top of Tegucigalpa

Steve & Elaine took us to a lookout spot that we could see the entire city! It was beautiful! :)

We will be flying out tomorrow @ 12....please pray for safety and that we catch both flights home!  We've had a great trip and look forward to sharing with you all!! THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT FROM THE USA! 

braiding hair and working hard!

Jamie hard @ work on the job site!!!
And Jamie was our professional hair braider for the week....

yes everyone, she even braided the fellas hair...haha :)

only Klayla will understand :)

Kayla, 

alex was a great sport!!!  He let us wrap him up like a hotdog like old times ...HAHAHAH!!! Remember, His hair was the ketchup on the hotdog ....oh me oh my!! 

MISS YOU!

-Alex, Anna, Patti

hanging out @ the house :)

Life in Tegucigalpa, Honduras....the house does have a pool and a beautiful view.  We arrived here Tuesday evening and will be staying here until we fly out tomorrow.

group photo from sunday!

Group photo as we were leaving Las Pitas Village in Choluteca.  (This is the village we worked in last year!)  It is a very remote village and has such a beautiful landscape!

Hopkin's Hello!

Hey Nise, Bekah, and Sam!!!  I will be home tomorrow night and I cannot wait to see you guys!!! I'm bringing SUPRISESSSSSSS!!!!!!!! :)

Love you,

Dad (Kenny)

THE HOUSE IS COMPLETE!!!

The new part of the families home is complete.  Our men worked SOOOOOOO hard to complete this house in record time.  If you can tell by the photo we were able to double the size of their home.  We will dedicate the house tomorrow.  THANKS FOR YOU PRAYERS!!!!!  KEEP THEM COMING!!!

ladies of the team!

Melanie and a cutie pie!
Jamie with some of the sweet boys that live at or near the house we built!
Patti hugging one of the sweet lil guys!
Katherine's cute little buddy!!
Anna and a sweet lil guy!
Nelda giving out candy to a sweet lil baby!

men @ work for the Lord

                                                              Oscar playing with Christian, the cutest baby!
Gregg with Mario from the village FCBC was in last summer.
Phil using the saw like a pro!
Scott building and roofing!
Kenny and Manuel preparing to put on the roof
Alex on top of the roof!
Chad and PaPaw Roger working very hard!

chad's thoughts - part tres

what a blessing this has been. got 2 visit the village yesterday that the group went 2 last year. there is alot of love there. the lady said that she prayed for us to come back, and that she had a dream that we came back. what a vision God gave her. we finished the house today. tomorrow we have dedication. God is good. 

grown up

she has grown up sooooo much. no longer does she look like she is a sixth grader at youth camp! :) 

Debra, I'll do my best to get the vanilla under control.  Phil was looking a mess today, i'll have to show you a pic later.  Dad is being a little bromista(trickster).  I will call you back later. miss you love you bye.

-kat

hey love you.

-patti

you are a lucky woman. i love you.

-phil

Hey Murray's

Hey Murray's,
Loving my peace and solitude but missing you too! Aunt Linda says hello and get her a bottle of vanilla flavoring when you go to the market. She said don't forget. Kat that is your job. Went to Terri's for homemade peach ice cream last night and got a ballgame tomorrow night, so I am staying busy just like always. Have you used your frog toggs? Do they work?
I'll bet the kids are loving having ya'll down there. I know you are having a blast. You can call me sometime you know. I got your message last night on the answering machine. You forgot about the part where you said you would call back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!HA! Love you anyway. Enjoy and I will see you soon. Andrew called today. He said to tell you hello and Love Ya.
Bye....Love you both....and yes I love you too Patricia.
Debbie

kids!

more pictures of the beautiful kids we have been serving! :)


playing FREEZE TAG with the children at bible school!  We were exhausted and so HOT....but the kids loved it! :)

girls project on day 3

Melanie, Patti, Katherine, Anna, & Jamie organized 78 bags of bean to feed 78 families.  We also organized gift bags full of goodies.  Nelda Olkers had handmade 70+ cloth bags for the kids, we can't wait to give them out!!  :)  GOD IS SO GOOD!!!

I PRAY GOD RICHLY BLESSES THOSE WHO DONATED $ & ITEMS!!!

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!!

progress after day 2...

We lost internet here in Choluteca....so we will be updating....slowly but surely!

knick-knack patt[i] wack's spill

.....i love it here. that pretty much sums it all up. 

madre dixie- sorry if you're missing me a bunch. it's natural, most people do miss me when i leave their sight for a while. jk.. i love you. 

tookles-i miss you, i miss you, i really wanna hug you but i can't. (from the song, just made a little change to the words)

maw&paw- tell pops that i have plenty of bananas here so he doesnt have to worry about getting them for me :) love yall.

oscar's list of things lost so far:

-hat

-cell phone

-gloves 

-water bottle

100% Happy to be in Honduras!!

Hello all,

  We are having a blast down here in the greatest place ever. So far we have traveled the crazy roads of Honduras, ate the wonderful chicken and rice, played with some awesome kids, and enjoyed sharing the love of God with each other and the Hondurians!!! I know all of the other post have been saying that we miss all of yal and all of that mushy stuff...but im going to have to be honest life is great down here and i think i might just have to stay all summer...(dont worry mom im just kidding!!) Oh yea as yal can see in my pic, I have been putting my skills with the saw to good use!! Been sawing all kinds of blocks!!! Well we are about to head out for another fun filled MUY CALOR day!!!! Hope all is well back in the states and thank everyone so much for all of your prayers!!! God is sooooo good!!! 

buenos diaz - day two!

This is our progress after day one.....and we are about to begin day 2.  :)  The family is so thankful that we are moving fast....and doubling the size of their home! GOD IS GOOD!!

This is what we started with at the beginning of our first day.....just a foundation.

katherine murray's thoughts

..surr-es-ly. i must say that this is the best pic that i have ever taken. momma i love you mucho much.(i am really working on that espanol)well mommz i love you a whole bunch just tellin you i love you and just to let you know i am having a blast and lovin every bit of this trip. me and daddy miss you already but we are doing just dandy. lol. have a wonderful week and dont have fun with out me. jk . talk later and see ya later. love ya...kat 

Experience of a Lifetime

The first day was an eye opening experience. It was very humbling event for myself. The people are so happy but their accommodations are terrible by our standards. The work day went extremely well. The home was the size of a 15 * 15 room. The entire family (5) are living in this space. It makes you appreciate what we have in the states. The kids are smiling from one side to the other. It puts everything into perspective.

To Karen and Kayla, I love you very much. Hope things are going well. It is great that my bud (Alex) is with me. You know he is taking care of his old DAD, that can't see well. Continue to keep us in your prays that God's will is done. How's the Buddy? Also Kayla the girls have done been making all kinds of comments about my outfits. They think its cool. Only certain men can wear plaid shorts and a salmon colored t-shirt. You would be proud of me. I wish you were here so we could have our picture made together.  

Love ya,

Scott

chad's thoughts - part dos

como estas floyd's creekers! what can i say i am truly overwhelmed by the things i haven seen. started on the house today to see the size of the house is really amazing to see how many live in the house. the house would be the size of a master bedroom n we are doubling the the size of there house. the man of the house care for the house so much that he was sweeping the house out. realize that his floor is already  made out of mud. i can tell ya one thing that i will never take thing for granted. to see this people with smiles on there face with the way they are living truely touches me. i know what means to be filled with joy. i always thought i was full of joy but boy was i wrong, because i complain about the little things n these people don't complain about nothing. the r always  walking around with smiles. n 2 see the kids today way the warm up to the girls was something else. the lord is truley working here. if u get a chance t come i highly encrouage u to come.

honey i love u n miss u. to the kids i love u n miss u 2. colton no more eating of nickels or coins at all.

Into the mind of K-HOP!

Hola Amigos! What a special group. I just want to thank all of you who made this trip possible for me and the sacrifice my family is making. God is blessing us in so many different ways, it's sort of overwhelming. Hey Nise, Bekah, and Samuel I love and miss yall!!!! Gotta go for now, Bye!!!

Gregg's thoughts!

What a special group God has put together.  I want to praise the Lord for each team member.

The Lord has put this group together with many special talents to serve him. Alex has blessed me personally because for the first time we have a young man as part of a team from Floyd's Creek Baptist Church. We had a special time of devotion tonight where the Lord moved with testimonies that blessed my soul. Thanks to everyone back home lifting us up in pray.  

Love and kisses to my family, thanks for allowing us to go.

Hey,
Got a little messed up earlier. You may get two posts from me. I have been thinking about you today. Kat and Pat, Are you being good girls??????????? I love you.
Phil, I love you. Ohhhhh ain't that sweet! I hope ya'll are having a blast.
Debbie

buenos diaz - day one!

BUENOS DIAZ!! :) (goodmorning)

we are up and preparing for the day!

The men are making gatorade/water coolers so we can stay hydrated and loading tools to begin construction!  They ladies are preparing for crafts and the lesson today with the kids.

we all slept pretty well....our bodies seem to be rejuvenated and ready for the day! 

pray for our protection and that the Lord would lead us today!!!

Choluteca and tired... :)

we arrived in Choluteca around 7ish tonight.  We unloaded our luggage and headed to pizza hut for some dinner.  we had devotion and are all very exhausted!  We are so thankful that God has brought us here safely and we are all expecting great things tomorrow.  We will be waking up @ 6am to prepare for the day....and heading out to the job sight @ 8am.  All the women will begin bible school with the kids @ 2 pm.  

we have an action packed day ahead!! keep praying :)

love you all.

-fcbc team

WE ARE HERE!!!!! :)

We have arrived safe and sound in Tegucigalpa, Honduras! :)  We had a smooth flight and smooth landing for one of the top 10 most dangerous airports!! GO TEAM!!!

Right now we are eating lunch @......yes, you guessed it....KFC!

Here is a pic of a few of the fellas enjoyin' their CHICKEN!!!

We are having a blast and about to head out to our 3 hour trip to Choluteca!

....Oscar has already lost a cell phone (thank goodness his daddy burgess found it, that boy!)

EVERYONE LOVES AND MISSES OUR FAMILIES!!!!!

all our love from honduras,

FCBC TEAM!!!!

we'll update ASAP!

chad thoughts

I am truly excited to go on this trip. this is my first time going n i can not wait to see the Lord at work. our God is truly a provider for his children. trust n obey n He will provide. thank u to everyone who gave n bought supplies for us to take. continue to pray for us all for good health n that everything that we do will bring glory to God.

where we will be serving.

We recently received pictures of the family and home that we will be rebuilding. God is about to prove faithful to this faithful family. Please pray they will receive God's love through our service to them.

This house is in a neighborhood of Choluteca and not very far from the church where the family has membership in Iglesia Bautista Libertad. We are building the house for Evelin Lizeth Huete. The pastor's name is Anselmo Herrera Zelaya. In the pictures you will see the front of their current house and a photo of part of the family. From left to right their names are Cesar, Evelin, Josue, and Migdalia.

The plan is to build back the part of the house that is falling down. By the time you get here it will be removed and the new foundation ready for the team to start laying blocks. We will only be building three walls attached to the rest of the house, but we will put in a concrete floor covering both the old and new parts.

THE FCBC 2009 TEAM!

Please keep our team in your prayers. We are praying for God to do great things through us while we are in Honduras! We have a team of 6 girls and 8 men going. I encourage you to pick a few team members and specifically pray for them daily.

WE LEAVE JUNE 10th, and will return to the USA on June 18th! :)

Team Members:

Gregg Burgess

Patti Burgess

Anna Burgess

Jamie Hoyle

Melanie Earley

Kenny Hopkins

Chad Hansford

Scott Hutchins

Alex Hutchins

Nelda Okers

Kathrine Murray

Phil Murray

Roger Phillips

Oscar Lovos