June Newsletter

The School Year is Finished! It's hard to believe, but the school year has ended!  I (Erin) had a very challenging year as a classroom teacher, but through all the challenges I also fell in love with these students!  I am going to miss them so much! Academia La Providencia is unique in many ways.  While there are several other bilingual schools in Siguatepeque, none is just like ALP.  ALP provides the opportunity of a Christian bilingual education to children who would normally not be able to get a good education because their parents can't afford it.  ALP teaches children about God's love, models healthy family relationships (by having the orphan family homes on campus), and even provides health and dental care for its students and the community. There is still a need for more English teachers for next year.  The children have half of their day in Spanish and half in English.  The Spanish classes are taught by Honduran teachers, and the English classes by English-speaking missionary-teachers.  There are only a couple of months until the new school year will begin (Preschool through 7th grade next year)!  Please be in prayer that God provides all the needed teachers.  And if you or someone you know might be interested in serving here for a year, please let us know, and we'll get you more information!  (erin.runkles@gmail.com)

Building Progress The third house inauguration took place a few weeks ago.  It was a very special time to welcome the new couple and their biological son into their new home, as well as to celebrate all that God has been doing.  Soon, children in need of a home will be joining this new family, where they will learn about God's love and experience it by feeling the love of a father and a mother, siblings, friends, and extended "family" like you from all over the world! The La Providencia Family will continue to grow, as the fourth house is well underway.  This house too, will become a home and provide family for 6-8 more children in need of parents.  It is so exciting to think about all the lives that are drastically changed through La Providencia's ministry and these couples who are willing to dedicate their lives to children in need. Building has also been progressing on the new classrooms and bathrooms for the school.  Since another grade is added each year, the school is always expanding.  Next year the first ALP class will be in 7th grade, and a new class of preschoolers will be welcomed into the school. Our homeschool year is finished as well!  Ethan completed 6th grade, Jesse 4th, Tabitha 2nd, and Rayanna is our family's final kindergarten graduate! Prayer Requests Please pray for God's provision of teachers for the next school year. Pray for the new children who will soon join the third family home, and for the adjustment of the whole family. Pray for wisdom for all of La Providencia's leadership, as they plan for the future and manage all the day-to-day decisions. Pray for our family as we say goodbye here, and then as we resettle in Maryland, and for all the logistics of this move.  Pray especially for provision as Heath re-establishes his work, and for our children as they transition back to American life. Praise God for His blessings on La Providencia and on our family!  Praise for health and safety, financial provision, and His eternal faithfulness! We praise God for each of you!  We know that many of you are faithfully praying for us, and many of you have contributed to our financial needs this year.  We are so thankful for the part each one of you has played in this ministry and in our family!  Thank you! ********************************************************************************************************* The last month for financial contributions to our account is July.  Thank you so much to everyone who has contributed!  If you are setup for automatic giving, don't forget to cancel your monthly gift . . . or better yet . . . transfer it to another account (child sponsorship, other missionaries' accounts, operating expenses, etc.) to continue helping La Providencia!