"Tremble before him, all the earth! The world is firmly established; it cannot be moved.

Let the heavens rejoice, let the earth be glad; let them say among the nations, 'The LORD reigns!'


Let the sea resound, and all that is in it; let the fields be jubilant, and everything in them."

1 Chronicles 16:30-32

Sunday, July 26, 2009

We are back!

It is really hard to believe we are BACK in the U.S. God was so faithful during our trip...we felt your prayers every step of the way...from the very beginning when we sailed through customs to the very end as we really struggled leaving the people we met in Corozal. It is amazing how we just had this idea before we left that we were going to do our good Christian deed and help Sports Servants this summer....and as it turns out we were blessed by the people there more than we could have imagined. We have 800 pictures to sort through and many stories to tell and we will be updating this blog more and more in the coming weeks.

Of all the amazing people we met during the trip, one girl found a place in our hearts that we didn't know we had. Her name is Hilma, she is 17 and has had a really tough life so far. She is probably the best football (soccer) player in the area and was forced to quit high school to help her mom. Michael and I have set up a scholarship fund for her through Sports Servants for her to return to high school. She is overwhelmed and so grateful for this opportunity and we just ask for your specific prayers for her tomorrow as she takes her placement exam. She will be attending Cornerstone Presbyterian High School in Cristo Rey and we are so excited for her!!!

Michael and I are just so thankful for our time in Belize. We appreciate all of the prayers and support through the amazing journey. We can't wait to share more and plan on being a part of Sports Servants and Belize for a very long time.

5 comments:

  1. Glad you guys are home safely -- can't wait to see these pictures!

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  2. Welcome back, Martins! You were greatly missed!

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  3. I'm so glad you guys are back! I was sitting on the edge of my seat waiting to hear how things went - thinking about you guys, and looking forward to hearing the deets ASAP!

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  4. Missed you so! Glad to have you back at work, but even more glad that God worked in amazing ways these past 2 weeks. Cannot wait for the upcoming posts and we will be praying for Hilma!

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