Leaning on the Everlasting Arms: Mangoes !

Saturday, June 29, 2013

Mangoes !

It's mango season! This tree is in the neighbor's yard. One day last week when she was picking I asked if I could have the mangoes that are falling into my yard. She said, "Please! There are too many." So I asked Manuel to knock them down for Edgar and Misael to take home.

Saturday was Mango Tree Day. I invited the whole Deaf church to come pick mangoes from the tree. Some climbed on the roof of my house and could reach some mangoes from there. But "Juan the monkey" climbed to the top of the tree, filled a bucket and lowered them to us down below. He took 2 one-hundred pound sacks of mangoes to sell and eat. The tree still has hundreds more. I wonder how many will be there when I come back from my two week vacation to Maine. It's ok. Someone eating them is better than having them fall and rot on the ground.

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NathanaelJuly 9, 2013 at 8:25 PM
I hope, God willing when we come down to plant a bunch of fruit trees in our yard.
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Things I Love About Belize

EVERY meeting begins with prayer, whether it is a Town Council Meeting, a school function, or the National Spelling Bee.
No matter where you go, there is always someone you know who is greeting you with a smile and a wave.
The zillion stars in the sky.
When my car fell into an uncovered drain and I could not go forward or back... within 3 minutes 6 men came running to help and lifted the car up and out! Not that I would pull the stunt to have six men come running (smile)... but I have been saved more than once!
When something breaks, like the rubber gasket on the bottom of the tank behind my toilet and water was flowing everywhere, or when the dog chewed through my garden hose while I was at school and water sprayed over the fence and into the street, there is always a neighbor who is ready to come to the rescue and fix the problem.

About this Ministry

How did I end up in Belize?
In 2004 a Belizean family asked me to come to Belize to teach their deaf son and possibly other deaf children for the summer. We expected about six children but were surprised by fifty-two adults and children who came to our three week ASL workshop. God walked with me and led me each day. In so many ways God empowered me and encouraged me. When it was time to return to the US and my full time teaching job there, I felt God calling me to plan to return to Belize to start a Deaf Church. I returned the following August (2005) to start a church and teach the Deaf children at St. Peter's Anglican School here in Orange Walk. Since then God's hand on this ministry has been beyond my wildest dreams. This blog is a dialogue on the journey. I hope it shows God's power and presence in the lives of those who commit to following in Jesus' footsteps to build the Kingdom. I pray over each entry hoping it encourages others to "step out of the boat" and take risks to answer God's call in their lives.