Eye Has Not Seen...

Sights not seen for years, or ever before, are to be seen this week in Punta Gorda.  Perhaps most impressive is the town clock indicating some time other than 4:50.  The newly elected Council, presumably in an effort to show that it is capable of doing something, had the clock running and ringing within days of the election.  When I first heard the chimes I thought another church had opened here; but no, the Town’s main landmark is no longer a clock which does not run, but one which, I hope, will instill a sense of newfound pride among the citizens of PG.  We’ll see.

Then there are the bright yellow T-shirts which arrived with our Mission Group from Fort Worth, Texas.  They were unpacked for a Vacation Bible School evening with the local children and were a great success with adults as well as the kids.  There is a big banner outside the church now (no one can miss us) and Echo has identifying signs on each side.  All this is courtesy of our friends from Texas

The Mission Group itself has had a confusing first few days with plans being changed moment by moment, and it may continue that way until they leave on Saturday morning.  It’s certainly making for an exciting week which has so far included a boat ride to Punta Negra and back (45 minutes each way and a little rough on the way back), a day bringing medical expertise to Mayan villages almost to the border of Guatemala, and a long morning seeing all sorts of patients at a clinic mostly run by volunteers from the States.

They brought with them a fantastic amount of luggage, mostly things to be left in Belize.  For my part I received a couple of Christian music CDs, a good solid electric drill, one of those nice yellow T-shirts and a new baseball glove!  7th heaven!