Earthquake in Honduras

Hey guys guess what? Here we thought that hurricane was our biggest threat on the island. Last night Jeremy was woken up by shaking. We checked this morning and there was an earthquake in Honduras, and yes we felt it here. Then I checked the internet this morning, and we actually had a tsunami warning here (now lifted). Of course there is a warning in the middle of the night, but we never heard about it, so we could have washed away while we were sleeping. Crazy. Anyway everything is fine, and I'm sure we will hear soon about how our brothers in Honduras are doing.

Rain at last

Hooray, its raining. Who knew water on a desert island is such a problem? Its been very dry, and our rain tank was empty, and this morning our well ran out. Its filling slowly, but only a little each day. We had to ration water for washing and showering. Tonight it is finally showering, hopefully more, and we will have lots of water. Every day it rains in Belize City, but it keeps just going right past here.

This is a picture of a boa constrictor that was living in the lot behind the kingdom hall. Its perfectly harmless, eats rats and mice, so we were happy to find it. Its probably still living there, we will almost never see it because it lives in the trees.

Saturday was our congregations' turn to do maintenance at the assembly hall, so Jeremy went and took Christian Magana too. There was also brothers from San Pedro. Unfortunately he didn't remember to take pictures, so we'll have to post some more next time.

Lots of love, Scrivers

Circuit Overseer Visit

We've had upsetting events this week. Our elder, brother Houghton, was attacked while walking on the beach at night with his laptop. He was hit on the head very hard. No one realized it happened (his wife was asleep and didn't realize he had gone out). Though disoriented and injured, he managed to wander back to our place at the kingdom hall. Jeremy then went to get Dolly his wife and the police. We then, along with some in the congregation, took him to the clinic, where he was examined by the doctor. He said to keep him under observation, and when his condition worsened closer to morning, the doctor arranged to have him flown to Belize City. He was taken to a very good private hospital there, and after cat scans, they realized they needed to perform surgery quickly to release the pressure on his brain. He has been recovering steadily since the surgery, and is now sitting up and talking to people. We pray for his recovery.
Tuesday the circuit overseer arrived. Though we were all stressed about Dan, we did have a good visit. Support for service was good, and many studies came to the meeting on Sunday. Our congregation is going to be looked after by the neighboring island, San Pedro. The elders are enthusiastic when they come and very supportive.
Dan was our only elder, so if any elder is reading this wondering what will be done to help, this congregation has always been dependent on visiting elders. However with 280% meeting attendance, and new ones on the school, lots of good things are happening to keep this congregation going. Oh, and flights are cheap now. Hint hint hint.