Thursday, June 12, 2014 We began the day, as usual, at 6:30 a.m. with worshiping God, giving thanks to Him for His wonderful blessings of the past day and looking forward to His guidance and strength for yet another day of hard but rewarding work. The [...]
Wednesday, June 11, 2014 Today, we celebrated the Feast of St. Barnabas, Apostle and Martyr, during the Eucharist in the courtyard of the hotel. Barnabas (Son of Encouragement) and Paul were companions on several missionary trips until a dispute ensued between the two of them as [...]
Tuesday, June 10, 2014 The day started with the Eucharist at 6:30 a.m. Father Jon Robbins was the celebrant while I gave a reflection to the team. Sonia Blake read the first lesson while Linda Schlepp-Gray and Rose Skeete led the psalm and the Prayers of [...]
Today, Monday, June 9, was our first day of missionary work. The Eucharist took place outside of the hotel under a small pavilion. It is a beautiful setting in the center of the hotel campus. The hotel staff at Best Western Belize Biltmore Plaza has been [...]
With a wake call at 6:00 a.m., our day started with preparation for Mass at St. John’s Cathedral, the oldest church in Central America. Before leaving the hotel, we had a wonderful breakfast in the bar area of the hotel. The Rev. Lynda Moguel, presided at [...]
As I arrived at Holy Sacrament Episcopal Church, Pembroke Pines, Florida, just after 6:00 a.m., I was a profound moment to see the missionaries gathered in their beautiful yellow polo shirts and black slacks for their inaugural mission trip to Belize. The team included six (6) missionaries [...]
Holy Sacrament Episcopal Church, and our mission organization, Friends Reaching Friends, are preparing for its inaugural mission trip to Belize City, Belize, Central America, from June 7-14, 2014. For over 25 years, we have been committed to helping people, particularly children, internationally and locally. Having served as missionaries in Haiti, Panama, Jamaica, and the Dominican Republic (the past [...]
It’s Saturday, and once again it is homeward bound from the Dominican Republic to South Florida. Before leaving the hotel, Father Vicente took me to bless the newborn son of Davis and Judith Santana. It was wonderful to see her again and to see their [...]
A knock at the door at 6:00 a.m. by our Team Leader, Karen Eddy, was the indicator that we were once again to prepare ourselves for going out into the mission field. With the customary Eucharist in the morning, we were blessed by the beautiful playing of [...]
Granville Home The girls gave their customary concert today. This included singing, dancing and a skit which they wrote. Very entertaining! They then enjoyed their bags, ice cream and cake. This has really been a difficult group of girls this year, however we remain confident that we have had some influence on them. Miss Granville [...]