Mama Tara Miskit  Orphanage Newsletter - From Cathy Cantelli and Cathy Gunard 

It s official! We received the good news recently that our dear friend Gustavo
Lepe and his two friends, Enemecio and Adolfo have agreed to go down to Puerto
Lempira to do a project for the Mama Tara Orphanage. They want to begin the
project the first week in May and hope to be finished by the last week of June.
Gustavo Lepe Agrees to Head Up 2 Month Building Project at the Orphanage.
 
The project the men will be working on is to totally renovate and finish the original
building, which we are now calling Casita A .Gustavo plans to raise the roof and
replace some of the roofing panels with translucent panels to let natural lighting come
in. They will redo the plumbing in the bathrooms and raise the flooring, plaster the
walls and tile the floors. We are hoping that some of the painting can be done by any
mission team going down to visit the orphans. The Lord is sending, not one, but two
young women, from two different backgrounds and two different countries to
help Mama Tara at the orphanage. This is the most exciting news! One of the ladies is
Tara Germain, from Canada, who discovered us on the internet, on our
website. The other is a young girl named Griselia, who is from Honduras. Both came
to be burdened for Mama Tara and the kids around the same time. Both are more than
qualified in various ways to help out. Tara, who is in her twenties, probably has more
missionary experience than Griselia, having spent 5 years in Y-WAM and other short
term missions, however, Griselia speaks the language and has already been to the
orphanage on a short term mission trip this past Fall. Griselia also works with one of
our Board members, Lisa Bradley, who is a full time missionary with Loma De Luz,
which is a hospital in Belfate, Honduras. After interviews with the ladies and much
prayer and deliberation, the BOD agreed that both Tara and Griselia will be a great
blessing to this ministry. Both plan to be at the orphanage in April.
We give thanks to the Lord for this most recent answer to our prayers. Now we make a
request of all of our faithful partners and friends to continue praying for the funds to
come in. Just like we did on our last project, we stepped out in faith, that the money would
come in, and it did, we feel that the same will apply for this situation. So please join
with us and pray for all the provisions to come into alignment.

Upcoming Events

Gustavo and friends going to work on renovating Casita A beginning 5/1/ 09
Tara Germaine and Griselia going to stay at the orphanage on a trial bases beginning
4/1/ 09
Jon Hoey s mission team,from North Carolina, is going down to the help at the orphanage.
7/ 11/ 09
The U.S. Navy will be sending a ship down to Puerto Lempira with supplies for a fence around
the orphanage in early August.
Jeremias, Elmer and Max with Katie and Cathy Guenard in La Ceiba in December
We received an update on Max and Jeremias recently, by email from Sharon
Washburn, with whom the boys are staying in La Ceiba. It seems that the boys are
adjusting quite nicely. It wasn t always the case, as there were quite a lot of
adjustments for all of them to make. Thankfully, through prayer, and Sharon and
Earl s parent al wisdom, the boys are transitioning well. They are doing their
school work, helping out with chores in and around the house and school, and basically
beginning t o have a taste of what it s like to be in a family.

Update On Max and Jeremias
Prayer Requests
--Protection and provision for Mama Tara
and the children.
--For the funds for the projects to come
in before Gustavo goes down in May.
--For Tara and Griselia :
* traveling mercies and protection
* no serious adjustment problems
* wisdom to know how to relate to
a different environment and culture.
* good attitudes and obedience from
the children.
* all over good health for everyone there
--Pray for Max and Jeremias in their
adjustments living with the Washburns,
for flexibility, and obedience, and also
that the boys will do well in their studies

Anyone desiring to help this ministry
with a donation please send your
tax deductible check to:

Mama Tara Miskito Orphanage, Inc.
3600 Dallas Hwy.
Ste 230. PMB 341
Marietta, GA 30064
.