Westley's Christmas Blog

Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse, no, wait...what's that noise?  Jack!!!  What is that monkey pounding on now!

Okay, so it's not the night before Christmas but it is the day of our annual Rus Rus Mabitah Christmas Party.  Winter is upon us.  A cold front has passed and we have a balmy 70 degrees this morning.

Denise and I are up early, thanks to our industrious monkey and a busy day planned.  Soon the house will fill with the smell of freshly baked cakes and banana raisin bread as Denise works on desserts for our 150 or so expected guests.

I jump on the 4-wheeler, as one with a bad knee jumps, and head to the clinic where our party will be held.  Much to my delight the men have already cut and stacked firewood for the grill.  Some of the women have begun the process of cleaning rice and starting the fires.  After a short conversation I learned that the fatted pig reluctantly made his contribution to this festivity yesterday and has been marinating all night.  In another house fresh flour tortillas are being prepared as well as huge bowls of coleslaw to go with our carne asada.  I also learned of some last minute repairs needed on the grill.  There is always something to fix and so the day begins.

By noon, we are ready for a feast.  The men have carried the benches in from the church and they are filling up fast.  Soon the task of serving our guests is at hand.  First, a short message and prayer was given by Pastor Benigno Valles.  The people are patient as row by row they receive a plate of food.  As usual the first plates are handed in respect, but we decline until all others have received their plates.  This is a day for us to lead by serving and by example.

In short order we are serving the desserts with the help of the Howard family who have come to spend the day with us, learning about remote missions.  

After everyone has eaten too much - we begin the raffle for gifts.  The people clapped and were genuinely excited for the winners of those receiving food baskets, watches, and of course, soccer balls.  The younger children's raffle was fixed!  We had enough small toys for everyone in the drawing.  

The festivities ended with a modified version of a pinata.  It was organized chaos as we threw candy into the crowd.  Fortunately we didn't have to open the clinic for first aid.

We truly miss not being around our immediate family this year with Rachael in South Korea teaching English, Joshua stationed in Afghanistan with the U.S. Military, and David working in North Carolina.  It is a little difficult to get together for the holidays.

However, we enjoy the spirit of celebrating His birth where ever and with who ever, as long as our hearts are in the right place.

We thank you for your continued love and support for our family and our work here in Honduras.  We pray that you have a blessed Christmas and a wonderful New Year!

Fiesta Photos

 Dessert Table

 Getting Ready to Serve

 Pastor Benigno

 Kitchen

 Fiesta Participant

 Kids Raffle

 Cooking in the Kitchen

 Children are Ready!

Yum, set and GO!

Joyfully in His Service,

Westley and Denise Wiles

Intro Blog

Greetings! 

Welcome to news and updates from the Wiles in Rus Rus, Honduras.  

This is new to me, so be patient as I learn the ropes.  We are hoping this will help connect our partners with our ministry better.  In the age of technology, many more avenues like this are available.

So onward and upward!  

History

The Wiles with MAG (Missionary Air Group) consented to place a plane in Rus Rus so that a closed hospital could be re-opened with air support.  It is centrally located in the area to service both Honduras and Nicaragua being just 5 miles from the border.  However, the organization that wanted us to come was unable to commit after we arrived and gave it into MAG's hands. Prayerfully we are doing what He directs:   to be a light of help and hope in this area now since 2010.  

Projects Completed

We built a hangar to protect the plane from the elements.  Upgraded the living spaces to accommodate us and all groups that we host.  We have put on new roofs for the hospital and the hospital generator shed.  We've built a fuel shed and another generator shed.  We've painted the hospital and installed a clean water depot on the premises for the village.  We have also help open a small store where locals can purchase both food staples and fuel.    We were able to put up a radio and antenna at the store to help facilitate better communications between villages.  Westley has improved the runway.  We've hosted many groups in the years we've been there both evangelical and construction.   There are even more stats that I could give you and in the future we'll be more up-to-date with news as I get this blog off the ground.

Recent News

We have had two major donations of medicines and supplies to help our pharmacy.  It has been a great need as it has been difficult to get these items.  A diesel generator has been donated to power better all the areas that we needed it.  Westley has been busy getting the generator up and running.  The last group that came re-wired the grounds so that it would be ready when the new generator arrived.    I am in the states visiting with our boys for a couple of weeks and will return soon.

Blessing Notes

Rachael, our daughter, is in South Korea teaching English.  David is working in the Geek Squad department at a Best Buy in North Carolina.  Joshua is currently stationed at Fort Campbell, but after his holiday plus a few days he is being deployed to Afghanistan.  

 Photos to Share

 Hospital Rus Rus

 Our Plane

The Runway