Milk donations for the Prince of Peace Children's Home

Hi everyone, it's that time again, we are in need of milk for the children at Prince of Peace Children's home, in Zambrano.  We need about $2,000.00 to get a 6 month supply of milk.

I know some of you have donated toward this cause in the past, and it's greatly appreciated!

If anyone would like to give and make a tax deductible donation, you can send the money to:

ER International
100 W. Cypress Creek Road Suite 815
Fort Lauderdale, FL  33309
Att:  Milk for POPCH

James 1:27

Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this:  to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.

Thank you, and God bless you all,

Robyn and Ernie Breaux

February ABA training workshops

We brought Kyna, Joey's ABA therapist, here from Houston, Texas, to do three ABA training workshops last month.  We started here in Roatan, we did a one day workshop for some of the public school teachers, there we had about 20 teachers in attendance, and then we traveled to the mainland, to Tegucigalpa, to do another one day workshop in Zambrano, at Faith Academy, and there we had about 14 teachers/staff in attendance, and then we did the last workshop at Honors Academy in Teguc., we had about 28 teachers in attendance there.  It was very successful, and all of the teachers left with lots of helpful information to help them with their students that are struggling with either behavioral issues, or certain types of learning disabilities, or special needs.  Everyone was excited about Kyna being at these workshops, and they were all anxious to hear and learn what she had to say.  A good bit of these teachers/staff that attended these workshops know Joey, and one of the staff at Honors Academy was actually his first teacher, Erika, and have seen his progress over the past 2 years, and so they know that this therapy works, so that made them even more eager to learn some things from her. We have actually discussed brining Kyna back in a few months to do further training with the same teachers!  There's much more that can be taught, we just do it in small doses!

Thank you to the staff and teachers in Zambrano, at Faith Academy and also to the staff and teachers at Honors Academy, it was a pleasure to be able to bring Kyna in and have her train you to help with your students!  

Thank you, and God bless you all,

Robyn

Time for another training workshop

We have decided to bring Kyna, Joey's ABA therapist, in for another training workshop, here in Roatan.  This time it will mainly be for the public school teachers.  We were approached about a month ago and asked if we could bring Kyna back for another workshop for the public school teachers because the last time it was for some of the private school teachers, and parents.  We will be doing this the week of February 4th.  We are also taking this ABA training to Zambrano to Faith Academy, the ACE, Pace school and possibly we will go to another school in the Valley of the Angels.  This will be another great opportunity for us to be a part of helping equip teachers, and parents how to help their children/students with some basic tools for helping those that are struggling with delays and learning disabilities at home or in the classroom.  This ABA therapy can be used on all children, not just children with special needs and leaning disabilities.

If anyone would like to contribute to the expenses for these workshops, bringing Kyna in from the US,  for the rental of the facility for the workshop, or any other expenses for this event, your donation would be greatly appreciated, please send tax deductible donations to:

ER International
100 W Cypress Creek Rd. STE. 815
Fort Lauderdale, FL  33309

Thank you, and God bless,

Robyn Breaux

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Followup, and Behavior Training Workshop

This past week we had Jo Jo's therapist, Kyna Savage, here from Texas, staying with us, and she spent time at the kids school, doing some followup with Jo Jo, with Mrs. Caroline, his private teacher, and also worked with Mrs. Christeen, his Kinder teacher in the classroom.  Kyna was so excited to see how well Jo Jo is doing!  She was amazed at how well he does with his peers, and is involved with class participation, and just over all on  how Jo Jo, Caroline, and Christeen are doing in the class!  Way to go Jo Jo, and teachers!  :)  Job well done!

We decided since there are no schools, or therapy centers here for kids with special needs, and learning disabilities, and that there is such a great need, that we would do just a basic, ABC, 123, Behavior Training Workshop, just to give some parents and teachers from Roatan, some basic tools for helping with their students, or children that are struggling with delays and learning disabilities, at home or in the classroom.  We had about 22 teachers/parents show up for the training, and everyone was excited about the training, and left feeling that they received great information for their students, and children.  This ABA therapy can be used on all children, not just children with special needs and learning disabilities.  It was very helpful and informative to us all that participated in the  workshop.  Since we had a great response on the training workshop, we will be bringing Kyna back for more training, and to also help with the early intervention therapy center that we are wanting to start here on the island of Roatan.

Big thank you to Kyna for taking the time to come visit, and for working with Jo Jo, and his teachers, and also for doing the training workshop, it is ALL greatly appreciated!  Also thanks to the parents and teachers who took the time to come and learn about behaviors and learning disabilities, we all know there is a great need here in Roatan for this therapy, and i believe together we can make a difference!

Commandments for Mission Trips

1. Always remember that the primary function of a short-term team is to learn, and not to help.

2. Always defer to the long-term missionaries, even when thou dost not agree with them.

3. Leave all they agendas at home before thou arrivest on the mission field.

4. Be prepared to spend large amounts of time doing nothing, for thus verily is the way of the mission field.

5. Be careful to obey in all details, the security rules and advice of the project which thou visitest.

6. Be both attentive and accurate in the communication with the mission base before they visit.

7. Be careful to pay for all the expenses of thy visit.

8. Take great care in thy giving and spending, lest thou appearest to be filthy rich.

9. Be careful to respect the doctrinal and theological views of the project which thou visitest.

10. Keep thy word in regards to follow-up activities.

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(from Paul Cull, leader of Projeto Casa Esperanza in Brazil)

This trip actually did change my life

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This trip actually did change my life.

In 2004 I found myself on a small community stage, in front of about 100 young people (high school age), at an evening event, telling them my testimony. The pain I had been through, and the healing and help I found in Jesus. My depression, my cutting, having been suicidal, it was all there. I stood there, not really able from stage to see the reactions on their faces, sparing no single detail.
After the end of the entire show I had a small group of 8 or 10 come up to me. Through their broken English and a translator, they began to tell me of their similar experiences, and their hurts. They thanked me and hugged me, and some of them said they had even accepted Jesus into their hearts that night. That validated me. That validated every hurt that I went through. To know that it had been redeemed and that God was willing and able to use that to help others, if I was willing to go, and to tell.
That was 8 years ago, and since then I have been on several other trips as well. And the love, acceptance and validation continues to come, on every trip I take. That was my story, do you have a story? And if you don’t I you are encouraged to take a trip and go, make stories and memories. It will change your life.
One of the most important things in many faith’s, is a pilgrimage, or hajj, or a trip of some sort. These trips are often to a holy place or sacred city. What about us Christians? While Israel and the Red Sea, and Gethsemane are certainly important, the most sacred of places becomes our own selves. We know carry within us the Holy Spirit. We are lead and guided by God, through His Word and His Spirit.
We are commanded to go. Not to visit some specific sanctuary, or place, or something from the past. But to go and tell others about what Jesus has done for us. We go to tell them about the love of God, and His grace, and forgiveness.


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School and Therapy Center Update

Well, it's October already, this year is almost over, wow, i can't believe it! They say time flies when your having fun, well it does! I have not updated in a while, so thought i would share what's been happening in sunny, Roatan.

The kids started school in August, at SBAS, and all is going well. In my last post i was looking for a therapist, or special ed teacher for Jo Jo, and we found a teacher, she is an American, and has been living here for about 4 years, teaching, praise God! Her name is Caroline, and she is doing an amazing job. We had Kyna, Jo Jo's therapist, from Texas, come to Roatan before school started, to train her, and so far so good! We also found a special ed teacher, Kathy, that moved here from Colorado, that the school has hired as their special ed teacher, and is helping build a special ed program in the school. Jo Jo is in the kindergarten class, and for the most part, participates in everything his class is doing. He does have a couple of 40 minutes one on one sessions with Caroline, during his school day, but is really enjoying being with the kids and the social time. He is really liking school, making friends and making progress. He has learned to write his name, and is writing, and reading some also, and for those that have been involved with his therapy know that it is a BIG accomplishment for him to write. He is a smart boy! His teacher says he is actually a little advanced academically in his class. Way to go Jo Jo, and Mrs. Caroline! And Kathy has made some new friends, especially one little girl, Sophie, which is our neighbor, and they go to the same school, and have become BFF's. She is also going to ballet class, twice a week, and is enjoying that as well! As for me i have a new friend also, Sophie's mom, Shona, she has been a God send, i am so thankful that she and her family are here for a while, God new i needed a friend!

Now that the kids are settled in school, we have decided to open up an early intervention therapy center, for children with special needs and learning disabilities here in Roatan, that will be set up just like the therapy center Jo Jo went to in the U S. We are in the beginning, baby stages of this project, but believe it is something God wants us to do, and has already opened up doors for it to happen. There is nothing here, in Honduras, or Central America, for kids with special needs, and learning disabilities, so we are wanting to bring that here. I am a little nervous about doing a therapy center, since it's a new thing, and i am not a therapist, but i am a mom with a son with special needs, and we have a testimony of how this amazing therapy helped our son, and so i believe in this therapy, and know that it works! And i believe God will bring the right people here to help with this project. We want to be able to provide the same therapy to the kids here, that our son received, and i know there is such a great need for it!

Please be in prayer as we are stepping out believing God will make a way for this therapy center to be a success! We know it works, and have faith that it will help many children, but we know we cannot do it alone, and we will need prayer support, financial support and people to come as teams or individuals to help make this happen!

Ephesians 1:8

He poured his grace on us by giving us great wisdom and understanding.


Thanks, take care and God bless you all,

Robyn and Ernie Breaux