Sonnet to the Living






Alabaster cattle, living tombstones
grazing milpa-covered Mayan moundlets.
Scholars speak of bygone glyphs, mystic tuns.
Clever theories; drought, war, pestilence met.


Name spoken little more, Jacob Keegan
Resonates in head and heart while he sings
his intercession to our sing’lar Holy One
We daily don his love, a portion of the King’s.


Let the dead bury these unlucky dead,                                                 
Men of science and worldly scoffers deem.
Digging with ill machinations of the head,
Time and Love limited, n’er washed by the Stream.


Where have all the Maya gone; long time, no?
Where has my Jakey gone, long time ago?


More vibrant than human breath, living near us
Yet on Holy Ground, still felt by some of dust.   
                 

Some Co-Workers for Christ

(from left to right: Pamela Patt, Clinic Director; Patty Nah, receptionist, medical records, PR; Pete Butler, mascot, Helario, night guard, Dr. Mark, pediatric oncology fellow and volunteer for one week at the clinic)  We took this photo to remember our time of bonding in a vicious game of Mexican Train.

Educators at Leisure...

Bananas in the Backyard

 

We have 4 banana groves in the backyard. They are ready to come in on the porch to hang as green bananas when the stalk has turned black.  They hang until they are yellow and then are ready to eat.  There are also grapefruit, avocado, orange, sour orange and tangerine trees.   Really one can live on the produce growing wild in the backyard and we often do.  We just freeze them all and blend them up in to a smoothy.  This page shows a "siamese" baby banana.

Presbyterian Day School

The history of Presbyterian Day in Christo Rey Belize and their current needs; a video done by Daniel.
http://www.youtube.com/user/simplydanielb#p/a/u/1/EXmsKqbwQ0o

Video of Presentation Daniel and Residents from Jacob's Workshop Done at Orange Walk HIgh School

http://www.youtube.com/user/simplydanielb#p/a/u/0/owivMtFOgyk

Great New Friends Came in the Second Week of March

Sometimes you meet a new family whom you would want to always have as neighbors.  Sometimes they are only neighbors for one week.  The Reimers are such a family: Godly, fun, knowledgeable in so many areas.  Pete had a great time with Chris and also playing games with his older sibs, Rachel and Ben.  I enjoyed working with Dave and talking with Marion.  Daniel enjoyed talking with them all.  We miss them!

MANNA: UT & Vandy Students Work To Build Jacob's Workshop

 Students from UT & Vandy associated with Manna Project International teamed up with Jacob's Farm & the Belize Project to build another dorm for residents at Jacob's Farm. Manna's vision is to establish a global network of Manna Project communities where young adults live and work alongside one another in underserved communities to initiate positive change.  In early March they came for supper at the Blue House of Noah's Workshop.  When they had finished their week here and virtually finished the dorm, we all celebrated together at a Mayan pig roast at Jacob's Farm.