- Duplantis Diary

April 2016
Duplantis Diary
Eric & Christy Duplantis
Missionary Candidates to
Honduras
Six months already!
It’s hard to believe it’s already been six months since we boarded that plane. This new
country is starting to feel like home now. We are growing to love the people, and
learning more about them everyday. The winter is over and we are now in summer and
the dry season. The country is truly beautiful with flowering trees and the bluest sky we
have ever seen along with temps in the 90s and lots of dust blowing around.
We celebrated Saydi’s 9th birthday complete with hotdogs, chili, and a pinata. She said
birthdays in Honduras are awesome. We invited two families from the language school
to the party. All of the adults REALLY enjoyed the chili hotdogs, saying “We forgot how
much we missed these!”
Our oldest son Tyler came to visit us for a week and we were able to visit the zoo, a
nearby cave complete with bats, and the Mayan ruins in Copan. We saw the arena where
the likeness of their gods still survives in statues that overlook ceremonial tables used
for human sacrifice. I was struck by the evidence of the deception of the evil one from
so long ago. Truly, our battle IS against powers , principalities, and spiritual forces and
these same forces work to deceive ALL peoples today.
School is going well though it is hard. I am now learning to speak in the past tense
which means I can finally tell stories and talk about the things God has done in my life.
Eric is finishing up his study of the present tense. He says that the gift of ‘Spanish
tongues’ hasn’t come through yet, haha. It is quite difficult to learn a new language at 57
years of age and I admire his attitude and perseverance. He has had the opportunity to
lead bible study a few times at our Tuesday night school fellowship which has been
great. Most of you know how much he LOVES to teach the scriptures. He’s also been
accompanying a young pastor into a rural village to minister on Saturdays.
Benjy has started attending a bilingual Christian School. While he has been studying an
hour a day with a teacher at the language school, we feel he needs more time with kids
his age. He is very excited and so are we! He has school one-half day in English and onehalf day in Spanish.
The Lord also has been speaking to us about a part of his future work for us. (High five
for all those of you who have been faithfully praying for vision for us. ) He has been
opening our eyes to the great need for discipleship of men. As you know, the foundation
of any society is the family...and God’s design for the family... is to be lead by Godly men.
- Christy
We are extremely thankful for all of you who are praying for us and sending financial support. We
have been safe from harm and well cared for. It has also truly been such a blessing to have our
basic needs met. We know things are difficult and maybe frightening for most of you right now
because of the oil field, and many of you are giving not out of your abundance, but out of your
need. We are most humbled by your faith, and our prayer is that the Lord will provide for you,
just as he is using you to provide for us.
We are looking forward to seeing everyone when we come home for furlough from the middle of
October through January. We would love the opportunity to speak at your church or small group.
We also have a need for a place to stay in South Louisiana. Ideally, it would be a separate garage
apartment, camp, or empty house as our kids are loud and active. We can pay $500 month if
needed and our pets are not coming with us. We will be doing a good bit of traveling to visit family,
supporters, and to do more fundraising.
Blackathy, Saydi’s
promised kitten
Benjy’s first day of school
Scout, our guard
puppy with a
seriously deep bark
Prayer Requests
-For the Lord to give us clear vision as to the next steps he wants us to take regarding how
we are to best serve him here.
-For our family and friends back home as they adjust to life without us nearby.
-For God to ‘turn on’ the area of our brains that enable language learning.
-For wisdom for the people of Honduras regarding their political situation.
-For safety of the Honduran pastors and Christian leaders as they work to minister to
their national brethren.
Financial Status
We continue to be in need of ministry partners. Our greatest need is for ongoing monthly support,
followed by funds for a second vehicle.
We have reviewed our current giving records and will now be reporting our
actual current funding status. Our percentage is now lower in the graph than
previously reported because we were previously reporting pledged funds. We
understand the situation back home and have faith that God will provide for
his people at home and abroad.
61%
Ongoing
Monthly
Support
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