So every month I will be fielding some questions of my experience to share with everyone. These questions are taken from my facebook page. Keep an eye out in the future if you have any questions.
1. What foods have you enjoyed and disliked?
This month, the food was very American, but of the Honduran food, enjoyed – central american breakfast (tortillas, refried beans, fried plantains, cheese, and scrambled eggs) disliked- oatmeal and soup.
2. What has been the most impactful experience so far?
The city dump. It is a place that smells like you think a dump would smell. It is filled with hundreds of families who try to make a living recycling trash and looking for food to eat. This is also a haven from drug use and trafficking.
I met a man named Jimmy who is losing his wife and 4 kids to drugs and alcohol. He feels God wants to get in his heart, but he is not willing to leave his lifestyle behind. Jimmy is 26 and has been addicted to paint thinner since he was 10. There was a ton of spiritual warfare in that man.
3. Did anyone you guys met doing the street ministry dedicate their life to the Lord?
I heard one guy named Carlitos approached a teammate and received Jesus. He was high on paint thinner and was tired of living life that way. Most of our street ministries encouraged local Honduran believers to step out and love their community. We ended up on the local news that night for actions on the streets.
4. How did the language barrier play out on the streets?
Thank the Lord I speak spanish, but for those who do not a decision has to be made. Either look at language as a barrier or an opportunity to reach out with body language. Most of the team that didn't speak at the beginning of the month picked up key phrases and used body language to communicate as effective as possible. Each of the 8 teams has a spanish speaker as well to help with translation.
5. Will another squad be there soon to replace you?
I believe another squad is coming around October. Several missionary groups will be in and out of the Gates of Zion property throughout the rest of the year.
6. Who is the person that touched you most & why?
There was a little girl named Katerin that stole my heart. Outside of being the cutest little girl ever, it was hard to imagine what must have happened that she was taken off the streets. The first day I met her she was very timid to be around men.
The second day I saw her, she ran into my arms and did not want to be with anyone else! I never got to know much about her, but I know that me just loving on her impacted her life and mine. And oh yea, she painted my fingernails pink.
7. What is the one thing you miss the most & is there a custom, food etc. that Honduras has that you love?
What I miss the most is the school children playing on the property before and after school. Whether we were pushing them on the swings, or playing soccer, or battling in a rumble, it was great being an older brother to these children desperate for love and attention from men.
