I have never ever seen or imagined anything like the dump we visited in Honduras.
It’s humongous. It’s where all of the city trash goes. At home we hold our nose when the garbage trucks pass by. But here it’s a way to put food on the table. Thousands of people work in the dump. They dig through all of the garbage to find bottles and cardboard to recycle. Everywhere you look is garbage, an animal eating garbage, or a person searching through garbage. The smell is terrible, and the fumes from burning trash is bad for your health.
We only stayed for an hour or so. Talked with a few people and heard their stories. I left with such a weird feeling in my stomach. Here I am just driving away in the van back to my life full of opportunities. It made me wonder what these people put their hope in. I know my outlook should not be one of pity, but every time I watch the video from our day at the dump that’s how I feel, hopeless.
But then I remember what scripture says:
that all the things and desires of this world will perish
If we depend on our desires from this world, then we are certain to be hopeless.
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Romans 15:13
Our God is a God of hope.
Nothing is promising us health, job security, safety, happiness, success. Why was I born into a life of opportunites instead of digging through other people’s trash? So much of our life is outside of our control. It seems pretty important then that we are careful where we place or hope. When everything is gone, we can cling to our Faith and Hope in Christ. …Or that’s what I keep telling myself atleast, everytime I look through pictures of Honduran people living at the dump.
