For the last 2 weeks since coming to Honduras I have been trying to come up with blog ideas. But the words just haven’t come. Every time I sit down to write, my mind goes blank and the emotion I have felt about this place just goes out the window.
But I am not going to let that keep me away from sharing. Because its not that this ministry sucks, because it totally doesn’t, its one of the most passionate and powerful that I have experienced yet. This ministry is doing amazing things for God and fighting hard for those who are broken. I think my mind is just having a hard time explaining the amazing ministry that we are encountering.
The view from our property
The ministry that we have been working with this month is called Zion’s Gate Ministries. This ministry is working in one of the poorest communities in Honduras called Los Pinos. This village is ravaged with gang violence, people addicted to huffing of paint thinner, robbery, plus many other things. This ministry is going in and trying to make a difference and show these people that there is a chance beyond what they are living in. The Director Tony loves to say “Everything is possible with God”. This statement is so true and so evident in the work that is being done in this ministry.
Tony has brought 11 boys between the age of 13-20 into his home to try and help them get out of the lives that they once lived and give them hopes of something better. These boys have seen so many crazy things in their life that I cannot even understand. One of the first meetings we had with Tony he said that the stories that we hear and even the ones we don’t (because some of the boys are not ready to share their stories with groups yet) will be something beyond what we can even comprehend. But despite all odds, this ministry is overcoming these things to try and give these boys the opportunities that they don’t realize that they have. He is pulling these boys out to show them that God has a life for them that is better then they have ever known. It’s a ministry of hope and opportunity, one that is inspiring a group of young people to come out of what they have always known and to become something that is new and greater.
These last couple weeks have been amazing and extremely inspiring. I cannot wait to share more with you in coming blogs. Be ready 🙂
Some of the Boys (Herman and Ariel)
