This month we are in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. We have been with our entire squad this month (around 40 people) working with a ministry called Zion’s Gate started by a man named Tony Deine. Tony was called by the Lord to Honduras around 5 years ago to live out his faith and at has turned into a lot more an he ever could have expected. Zion’s Gates main ministry involves working with boys ages 13 and up who have grown up in gang life on the streets. Most of the boys are from a small and very poor community called Los Pinos and around 11 boys now live on the Zion’s Gate property with Tony and his wife.
A normal day here in Honduras varies for everyone, but here are some of the things we are doing this month:
Property work-clearing out the property to make it more livable for the boys and for future groups coming in to help with ministry.
Teaching English at a local school
Soccer Ministry (discovering that I am really bad a soccer)
Visiting the local dump where thousands of families call their home
Painting (because we just didn’t get enough of it in El Salvador)
Visiting Los Pinos- this is my favorite thing to do here in Tegucigalpa. This part of ministry includes just hanging out in the community, painting a house for one of the locals, building a bathroom for a community member, carrying 5 gallon buckets of water up a mountain to mix concrete, and playing with some of the cutest and dirtiest kids I’ve ever met.
After a long day of ministry, we head back to our tents for a restful night under the stars.
This month has been a whirlwind. Days have flown by and we are about to head to Romania very soon! More stories from Zion’s Gate coming soon! Our internet this month has been very scarce, but expect blogs very soon with some very exciting news!!!
Much love,
sisk
