Ministry…
Honduras: Ministerio Puerta De Sion, Zion’s Gate Ministry
Guatemala: Los Gozosos Orphanage, Joy Filled Homes
Nicaragua: Ministerio Mateo 5:16/Nueva Vida, Matthew 5:16
Ministry/New Life
Location in
country…
Honduras: Tegucigalpa
Guatemala: Chimaltenango
Nicaragua: Jinotepe
Ministry
Contact…
Honduras: Tony from Utah.
Guatemala: Maureen from West Virginia
Nicaragua: Bonnie from Pennsylvania (New Life).
What we
did…
Honduras: Manual labor three days a week where we
transformed the entrance of the ministry by hoeing away weeds and rebuilding
rock walls. Our squad worked with the once street kids that lived now live on
the property. Went into the dumps to pray for people and hand out food. Went to
a home for troubled girls and shared with them about Jesus. We also did street
ministry where we held up signs saying Jesus loves you in the busiest street of
Tegucigalpa, and made it on tv for the message we were sharing.
Guatemala: Lived & worked at an orphanage for special
needs children. Helped the nannies take care of the children and assisted with
the daily chores. We also helped the teachers at the on-site school. Daily we
were loving on and pouring into the children and the nannies.
Nicaragua: Lived with two boys that we ministered to and
with. We were really involved in the on-site church with children’s church,
church, prayer night, and women’s ministry. We’ve also done street ministry where we built relationships and prayed over people. Assisted a lady with her preschool
class, shared life with the elderly in a nursing home, and prayed over people
in the hospital. We weekly went to help out two ladies from church, one with
making bread, and another with selling clothes in her shop.
Living Conditions…
Honduras: Tented inside, some of our squad tented outside.
Guatemala: Tented outside during the rainy season, no
bueno.
Nicaragua: Slept in bunk beds in a room with 13 other
girls.
Bathroom
Situation…
Honduras: 3 toilets, 2 cold showers for 59 people.
Guatemala: 3 toilets, 2 hot showers (really 1) for 13 people.
Nicaragua: 3 toilets, 2 cold showers (really 1) for 14 people.
Team OIL
Worked with…
Honduras: All 56 people of G-squad.
Guatemala: Team Isha, another all girls team.
Nicaragua: Team Sanctified: 31, another all girls team.
Off Day
Adventures…
Honduras: Spent off days getting internet in town. We spent
one of our last days visiting the touristy Valley de Angeles.
Guatemala: Visited Lake Atitlan, went to a “farm” which was
more like a ranch called Finca la Loma, and went to a natural hot springs.
Nicaragua: Visited Masaya and Granada, hiked up a mountain
to go to a castle and went swimming in Lake Nicaragua outside of Granada. We
hiked volcano Mombacho for about 30 minutes up, and about 20 minutes in the
back of a pickup truck. Also, we visited two other teams from G-squad at
Ometepe Islands, an island on Lake Nicaragua.
What God
Taught Me…
Honduras: I was made for intentional, real, deep
conversations with others.
Guatemala: I need to give all of me to Him.
Nicaragua: He created me in His image and He loves me just
as I am.
My Favorite
Part of Ministry…
Honduras: Los Pinos, read more about the day here: http://brandiwilcox.theworldrace.org/?filename=we-yell-prayed-all-over-los-pinos
Guatemala: Spending time with the children every day.
Nicaragua: Visiting The Mustard Seed for the last time and
spending quality time with Sara.
The One
That Stole My Heart…
Honduras: Ariel
Guatemala: Mirna
Nicaragua: Jonhy
Mode of Transportation..
Honduras: Private school bus to fit all 60 of us from our
squad, plus the boys.
Guatemala: Two vans were used often for transportation to
church. Our normal mode of transportation to get to the nearest mall was a
tuk-tuk. Also, on off days I road on a boat and on school buses.
Nicaragua: Taxis, school buses, micro buses, and the back
of a pick-up truck have been the normal mode of transportation. On one of my
off days I rode in a ferry across Lake Nicaragua.
Food…
Honduras: Breakfast:
Oatmeal, cereal, or tortillas with eggs and plantains. Lunch: Chicken or ham and cheese sandwiches with chips and a fruit.
Dinner: Varied by night from,
homemade macaroni and cheese, potato soup, chicken tacos, spaghetti, Little
Caesar’s Pizza, and chicken noodle soup.
Guatemala: Breakfast:
Bread with peanut butter and jelly and the occasional watermelon. Once a week
we would have pancakes. Lunch:
Chicken, beans, or beef with rice with green beans, carrots, and chayote. Dinner:
Rice and beans, eggs and beans, or bread and beans. This month, all beans were
blended and I was not a fan, at all.
Nicaragua: Breakfast:
Pancakes, eggs, or cereal. Lunch:
Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches or lunchmeat and cheese sandwiches paired
with cookies or chips. Dinner:
Spaghetti, macaroni and cheese with hot dogs, rice with veggies, chicken and
beef, salad, chicken noodle soup, fried chicken and mashed potatoes,
enchiladas, just to name a few items.
Length of
Ministry Daily…
Honduras: 2-7 hours of intentional ministry on top of
continually investing in the boys.
Guatemala: Ministry never really stopped; we were going
24/7 minus the little amount of time we slept.
Nicaragua: Depended on the day, but generally at least 5
hours.
My favorite country
of the three is…Nicaragua!
My most stretching month was…Guatemala!
I can safely say that I have left a little piece of my heart
in each country!
