
All
of G-squad is blessed with the ability to work with Ministerio Puerta De Sion,
Zion’s Gate Ministries, this month. In my last blog “Not Your Typical World
Race Month” I gave a quick overview of what ministry was going to look like
after our first orientation. In this blog I wanted to go a little bit more in
depth to what ministry will look like.
First
off, Team OIL is working with Team Kina on a project outside of the entrance
to the ministry. So far, we have only worked on the project one day and we had
a ton of progress made. We had 14+ people working at one time, 7 from Team OIL,
7 from Team Kina, and several of the boys were helping us throughout the day.
Here
is what the entrance looked like before we started working on it.
Left
of the entrance:
Right
of the entrance:
We
all worked hard the first day. Some people went in shifts so that they did not
wear out too fast on the first day.
Tools
that we used were machetes, hoes, pick axes, and even our bare hands.
((On
that note, future racers, bring a pair of work gloves with you, I’m so glad I
brought mine with me because I used them on the very first work day!))
After
day 1, we were able to accomplish a lot in removing the brush out of the way.
Here
are some pics after working on the project for 1 day.
Left
of the entrance:
Right
of the entrance:
As
you can see, we were able to get a lot accomplished in just one day. We still
have about 6-8 more work days on this one project.
We
are still uncertain the outcome of the project.
Our
contact, Tony, had no idea what kind of land we were dealing with in the area
so he just wanted us to clear it away and then we would further decide what was
needed. I’ll update you on where the project has led us next Friday.
Team
OIL and all of G-squad are beyond blessed with the opportunity to be here to do
ministry.
A
part of working with the ministry is reaching out to the boys that live here.
There
are about 8-9 boys that were once “street kids” that are now seeking after the
heart of God.
Most
of them were previously a part of the violent gangs here in Honduras.
They
all come from Los Pinos, one of the darkest cities in Honduras.
Los
Pinos is filled with alcohol abuse, drug abuse, paint thinner, and
prostitution.
They
range in ages from around 12 years old to 20 years old.
These boys were once going from
car to car begging for money to purchase paint thinner to get high, but are now
going from car to car sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ.
God
is moving in their hearts and it is so amazing to see the transformation that
He is already doing.
Before
I leave Honduras, I aspire to post a blog about each of their stories, what God
has done in their lives, and some pictures of each of them. Stay tuned for that
blog, because it is sure to be powerful.