Hey Folks,
I'm so excited about this blog. I've got a computer and internet and have been waiting to share with you photos of people I've come to love and places I've gotten to see.
In Honduras, our living situation was camping out on the property. It was the only way to house 50 people.
This is what you will find to wash your clothes in Central America. I used these washboard/basins so much. My arms were so sore at first and the local girls were so fast! I will never again take a washing machine for granted.
Here is the hospital where we spent our day off praying for a woman from the barrios we were working in who is friend of Tony's, our contact this month. We prayed for healing and we believe that the Lord did just that as the doctor was able to send her home with a positive diagnosis.
And this is my friend, Dania. Dania is a beautiful, smart, and has a great sense of humor. This girl has the hand of God all over her life, and is going to go far. Already she is necessary part of her community and will continue to make a great impact as her education continues.
And these are the lovely Tres Gringas, sisters from Canada. One is a WR alumni who caught the Lord's heart for Honduras and returned with her sisters. They were such a joy to have around and blessed the squad greatly with their presence.
And this is taste of what travel days look like. Tons of black bags in piles everywhere!!
I think I experienced more personal growth and preparation in Honduras than I did in ministry. I learned a new perspective about ministry that I never really encountered before. I've heard alot that ministry and God is about relationships. What I've seen is that people want to try and fix my problems or try to convert more people. In Honduras, the ministry was truly about the relationship. Your relationship with the people you are ministering to, whether they accept the Lord or not, and about your relationship with the Lord. I believe my time in Honduras help set the tone and approach for the rest of my time here on the race. Projects are great and timelines are neccesary but what I learned is that we can use the projects as an excuse to simply build relationships with people without making them feel that we have an agenda for their soul. That is the Lord's perogative. Projects open the door for conservations of eternal relevance to happen.
I love that. I love it because it removes any pressure for me to have the right answers and allows me the opportunity to discover the things I don't yet know alongside them. It gives the Holy Spirit freedom to do his thing and prevents me from getting in the way with my own agenda. Praise the Lord. I praise You that You do all the work and have done all the work so that I might be able to just be a small part of your work without having to do any work to become a part of it. I hope that makes sense. If not, feel free to comment.
That's my Honduras in a nutshell. Thank you supporters again for helping to make this possible. You are a part of the work that is happening in Honduras. You have made a difference in the lives of these people I am encountering by sending me. God Bless!
