We made it to Honduras! We’re in Choluteca the 4th largest city about an hour or two over the boarder from Nicaragua. As we arrived in the city, we saw a church (The Great Commission Church) from our bus windows. After being dropped off at the bus station, we headed there to ask if they knew of an inexpensive safe place to sleep for the next few days. On our way to the church, a random man on a bicycle saw me with all my gear, pointed to a street I was walking by, and shouted “Pacifico!” Since Choluteca is about an hour or less from the Pacific Ocean, I assumed he was saying that I should go that way to the beach. We trekked along with our packs, arrived at the church, and met the pastor and several other men and youth. Fortunately, some of the youth spoke a little English, so in broken Spanish-English, the kind guys at the church helped us find a relatively inexpensive place to reside: The Pacifico—the only hostel in town. Almost everything in Central America shuts down for Holy Week (from Palm Sunday to Easter). Kids are out of school and many people go to their hometowns to celebrate. Religious statutes and bands parade in the streets, especially in Leon, Nicaragua, the city we just left. The day we departed Leon, I felt a very heavy evil spirit surrounding that city. Please pray for all of Central and North America: That the Spirit of Life will reign during this Holy Week, that the week would not be filled with idol worship or drunkenness, and that people will truly know Jesus as their glorified and risen Savior. These next couple of days in Choluteca will most likely be days of rest, seeking God’s face, spending quality time with Him in His Word. Please pray this time will be refreshing and strengthening. By Saturday, we’ll arrive in Tegucigalpa, working next week with the contact I have there. And their eyes were opened, and they recognized Jesus….saying, “The Lord has risen indeed!” Luke 24:31, 34.
