My first week of ministry in Honduras is already over, and what an amazing week it was! It’s been an adjustment acclimating to being far out and not connected, but I’m learning to trust in God more and more each and every day.
This week I was given the opportunity to help shop for food on Monday for the entire squad for the month with a couple of others at Price Smart, similar to Costco. After three hours and carts on carts on carts we were able to come back to Talanga with some great meals on our $4 per day per person budget.
My team has also been delving deep into manual labor this month by serving our ministry and helping with making a fence to build around the property. It was a lot of digging, hoeing, filling holes in the road with extra dirt, and fighting off ants. We also got to help our host Daryl cut, weld, and sand down the poles used to put up the barb wire up top.
We finished each day dirty and sore, but it was awesome to give it all each day knowing God was going to renew our strength to get through the next.
I was able to share my testimony this past Tuesday with a church up in the mountains about an hour away from our home. Not only was the drive up there absolutely beautiful but the opportunity to share and be heard was amazing as well! I’m going to post a blog about it in March, so get excited!
Thursday we helped make tortillas and rice with chicken to feed the children of three schools up the mountain. We started cooking at 6:30 and left by 9:30 to make our rounds. Each child got a cup of juice, two tortillas, and a big spoon of rice with chicken and vegetables. It was such an amazing day!! Traveling up the mountain on the back of the truck and seeing the joy on the kids faces…definitely makes the long days worth it.
Friday the girls went off to Heart of Christ ministry while the boys stayed back to have a man day. I was able to join about 5 other girls going into the village to survey the houses for the World Food Project. I was excited about this opportunity because Michael Kors introduced a partnership and watch last year that benefits The World Food Project with each watch sold. I was excited to be able to be on the other side of it. We asked each home whether they had children under the age of 2 or special needs in the family and if they did we would take down their information. Whether they fit the criteria or not we would pray for each family and build relationships with those in the village.
Valentine’s Day on The World Race was truly something unforgettable…but I’m saving this for another blog! So stay tuned!
***Hopefully I’ll find wifi to update you…if note you might not hear from me until we leave for Nicaragua the 25/26! ***
