Hello everyone. We are in Chloma Honduras! We arrived on monday night, January 7th. We were given a warm welcome from pastor Gregario and his family. The minute we got in the door till now we have been getting served by his family. They served us dinner when we got back from the van ride from Tegucigalpa airport. We are in great spirits to see how kind and generous he and his family have been to us, although undeservidly. We are helping out with childrens ministry and we have a lot of free time when we re not doing that. Also we are kind of stuck inside. We are not allowed to go out by ourselves without pastor Gregairo. I think the Lord may be helping us settle in by growing in relationship with him and in community with eachother.
I am really encouraged by how amazing my team has been. We come together everday to have time together and check in. Everyone is real honest with how each individual is doing. It feels like a family, I heard some of my teamates say that God is surgically shaping us. We have had some tough groups because the team is honest with eachother about whats going on with are days here in Honduras. It can be overwhelming coming to a totally different place. We are all starting a new chapter in are lives. It really has been cool to see us bond together. It has been one of the coolest parts of the race so far. I know they have my back.
I’ve spent a lot of time with God this week as well do to the free time. At launch are squad stressed intimacy with God as a must! We know we can’t spread the gospel without him It looks different for everbody. I have tried some new ways to connect with God while I am here. I could use prayer in this area. I have felt anixous at times. I think I doubt God and I don’t always believe I am accepted. I feel like I should be further along, but I think God had me come on this race for my growth as well. Sometimes we want miracles and amazing oppurtunties, but he wants to heal us first. I don’t know… all I know is I’m going to keep crying out to him because I want more of him and I will try and wait patiently.
In the house we are staying in Pastor Gregario and his family all live here. His wife, son, grandaughter, and his daughter. Not completly sure on everyone that stays there since I see alot of them come and go. We go to church every night and we have services in an open air brick building. It is where we do ministry as well. It is only a 15 second walk from his house.
I also want to share why I came on the world race in the first place. I thought I already shared this on another blog but apparently not so here it goes. I always felt like God wanted me to go overseas. I know that people don’t here the gospel in other countries and how can I have the meaning of life in my soul and not give it to someone else. One of my teamates Taylor put it this way ” If your a christian in America you had better be called by the Lord to stay there”. Thats how I see it. I could give you numerous passeges where God calls us to go out into the nations. Feed the hungry, heal the sick, visit orphans, preach to the nations, comfort others in there distress. You hear about people literally dying because of hunger in other countries. I’m not trying to be a hero, I know only God can do that. I just don’t want to be a person who reads the bible, but a person who puts it into practice. I was putting it into practice in America, but I just thought it was time bring my talents elsewhere.
