Here we are again at the Children's Home. We were provided for with perfect travel, even after Snowmageddon, and our arrival on Friday went through without a hitch. Front of the line for customs, all the luggage made it, and they expanded the food court at the airport in San Pedro Sula so now Jeremy doesn't have to travel to the gas station for his baleadas.
After being up all night on Thursday, we rested on Friday afternoon and it was an early bed time after a delicious dinner. For those of you who haven't made the trip, it is worth it just for the food. Saturday was a work day and the team began work on the foundation of the new building that will house the bilingual school. The building consists of six rooms plus a bathroom. On Sunday mornings, the building will used for Sunday School classes as well. Because we are a smaller group, Dago has hired several men from town to assist us this week. We are all eager to do as much as possible while here, so the team went back to work after lunch on Saturday and was able to complete preliminary concrete work for half the rooms. The kids at the Children's home begin school this week and their Saturday was spent preparing uniforms and gathering supplies, as well as practicing for Sunday worship.
Sunday was more eventful for the group. We rode the bus with Pastor Alex into town to pick up the kids for Sunday School. We saw many familiar faces and there were lots of hugs from the village children. While the kids were at Sunday School, we Skyped into PRC and some of you may have seen us before each service. We were able to watch GodWatch in real time which was especially important for Mike as his wife was speaking. It was great to see everyone and enjoy worship, even from this distance. After lunch, we rode up into the mountains with Dago and Dilia. The views were amazing and we were able to stop and meet one of Dago's friends who grows coffee on the mountain. He took us through the entire process from start to finish and we were able to try coffee cherries prior to harvest and processing. The same family also grew chiles and the biggest lemons we had ever seen (bigger then grapefruits) which made the most delicious lemonade EVER.
On the way back to the children's home, we stopped in Azacualpa for water, last minute school supplies, and ice cream. For those of you who know Dago, you know that he is a man who loves to discuss our Father. He will talk to all he meets about Him and is not afraid to discuss with individuals their salvation. Dago's manner is not pushy but rather compassionate and laced with a matter of fact quality. There was a man in town and Dago said he has talked to this man many times about Father. Today, he again talked with the man, who is 83 years young, and today the man decided to accept Christ. We prayed with the man in the ice cream shop and look forward to seeing him at church in the future.
Sunday night is church here at the Children's home and again Pastor Alex takes the bus into town, this time to pick up not only children but also their families for church service. As is customary, Dago introduced each of us to the group and his message was on John 3:15-20. Even though we couldn't understand much of the message, his passion and enthusiasm was evident and it was enjoyable to watch him speak to his congregation. At the end, we were able to take communion with the church and again, there were many hugs from the village kids. After church, the guys hurried to try and catch some of the Super Bowl. The cable here was not working but they were able to stream it online and watched the second half. Many of the kids from the home watched some American football before bed, and the rest of us including Dago and Dilia watched the rest of the game.
Monday brings the work week and beautiful weather. With the exception of a little rain on Saturday morning, the weather has been outstanding and we look forward to a comfortable week in that regard. The only area we struggle in, other than hard work, is wanting to do so much in such a short time. There is such need here and this touches all of us deeply. But we also know that He will provide for us paths that will lead us where he wants us to go, in order to accomplish His will. If we trust Him to lead us, we will accomplish more than we had imagined on our own. This is the truth we each take heart in and that will lead us through another blessed week here in Honduras.
"But whoever lives by the truth comes into the light, so that is might be seen plainly that what they have done has been done in the sight of God" ~John 3:21
~Miranda
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