While God is still bigger than Hercules, the snow has proven too much for Delta Airlines and we are now stranded in Atlanta until Thursday morning at 7:35 am when we are booked on a flight to Indy. Pray the whether clears and we make it prior to the next snow storm.
We are all safe and look forward to being home soon, but in the meantime we will have to see if we can reach 200 by Thursday by continuing to proclaim the gospel to those we meet who are in our same position.
Today is the day we depart for the winter wonder land. It has been an amazing week full of blessings! We have been able to work in schools doing VBS, working alongside churches going door to door, and participating in the local churches! It has been so great to see how God is working in and through the people of Honduras! Thank you to everyone who was a part in planing the trip and a huge thank you to Terry and Arlene for welcoming us into your home! Thank you to the translators and to the cooks! Your works have not gone unnoticed and have truly blessed us! I have been so blessed to be apart of this team and I hope to return again!
Sometimes we think, wow I wish I had that fire for God that I see with some people, or I wish that I had the strength to read the bible everyday. I wish I could talk to people about God more comfortably. I don’t know how I’ll ever be that way.
That is a fear that use to have ahold of me 4 years ago, we all want to serve Christ the best we can, but back then that fear hindered me from serving, going on this trip helped me remember that old lost fear I once had. God gives us the strength that we need when we need it. But faith is where it starts. This trip has allowed God to strengthen my ability to evangelize, This pursuit for Gods Kingdom is one step at a time. Whatever strength you feel your lacking, step out on faith, and let God give you that strength that you need when you need it!
Thank you Rich for inviting me to go on this mission for God.
God Bless
During share time last night, my cousin put it quite well. We in the States are always wanting more of what we have while others don’t even have what is required to survive. One of the others here saw a little two year old, on Saturday night, rooting through the trash on the ground looking for something to eat. It just hurts to realize that we complain at times about not having the newest phone and say how great that would be when the cost of that phone would feed an entire family down here for over half of the year. We never think of that, but it’s the truth! We are selfish little brats. I always enjoy coming here because I never go home the same…I am always broken by God in ways I couldn’t even imagine.
It is around 5am here as I begin this post on the day we begin the long journey home. For many of us, this week has went by far too quickly. For some the thought of staying is a welcome one. For me, this day is also bittersweet as this may be the last opportunity I have to serve alongside many of the people on this team as my family and I await God’s guidance on where we will serve next. Though He has removed us from the Palestine Baptist Association, there were many reasons why He brought us there and I believe one of the greatest reasons was this trip. I say that with confidence as we get to exclaim today, that as we make our long journey home, 175 people this week, have also began their journey home as they have each one made a profession of faith by praying to receive Christ!
Though I am sad to be going home, I am more sad at the prospect of losing what we as a team have found here this week. I pray that those who remain in the association will continue to push to return to Central America. I pray they catch the spirit of evangelism as many of the team have this week. I pray that they stay strong and pass on the excitement for worship that they each experienced this week.
As I shared last night, I will return, if for no other reason than to bring yet another team, from another area of the state or country, so they may experience the fullness of the gospel and it power to save.
Lastly, and most importantly, as we begin the long journey home, pray for a miraculous clearing of the way home as Hercules has done its worst to try to prevent it. Five of us have a 5-9 hour drive to the St. Louis area and the rest back home to the PBA churches, and all along our route is 10-14 inches of snow and extremely cold temperatures. But, with that said, as the song says, “My God is so big and so strong and so mighty, there’s nothing my God cannot do. do you believe this? Also continue to pray for Open Eyes Ministries and all that they are doing for the kingdom. Their ministry is faith based, meaning the money for the ministry comes from people like you and from churches like ours and though we give to the Cooperative Program, ministries like these still need our support as well, and as you can tell by the 175 who have now began their own long journey, these ministries are still very much effective.
Good morning, and goodbye from Comayagua, Honduras.
