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.
