Month: January 2014

Home Again

It’s now been a few weeks and we are all home again safe and sound. Hopefully everyone received their luggage (other than a few things that I still have of Ashlei’s at least). Perhaps the greatest trouble of coming home is maintaining the motivation and the drive to serve. My prayer for this team for now and also for the future is that they will catch the “evangelism” and “missions” bug and that they will continue to push themselves, and others, to continue to go and to tell, and besides, isn’t that what we who call ourselves Christian are supposed to do?

Though we are home again, our true home still awaits, and I look forward to the day when our team, and the numerous churches they represent, are reunited in that universal church where we shall receive the rewards for the faith that each of us must continue to practice.

I once again leave you with this question, when will you go?

Most have arrived

Well, I believe most have arrived, some bagless and some not. Mark and Natalie opted to fly to Louisville and then got a ride North from there. Connie, Wes, and Ashlei left from Atlanta with Connie’s husband who drove down when he heard about the cancellations. I am assuming they have made it since no news is usually good news.

Wes, Lucas, Cassie, Greg and Tailar rented a mini van and drove home via Indy.

Alas, Adam, Isaiah, Valerie and I are still stuck in Atlanta. Had we known everyone’s plans Monday night, the 4 of us could have probably got a plane out today, but with the trouble with all of the luggage this trip and the fact that standby for 4 would be impossible, we will be waiting yet another day until we get to go home.

Pray for patients and no more Delta disruptions.

The Mission Continues

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.

Until we meet again!

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!

The Journey continues

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

The Spoiled

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.

The Journey Home

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.

Day 7

As our last day comes to an end, I am reminded of how great our God really is. I have had an extraordinary time that has changed my heart. As I look back I realize all the opportunities that I had that I just pushed away. I now am sitting here and just can’t believe in the middle of all this goodness I have been so selfish. I had a glorious last day though and could see myself coming back in the near future. I had a great day worshipping God with all my brothers and sisters in Christ. Church this evening was touching and I heard the same about this morning. VBS during church this morning was really fun also. Just to be with all these sweet sweet kids and seeing them greatly enjoy and appreciate it made me so thankful I was given this opportunity. My God is so good!

Day 7-adam

Woke up and got dressed took a shower then I did my devotional. It was an emotional day for uswe went to vbs and then came home and stayed till 5then left fof a church service and came home and that was our short day.

Day6 -adam

Woke up took a shower ate then did devotional after devotional went to vbs then came home for lunch. Then we evangelized and after that wewent to church and that was my day.