This year coming to Honduras is a lot different than in 2012. For one, I knew more than a week ahead of time that I was going, which is nice – so I could prepare and pray more ahead of time. I also had been studying Spanish and practicing everyday at work which is a huge help in communicating. I realized in 2012 that Open Eyes ministry is great at connecting folks we share the gospel with to local churches so they get a chance to be discipled, not just to be a number or a stat. This is super important. And it’s great because this year we’re basically focusing on one community each day so we go door to door witnessing in the morning then after lunch we’re doing activities with kids, meeting some kind of physical needs (food and clothing ministries) and then a church service. it was great to see the folks we had witnessed to and prayed with back for the afternoon services.
We were talking today how so many folks back home are doing pintrest projects with pallets: decor, furnitures, art. We saw several houses today that were made up entirely of pallets, not solid walls just old wooden slats. But what got me is how content these sweet people are. I know we don’t have the opportunity in just a half hour or less to really get to know them, but they seem to be happy with what they have. And one Christian family we met especially were just shining with His love, they had a concrete house with a dirt floor and it looked like 2 rooms for their whole family and they had a lot of kiddos (which were adorable by the way) and their faces just showed the joy of Jesus. Todo bien gracias a Dios. All is good thanks to God. I long for that kind of contentment in my own heart
