This morning went well. We were able to witness 8 baptisms in very cold water. Thank God from brother Duard and warm water. It was a little chilly today, around 55 and the water temperature was probably about the same. It was also interesting that we came to Honduras to meet people from Switzerland. Their son was one of the people being baptized today.

The worship was great. The pastor of this church is also affiliated with Compassion International so their financial support is good and they even had “wall-music” this morning. That was great because we were able to sing along as well, at least in our Kentucky draw pronunciations.

We got back from the service and Fanny had pork steaks and potatoes for us. I swear I am bringing here home with us. Amy would agree. I then realized we had no power. There is some pretty good wind today and I guess it knocked something out so I have been hand-writing my sermon and for those that know me, I type for a reason. Thankfully we have power and all is good.

It is always amazes me how God works out the details. We opened all of the totes this afternoon and everything that was donated fits well with what we are doing all week. Tonight we are going to be at another church at 6:00pm and then tomorrow we are going to go door-to-door in the community (get out the walking shoes).

I am hoping for a good nights rest before the choir of rooster’s all crow yet again in the morning. But our rule for the week along with part of my sermon tonight which comes from Philippians 2 is that we will do all things without grumbling or questioning so may God be glorified even when the rooster’s crow.

The rest of the team is in the back playing a little basketball this afternoon which gives me a little peace in order to finish my sermon preparation so I will have them blog more this evening, barring no more power outages. I look forward to seeing what God will do this week.

Rich

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Hope all is well you guys. I am praying for you.

Wish I was there with you.

In Christ,
Joey

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It is now 5:00am KY time. Pastor Keith should be proud of me. It is 4:00am here so I may go back to bed though. We thank everyone for their prayers and their support. Today will be our first ministry day. We will be leading at 3 different church services. We have a fairly lengthy break between which we will use to go through all of the donations that we received.

The team got their first experience with Fanny’s cooking yesterday and I would say they were all quite pleased. Pastor said he usually loses weight on mission trips, but that’s because he hasn’t had Fanny cooking for him 3 ties a day.

As I was preparing last night for this mornings sermon I was struggling with it, but I realized that in my haste I was trying to use a sermon that I had previously prepared and just fit it to Today. About a month ago I had chosen all of the scripture for this week and on Friday when the pressure was on I chose to ignore that list. God reminded me in a mighty way that he is in control and not me when I opened Philippians 2:1-11 and within an hour had a complete sermon pour through me. I don’t think I have ever type that fast before. Now I just have to fix Arlene’s PC so I can print it out.

Today, as you are reading this blog, remember that in everything we do, we should not do it for ourselves, but we should do everything for God’s glory and to honor Him.

For those prayer warriors, I could use some for my back. Last night was difficult hetting to sleep, but I am determined to ignore the pain and praise God through it.

It is a little cold and quite windy this morning but it is a far cry from 12 degree so I’ll take it.

Well the rooster is crowing so I am either going to get up or go back to bed, either way I’l blog more later.

Rich

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Hello parents, family and friends,

After a long day we finally made it to Honduras. The flights were long not the part in the air but the whole travelling and in the airport… once we got here we went to Burger King, I was starving because we hadn’t ate anything since 5 this morning. We then had a 2 hour ride to Comayagua.. the view was beautiful and there were mountains all around, the air was cool but it was def. better than KY weather. Once we arrived at our mission house where we are staying I was very happy it reminded me a lot of the camp retreat house at Cedar Ridge KY (some of you will know what I am talking about!!).. anyways then we ate dinner which was prepared by awesome local girls that help out here and were so sweet but don’t speak English so I had fun trying some of my Spanish out… by the way the food was AWESOME!!! Well now after a great hot shower I am not writing you all and hope you are doing well, tomorrow we are going to church and I am super excited about that. Tomorrow night Wes and I are suppose to give our testimony so please pray for confidence and strength!!! We love you all and goodnight!!

Stephanie

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finally we are here the land was not a big deal not nearly as bad as I heard. we are here and settled after 13 hours of traveling.  the weather here is great it is so beautiful here. the temp is about 70 degrees and the sun was out. we are all set up and ready to share God’s word with the people of Comayagua.  The conditions here are not great but somewhat of what I expected. Seeing the children digging through the trash as we drove down the road will break your heart. Contuine to pray for our group and all the things that God has in store for us.

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The Internet connection is a little slow, but I will see if I can work my majic this week to speed things up. We had to de-ice in both Louisville and Atlanta, but it is a pleasant 70 degrees and beutiful in comparison. We are in Comayagua Honduras. We are looking forward to a great trip. Travel day went smooth and all of the totes and luggage made it safe as well as the rest of us. I will try to upload pictures as soon as I can, but I will put a few of them now. Some of the others will also blog later. For all of those at Kings we are praying for you as I know you are praying for us.

For Joey, we miss you and you are still part of the team whether you are in KY or C.A., keep the faith brother.

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Where to begin. Today we had about 4 inches of snow, beautiful and white. Schools were all cancelled so I am not sure how my son will get all of his homework he’s going to need while we are gone, but if I had thought that this was the biggest problem we would be in the clear. But I am behind in my sermon preparation and trying to get packed and deal with all of the details is overwhelming and to top it off my back has been throbbing all day long. I read about Ida’s vehicle issues yesterday and then the worst happened. Tonight, I received a call from Joey’s mom telling me that he had been in a four wheeler accident. Evidently he has 2 broken ribs and 4 broken vertebrae. He also has some bleeding behind his spine. The doctor said he is lucky to be alive. It is not luck it is God. God has a plan, what it is right now, I am not sure. Joey was our music person for the Honduras Trip and was going to lead a youth rally. He will be greatly missed this week, but I pray that God will reveal his will to us. I am confident that through this tragedy God will be glorified. I am also excited that with as much as has gone wrong this month in order to discourage us that Satan is afraid of the impact that we will have this week. We will triumph in the name of Jesus! Get though behind us Satan!

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I am worried because for the last 3 weeks my back has seemed to get worse. I am weary because I know I will not be able to do all that I want to do. However, I am not swayed from going and serving and I am confident that God will overcome the pain and allow the mission to succeed. So far everything is on track. We are starting to see some snow, but it should be cleared from the runways by the time we are leaving Saturday. Please pray for me that this pain will go away or that I will be strong enough to bare it. Pray for the rest of the team that they may experience a life-changing event this week and will come home with a new found sense of service.

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I was driving on I65 North this evening when I noticed a semi making a large amount of sparks. Traffic was slowing down and getting over. As I was moving over to the far left lane, I noticed an object that had fell off the truck. It was approximately 5-6 feet long and my car was headed straight for it, if God had not directed my driving. Had I hit it, the car would have major damage and possibly even myself. I was within inches of running over it. I thank God for His protection.

Satan likes to attack Christians when they are about to do God’s will. I know Satan does not want the trip to be successful. I thought of this verse: “But the Lord is faithful, and he will strengthen and protect you from the evil one.” 2 Thessalonians 3:3

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Wow! We’re less then 4 days out until we leave for Honduras! And can I say I am MORE then excited to leave. God has placed such a passion for foreign missions in my heart and has provided in so many ways for me to go to Honduras this year. I cannot thank Him enough for this amazing opportunity. I am so excited to see how God is going to work through our team going!

As I’ve been in prayer and the Word this week before we leave, there is one song I have been listening to constantly. Send Me Out, by Steve Fee. My favorite part of the song says:

Here am I. I will go. Send me out to make You known. There is hope for every soul. Send me out, Send me Out.

This has been my prayer for the last couple of weeks and for the days we get to spend in Honduras. Its what I am asking God to have our mind set on, as we are serving Him and letting Him use us in everyway. God is going to do amazing things. He already has in getting us ready to leave!

So here am I…I will go…Send me out to make Him known.

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