Prayer, Work and Fellowship

The team broke to find the many jobs they all knew to well, except for their new friend Brad.  Brad was a first timer to Honduras but shared numerous times with Mike how humbled he was to be here and to serve such beautiful people.  He learned early on he was not coming to bless them they were going to bless him tremendously.  So as his week unfolded from day one when they prayed over the first block Brad learned so much from our Honduran family and friends.  Dennis who has come for many years has been working on his Spanish each year upon returning home. In the last couple of years Dennis has gotten quiet well with the language.  So team leader Steve asked Dennis would he lead the prayer over the first block.  Dennis of course said he would be humbled to do such a task.  Dennis decided to pray the prayer in Spanish and wow what an amazing job.  It does our hearts good when team members come and embrace the culture and the language of the people of Honduras.  Thank you Dennis for taking the time while back home teaching yourself the Spanish language so you can better get to know the people and engage with in depth conversations which you will treasure for a life time.  How amazing our God is to allow us to see what true joy can be found in work on our part and having an open heart and mind to what HE wants us to do.  Our God as Joel shared is so big if we would allow HIM to be our God.  All God's people shouted AMEN!!!!

God moments on the first night were Joel sharing about the beauty of God's creation as he drove out to the job site. Team leader, Steve,  was in awe of the simplicity of the community and how it was refreshing to be away from the hustle and bustle of home.  Tom shared how the sitting was unfiltered and how all these things around us God had created for us.  How we need to take the time from our busy lives and take in the beauty not only in Honduras but back in North Carolina.

Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.

1 Corinthians 15:58