The Youth is our Future

Derek and his team were blessed beyond measure with a community full of young men who wanted to help their Sunday School teachers, Nelson and Flo receive their new home.  Jose, Nelson's nephew along beside his friends, Fernando, David and another David and Anthony all worked hard every single day to help this house become a home.  Sarah shared one evening how they persevered and gave it their all to completion.  They were always there ready to serve wherever needed.  We joked and said the team was going to be in trouble when they went to school that first afternoon.  Well the team was not in any trouble because all the boys skipped school to help build the home.  What examples of learning how to serve others in the name of Jesus.

Sarah came on board not knowing where she would fit into this construction team.  She shared she had never worked on a house before or done any type of construction work much at all.  Well God had Sarah well taken care of by the time she arrived in Colonia Unidas, Choluteca, Honduras.  Sarah took a lesson from Mr. Mike and off she went filling in the joints on the house.  Sarah shared one evening during devotionals how she did not feel she would fit in very well until she met Andy who was not accepted very well by his peers.  Sarah and Andy became immediate friends and worked side by side on those beautiful joints. Sarah shared how she then felt like she could do this project because Andy was there to encourage her as she reached out to encourage him and helped him feel a part of the team.  God provides all our needs if we are simply obedient to His Calling.  Sarah did a phenominal job her first day and many days to follow.  She became a part of her team very quickly and loved serving her Lord here in Honduras.  What an example of perseverance as well Sarah.  You got out of your comfort zone and served the Lord with much gladness on the construction part of the week.  Thank you for being Andy's friend this week.

Luca, also a new comer to Honduras came with apprehension as well. Luca had little experience on construction but was willing to get out of his comfort zone and learn how to build a home Honduran style.  He listened to his grandfather, Dale as he instructed Luca on techniques of building a home.  He also worked beside Pastor Paul and Pastor Carlos as well.  He had some amazing teachers working beside him.  Luca was a quick learner throughout the entire building process.  I was most impressed with Luca how he got in one of the cornerstones and worked on placing every one of those blocks right where they needed to go.  This was not an easy task and once again Luca as well preserved in learning how to place those blocks correctly and every so perfectly for this new home.  He never gave up on this corner and he gave it his all.  Luca did an amazing job serving the Lord here in Honduras this week.  He did so much more than work on this corner he got up on the scaffolding, he carried the block, he lifted the block up, he laid the block and he was blessed because of all this hard work.  He was grateful he got out of his comfort zone and learned how to build a home Honduran style.  What a great job Luca.  We are so proud of  you!!

Those three boys were every where. They continue down the hill when they saw Mike and Dolly unloading the doors and windows.  They jumped up there and helped them unloaded every single one of them.  They carried them over to where they needed to go as well.  I believe Luca also helped moved the doors and windows as well.  Everyone worked hard those five days to make this house a home.  Jose shared with me he almost knocked Mr. Mike off the truck.  He said "Sorry" and kept on going hard as he could.  One unbelievable young man.  Bob shared how he could not have made one day up high if Jose had not been right by his side working with the laying of the blocks.  Every evening during God moments these boys names always came up.  This team was blessed with some very dedicated young men to their community, their church and their family.  We could learn so much from these young people,

Don't let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith and in purity.
1 Timothy 4:12