One Very Speical Dedication

Thank you Pastor Bryan for bringing a heartwarming home dedication.  Omar's pastor came to be apart of the dedication service and shared some words and prayed over the family and the North American team.  Also Omar and Waleska shared some words.  She shared how she wanted a new dress for Mother's Day to Omar and he said back to her in about a week you are getting something far greater than a new dress, you are getting a new home.  What a powerful statement folks.  This home was the gift from God they had prayed for probably 15 years and they truly did not think it would have happened. Pastor Bryan gifted the family with the Bible and the key to their home.  As the team gathered around and Pastor Bryan said let us pray every hand touched a block as Caleb, one of the college students starting praising God for such an amazing week and how we were used to glorify HIM through the construction of this home.  Caleb prayed for this home to be the center of the Lord's will and live it out daily representing the love of Jesus Christ.  We all found out in God moments this evening how Caleb wanted to do the closing prayer on the home last year but chicken out.  He told Pastor Bryan he was willing to do the prayer this year.  Caleb was willing and very able to present the prayer of dedication to the Lord for his new friends.  

Omar started one more time to say a few words but their was eight words he shared that only Mike and I understood at the time and that was "I am sorry if I have hurt anyone."  Later in the evening we shared with the team how we were not sure when we committed to build this family a home there would be any help because of a problem which occurred in the community over a year ago.  Omar was at the center of this and he never once helped his neighbors build their home over the years because this is who is was.  But God placed on Mike and my heart this family needs a home too.  God forgives so we all need to forgive and honor this family with a home.  Well the first day we did not have any help, well sort of Wuilmer, he was truly struggling this first day to be there to help this man who had not been kind to his community.  But Meida shared with Wuilmer what would Jesus do, "He would forgive Omar and help him."  Wuilmer was there daily helping his neighbor get a home.  Each day slowly more men would come and help their neighbor get a home. On this last day the entire community came out to help celebrate this family getting their home.  We all celebrated together and at chicken soup as is the tradition for this community.  The neighbors kill a chicken and prepare a pot of chicken soup as a celebration and thank you to the North Americans.  God is still in the business of healing the broken relationships because we saw this happen this week.  Mike and I are grateful to God first and for this team who worked so hard to build this home with a servant heart attitude.  They had no idea there was a conflict in the community though they all thought it odd the first couple of days there was not a lot of Honduran help.  I feel this was to show our young men they too could do the mixing of the mescal without a whole lot of help. We are so proud of how this entire week turned out and to God we give all the praise and honor. AMEN