Arrival at San Jose de Las Conchas

After defeating our Spiritual Warfare with the flat tire we traveled on out about one hour and fifteen or so minutes down this dirt road where there was not much of anything but beautiful rolling mountains and fields and fields of cows, sugar cane or an adobe house here or there.  This journey was like this for about two thirds of the ride.  Once they entered one community they passed through it to come upon our little piece of Heaven here on earth this week, San Jose de las Conchas.  We were greeted by a whole porch of smiling faces.  Faces we did not know at this moment but would soon come to love and respect tremendously. We were greeted by Loraina, Pastor Jose's wife.  Pastor Jose is a bi vocational pastor.  He is a supervisor in the sugar business in Santa Cruz where he lives about an hour away from Sand Jose de las Conchas.  So already we have a high regard for Pastor Jose and Lorina for the time they take to get to this community to serve their Lord first and the people of the church and surrounding areas. We gathered around in a huge circle between the North Americans, the translators and the church members.  Pastor Jose had well orchestrated the evangelism teams' plans for this community.  He had two people to put with each group.  Ladies of the church were cooking all week long for the Hondurans who were helping go out along with the Honduran translators.

Pastor Matty looked over at Lorina and said we are here to serve beside you and your church as you see the needs.  We are here to do what you want us to do for your church family and for your community.  Please tell us what you want to do today and we are here to do whatever it is you need.  Humbling words coming from this North American stranger.  Lorina in turn humbly thanked God for them this week with tears in her eyes.  She was in awe of what all God was going to do this week.  She knew the church with the guidance of Pastor Jose had prepared for this week just as the North Americans had prepared.  Everyone was ready to see what God had in store for them and where He would take them.  They gathered up and prayed over their first day.