VBS

This team came in with numerous large pieces of luggage numbered in order of their usage in the week ahead.  This team has spent the last eight months preparing not only to evangelism but for their afternoon in VBS with these beautiful children.  Each day they gathered in the church after their lunch break to around 150 down to 100 children ready to learn and share about Jesus.
This group was assigned or choose a Bible story which they all told not read from the Bible.  They came prepared to share the stories in a way of bringing it alive for the children.  After the story on some days they did a puppet show for the children based on the Bible story just shared.  Mike and I were so blessed that day to be there for this event.  This day it was about the rich young ruler as you can see by Kenny and Derek's costumes.  They took VBS to another level of awesome.  The Honduran translators were awesome right along with them.  They did a coloring sheet and a craft as well each day.  This group of children were so very blessed to have such an awesome blessing from this group of people who gave these children their very best.
One day they did Feeding the 5000, The Good Samaritan, The Creation Story, Daniel and the Lions Den, I believe one day was the Prodigal Son and of course The Rich Young Ruler.  We can not say thank you enough for how you all took your hard work and blessed those children and I want to give God all the praise and honor or this entire week.
At the end of the puppet show and the Rich Young Ruler there came out of no where a mad scientist whose name is Raymond.  I shared with Raymond in the gift shop that afternoon I never knew he was such an amazing actor.  Long story short and quiet hilarious one, Raymond picked two assistants out of the audience to help him with an experiment using water Clorox and red dye.  Raymond used the two young men to help him do the experiment.  The words I am putting down on this blog cannot describe how precious this all process truly was that day.  I laughed until I had tears running down my cheeks.  These children will never ever forget this day and why our sins are washed as white as snow.  Thank you Raymond for making this so real for all of us.
This week as it came to an end there was 40 salvations and 40 plus rededications to Jesus Christ.  They were able to pray with so many of our friends we have had for many years here in Honduras. Blanca's father received prayers for he and his family.  I cried when Tammy and Garry shared how they prayed with one young man in fetal position with the disease of seizures.  How they encouraged Manuel Valladares and Igelisa Bautista Jehova LLireth with the future of their church and witnessing to their community.  On the last day our very special friend Melissa age 22 was able to share the gospel with the evangi-cube along with many others of the church family.  There was one home visit on the last day with a team, Melissa's mother, I believe shared the cube and led a lady to Christ.  This was a huge impact for this church family for a Honduran to lead a neighbor or even an acquaintance to Christ.  This will be away for Melissa's mother to disciple this lady when she starts her walk with the Lord.  On the last day there was very few homes to visit as this team of five groups had covered the entire community.  But Stacy's team saw two girls walking in the street.  Stacy and team stopped to share the gospel and one of those young ladies that day received Jesus Christ.  It made me think of the Second Coming, where one will be left behind.  As you are reading this today I hope you know this amazing man called Jesus who came to this earth and sacrificed his life for sinners like you and me.  Do not get left behind when Jesus comes again!!!

Thank you Antioch Baptist Church once again for a great week sharing the love of Jesus with all of us.

"I thank my God every time I remember you."
Philippians 1:3