On October 19, 2020 God led us out of the Monte de Horeb Ministry Campus down the dirt path through Pavana to the main highway. But for the first time since February 2020 we were able to turn out to the right and head to a community called Nacome Valle, Honduras. This will be our second project in the hottest spot in the entire country of Honduras. So off we drove excited about all God was going to do this week for each one of us. We want to say thank you to Catawba Valley Baptist Church in Maiden North Carolina for providing the funds for this family to get their home. This family has been waiting since November of 2018 for this to become a reality for them. God is so good and this week it was most amazing what all God did for all who participated on making this house a home.
We were blessed with so much help this week. Pastor Carlos was the lead construction man. Yobani, one of our full time staff on the campus came out to help build the home. We hired Cristobal who lives in Pavana and needed work to come out to work all week as well. The gentleman with the big smile on his face his Mr. Alicides Estrada, the home owner, who worked very hard all week on his home. Mr. Estrada had three very hard working family and friends who helped us all week. They worked very hard each day for a quiet delicious lunch prepared daily by Mirna, the lady of the house. She did not come out to the project with their two sons, Junior age 13 and Yoni age 11 until the last day. But she provided a hot meal daily for all of us. Carlos, Antonio and Marcos all worked very hard and did it with a joyful heart. The beauty I saw in this week how complete strangers can come together to make 800 blocks, 50 bags of cement, two doors , two windows and a concrete floor into a beautiful mansion as we call this 19x25 home. Prior to getting this home the family lived in SS Classrooms at their church. So this was definitely a huge blessing and prayers answered for the Estrada family.
The not so beautiful part of this week there was just something missing throughout the entire week. Something just did not seem right or maybe the word is complete in making this a most beautiful week. Our North American family was not helping us with this project. We miss our North Americans coming down to serve beside us. But we praise God for those of you who help fund our way during these most unusual times. We love ya'll!!
"I thank God every time I remember you. Every time I think of you I give thanks to
my God." Philippians 1:3
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