Fellowship Time

During the week the team ate lunch with their fellow brothers and sisters of Honduras.  They ate their sandwiches, etc while the Hondurans had their meal.  They were together.  They got to know each other and fellowship together on a daily basis.  At the mission house the translators cooked balayas for the team one morning for breakfast.  There were many different ways to prepare your plate once you got started.  They enjoyed eggs, re fried beans, bacon and of course fresh pineapple.  God blessed the team with some amazing God moments during this week.  At this time I would like to share just a few of their God Moments: Tammy shared how one man was bitter about the death of his son and how we all have the same problems in the states it is just a different language.  Son was a member of a gang and was at the wrong place at the wrong time.  Pastor Joey found a man who was sinless (NOT).  Pastor Joey shared the gospel with this gentleman and left his home and later led a family of six to Jesus Christ. Father with four sons came to Christ. Pastor Joey was able to stand back while his son Hayden and Loren led three people to Christ.  What a joy to be able to witness this with your child.!!! Martin sharing his testimony for the first time in front of a group of people and it was beautifully done Martin. God used you in a mighty way this week.  Nellie sharing she learned so much from going out with Pastor Joey about sharing the gospel.  Nellie is old enough to be Pastor Joey's mother.  How humbling to hear those words from Nellie.  We are never to old to learn more about what God can do in our lives.  Garry and Tammy's group ended up in one home with an audience of twenty five hearing the plan of salvation.  Actually I believed that happen more than once to them.  Dana and Becky sharing and bringing people to Jesus Christ by using the evang cube. Becky shared how evident it was God speaking through her every word. Dana said one family opened up their bibles they had received and started reading it immediately.  Hungry for the Word and someone provided them God's word that day.  How awesome is our God.  Sonya led a lady named Sonya to the Lord.  I believe she will never forget this lady's name.  Sonya also shared her testimony to the Honduran congregation not once but twice this week.  Sonya was trying to think of a scripture one time during a home visit and God led her right to the one she was thinking of , Rev 3:20.  JoAnn shared how it was amazing to be here and to share the gospel with the lost and to see so many who did not have a bible.  Some of the families served coke to them and she wondered if we would be as receptive to a bunch of strangers coming knocking on our doors.  Steve was able to give a man a bible who could not afford to purchase a bible.  He was able to lead a man to Christ and he shared what a joy it is when others come to know Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior.  How we take our salvation for granted and we need to be out there sharing our faith in Jesus Christ.   The team shared how they were in awe with one of the church members, former drug and alcoholic addict, Fernando, who shared the plan of salvation with his half brother who did not accept but the seed was planted.  How amazing and brave it was of Fernando to go to family members when he has such a shady past and share his new life in Jesus Christ.  Family members are sometimes the hardest ones to share Jesus with because they know all about us.  Thank God we have a forgiving God who has forgotten our past and is molding us into being like his Son, Jesus on a daily basis.   

"For God so loved the world that HE gave his only begotten SON, that whoever believes in HIM should not perish but have eternal life."  John 3:16