The team started working the 800 blocks designed to build a home. Pastor Ramon Vargas was there to lend a helping hand. He spoke English which allowed a couple of the young people, Whitney and Nathaniel who speak some Spanish to practice with Pastor Ramon. Nathaniel was able to communicate with the ladies of other house, Rosalba's sister and mother. As the first day progressed Chris, a new comer to Honduras was cutting the block for the team. He shared how he connected quickly with Pastor G and was able to know what he wanted before he even asked for it. God is so good all the time.While building the house the team was forming and building multiple relationships with the family and community. Someone shared one even family is sometimes more than blood. This community came out to help their friend get a home. Another new friend to Honduras, Caleb, made a basketball goal out of a tire for Franklin and Frederickson. Franklin spent more time helping build his home than playing. Franklin is eight years old and is mature beyond his years. We called him the little man of the house. Marion shared how back home we get too busy with "stuff" and cannot reach out to those around us. Our neighbors next door or anyone who needs a helping hand. Marion observed how the Hondurans look after each other even if they are not blood kin. They do not have "stuff" to keep them from loving each other and reaching out to help a friend in need. Joel show the joy of Christ in the family each and every day as the walls continue to go up. Todd did more than build relationships with the people or even building the house. Todd evangelised with those around him. Todd was able to reach out to a young lady named Maria, 17 years old with two children. With the assistance of Meida, who is more than a translator, but a mother with teen-ages of her own, showed compassion with Maria as she translated for Todd. We prayed all week for Maria to accept Christ as her Lord and Savior. Everyone pitched in to continue their required task for each day. God blessed them with a little rain as well to keep them cooled down a couple of afternoon. On the last day Nathanial and Mr. Mike got up on the upper part of the house to place the pieces of roofing. Underneath them was Matt, Joel and Todd putting down the floor. Pastor G and one of the helpers, Noa rotated out with them to get the floor finished. Michelle, wife of Todd, and Marion were busy cleaning the windows and doors for this new home getting all the mortar off. This team took huge pride in their work. Michelle, Marion, Dabney, Whitney, Cami and Mya all worked hard on the seams of the house to make it picture perfect. One interesting insight of this team was team leader, Pastor Randy, wanted his team to try to do every job on the project. So all the teenagers and adults mixed mortar, laid block, mixed more mortar and continue laying more blocks. They sifted sand and carried the mortar to each station. They all had an amazing experience in learning how to build this home. Thank you team for a job well done. To God be the glory!!!!
"On one occasion an expert in the law stood up to test Jesus. "Teacher", he asked, "What must I do to inherit eternal life?"
"What is written in the Law?" Jesus replied. " How do you read it?"
He answered, "Love your Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind. and 'Love your neighbor as yourself.'
"You have answered correctly," Jesus replied. "Do this and you will live."
But he wanted to justify himself, so he asked Jesus, "And who is my neighbor?"
Jesus said, " A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, when he was attacked by robbers. They stripped him of his clothes, beat him and went away, leaving him half dead. A priest happened to be going down the same road, and when he saw the man, he passed by on the other side. So too, a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. But a Samaritan, as he traveled, came where the man was: and when he saw him, he took pity on him. He went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring oil and wine. Then he put the man on his own donkey, brought him to an inn and took care of him. The next day he took out two denarii and gave them to the innkeeper. 'Look after him,' he said, ' and when I return, I will reimburse you for any extra expense you may have.'
Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of the robbers?"
The expert in the law replied, " The one who had mercy on him."
Jesus told him, "Go and do likewise."
Luke 10:25-37
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