The team of First Baptist Hamlet came in on June 6 to build a home in Honduras. As Mike and I watched them on the screens in the airport we shared with each other they sure are traveling light. Well there was a reason they were traveling light. After everyone had left the airport but us and they finally came through immigration the reality set in for us all. Their checked bags were not sent. Thirteen bags were still in Miami. This team gets the reward for being flexible this day. They all worked for two days without their luggage. The day Diana was to do VBS was the third day. So we let them borrow tennis shoes, toothpaste and whatever else they needed to function on the first two days. Mike did not want to go back the first day of the construction to get the luggage because he wanted to be there for the beginning of the home who a very special person built.
This week First Baptist of Hamlet came down with a team from three different churches with one common bond, to build a home in El Porvenir, Las Cabasas, Choluteca, Honduras. Those of you who follow this blog with realize we are in Las Cabasas. We found out this week the name of Ingrid's, Joel's and Alida's community is El Porvenir. It took us five years to figure this one out. For me it will always be just Las Cabasas. Now that we have the geographies of the location corrected let's journey down an amazing and precious week in Honduras. Every week is very special in every way but this particular week was uniquely special. This home is being built by a very special lady who was dear to so many of us, Shirley Shelley. We were blessed this week to have her two grandsons, William and Mack, who helped build the home for Carlos, Glenda and their five beautiful children. Reggie and Diana, Betty Lynn and Rex were on the team Shirley was on five years ago when she came her one and only time to Honduras. Shirley went back home in October and find out in January of 2011 she had cancer. Before she went home to be with the Lord, she told her family to do whatever they wanted with all her stuff but do one thing for her and that is to build a home for a family in Choluteca, Honduras. Reggie, Diana and Betty Lynn saw this wish become a reality this week. The blessing of it all was to have William and Mack here to work with us in memory of their grandmother.
The team greeted each other and Reggie did a phenomenal job introducing the team without a tear. So proud of you Reggie. God was able to speak through Reggie the first day and allow Reggie to say all God wanted him to say. Carlos introduced his family and how grateful he was to have them there to answer a prayer for his family, to receive a home. El Porvenir had at least fifteen men and women daily helping in the building of their family and neighbor a home. The team opened in prayer before laying out the ground work for the first block of the day. It was a blessing to see how the day unfolded and how everything flowed ever so smoothly.
"Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves. Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord. Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. Share with the Lord's people who are in need. Practice hospitality."
Romans 12:10-13
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