Each day the team and Hondurans broke for lunch around twelve. They came down and gathered around the porch on the small house. The first day they brought sandwiches and chips. Mike was given his bowl of bean soup in front of Pastor Bryan and Barry. Then out came my bowl of bean soup as I enjoyed this scrumptious meal in front of my two friends. They were looking really pitiful as we ate Honduran and they ate a North American sandwich. The first evening Pastor Brian inquired of his menu for the week. I said we will fix chicken soup one day. Pastor Brian shared in a disappointed voice, "Only one day?" Pastor Bryan came wanting to enjoy the entire culture of Honduras, right down to the meals. So we redid his daily lunch menu. On the first day Mike ended up giving Pastor Bryan some of his bean soup and I gave Barry my bean soup for his ham and cheese sandwich. At the end of the day everyone was happy!!!!!
So after lunch their was a battle of who would get the only hammock on the porch. Sadly Mike and Pastor Bryan ended up on the concrete floor for their siesta time. As the two of them laid there over the horizon came another dump truck full of dirt. They just looked at each other and smiled. This means much more work ahead. I sat and watched the young adults drop like bowling pins, one by one, they ended up horizontal. I am here to say they each had earned their daily siesta. I cannot express enough of how hard these young people and three adults worked this week. They never once complained but gave God all the glory for their strength through each bucket of sand or rock or wheel barrow full of concrete. God is good all the time and all the time God is good.
On the first evening of devotional Pastor Bryan shared out of Ephesians 5:1-2 on how why we are on this mission trip. We are to be imitators of God as dearly loved children. He asked the young people what does it mean to be imitators of God? Some shared to show forgiveness to everyone, love others where they are in life, good or dark moments, open minded to different background, being persistent, one shared to keep on keeping on, positive spirit and do all we do in the name of Jesus. Pastor Brian thanked them for sharing these thoughts and encourage each of them as we work this week to allow God to work through us. This was just the first day and I saw Jesus in everyone working, North Americans and Hondurans as well. All God's people shouted, "AMEN!!!"
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