Each morning Pastor Paul and return member more than once a year, Bob, cooked amazing breakfast. They were good old Baptist Men breakfast. Pastor Paul always up there at 5:00 am with a big smile on his face and ready to help serve his team. Bob gets up in his corner where he cooks the meat of the day for his team as well. Bob is always working with a quiet and humble spirit. Of course Debbie is up there at 4:30 with the coffee ready to be served daily at 5:00 for the cooks. Debbie shared how nice it was to sit on the porch each morning watching the sun come up while having her quiet time and her cup of Honduran coffee.
Dolly, new team member who was also so eager to serve her Lord and Savior got out there making the Gatorade daily. She was grateful on the second day because God provided ice for the coolers. The team drank their Gatorade and water the first day without a complaint. So she felt doubly blessed on day two when God provided ice for the day. We do not ever need to take any of our luxuries in life for granted. But as I say it is not eternal now is it. This was an amazing flexible and whatever team this week.
Mike had plenty of help loading the materials. I have to say Dolly is our first female to ever left the medal tool box. Pastor Paul and her help load the Kia after cooking breakfast and making the Gatorade and water. This team was all over the place serving the Lord. New team members, Dale and his grandson Luca pitched in and help load those huge monster boards onto the Kia. A task which is not an easy one. Everyone was so willing to do what it took to get their day started on a positive note. Team work was what this team was all about. Granted only a few of these folks had every worked together before. But God always knows who He wants on each team and He orchestrates all so beautiful when we are faithful to listen and follow His will and calling for our lives.
Mark 2:1-10 was Dolly's devotional on the first evening after our first day on the project. She reflected on their day and how they were greeted in the community and were able to interact with the people upon arrival and throughout the day. We were welcomed with open arms and the love of Jesus. In this scripture the four friends were taking their sick friend to see Jesus. They were not greeted so welcomingly. They had to find a way to get their friend to Jesus so Jesus could heal him. Dolly shared there were different kinds of folks in this bible story. The crowd who was out for their own needs and selfish gain, the paralytic who needed help from others, the four friends who worked over the many obstacles to take care of their friend, Jesus who was aware of the need for this paralytic internally and externally. The paralytic needed healing from the inside and the outside. Jesus was compassionate for this one man as He was surrounding by a crowd of others. and the scribes who thought they were superior over others and they knew what was best.
But the team all agreed that they saw Jesus on their job site the first day where there needs were met at all times, the love of Jesus was all around them even with the little children who worked so hard beside them. So which one are you today she asked us? Which character are you in this bible story? I hope I am like Jesus who puts others before myself and in turn helps others like the four friends did.
No comments:
Post a Comment