One of the team's the first day was with Chris, Kim and her son Ryan along with her was a young lady named Blanca and the translator, Luica. They got to know each other and shared some prayer concerns and how they would work together on this first day. Blanca shared with us she was helping raise her sisters and her own child while helping her father who is in a wheelchair due to an accident at work. He is paralyzed from the hips down. Yet Blanca took the time this week to assist her church and the North Americans in reaching her neighbors for Christ.
Pastor Joey, Stacey, his wife and their niece Leah was on another team and they got so blessed with Joel as their translator along with some other ladies of the church. They as well shared what needed to get done today and where they were heading out to in the community, sharing prayer concerns for each other and within the community they were about to embark on. As they discussed and planned out their day they all circled up and Pastor Joey with the help of Joel opened their day up in a prayer of many prayers this first day.
Raymond, Derek and Deana were joined by our sweet friend of many years, 22 year old Melissa and her mother and one more young lady. They were assisted by a very amazing godly young man age 17 Fernando who worked with Raymond all week. They circled up and discuss how they were hoping for their day to unfold and bring salvations to the Kingdom. Deana's first time on an international mission trip and first time sharing the gospel was excited and ready to put her training to work in this little community God placed her this week. There was also a very quiet young man in this group named Melvin who worked hard all week for his church and community. Deana and Derek are dating and what a better way to start out a relationship than by going out sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ.
Garry and Tammy returned friends to Honduras got excited when they found out Meida was with them on this first day. They also had Kenny with them and some ladies from the church. They gathered at the front door as they were heading out the door and prayed up their day and what God had in store for their team as they started walking down the dirt paths of Manuel Valladares. The pastor's wife joined them as they headed out to share the gospel of Jesus Christ and encourage this church family.
Bill, Becky and Donald headed out with their translator Alberto along side a very shy man of the church and a young man named Tony. He is the brother of Melissa. How awesome it is to have a whole family out sharing the gospel from this church. This Honduran mother has to be so proud. Along with the was the pastor's wife who was energetic and ready to bring the lost to Christ. They talked for a while trying to get to know each other and Becky was reaching out to Tony sharing with him and showing him the evangi-cube, one of their tools for evangelizing with this week. They prayed up and finally got their day started going out the church turning right and then turning left down an amazing day of sharing the gospel.
Becky's devotional the first evening was spot on for this first day. She shared how this was a very diverse group aging from 17 to 81 years old. They had new Christians on this team and one who had been a Christian for 63 years of his life. God designed this group with His handiwork. God made them all unique but brought them together as one. Becky shared how he designed us just like He wanted us to be at this place and time. Becky shared two very good Bible verses about her devotional which were inspiring to us all for our first evening of sharing about our day evangelizing.
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