North Americans serving their Honduran brothers and sisters

This team was located near the beach. After they completed the home they went to the beach for a seafood plate and the Hondurans had a seafood soup. It was a time of celebration for all. The North Americans took it an extra step and served the Honduran people their meal. The looks on the younger guys faces as they were served would have melted your heart. We observe here how the Hondurans always are doing and doing for us. But this day we served them. God is good all the time.

"I was hungry and you gave ME food: I was thirsty and you gave ME drink; I was a stranger and you took ME in; I was naked and you clothed ME; I was sick and you visited ME; I was in prison and you came to ME. Then the righteous will answer Him saying,"Lord when did we see YOU hungry and feed YOU, or thirsty and give YOU drink? When did we see YOU a stranger and take YOU in, or naked and cloth you? Or when did we see YOU sick, or in prison, and come to YOU? And the KING will answer and say to them, "Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did to one of these My brethren, you did it to ME." Matthew 25:35-40

Karen and Willie's home dedication

After lunch we gathered back at Karen and Willie's new home. We had put the lock on the front door of the home. Willie was trying to get it to open and did not understand why his home which he help built was locked where he could not enter. Pastor Randy did an amazing job sharing the gospel during the home dedication. I would like to share the outline he used.

A Dedicated Home

Deuteronomy 6:4-6

"Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. These comandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts."

Home of Happiness

Home of Harmony

Home of Healing

Home of Hope

The Commission

Deuteronomy 6:7-9

"Impress them on our children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when youn walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates."

Home of Teaching

Home of Talking

Home of Thinking

Home of Telling

The Challenge

"But if serving the Lord seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your ancestors served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are living. But as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord."

Jsohua 24:15

Families serving together in Honduras

We love when families come together to serve the Lord. We were blessed this week with a father/daughter and a mother/daughter team. Both families worked side by side all week building a home and playing with the chldren. Thank you Randy and Whitney and Michelle and Cami for enjoying such a special week with each other and building memories which will last a life time.

"Train up a child in the way he should go and when he is old he will not depart from it."

Proverbs 22:6

By Whitney and Camie coming with their parents on a mission trip can plant so many seeds for their future. I encourage all families to go on a mission trip together

Worship Service in Cedeno

On Sunday our last day with Karen and Willie we were able to worship with them. Jeb gave his testimony and shared how he was blessed to be able to serve the Lord along side other fellow Christians. Karen lead in music. The team sang four hymns on the road trip to the church as well as in the church that morning. It was such a joy to hear Christian hymns as we traveled to church that day. Thank you Whitney for the gift of the flute. Pastor Carl shared from God's word about Zacchaeus who was a tax collector with lots of money but did not have Jesus. We can have so much stuff but still have emptiness in our lives. If you do not know Jesus Christ today as your personal Lord and Savior please find someone and meet this amazing Jesus who can set you free and give you eternal life.

Luke 19:1-10

Be like Zacchaeus and look for Jesus and invite him into your life today.

Welcome Summit College Group Evangilism Team

Once again Summit College group chose to spend their spring break sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ with the people of Choluteca, Honduras. They had one special guest again this year, our dear friend, Marty Carty. It is amazing how God puts teams together and how HE allows them to work no matter what the age difference. God is an amazing God. They came in pumped and ready to go and share the gospel. Not once during the week did these young people get on the internet to check emails or facebook. They were totally in Honduras. This was during the ACC tournament and they never once discussed it during their time in Honduras. As you can see in the pictures of above they were continuously in God's Word preparing their hearts and minds for how God was to use each of them this week. They were truly focused on what God had them here to do share the gospel. The first day they went out some came back to the mission house searching in God's Word for more information to help them clearly proclaim the gospel. They were sincere in making sure each individual heard the gospel clearly and for them to understand this was either life or death. Without Christ there will be eternal death.

"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an inheritance incorruptible and undefiled and that does not fade away, reserved in heaven for you, who are kept by the power of God through faith for salvation ready to be revealed in the last time." 1 Peter 1:3-5

Many ways to prepare and go evangilising

As we arrived in El Tamboro in our air conditioned vehicles the Honduran church members arrived on the back of a dump trunk after an hour drive. These people are planting a church in this area which will be the first Christan church. The church is only a month old. There is not a pastor as of yet but Pastor David got this evangelism team to come and work with his church members to get this church established. Each day the team got up and headed out to El Tamboro to share the gospel of Jesus Christ. They started each day gathering with their groups to have a devotional and prayer before starting their journey. They walked down huge rock and boulder paths sprinkled with cow patties and dodging or I should say getting out of the way of the crossing cattle. They manuvered around many creeks as they went door to door. For some of our young people this was their first experience with leading a lost soul to Jesus Christ. God used each of them in many ways this week. They allowed the Holy Spirit to use them and work through them in many situations this week. This team was building the foundation of the church this week which was not a building but the people. Our bus driver, Jose, shared one night we are planting the seeds and God will send the rain.

"But God demonstrates His own love for us in this: while we were still sinners, Christ died for us."Romans 5:8

God moments in Chluteca

During the week the group would participate in amazing devotionals and "God moments". Some of which I would like to share with you. James was able to use his knowledge of espanol one day and communticated with a Honduran man. Becca was able to share the gospel with a young lady, age 19 who was shy like her and led the young lady to Jesus Christ. Lindsey sat one day at VBS with some ladies and with the help of Heidi, our translator, led these ladies to Jesus Christ. Tanner, Tommy D and Taylor spent an hour and half talking to a man about his salvation and Tanner was able to share with this man how Tommy D led him to Christ and which is why he was here today to led others who were lost to Christ. Cydney led a lady to Christ and watched as God transformed her facial expression into one of JOY. Brandon and Marty were able to lead a young man to Christ who is has seizures which really touched Brandon's heart at that time and on that particular day. That is how good our God is. Brandon and James went to a family's home where they were all Christians so they all shared a bible study. Marty got blessed with a sore throat and chose to keep quiet and allowed his team membes to share the gospel. Marty said God provided him a sore throat so others could experience sharing the love of Jesus Christ. Tanner shared how one day was like a football game, God allowed him to be a team player and watch as the others played the game. Tanner learned alot this day as he observed and prayed while others shared the plan of salvation. Sammy Joe shared how important it was for her to bring the lost to Jesus Christ and how we have to become selfless in order to see the need to bring the lost to Christ. Chaise shared one evening I know where I have been BUT I know where I am going. Do you who are reading this today know where you are going when you die?

"It is better to trust in God than to trust in man." Psalm 118:8

VBS in El Tamaboro

After each morning of going door to door the team headed back to the mango trees which are on the property of Juan Carlos, a new Christian. They broke for lunch and then played with the children. The young men on the team had a game of softball going with some of the children. The girls were sitting in a circle with some other children singing songs and playing frisbee. At 1:30 they would break up from their playing and get them focused on a bible story. One day was David and Goliath. Chais was Goliath and Brandon chose one of the Honduran boys to be David. The girls would sing songs with the children and then the entire team would lead the children into a craft. The children sat patiently on the ground as their crayons and craft activity was handed out to them. Under those mango trees this particular week was such a God moment for me. On the last day James shared his testimony with the adults and children. There was quiet a few adults there each day for VBS. Also on the last day the members from the sister church brought a pinata for the children filled with candy. After many tries by the children the team got Pastor David to try and he succeeded in breaking it. This was a week full of joy in so many ways. Thank you God for the church for allowing us to be there under those beautiful mango trees serving YOU.

"You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do they light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house. Let your light shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in Heaven." Matthew 5:14-16

Worship under the mango trees

The worship service was on putting on the "Full Armor of God". This new church had 120 people present for its first worship service. A disciple named Jose and his wife, Dolce helped all week with the door to door and VBS. During the worship service Jose led the music and we found out this week how amazing and talented he is in his service to the Lord. During the worship service Marty Carty dressed down in his attire of helmet, breastplate and swords. He had the full attention of everyone present. There was 296 salvations this week. Many came to the worship service. When someone accepted Christ during the week they were provided a bible. But many came to worship who did not have bibles. So we started giving those without bibles a bible. As Marty was refering to many different scriptures in the bible we learned the people did not know where the verses could be found in the bible. Pastor David, Jose and Dolce and the rest of the disciples were busily assisting the people in finding the scripture. At the end of the service there was an invitation for anyone who wanted to accepted Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior. There was around 10 -15 that day. We are so blessed to have God's word to read daily and to be able to read. How many times do we just not bother or take the time to set down and baste in God's word. Are we too busy with work, tv, internet or just too busy working for the Lord? We all learned this week how we take God's word for granted when we saw so many who had never even had the opportunity until this week to see God's Word. This team challenges us to spend more time in God's Word and then go and make disciples of all nations.

"Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit." Matthew 28:19

Beanie Babies coming to Honduras

Mike and I started a hospital ministry about one and half years ago. Alot of people have joined in to help provide onsies, blankets, cloth diapers and pins, and beanie babies to go inside a gallon zip lock bag. About a month ago, my dear friend, Martha Edwards was heading out with her husband Mr. Jack to an estate sell. This is a normal Saturday outing for the Edwards. Mrs. Martha enjoys collecting antiques and etc etc. Well this particular Saturday God has something different in mind for her to collect. She arrives in Pittsborough to see what she would be taking home to add to her treasures. The auction started and as the morning went on the auctioneer brought out a box of beanie babies. Mrs. Martha immediately started bidding on the box of beanie babies. In the back of her mind she had already decided these beanie babies were making a trip to Honduras. Well, as you can see in the pictures above Mrs. Martha won the bid on the first box of beanie babies. She walked up to the auctioneer and told him these beanie babies were going to Honduras. The auctioneer proceeded to tell the audience about the journey these beanie babies were fixing to take. He then pulled out another box of beanie babies and folks started bidding on this box and someone got the highest bid, went to gather his beanie babies and walk directly over to Mrs. Martha and said please send my beanie babies to Honduras with yours. The next box of beanie babies came out and someone else won the bid on those beanie babies and this person walked over and asked Mrs. Martha to send his beanie babies to Honduras as well. I am not sure how many more times this took place but when it was all said and done she had received 300 beanie babies which are all coming to Honduras. Someone even went up to her and gave her money to help pay for the shipping. My friend, Mrs. Martha sat there with beanie babies all around her with tears in her eyes never knowing this was how her morning was going to turn out. She got up in front of the crowd of people and thanked them for their kindness and generosity. They helped her and Mr. Jack load the beanie babies in her car and off she went with a job well done in the name of Jesus. We never know what God has in store for us each and everyday. God is so good all the time. The cool part of all this is our supply of beanie babies is low right now and God provides us with all we need, even beanie babies.

"Therefore I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them." Mark 11:24

Preparations for Deep Impact 2012

On February 22, 2012 Pastor Tom Beam, Deep Impact Coordinator, Larry Rick from Cramerton, NC and Pastor Brian Foreman of Forest Hills Baptist Church, Raleigh, NC arrived in Tegus. This was Brian's first trip here. We were glad to have all three gentlemen with us to get the preparations started for the summer program of Deep Impact of Honduras. We went to our home in Zamorano and Martha had prepared beans, rice and chismo for our dinner. After dinner we sat down to map out the next few days. Our first stop on February 23rd was Camp Betel. We met with Sonny to let him know how many young people and adults would be coming and to discuss the projects being conducted at the camp. Once we finished discussing and hashing over ideas Tom wanted Brian to get a tour of the camp. The picture of the two buildings connected is a feeding center for the children built by Deep Impact the prior year. Later in the year another group came down to build the medical center. The two adjacent buildings come together as one very beautiful facility. Job well done!!! Deep Impact will be bringing in around 80 plus youth and adults this summer to do VBS, construction, medical, prayer walks, and sport camps. We are grateful for the hands and feet of these young people coming to Honduras to spread the gospel of Jesus.

Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life. He who comes to ME shall never hunger, and he who bleieve in ME shall never thirst." John 6:35

El Tablon, Colonia de Oriente and San Miguel

After finishing up at Camp Betel we picked up Egla, our translator for the day. Our next stop was El Tablon, Pastor Benjamin. Twelve years ago Deep Impact built the church, Resurrection. Pastor Benjamin is a joy and pleasure to work beside. We asked him what his desires were this year and he requested for someone to spend time talking to the young people about respect, about our bodies being the temple of the Holy Spirit and living our lives for Christ Jesus. So Tom got all excited about this and the three men started discussing who and how and Pastor Benjamin just sat there and smiled. Egla reassured Pastor Benjamin the gentlemen were excited about this idea. After confirming the dates and activities we headed to Pastor Oscar in Colonia de Oriente who we met two years ago while building the feeding unit. Pastor Oscar last year was able to get help from Deep Impact to finish his church building. When we arrived this year the inside still had not been completed. He wanted SS classrooms but we encouraged him to please finish the inside with a floor and a stage for the church. He and the church family have been saving money for the floor for the last year. So Tom encouraged him to continue to save his money to go towards the SS classrooms. He was very grateful for Deep Impact returning this year. He also requested an all day prayer walk in the community. This is a very large community with over 300 homes. Pray many lives will come to Christ the week of June 25-28. Pastor Oscar started his church seven years ago with a budget on how much it would cost to build this church. God is good all the time. Thankful for Deep Impact to come and help this dream come true. After leaving Pastor Oscar we had a short lunch break and then headed to San Miguel. Another pastor named Pastor Oscar shared with us we have been coming to San Miguel for about 12 years. He was excited to have us return and he requested an all day prayer walk as well along with VBS in the church and a local school. The schools in Honduras welcome the gospel of Jesus Christ to be shared with the children. We got all details finished with Pastor Oscar and we called it a day. We headed back to our home where Tom and I finalized all the details for each project. We felt like it was a very beneficial day and how God blessed every moment of the day. Deep Impact is getting closer to being here now that we have confirmed our projects.

"My God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus."

Philippians 4:19

Enjoying our time in Honduras

On our last day together Tom had to check out the Valle and get his vanilla and coffee for the trip back home. We enjoyed our three friends coming and spending a few days with us. We got alot done and there is still more to get finished. Pray for all the details to get finalized on Tom's end as well for us here in Honduras. Thank you Deep Impact for making Honduras one of your many mission projects each summer. God is good all the time.

"Whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance; for you serve the Lord Christ." Colossians 3:23-24