Warning: This debrief is quick not slick…
A lot of traveling on rough roads to get back to the villages.
The average Hondorian male worker makes about $4 a day in the fields. In the US they can make $7 an hour.
I miss Cheryl and the guys.
Culturally the men Lord over the ladies. The ladies do everything! The pastors in these villages really have to break a traditional mold by even sitting with Children.
Cheryl wrote me a note that asked God to give me a love for people. She didn’t pray just the Hondorian people just people. I don’t know if I’m homesick or her prayer is being answered but I’ve got a love for you guys like I never have.
We went to a village Israel and his team has never attempted to do a Children’s service in before. I honestly felt a great spirit in this village (The Plains.) No church presence at all among those precious people.
Being reunited with Jake Willingham, he was in the youth group at The Creek, and his wife Ashley. They now live in Boone. God is using this young couple in amazing ways. I’m so proud of them.
Kenny’s foot slipped of the clutch at a military check point. I’ve seen an AK47 machine gun before just not from that angle. It ended with a laugh but was very tense for a few seconds.
I’m watching our interpreter Beth, I think she is from up north, tell Bible stories to these kids it is amazing. She told the story of the 10 spies in Canaan land. She would sneak around in the crowd, great stuff. The kids are so hungry, polite and attentive.
Did I mention the AK47?
I had a group of 10-12 year old boys. You know the saying boys will be boys? It is true in any country. One of the responsibilities of a group leader is to keep the group focused until all the boxes get passed out. I have a serious language barriers and my Spanglish is terrible. I used the universal “poot” sound. As Kenneth Ridings says, “it’s funny in any language.”
These kids had never seen, touched or played with a balloon until yesterday!
As we drove always families were walking up paths carrying food and toys. God use service as a seed to open a door for the Gospel. Pray for Israel and his team. The potential church planter in this village is a very new Christian named Philip.
Crazy fun in the morning, we went to view some waterfalls. Of course the view from under the waterfall and from a zip line 150 feet above them was the best vantage point. It was an extreme moment that I will never forget!
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