Honduras 2012 - Day 3

Day 3 started off the same as day 2, devotional and breakfast.  After breakfast, we loaded up in the van, separated into our groups and went into a very poor village in Choluteca.  In my group was Beth, Uncle Jessie, Bridget, and Richie.  When we arrived, we went door to door around the village sharing the gospel with the families and assessing their needs.  We were able to lead two people to Christ, and what a blessing it was.  The first house was my favorite.  When we approached them, they gladly invited us into their house (made mostly of cardboard, mud, and sticks), and found places for us to sit.  The house belonged to a mother, a grandmother, and several kids, one of which I'd say was under the age of 1.  And you know me, I had to get my hands on him.  So while Richie translated Uncle Jessie sharing the message, I had the pleasure of entertaining the cutest little boy.  He was so smily and giggly, I just love it.  When talking with the mother of the family, she shared that she had been saved, but we shared a little of Gods word with her anyway.  Towards the end of the conversation, she said she wanted us to pray for her to be able to find a job, and started crying as we prayed for her.  It was so touching. <3  We then gave her her tokens to come tomorrow for food, and moved on to the next house.  Along the way, I found my best friend from last year Asael.  He is such a sweetheart, and was so willing to help.  He stuck with our group the remainder of the time, which was nice.  After lots of walking, lots of talking, and lots of holding hands with sweet kiddos, we loaded  on the bus and headed to Pizza Hut for some lunch.  When we got back to the hotel, we started going through some of the totes, preparing them for tomorrow, and packing food that we would be handing out.  And might I say, I am so excited to get out there and start handing stuff out.  Today was such a blessing being able to share God's word with them individually, and tomorrow will be a blessing when we are able to see their smiling faces when they get all of the supplies.  God is so good, and this trip is such a blessing.  And it's only day 3!  Oh, and I'm not even done.  We then got ready and headed to the local church for the night service (because it's much cooler than during the day).  How amazing that service was.  Though I couldn't understand what they were saying, they recognized each member of the group and were so thankful for all we were doing.  And the service couldn't have been any better.  What a God-filled service.  They sang and sang, as usual. And then the preacher seemed good, though I could not understand him.  At the end of the preaching, he asked for all of the Americans to gather around the front (kind of like the alter area), and pray with the Hondurans who wanted to come up for prayer.  So we all gathered in the front of the church, praying and singing praises to our maker.  How amazing.  Seeing their hands raised, crying, and praising Jesus was just so awesome.  I could not have asked for anything better.  It was perfect.  Great way to end the night.  So we loaded up, headed back to the hotel, and went for another night swim.  Such a good day. Can't wait for tomorrow.  (: