Wednesday, August 15, 2012

Honduras, Day 3-5

I had hoped to report daily, but the schedule has not allowed it. Today's update has no pictures (time issue), I'll try to post some tonight, including pix from the construction crew.

We have three teams serving Christ here in Honduras. Our construction guys are doing a great job laying a tile floor at the El Socorro church. Our medical team is serving at the clinic at Betania. Pam is really excited to be using her medical training.

We also have the puppet/ministry team, and that is what most of my reporting is about (because that's the team I'm on and am familiar with). 

Monday morning we went to several schools in the area and presented our program.

Our program begins with some fun singing of children's songs lead by a young man (John, one of Carlos Montoya's sons) on a guitar. He does a great job and the kids love it. Next the puppets present the story of Zacheus, and I give a brief gospel message. Then Lisa Mehaffie leads us in two handbell numbers. And last of all we hand out candy to the kids.

This has been the pattern for all our school presentations. We have been privileged to go into both private Christian schools and public schools.

Monday afternoon we went out canvassing the neighborhood around Betania, inviting people to a special youth service (which happens tonight), and sharing the gospel. Robb, Mark and I were each on different teams, sharing the gospel with folks. Mark had the opportunity to share with seven men at one time, and they listened attentively to the gospel. We are seeing very little of the hostility often seen in America when evangelizing.

Tuesday morning we presented at two schools in the morning, and then the VBS began Tuesday afternoon. The planning and preparation put in by our team has been perfect. We always have what we need when we need it, and the preparation is really paying off. At the public school on Tuesday morning we ran into a man that has his own television show. He interviewed several of us, and filmed our presentation. I think it runs on Sunday morning. We will provide an internet link so that you can watch it in the states, if you wish.

Tuesday evening, Beth, Grace, and Jessica held a teacher training workshop at Betania, attended by over 40 teachers, including teachers from the public schools. It was received very enthusiastically.

The rest of us had the evening off, and we played volley ball with the staff and friends of MEDA until it was too dark to see, and then set up lights and played some more. It was a beautiful evening, a very light, misting drizzle, with heat lightning flashing periodically.

Robb produced a devotional workbook centered on missions, provided each of us with our own, and has been leading us in devotions every night. It's been a very blessed time.

Today we will be back in the schools in the morning, VBS in the afternoon, and the youth service at Betania tonight.

Got to run. More to be posted tonight. Pray for us, we have several down with illness (Marina and Kathleen). God has been working in an amazing way.

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