Thank you to all of you who have been praying for us. Our travel here was safe and uneventful....just the way we like it! Once we arrived in Copan yesterday, we unloaded and got settled into the hotel and went to Jim's for dinner. We had a short orientation at the mission house and went back to the hotel for some much needed rest.
We arrived at the mission house this morning by 7 am. Kameran led us in a devotional from Jeremiah about our call this week and our purpose in Honduras. We were blessed by a delicious breakfast made by Yadira.
We drove for at least an hour to the village of Las Brisas de San Juan. I have been in this village before but it was 5 years ago and at that time there was not a road all the way up into the village; we had to walk in. There are 2 schools........ a kindergarten building and an elementary building. I will let Sarah Thompson tell her story about last time she was here and what she was called to do when she was in the kindergarten building. It brought tears to my eyes today as she reminded me.
The team told the Bible story "Fishers of Men" and explained what it means to be a disciple of Jesus. Jase narrated the story and the team acted out the story.............the girls were the fish swimming around the school! Garrison and Edgardo both gave their testimonies to the children. The team also told the Bible story of David and Goliath. Sarah narrated the story; a small boy in the school was David; Jordan, Aaron, and Garrison were David's brothers and guess who was Goliath.........Jase.
The children then colored pictures of the bible stories and played games. Their smiles and laughter are the most precious of sights and sounds.
Many adults arrived and gathered. Jase, Edgardo and their leader all spoke to them. Their leader attends a bible study led by Edgardo twice a month. Please pray for this village that they will be able to build a new kindergarten building and that more men will step up to be bible study leaders.
Tomorrow, we will go to the village of Bonete.
Las Brisas holds a special place in my heart! It is the first village we worked at on out first trip...you know, the village where Aine mooned everyone. Lol! That village is where I first fell in love with Honduras. I pray God will use all of you this week for His Glory. Take care of my "babies".
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