Today's theme is easy-peasy: Joy
We woke up well-rested after a great night's sleep & ate a fantastic breakfast of bacon & fluffy pancakes.
Honduran Fact: Honduras fought the “100-Hour War” or “The Football War” in 1969 with neighboring El Salvador. Existing tensions along the border escalated & erupted into riots during the 1970 FIFA World Cup qualifier when El Salvador defeated Honduras 3-2. The 4-day conflict resulted in over 3,000 deaths.
We were joyfully greeted & hugged by all the children of the congregation, which was a highlight for each of us. (Of course, Mark Williams, father of Callie, was greeted like Santa Claus.)
It was awesome to meet Callie's new fiance, Joel, & watch her in action at the school. Everyone who has known Callie through the years, was filled with pride - especially her dad.
It was fun seeing the kids of the congregation sing & dance for the opening of the service. Their energy & high spirits were contagious.
Pastor Hector offered a powerful prayer for a little girl suffering from an undisclosed illness. He followed it up with a great sermon on James 4:13-17 - urging us to follow the Holy Spirit.
Humor? A small boy was sitting in church & noticed a plaque on the wall at the front of the church. After worship, he asked the pastor what it was for. The pastor replied that it was to honor those who had died in service. The boy solemnly nodded his head & asked, “Which service? 9:00 or 10:45?”
Then we had a delicous luncheon with Juan Wesley students & University students. It was fun for each of us to visit with the students (through our awesome interpreters) & listen to their hopes & dreams.
Next up, was the testimony of 3 scholars receiving entrepreneurial micro-loans. Their excitement was awesome.
We toured the school & got a feel for tomorrow's painting project.
We then left to visit Cristo Picacho - A huge statue overlooking Tegucigalpa depicting Christ's Ascension.
Our day of touring, wrapped up with a quick return-drive to the Mission House for a filling dinner of spaghetti & meatballs & garlic bread.
We concluded our evening with a meaningful devotion led by Mark focusing on Luke 5:27-28 & then played some cards & gossiped about our day.
Blessings,
Your Faithful Honduran Bloguero