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Well, yesterday was Day 4 of our Honduras Mission Trip. I feel like we have been here much longer because the people of Honduras are so welcoming and treat us like family. I hope you have had an opportunity to read the blog posts for the first 3 days.

I will keep this blog post more brief because we have a full day ahead of us.

After my quiet time and breakfast, we headed out for some more door to door evangelism. We were taken to one of the roughest areas of town that is ridden with drugs and crime. What struck me as amazing was that even though we knew they type of area we were going to, we all had a divine sense of peace about our mission. We spent a few hours in the neighborhood talking with families about Jesus. Many people welcomed into their homes. I met a young man (28) named Raphael who had grown up Catholic but no longer attended church. He pulled out extra chairs for the 4 of us as we sat on his porch and discussed eternity and salvation in Christ alone. He acknowledged that he had simply been religious all his life but that he loved God. He was very well spoken, educated (college degree in engineering), but was struggling to find work in this difficult environment in Honduras. After we conversed for about 30 minutes, Raphael acknowledged that he needed to surrender his life to Jesus and he did! He had a great joy and resolve about him and I believe he is going to be a catalyst for the advancement of the message of Jesus in his area. By the time we left that neighborhood 32 people had surrendered their lives to Jesus! We were in awe of God at work through us. Praise Him for His mighty works!

Our next stop was in a small village at a house church. We brought several suitcases full of clothes to distribute. About 60 people gathered in a small beautiful courtyard pictured below. Patrick shared the gospel with them after we sang a few songs. Some accepted Christ, others were apprehensive. After the message, we distributed clothes to the ones who came. Watching the mothers and children get excited as they sorted through the clothing was a tremendous blessing and once again, I was reminded of how blessed I am.

The next place we headed to was a remote area village to feed the community. About 160 people gathered in a muddy lot and after I shared the gospel of Jesus with them we prayed and asked those who were ready to make Jesus Lord of their life and accept His salvation to come forward. 37 Men, women, and children came forward and acknowledged that they were ready to surrender their lives to Jesus! God is so faithful. After we prayed again, we began distributing a hot meal to everyone who came. A few pics:

I rounded out my day going with Pastor Patrick to a small church where he was going to do a Leadership training. This small church was hungry to learn about how to be better leaders in church, in their cell groups, and in their community. Patrick did an amazing job sharing about leadership. I watched as teenagers, young adults, and us older adults took notes and listened intently. As we prayed at the end, you could sense the power and presence of God in that small concrete building. Today was a great day!

-Pastor C