We began the day today (Sunday) the way we begin every day of the trip, with one of our team members leading a devotion time. Cindy led today’s devotion and shared a great reminder about how having too many distractions will crowd out the Holy Spirit. She challenged us to eliminate any distractions that would hinder us from hearing from and being used by the Holy Spirit this week. After devotion we headed to a church service in town. The worship leader Josue was nothing short of amazing. One of the best leaders I have ever witnessed. Even though I didn’t know the words in Spanish, I recognized some songs and worshiped along in English. Isn’t it amazing how worship transcends all cultural boundaries. During worship a group of young girls began worshiping through dance and “beautiful” does not even describe what we were witnessing.
One of our team members James shared a powerful testimony of how the power of Jesus changed his life.
After James shared, I had the privilege of preaching the message. I am always humbled and honored to share with the people of Honduras. Pamela did a great job translating and I enjoy working with her. She was one of our primary translators when I was here last September.
After service we went back to the mission house for lunch (Mmmmmmm!) and to plan out the rest of the week. Due to some last minute changes, we ended up visiting another church in a village that evening. As we drove down the rocky dirt road we saw dozens of people walking in the direction of the church. As we turned the corner I saw 80-100 people gathered around something. I though they were all coming to church, but it turned out that they were all watching roosters in a cock-fight. Despite the outside distraction we had a powerful service.
Our RPC worship leader Alex learned a song in Spanish earlier in the day, along with my daughter Jada and Paige. They led 2 worship songs and did an amazing job. In fact, Alex had such an impact on the people that several teenagers asked for a photo with him. LOL.
At the end of service we had a powerful altar time and Alex led a worship song with the church’s worship team. I was truly blessed seeing our team work with the local church. After we arrived back to the mission house we had “Share Time.” During this time the team members share whatever they choose about their experiences from the day and what the Lord is showing them. It’s one of my favorite parts of the trip as I get to see how the Lord is working in and through each person’s life. Well, that pretty much sums up day 2. Tomorrow we get to visit one of my favorite places in Honduras…Homes of Hope (Girl’s orphanage). Until tomorrow (Monday)…Adios!
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