Hospitality
The people that I have encountered are so friendly and will invite you into their homes. One of the pastors invited our whole team for lunch one day. In their home. One room home, dirt floors. They made some type of chicken soup and tortillas. It was amazingly good. They killed one of their chickens and I am sure they used most of their food to feed us. There was 15 of us on the team. It brought tears to my eyes and got me thinking, I have so much, and they have so little, but they gave so much. Have you invited anyone to come to your house to eat or for fellowship? This pastor actions spoke volumes to me and the team. I was humbled this day.
Our last day in LaCampa, we went to say “see ya next year” to our new friends. Mrs. O made homemade donuts and coffee. I was not a coffee drinker. I told Luis this. He said, “you are today”. So that day I drank black coffee and loved it. And the donuts were amazing!
Looking back on this trip, my first medical clinic, my anxiety and God taking it away, God humbling me, God working through me and placing his hands on mine to work the clinics. God placing his thoughts and wisdom on me to know what to do.
Looks like this is only the beginning of something new for our mission team!
A month after this trip, I wrote a reflection in my diary. I had a conversation with dad and he told me about him talking with Luis that last day of our trip. He said he was talking with Luis about him not being able to physically do the trips and the work and felt like this was going to be his last trip. Dad said that Luis told him that as long as he brought me with him, there would always be a place for dad. I am so touched by Luis words. I didn’t think I made a difference or impression, or you think you don’t matter much, but you do. No matter how small or insignificant you think you are, to someone else, you are more!
Bendiciones
I'm so glad that you have started your second Blog "One Mission At A Time". It is great to relive your trips and your amazing experiences. As you mentioned, putting God first will take away out fears and hesitations to act. Your new Blog will give many people who have a desire to go on Mission the encouragement to do so and to answer their call. I'm very thankful for the wonderful work you and the medical mission team has done, and are doing, for the Lord and the people in Honduras.
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