a plan

 HA! I got you! We kinda have a plan but we don't.  In Honduras, we are told to BE FLEXIBLE! But at least we know where our team is going for our ministry and we have our children and women's ministry lessons planned! We are thinking we will reach at least 200 kids that week! Holy cow.  That's a lot of kids.

I am so excited to go back to Mescalillo!  This is where one of our first medical clinics were at, we helped build their first evangelical church and they just had their first wedding there this year! ANNNND....This is where we all met Ruben! He was the inspiration in getting the Ruben Rehabilitation House in Gracias started. And he lives there right now, doing so good. I am excited to see him once again. I have seen a lot of God's hand on this small town that is doing BIG things!

So, I need to start packing and looking at what to bring. The weather will be different there this time of year. We are used to seeing the VERY HOT weather, and in July it is rainy and cool. I need to find a rain jacket. And of course, you know I will be packing a medical bag ( a doctor bag for nurses!) a just in case, LOL. You just never know what will happen with our team...falling off ladders, cut hands, medical emergencies!

And I need to start getting my muscles built up because I may be riding in the back of the trucks on our trips! We will have 2 trucks for 17 people, this means 7 of us will have to ride in the back. 

It is an adventure:

1. trying not to fall out!

2. you can't sit....to many bumps and holes in the road causes too many bruises on your behind!

3. standing is the best option but then there is the dust from the road, and now it will be raining at times so the rain pelting us in our face!

4. we will look like bandits with our face coverings.

So I look forward to this new adventure, to learn new things, experience new things, experience God move in me and our team and seeing Him in the people we touch.

Pray for our team, for safety, health, our words and actions, and for God to move in the LaCampa area.

Our team always has a verse for each trip. This year it is 2 Corinthians 5:17

"Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come. The old has gone, the new is here!"

Bendiciones,

A

July 9, 2021...we are leaving

 We are leaving!! I can't wait. Our team is going back to LaCampa. We will not be having medical clinics or construction, but will be doing evangelism. Going on prayer walks, children's ministries and women's groups. Showing the Jesus film and having a movie night one night at the church.

This is new to me and I am excited to see what God has in store for me as well as our team. What am I expecting?? God to show up and show us what he can do!

I just need to get my butt in shape to hang out and keep up with the kids. I want to be able to play with the kids, get on their level and teach them. Yes I am (*cough, cough) 53, but I can still get it going in some kick ball!

I need to get my feelings in check in case I need to share with someone my personal statement of faith and love I have found in Jesus through my trials. I never realized how much a testimony can have an impact until I gave mine one year about my faith walk. Once I was finished giving it, I found out later that one of the ladies in our group was dealing with cancer and her faith being tested during her trial. If I had not given my testimony, she would not have heard that she will get through this difficult time, God is with her and her faith grow from this.

It take courage to talk with others and open yourself up. 

I do not know what to expect. I stopped a long time ago trying to plan and have a schedule. It always seems that it changed. That is why we are told to be flexible. It never goes as planned. But I am looking forward to see what is in store for our team. I know it will be amazing and exciting!

Mark 16:15 ESV

"And he said to them, “Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel to the whole creation."

Bendiciones,