Today is Day 8–travel day to the US. After a full and productive week in Honduras, this is a day of anticipation as we look forward to returning home to routines and family, but also a day of sadness as we leave people we have learned to love in the Lord.
The day we arrived in Honduras, we visited the Los Pinos congregation on Thursday evening, then spent two intense work days at the church building working on a variety of projects, including the installation of a new zinc laminate roof on Saturday. Sunday at Los Pinos was especially meaningful with a bi-lingual worship experience and about 300 people present, many seated inside but also with dozens standing outside. On Monday, with the help of several members at Los Pinos, we built a house for one of the families. Tuesday was a work day on campus with the continuing construction of the security wall around the married students apartments. Wednesday, our last full day in Honduras was spent visiting two children’s homes and worshiping with the La Vega church.
This was a trip designed to encourage a local church, help them with projects they could not complete by themselves, and help them with the tools to continue evangelistic outreach. The church is growing numerically, developing leaders, and continuing to spread the message of Christ in the colonia. The evangelism will continue, along with the Sunday feeding of 100+ children, and more and more visitors from family and friends and neighbors.