Souls Saved…Hope Returns
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| The Dump |
In light of today’s adventures into the mountains of
Honduras and the dump of Puerto Cortes we find the content, hungry and disfigured. It
amazes me that those living out of the abundance of the dump can be content. We
were shocked at this response this morning. A lady obviously in need of clean
clothes and a shower saying, “I don’t need anything”. These were people of “Hope”.
Many had already set their minds on Christ and the fulfillment of His promise
to meet their needs.
Puerto Cortes Sanitoria
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| Handing out the Food |
Today we embarked on
another journey ……To give away food, invite people to our Crusade and more importantly
invite people to meet our Jesus, the giver of life, our sustainer, our light and
our brother. As we arrived at the city dump I wondered where all the people
were. I heard that they swarmed the dump to find food and items to sell. We
were informed that due to an outbreak of fights they only allow groups in at
certain times. So, we invited a woman to call her community to come and hear
our message and receive some food. As we waited they trickled down the hillside
to us. Packed around our little truck of
food were about 75 people. Pastor
Alfonso preached and Kim gave testimony of modern day healings standing on the
back end of the green truck. Seven people accepted Jesus as savior, many were already
believers and many received prayer for healing. We left with an empty truck but
a full heart of thanksgiving. We were so filled with joy at the gentle spirits
we witnessed today.
Flood Plains
Our next direction were the people that live in the flood
plains; yearly their homes are ravaged by flood waters. We found a warm accepting
people in this humble community. I was genuinely blessed when I was invited
into their humble homes to pray with them. Each house I stopped at someone
accepted Jesus. The Father doesn't miss a thing; over the past two days we had
12 interpreters from the Mary Frenter Bilingual School translating for us. It
was a beautiful thing for me to watch these students learn to share the gospel
and lead their countrymen to a saving knowledge of Christ. Of all the years I've traveled here, I have touched hearts like none before because of the students wiliness
to translate.
Hearts breaking….
One heart that is broken is mine as I see victims of gunshot
wounds and accidents with little to no care provided for them. But our hope is
in Christ and He has sent us with His authority to heal the sick, raise the
dead and cast out demons. Today our team was invited to pray for a 30 year old
male victim of a gunshot wound. He could not move or feel from just below his
chest. As we prayed and sang for this man his stomach started moving, then he
felt his legs on fire and his foot began to move. He has been unable to move
for 3 months when this accident happened. Although we did not see him get out
of bed he is being healed as we speak. |
| One of God's New Children |
There are so many more who need us…there are so many more
who are hungry. Each time I go out and I am in His presence I feel such Joy
that I never want to leave that place. That place is His presence. Psalm 16:11.
Want to feel that Joy? Come with me I will show you how to walk in that Joy.
See the Joy in a face that has felt the hand of God, a smile, a tear or a hug
from a perfect stranger. His presence will fall as you testify of His love for
these people.
Faithful
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