Dear Friends and family;
The Bible tells us that Satan will attack us when we least expect it. That the evil one himself will continue to hit us while we are down, so that we will not be able to get back up and continue the fight. God also tells us that we are not of this world but of a world that is much better, a world that we will all be in one day soon together with no fears, no worries, no hunger and most importantly with our King.
Over the last few months, before leaving Honduras for what was supposed to be a short trip back to the states, I became more aware of "unfailing love" and got a little bit of an insight to what that might look like. As humans, I believe we will not ever truly understand what love without ending means. I mean lets face it, its hard not to hold grudges, get mad or upset. I am grateful that our God shows us unfailing love, unending grace.
God's endless love continues to showers us daily. While in the states God granted me that opportunity to serve the people of Haiti by working the the Church's of Christ Disaster Response team, as a "coordinator" so to speak. God allowed me to use my talents that he has given me to help share and spread resources all throughout Haiti and let me tell you, it is AWESOME to work for God! Because with him everything is possible. After helping serve the C.of C. DRT, for about a total of six weeks it was time to return home to Honduras.
When I arrived home, I was greeted with hugs from my little people. The one hug I had waited six weeks for was from my "son" Saul. Saul, is my boy and I COULD NOT WAIT to see him. After spending the first evening hanging out, telling stories about what happened here in Honduras and what happened while I was in the states we decided it was time to get cracking on the group stuff! God allowed everything to fall into place and by Sunday, the group arrived. From then on, my life goes into group mode. Making sure that everything is ready for the next day. You always have to be one step ahead!
After stepping back and looking, tonight I noticed that I hadn't spent anytime with my boys. So, tonight (Tuesday Night) we hung out for a while. Just joked around and talked. It was good. God is moving here. He is moving in our house, its sometimes hard to see with the teenage attitudes and mouthiness that goes on, however He is here.
This morning (Tuesday Morning) I got Saul up for the bus. We waited and waited for the bus to come. It never showed. So, we hopped in the car and picked up the other four boys and headed across town to their school. When we arrived at their school, I saw their bus there letting kids off, I knew then why they hadn't been picked up. After saying "God be with me" I went into the office and sat down at the desk of the administrator. (As missionaries, we live off of support. Some months our support comes in abundance and we are able to set money aside and save and other months we are dry as dirt, its what helps us keep our faith. Well for about the last three months, we have been bone dry. Although we great, awesome, faithful, God inspired supports sometimes other needs arise before other debts.) With that being said, I knew that the boys hadn't been picked up because we owe the school a lot of money. We haven't been able to make our monthly payments in full and just like every other bill, it still comes knocking at the first of the month. ;-) So after about an hour long meeting the boys were allowed to go to school today, with the agreement that day the end of next week we would have the debt payed in full. Currently we owe $3,303.45 (62,419 Lemperias) to the school. We have been paying $678 monthly to the boys school. Today, we discussed ways to lower the monthly payments from this point forward by helping out around the school.
God is here. He is working here in Honduras, through us. Through our ministry. He consistently continues to show us his grace and mercy and love. One day I hope and pray that each of you will get to meet "my boys" all nine of them, opps now ten of them :) . I ask that you pray. Pray that God will open the heavens and allow his grace and mercy to shower down upon us here in Honduras. We in return, will ask the same for you. God will always honor your pray. In ways that we never can expect.
With Love,
David :)
