June 16, Our First Day Working in Honduras

After a few delays and setbacks, we made it safetly to Tegucigalpa on Sunday afternoon. Be sure and ask Todd about his status with Continental Airlines when we return. We had a relaxing supper at the Hotel Excelsior and caught up on our sleep. Monday morning we headed out to Colonia with our dental and medical equipment, toys, eyeglasses and expectant hearts. We had a great day working in Colonia, helping the local people with much needed services. I was quickly trained in the pharmacy, where I had never worked before, but enjoyed helping fill the prescriptions for the approx 225 people that the doctors saw. Todd fitted about 150 eyglasses with the help of a translator and the worship leader of Ministerio de Coshecha de Jesus. Nelson extracted over 30 teeth, Danielle cut hair nonstop all day, and Les and Debbie made over 150 people smile with a family photo for them to proudly display. Others worked with the local church members and played with kids, assisted with various ministries and prayed with people. Kevin led discipleship training at the church tonight with a blended message for non beleivers as well as church members and leaders. Tonights teaching discussed the relationship between a rabbi and a disciple that would strengthen our relationship to Christ by reflecting His life with our life to touch and save the world, one life at a time. It was to reveal the potential that was within them, that is also in all of us, to become all that we can through Christ, as we see the world as God sees it... in need of love and His Son. And they will know Him through all of us who choose to follow Him seriously as a disciple. The response of the congregation was amazing. They praised God, and raised their hands and professed understanding of Kevin´s teaching, which broke Kevin´s heart with joy. He looks forward to teaching again tomorrow night, and he prays that lives will change and lives will be saved, and Christ will be revealed.
We have a short but full week planned. Tomorrow we will return to Colonia to continue what we started today. Wednesday we are headed to San Matias to set up the very first medical clinic ever in that area. Thursday we plan to go to the dump area to feed and minister to people who live there.
We have an exciting week ahead of us, and look forward to seeing what God will do as we serve Him as His hands and feet in Honduras.