Jesus. That’s what happened today. We woke up, began our devotional, and headed to the mission house to bag food. We sorted several weeks of food for over two hundred families, and crammed into the vehicles to hand it out. When we got there, people were still arriving so we played soccer futbol with some schoolchildren…and got our keisters kicked. Then the families began to arrive. Through the help of our translator, Ricky(a major Godsend!), Kim proclaimed the Gospel of Jesus to a crowd of hungry people. We then laid hands on them and prayed specifically for their needs amidst tears of joy from both sides. We told them of food that satisfies eternally, and of living water that quenches all thirst.
By your generous gifts we were able to proclaim Jesus to those who need Him as we gave them food ‘from God’. Several prayed with us and for us. As Proverbs 11:25 says, “…he who waters will himself be watered.” We definitely saw that today. For every person we prayed for and handed food to, Jesus prayed through us, and handed them His life. We were blessed tremendously. Through our translators we met, in Christ’s strength, both their physical and eternal needs. I’m out of my head with joy right now, just ‘cause He’s soooo good! Praise Jesus! I’m not quite sure how to spell ‘Jesus loves you’ in Spanish, but I know how to say it! ‘Hay-soose teh ahm-mah.’ It was amazing to me the sheer number of people asking for special prayers from a bunch of gringos, but the Lord is Good!
After we returned for lunch, we practiced our skit that (of course!) tells about Jesus. We prayed, and headed out to a church service in the local village. (This is the same church mentioned in the previous post). Three of us shared our testimonies, Toby taught about Jesus, and amidst a jubilant and noisy crowd we lifted up His name. ‘Hallelujah!’ and ‘Amen!’ need no translation. Praise Him!
After the service, we prayed over several more people by name, and they in turn blessed us with the joy that only Christ can provide. Several shared their testimonies amidst tears of joy. Different part of the world, same Jesus. He is using us in Honduras! Thank you for your continual prayers!
Tomorrow we’re feeding and praying over another group of people, so please pray for us. Thursday we’ll be back at a church proclaiming Christ, so please pray for us then as well! Jesus is all!
2 comments:
God is good, all the time!
In the midst of sadness here at home, we praise what God is doing through you all.
Fred McNabb
You're right. Different part of the world - same Jesus! We're praying for you all as you minister in Honduras, bringing Jesus' light, love & joy to the people there through tangible and intangible means. May He continue to use you as you remain available to Him. To God be the glory!
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