I feel like there aren't enough words to explain it though.
It was incredible, full of God's mercy, but it was hard. So incredibly hard.
Let's start off with a few numbers.
We were there for 8 days.
We did brigade for 4 days.
We had 1 day to rest between the two brigade sites.
We poured 4 concrete floors total, in 3 different homes.
I built 33 incredible relationships with my teammates.
In the 4 brigade days:
- 197 people were seen in Dental
- 1262 people were seen in Medical
- 654 people were seen in Optical
- 329 children were played with, loved on, and were told the story of Jesus
- 2441 total people came in contact with at least one person eager to share the love of Christ with them
- 158 professions of faith
- 96 recommitments to Christ
- 1 life changing week
- 1 tooth I was tricked into pulling (thanks, Dr. Mangan)
- 1 shot given (thanks again, Dr. Mangan)
- 1 shot received (because who doesn't want to let their friend try a sub-cutaneous injection with normal saline???.. you're welcome, Jon)
- 1 sweet note found on my pillow, by one of my sweetest new friends
Personally, I saw 19 people in Evangelism, and 3 of them chose to give their life to Christ. The rest of them were already believers. We got to encourage each other. Pray with them. Hear their testimonies, and share our own.
Love was in abundance and the Holy Spirit was evident in every single moment.
But I'm a fixer.
And I want to fix ALL of their problems, and bring home all of the children who don't know when their next meal will be.
And God taught me that, it's not about me. I can't do much for them. But He can. And I can share His good news, show them His love, and trust Him with their lives.
I'm so thankful for the churches that we were at. That they let us use their facilities. That they were so helpful. I'm thankful to WGO for housing us, and feeding us, praying for us, and teaching us how to minister to the people of Honduras.
There were so many moments that God's sovereign hand was undeniable.
- Raina, a woman who came through our evangelism station, cried as we talked with her and prayed for her. She was losing her sight after a surgery that was intended to help her ended up making it worse. She was depressed. We shared scripture with her. I shared parts of my own story with her. God used some of the worst moments of my life, to encourage her that she can get through this. That it may not necessarily get better, but God can turn it into something that she can use to bring Him glory.
- Sweet, sweet Bobby, who I only knew for about 36 hours, lost his mommy suddenly and unexpectedly on Wednesday morning. But as he was getting ready to leave to head back home on Wednesday, he had all of us laughing and smiling.
- I got to love on the sweetest girl with cerebral palsy, who would pretend not to like me one second and then squeeze my head so hard with the biggest hug the next. Who couldn't sit still to get her hair washed, so David held her in his arms while we washed her hair.
- Two nights of joyful prayer with some of the girls on the team are memories I will never forget. Ever. Their sincerity and their love for people they had just met was such an example of Christ.
There's so much more that happened.
These are just a few of the highlights.
I'm beyond thankful for the opportunity to go on this trip. This post barely even scratches the surface of what all I experienced. But I hope for you, it depicts some of the qualities of God and how he can work through anyone to bring His good news.
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