5/4/11
Welcome to the 2011 FBA Honduras mission trip blog. This past Saturday we had a wonderful experience. For cross cultural training, the Honduras team attended a storying workshop at FBA which was conducted by the North American Mission Board. We learned to share Scripture in a story telling format. We all learned a great deal and we are excited about being able to use this method of communicating God’s word as we travel to Honduras as well with local mission opportunities. We were taught to stay true to God’s word and not to elaborate. One very skilled story teller, after completing the storying training, decided that he would use his skills and provide more to the story. He felt that the elaboration would of course be better. He told a story with much added description. Afterward people were telling him how awesome he was in telling the story. He then went to another group and told the same story without elaboration. When he left the second group, they were telling him of how awesome God was in the story and how He had really worked in an awesome way in the telling of the story. A huge thank you to Pastor Fred Jones for coordinating this training opportunity.
On Sunday we reconvened with our meetings after a break of a few weeks for the Passion Play. We had a very good meeting. We began with prayer and next Greg led the team in a discussion of the book which the team has been reading, “Radical”. We took a serious look at what being a Christian really means. It means everything, Christ is everything, we give up everything and we gain everything. We read Matthew 7:21-23. Following this meeting, we split into two groups to discuss various aspects of our trip such as children’s ministry and construction. Greg also informed us that our construction plans have been revised. We will have the wonderful honor to work on building a house for the pastor of the church. This house will be located on the church property. We also learned that a medical mission has been added to our trip. We are excited that the Lord will use members of the team to provide medical ministry to the people in Honduras.
As you read about the trip to Honduras, please pray for this trip. Please pray for the people who we will minister to, that the Lord will prepare their hearts for what He wants them to hear. Please pray for the Lord to direct our steps, to provide safety and ease of commuting while in Honduras. We know that the roads are very rough. Please pray for ease in getting through checkpoints. Also, please pray for unity in our team as we all focus on the Lord and trust Him. Jesus said, “Abide in Me and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in Me.” John 15:4.
Also, please pray that the Lord will provide our needs.
We thank you, all prayer and financial supporters. We thank the Lord for you. Remember to pray for the people of Honduras.
Thank you,
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