Think about the week between Christmas and New Years. It’s normally a time of taking down the Christmas tree (if you’re that proactive), returning or exchanging gifts, or even planning for a New Year’s celebration.
For eight of us in the Young Adult ministry (Danielle Evans, Kristin Kelley, Jessica Navarro, Brooke Wright, Vince Barker, Scott Jones, Tito Morales, and me), the week between Christmas and New Years will be marked by what promises to be a life-changing experience. We are departing Atlanta on December 28th for a one-week mission trip in Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
Yes, that’s right…Honduras. We each felt a calling to do some kingdom work outside of the United States, and we were ultimately led to the country of Honduras. For some of us (like me), this is our first time to do mission work outside the US, but for others, this trip is just the latest in a long line of international mission opportunities. There’s no shortage of work to do while we’re there. We will be joining forces with a local missionary and helping him build houses, work with kids at local orphanages, and feeding people who live and work in the city dump. It’s a bit overwhelming to think about, but then again, so is most of the work God calls us to do. There’s something about doing things that we can’t do on our own that really brings us back to God and our ultimate need for Him.
Each of us feels extremely blessed to have this opportunity to go and share the hope that we have in Jesus Christ, and we cannot wait to see just how God is going to use us in the lives of people in Honduras. Stay tuned…we’ll be sharing all of those details with you when we return. Until then, we solicit your prayers, that we may be poured out as a love offering for those in a foreign land.
For eight of us in the Young Adult ministry (Danielle Evans, Kristin Kelley, Jessica Navarro, Brooke Wright, Vince Barker, Scott Jones, Tito Morales, and me), the week between Christmas and New Years will be marked by what promises to be a life-changing experience. We are departing Atlanta on December 28th for a one-week mission trip in Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
Yes, that’s right…Honduras. We each felt a calling to do some kingdom work outside of the United States, and we were ultimately led to the country of Honduras. For some of us (like me), this is our first time to do mission work outside the US, but for others, this trip is just the latest in a long line of international mission opportunities. There’s no shortage of work to do while we’re there. We will be joining forces with a local missionary and helping him build houses, work with kids at local orphanages, and feeding people who live and work in the city dump. It’s a bit overwhelming to think about, but then again, so is most of the work God calls us to do. There’s something about doing things that we can’t do on our own that really brings us back to God and our ultimate need for Him.
Each of us feels extremely blessed to have this opportunity to go and share the hope that we have in Jesus Christ, and we cannot wait to see just how God is going to use us in the lives of people in Honduras. Stay tuned…we’ll be sharing all of those details with you when we return. Until then, we solicit your prayers, that we may be poured out as a love offering for those in a foreign land.
(post by Tim Tidwell)
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