World Gospel Outreach Honduras Trip with Peace Lutheran Church and Friends

A morning in the clouds kept our eyes from wandering out the windows and narrowing in on an impactful devotional this morning. We heard a message that God has been pruning for one year, and we were blessed. Centering on the meaning of the term grace, we were reminded that this word carries a weight that is liberating for us as believers. Taking the word grace and using it as a verb, our team was sent to the churches in the city to share this great gift that Jesus has given us.

We witnessed a pattern today of the Lord preparing our hearts for specific situations as well as people to serve. Even over years, God has been softening the hearts of the individuals entering the brigade and our team members. From team A, there was a particular situation of a team member's heart being pulled toward a specific mission field to love on. Because of this calling from the Lord, she was able to meet a woman in the midst of her hurting and encourage her in her faith and allow God to speak truth through her. Within team B, a woman receiving service from the brigade was in evangelism and happened to be sitting with a former nurse. This small factor made such an impact when she was need of medical direction. God has been developing our team members hearts and giftings our whole lives to be bold in the stations we were placed.

A couple of days ago, someone paved the way to give out a salvation bracelet to someone who was unable to read. These bracelets have five colors to represent the different pieces of the gospel so that we can carry it with us wherever we go. First with the role to give to the children, another team member gave one to someone else who was unable to read the story from the Bible for themselves. Today, that same opportunity arose for a team member who was assisting in installing a water filter for a church member's home. Three little kids were eager to hear the story and were proud to wear it on their wrists.

We had a bitter-sweet conclusion to our evening tonight. Delicious food, wonderful conversations, and good laughs were amongst the dining room. Tired eyes, listening ears, and excited hearts were ready for a night of reflection of our whole week. We were graced by the Lord in the midst of our struggles here, and He still showed His kingship in prevailing through it all.

Praying earnestly for a smooth travels home and to all of the different places we are scattering back to around the world and that we will take all that we have learned here to our mission fields wherever we are.