After the cows passed, we made our way to the work site to try and finish up as much as we could. Most of the day involved getting the trusses up for the roof and leveling the dirt inside the building in order to lay the cement floor.
Unfortunately because of our setbacks with electricity, rain, broken cars and a raging river, we weren't able to finish the building. That's OK, though, because we didn't come to build a building, we came to do the will of God. Sure it would have been nice to finish the building, but God was working throughout our trip and he doesn't need us to finish a building.
Even though we didn't have VBS today, a lot of the children from Balfate still came to hang out anyway. We ended up playing soccer with a bunch of the kids and had a great time. Nobody kept score but it's a good chance the Hondurans would have owned the day.
We ended our time in Balfate with a small church service. We worshiped God through music, heard Pastor Santos share from the word and spent time in prayer. A large group from the church prayed over us. Even though we couldn't understand what they were saying, it was a very special moment to hear our brothers and sisters lifting us up before the God whom we all serve. After they prayed for us we all gathered together outside the new church building and prayed for the church, the building and those who would come to know Christ because of them.
God is so good which he has shown time and time again over the past eight days. He has been working so mightily that we're not even fully aware of how he's changed and shaped us. There are fewer blessings greater than the opportunity to serve others while being shaped and molded more into the people we were created to be. This has been a tremendous experience, once we won't soon forget.
We'll be spending the next two days together as a team, enjoying each other's company and processing our experience together. Thank you so much for your prayers but if we could ask you to keep it up just a little longer, we would greatly appreciate it. Please pray for our time together and that God would begin to show us how he wants us to change because of our time in Honduras.
This will be our last post for the trip. Thank you for your prayer and support. See you back home.
Thanks for the great updates. It's so encouraging to get a sense of all that's been happening. The pics & videos are great. We realize it's hard to capture all that's taken place in the hearts of everyone involved, but we've gotten a glimpse. We'll be praying for health and for rest and refreshment as you prepare to return. May God continue to watch over you and bring you back safely.
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