I am in Honduras! Praise The Lord!
So the past few days at Zion's Gate have been truly incredible. The leader here has given us the first few days to get used to the property before we start all of our ministry. I have been able to rest in The Lord and prepare my heart for the incredible mission to come. With that said I think my team would agree that there have been some times that we didn't really have anything to do. The kids are in school and there is only so many times that you can walk to the pulperia ( a locally owned shop on the street). So yesterday when Louis (one of the boys living at Zion's gate) asked if we wanted to go to the river most of the team jumped at the chance. What we didn't know is that we would be walking for about an hour on a gravel road, and when we got to the river there was a tiny steep trail leading down to the water. After we got down to the river we had to climb through rocks and waist high water to get to the opening. With all the grace I have (I fell twice) I made it down part of the way and decided to stay camped out on a rock. On the way back I was doing pretty well until I had to get back up the side of the river. I got halfway up and was just stuck. I was too far up to go back down and I was to far away from the top to use my own strength to get there. One of the missionaries living here, Jonathan, was able to stand behind me and pull me up to the level land. It was hard and I came out with a few bruises, but I was able to get to the top.
In many ways this is where I am with The Lord right now. He has so clearly laid this path for me to take and I am right in the middle of it. I have gone through all of the fundraising and preparing for this trip and now I am here in Honduras, but there is still so much more to come. The Lord has so much more to teach me and so much more for me to see here. I am too far in to go back but too far from the end to do this on my own. In this place, I feel The Lord saying to me that I need to give in and grab onto His hands to pull me through. If I am resting in Him, then there may be some bumps along the road, but He will pull me to level land stronger than before. I know that my ministry here will be full of surprises but my hope is to lean on Christ because my own strength is not enough.
