Sunday, July 27, 2008

Sunday, July 27, 2008

Yesterday the FOM team, along with several people from Comunion, delivered water bags to the community of Cataluna. Many of us were surprised to see that this area is just outside the city of Tegucigalpa and located right next door to a government built housing development. The government of Honduras has built these fully equipped houses with water, electricity, sewer and phone service and will be sold for approximately $20,000. However, just on the other side of the concrete wall are the people of Cataluna. They have just recently received electricity but still do not have access to water. Most of the people collect rainwater or go to a nearby creek to gather water after a good rain. There is no school available for the children and many of them have never attended church.

While we were there we went door to door handing out 2- gallon water bags. Many of the people were very appreciative and the children were very excited to take the water to their homes. While handing out the water we were able to invite the children to join us for a time of songs and Bible story at a nearby field. We could tell that most of the children had never been exposed to songs or stories. At the end we handed out toys to the children and even then many of them did not seem to realize what they were given.

There are currently 7 homes where Bible study is being held. Members from Comunion Church go weekly and lead in these homes.

Plans are being discussed to drill a well in this much needed community as well as plans to help build concrete houses to replace the wooden shacks that most of the people live in. We learned that $3,000 would be all that is needed to provide a family with a better place to live. By our standards what they would be receiving seems minimal but to them it would mean a lot.

For many on the FOM team, it was hard for us to comprehend the way the people lived and we know that there is much work that is needed there. We are praying along with the leaders at Comunion Church on how this can be accomplished. Please pray especially for this new work and that God would show all of us how to go about helping these people.

We enjoyed worshipping with our friends at Comunion on Sunday morning and it was a sweet day of fellowship and saying our farewell until we see them again. Please pray that God would continue to provide the resources for FOM to continue the work that has been started in Honduras. We have accomplished much over the past few years but there is still much work to be done. All praise and honor to our Lord for his mighty hand watching over this week and for helping to do His work. Pray for us as we travel home tomorrow. It will be a long ride home!!!!!