Work In Honduras

I am in Honduras this weekend looking at where we will be working and planning our ministries. Being in Honduras has given me mixed emotions. I am very happy to be with my friends Tim & Gena & Joe. Then, when we are out in the communities surveying the potential work - the needs seem so overwhelming. There are so very many hungry people, so many stories of need, 1000's of people that need shelter. Where can we start? If you have never been here, you will see.
We all need to remember the "starfish story"
Remember......the morning after a great storm there were millions of starfish washed up on the beach. One lone young boy saw the peril of the starfish and began to pick them up - one at a time and throw them back into the sea. An old man happened upon this sceen and asked the boy what he ws doing. The boy said that he was saving the starfish. The old man said that there were so many starfish on the beach that he couldn't make a difference. The boy looked at the starfish in his hand and then back at the old man and said, "it makes a difference to this one!"
We can't possibly help everyone here with their needs but, we will definately make a difference.
Yesterday we went into one of the poorest areas that I have ever seen and passed out food bags to about 60 families. The village is called - Nuevo Oriental and we will be building houses and working there this summer.
One new ministry that we will work in this summer will involve sending a few brave missionaries to the city dump. Some of the poorest of the poor in Honduras survive by going through the loads of waste that are delivered all day. They are looking for something to eat and we are going to go there and distribute food to them.
"whatever you did for the least of these brothers of mine....."
Stay tuned to the blog for more plans. You are going to be a part of something that will change your life.
As always,
Looking forward to great days in Honduras.........