Day 7:

This morning, during our devotions, our host missionary Mike talked about how Christ reached out to people who were on the fringes of society and spent much of His time with them. He challenged us to do the same both here in Honduras, and when we return to the United States. We got to the job site, moved yet even more dirt into the church for the floor, and had the incredible opportunity to eat lunch at the houses of several members of the church we are building. We went to the Hondurans houses in pairs and gave them coffee mugs with our picture on the front and a verse in Spanish on the back. We filled the mugs with candy and cookies for the children in the families. During VBS, our puppet show was about the story of the good Samaritan in modern times at the border of the United States and Mexico. We had even more children participate than in the previous two days, and we were able to give them not only a cool craft (a bracelet made of pipe cleaners and beads) but a toothbrush and a goody-bag filled with some fun school supplies and some toys. We also gave them candy and cookies, and they were more than overjoyed! The church is completely finished except for cemement floor that we will pour tomorow, and the wrought iron bars we will put on the windows. We bought some chairs today that will be used in the future church. The money for the chairs was from a generous donation from Hope International Baptist Church. We are so happy to see the chuch nearly finished, but we are also sad because our progress also means that we will be leaving soon. We are looking forward to the very first service the church we are building that will be held on Wednesday!