Honduras RPC Mission Trip Day 6

Day 4
A few of us girls headed to the school AFE to see the school and help out with the babies and kids.  It is so amazing to see these kids that were once living and working in the trashdump now thriving and going to school.  Lacey and I took a walk over to the classes as Lyndsey and Kathy loved on some babies. We walked into our first class and they were circled up around a hole in the concrete with one marble.  They were having fun with this hole in the floor.  Lacey and I were just staring at each other in amazement.  I asked what they were up to and they said they didn´t have a teacher yet, she was late. We walked across the hall to see the other class.  We watched the 1st grade Honduran teacher teach her class of 6 kids science.  She did a great job.  I am amazed at how much kids can learn without all the hype that we have in the USA.  I wont bother writing about that today.  So we headed to another room and noticed that there still wasnt a teacher in the class yet so I told Daniela our translator to let them know i could pop in there and teach some thing for the time being, if they wanted me to do that.  They agreed, so Lacey and I went to help.  I had no idea what to do with these 4th graders, so i asked to see one of their science personal notebooks and decided to review a lesson they did on plants.  Daniela helped me to translate to save time.  We made flip books out of the notebook paper that my friend Stout taught me in the States.  We drew the plants on the front and wrote the Spanish and English terms on the inside along with a sentence of what its function is on the plant.  They turned out great!  The kids had to share crayons.  2 of the 13 kids had a few. 

I love when you get high on the Holy Spirit.  My heart smiled as I got to teach them.  At first I was unsure about 4th grade, I have never taught that age before.  K, 1, and 2...that´s it.  God reminded me that He made me a teacher for many reasons and this very minute is one of them.  The kids went to break and  I went to the nursery to love on some babies, too.  Genesis fell asleep in my arms and God reminded me that I am not just holding a baby.  I am holding His baby.  ¨This is My kid.¨  As I smiled rocking this little baby sleeping, that was once being kept in a cardboard box while her mama worked through the trash looking for plastic, I thanked God for what He is doing through Pastor Jeony in this community.  Pastor said that Genesis would stay in the box as her 2 year old sister was on guard to keep her safe next to the box.  She is only 6 months old and has bad asthma.  I rocked her and asked the Lord to help her breathe and clear the asthma from her little body.  Keep her safe, Lord and do great things through this rescue.

Jeony is the kind of Christian that has seen the Lord do unthinkable things. Things that are just impossible for humans to accomplish.  You can sit in front of him and hear the miraculous things God is capable of, over and over again.  I could talk with him for days and never get sick of the stories.  I want to ask him thousands of questions. I get so excited when He speaks because I know whatever flows out is going to have to do with Jesus and I can talk about this forever.  He is trying to publish his stories in Honduras and has hit snags.  (If you know anything about this kind of stuff, send me a message.  This man will have a best seller through the Lord´s work in his life.)   I had a few minutes to catch up with him at the site the other day and he totally recharged me in my journey.  So many things I have been thinking about, he put into perspective for me in minutes.   Luke mentioned in devotionals the other night that he thinks Jeony is a man that turns to the Lord in prayer all the time, and I agree.  He totally expects God to figure it out.  He knows the power and authority of prayer and he rests on the Lord working things out for him to fulfill the vision the Lord put in his heart.  He told us that he was given $80,000 recently to build a new building at the school.  I almost want to laugh every time i think about that.  Only the Lord can do that.  This is a check from a man he doesnt know.  This is a check from a man that has never been to AFE.  This is a check from a man that has never been to Honduras.  This is a check from God providing Jeony´s mission in incredible ways because he is doing what God asked Him to do.

Papa Dios, I praise you for the vision Jeony had years ago to pull Your children out of the trash mountain one by one and try to educate them on the side with small classes. And, now, there is a physical school down the mountain that is growing and growing with children that have an opportunity at life because someone listened to what God told Him to do. 

Jeony said he knew it would be hard. 

He wondered if it would even make a difference. 

BUT HE PUSHED FORWARD (through the doubt.  through the negative remarks that he cant do it) following Jesus´ lead with all of His heart leaving the details to our amazing Lord to figure out.

Every.single.time I see Rene in Honduras, I want to jump up and down (and cry) because he was once in the trash and is now studying civil engineering in COLLEGE.  We love you, Lord.

Help us to JUMP!