Honduras 2011

Tuesday, June 21, 2011 I and 11 others embarked upon a life-changing missions trip to the beautiful country of Honduras. This was my first time flying and my first time out of the country, so I'll admit I was pretty nervous. We were able to minister through multiple sermons, dramas, dances & women's conferences; we were also fortunate to be able to hand out bags of rice and beans and books and schools supplies to many of the Hondurans. Some of my favorite days were the ones that involved playing soccer with the children and just being able to hold the little ones' hands as we walked down the street to the soccer field. Their smiles were beautiful and contagious! They were so happy, just because we were there; that certainly made me feel special. I was able to make a new friend, Kayla, and the Lord gave me the opportunity to be able to bless her so that she might can have a house soon. I'm continuing to pray for her!

But on this trip, I was constantly pulled out of my comfort zone. I'm not fond of new experiences and I dealt with many personal issues on this trip - one of them being, to completely trust God like I never have before. I don't mean that I was afraid the plane would crash or that we would be attacked on the streets of Honduras; these were just personal times when I realized that it was time for me to cast my fears and hesitation to the side and put my trust in my Lord. One of those moments came on the last day of the trip. For months, I mulled over and over in my head all the horrible things that could happen to me on this trip and pleaded with God to please not let them happen. Well, one of those things was to get severely sick on the trip. And guess what happened...I got sick. That morning I asked God, "Why, Lord? You could have easily just let me finish off the trip without getting sick. Only ONE more day! Why?" That day we were headed to a waterfall to enjoy the scenery and have a day of rest. When I got sick, I was determined not to go. "I'll just sit in this hotel room by myself and have my own little pity party", I thought. But then God reminded me "I'm right here. I love you; won't you just trust me?" So I did. I decided I was through being scared that I would continue being sick for the rest of the day. So I finished getting ready and boarded the bus for the waterfall. And it was an amazing day! The waterfall was absolutely breathtaking- it was like something from a movie. And you know what? I didn't get sick at all for the rest of the day :) or for the rest of the trip for that matter! God is good, isn't He?
 So not only was I able to minister to the beautiful people of Honduras on this trip, I was taught a few things myself. ;)