Gathering Hearts for Honduras Update

The rest of the group from FUMC arrived yesterday. Beto drove one of the vehicles to the airport. He hasn't made much progress as a driver so thanks for your prayers. Today we spent the entire day in the villages going house to house inviting the people to church tomorrow, praying for those in need, and giving out clothes.  It was a wonderfully rewarding experience for all of us.... Yesterday the teachers were preparing materials for the children's program on Monday; Perla and Carlitos stuck right with them to help.... Oscar Chavaria came today for Dr. Dudney to take a look at his throat; it has not closed as we thought it would. It looks like we will have to take him back to the surgeon to get it closed. You'll remember that Oscar is the one that was slashed multiple times with a machete, including his throat, and left for dead. He was not a Christian at that time, but now is probably the most zealous you will ever meet. He has a fourth-grade education but today read to me from the Psalms, and he reads as well as I'd. This is truly a miracle of God!            

THOUGHT FOR TODAY:  A number of years ago while working for a Christian institution, I started a newsletter for managers. It included employee of the month; management tips; pertinent legislation; and my favorite part, a short article I wrote on living the Christian life. I can remember where I was sitting in my office when I realized we had been doing this less than two years and as far as how to live the Christian life, I had nothing more to say. From that experience I learned an important lesson. I'll share more about that later.