3 houses in one day... sort of

Today was an exhausting and slightly frustrating day for all of us as we set out to build 3 houses in a community on the opposite side of Tegucigalpa from where we are staying. This community was on the edge of a rain forest which we experienced as our day drew to a close. We were able to build 2 of the houses, while the other wasn't quite finished as the rains came and cut us a little bit short of our goal. The house that didn't get completed was stalled by some muddy ground that wouldn't allow them to set their posts. Because of that they were forced to move the house to another site nearby stalling the building process and not allowing the group that was building there to complete it. Not to worry though, because another mission group will be heading out there tomorrow to complete it.

It's amazing to me the beauty that surrounds us as we build these houses in such poor communities. I heard someone discussing around the house that I was helping build, how much someone in the United States would pay for a view like the one we were getting to see as we built. Here is a picture I took from the roof of the house.

The beauty of God's creation was definitely all around us, not just in nature, but also in the people that live in the communities we work in. It is truly a blessing to be here and to experience this. We are all tired tonight from working so hard the last couple of days, but we thank God for all of the soreness, blisters, sunburns and heavy eyes, because these are all a part of serving others. For all of us this is a shaping experience where God is molding us by putting us in uncomfortable places and forcing us to learn and experience Him through serving and loving the "least of these". God is good.

Tomorrow we will be visiting two prisons as well as a def school and a children's hospital. It will be a rest from the physical labor, but it promises to be an emotionally exhausting day. Please pray for us that we will be a light to people who are in dark places and that, through Jesus, we can bring hope.

Love and miss all of you

Matt Warren