Middlef ieldPOST Volume 9 ~ Issue 16
March 18, 2015
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Pastor Mike of Abundant Life Church (front) and the Honduran mission group.
thankful. So yes, this is what we did in the The children are attracted to love. Many I have written and deleted this time that we were there, as an itinerary, but of us made special connections with the “introduction” probably 20 times. I am the experience was so much more. children. A 9-year-old girl by the name of having such a hard time trying to put into Samantha stuck by my side words what has whenever she saw me. Together happened in the past we played on the swings, did week. God worked in each others’ hair, made up our miraculous ways that own “secret handshake”, and are indescribable, became best friends in the week but I will try my that I was there. The last day, hardest to give she looked into my eyes with you just a taste of tears welling up in her own eyes what some of us and said “Estoy triste”, which experienced. means “I am sad.” It was such A group of 33 a painful farewell, but I know Americans from that it was not the last time I a few churches in will see Samantha, or the other Middlefield, led by children. Many of these children Pastor Mike from come from families with just Abundant Life their mother, and if their father Church of God, went is in the picture, many times it on a mission’s trip to is an abusive case. The children Honduras in Central thrive on the love that we show America. Most stayed for only a week, but Crissy Miller, Becca Klein and Anna Futty having fun with the Honduran children. (MP them. But the love they show us goes beyond what we could eight stayed for an Photo/Anna Futty) show them. extra week. Pastor Luis The relationships that we built with the “We go down there thinking that we Sorto and his family opened up their home people were priceless and impossible to will bless the Hondurans but ultimately and were gracious enough to feed all of us put into words. The language barrier makes they bless us far more abundantly than we hungry Americans and somehow fulfill our it hard, because all we want to do is learn Honduran coffee obsession. They are such a everything about these people, but God blessing and are changing Honduras from Continued on Page 6 allows love to be the common language. the inside out. Many ask me “What do you do there?” This is a hard question to answer. The group is usually split into two groups. A group of hardworking men go and are physically tested by pouring concrete to help build churches, giving a place for the villagers to gather for church. Another group goes up into the villages in the mountains and holds a church service. We praise the Lord, and share testimonies on what God has done in our own lives. Then, we give the families a bag of food filled with the necessities such as beans, sugar and rice. The people are so
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