On Wednesday, six teenagers and three adults from my church headed to Tegucigalpa, Honduras for a week of painting a school building and teaching Vacation Bible School for more than sixty children at the Lamb Institute. A couple of the teenagers went on this journey before; several are new to mission work. The ones who have been say it was a life-changing experience. They couldn’t wait to return to Honduras this year and to take new recruits with them. I think they understand that not only do the rich minister to the poor, but the poor minister to the rich. They met Jesus in a new way–through serving and being served, through offering love but receiving much more in return.
Here is my prayer for the nine mission workers. ”iVaya con Dios, mis amigos!” May God bless your labor and your play!
Drawing: Sybil MacBeth
Scripture on drawing: Numbers 6:24
