First Week Recap [Photos]

It didn’t really hit me until Saturday night at church that I’m really in Honduras until August.

But now that it has hit me, I feel refreshed. Worship was incredible. There’s something about Spanish, the Spirit and a bunch of instruments that just gives me joy.

God’s really been speaking to me through Galatians this first week and Romans 14. Both certainly worth the read.

In Galatians, Paul tells how people didn’t know much about him and his ministry, just the rumor that “The man who formerly persecuted us is now preaching the faith he once tried to destroy.” (1:23).

That verse, courtesy of Elizabeth Jester’s prompting, got me thinking about my own walk. And yours, too.

We all, before the Lord interceded in our lives, were enemies because of the sin that dwelt in us. But because of the blood of Christ and grace, we’ve been reconciled. We were once destroying the church– but now we’re preaching the faith.

God does some incredibly things when we let him in our life.

Enjoy a few more photos from the past few days [Plus a bonus concert promo video]:

Three chicas associated with the Ortez Family I worked with on my first trip to Honduras in Spring 2009. Recognize the girl on the left? She's the one in my profile picture.

Amy from Ohio State at her first Iglesia Gran Comision Choluteca (IGCC) service. Amy and the OSU crew arrived Friday.

Eduardo y Walter greet one another before the church service on Saturday. I love taking pictures of Ed. They're always pretty funny.

Rebecca from Illinois holds one of the kids she met on a previous trip. She kept commenting how big he's gotten and seemingly more healthy too. What a beautiful reminder of how God intervenes and provides.

Emily from OSU hangs out with some kiddos after the church service. Yasaira, on the far right, is one of the girls who has been heavy on my heart since my first trip. Both her parents are dead and she's infected w/ AIDS. But God is alive in her.

Danio is el superhombre. He's now got two kids, a little bebe and my favorite little girl who has a huge crush on me, Dania.