Well, a new year is upon us. We are now looking forward
to another visit with our ministry partners in Honduras. They really are more
than ministry partners. They are our family! If someone would have tried to
explain what our relationship with them would be before we met them we would
have never understood. That first trip we were very apprehensive. We had never
met them at all. No pictures! Only names! In fact, we worried needlessly about
what we would do about a flight delay or cancellation. How would we let them
know? But as He has with every aspect of this ministry, The Lord has taken care
of us. We immediately were accepted into this wonderful serving family and made
to feel very welcome. We are blessed to know many in their extended family
also. So you can see why we are eager to return to visit them. It is a
wonderful renewal of our friendship as well as the additional blessing of
seeing the fruits of their labors in the prisons.
We are looking forward to visiting new areas of Honduras
where new programs in the prisons have been growing. On our last visit we met a
new volunteer pastor who will be working in these new prisons in the north of
Honduras by the Caribbean Sea. The Lord provided this man in answer to our prayers for
more volunteers to cover areas of Honduras that are too far away for our
country coordinators to travel to on a weekly basis. As I said earlier, He has
provided all we have needed for this ministry to reach the prisons of Honduras.
When we were in Honduras last, we had a three day seminar
for all the volunteers on coaching. This would be helpful for them in working
with their leaders in the various groups in the prisons. One thing we are
praying about is that the finances would be available in the future for a
retreat for the volunteers. They would gain such encouragement from each other
by just getting together. They are spread out over the whole country and do not
see each other regularly. We know and have faith that The Lord will provide in
this area also. He has been so faithful in providing what is needed in the
past.
When people ask us how long we will continue to serve in
the prisons of Honduras, Gary and I say, “As long as the Lord allows!” As long
as we are blessed with our health and ability to travel, we count it as a privilege
to be a part of the Lord’ s ministry in the prisons of Honduras.
Thank you for continuing to pray with us,
Diane
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