Your financial contributions are what have made the clinic continue to be a light in the darkness. To support Dr. Roger, to be able to continue running the clinic with me, PLEASE go here:
What does it mean to work on the mission field? God tells us to GO! For some that is physically going, for others it means to pray diligently for those on the field, and for others it means to financially support those people who are on the field.
During our time here, we knew going in that things were not going to be comfortable. Things were not going to be easy. Things were going to challenge us in ways we couldn't foresee. Soon after we got here Honduras became the murder capitol of the world. Not a thing to strive for at all. And...for the next three years, Honduras has maintained that unfortunate title.
In the little 3,000 person community of Armenia Bonito, where we work, it has proven to be even more challenging then we could ever have imagined! Five years ago we started out working from a small little building with no electricity, water, or even doors. We have come a long way, and have truly come to love this community. We are almost done with a High School, constructed a huge indoor soccer field, have planted a church, and are running a health clinic. Sometimes, however, in the midst of all the amazing / great things going on, there truly are times that challenge you a bit more. Since June there have been 10 murders just in this community. This hurts my heart....a lot....we know these people, love these people, and when we find there is yet another person that has been shot it is heart breaking. I'm just going to say it. My heart is down. I am saddened. I am discouraged. I am tired both physically and emotionally.
The world is full of evil, and I know that - but it is one thing to hear it on the news, and the other to experience it up close and personal with people I know and love.
Here is what I hold firm to from a devotional I read just today by Lysa TerKeurst:
The Lord: Recall the beauty of trusting the only One who can see what is and what is to come. Nahum 1:7... "The LORD is good, a refuge in times of trouble. He cares for those who trust in him." (NIV 1984)
Me: I do trust You. But for everything to end like this is so hard. It just seems pointless
The Lord: Nothing I allow is pointless. Even in the midst of hurt I will work good. Proverbs 19:20-21... "Listen to advice and accept instruction, and in the end you will be wise. Many are the plans in a man's heart, but it is the LORD's purpose that prevails." (NIV 1984)
Me: Why does she (me/the community/Armenia) have to go through this?
The Lord: You don't have to have answers. You just need to trust. Isaiah 55:9b... "My ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts." (NIV 1984)
Your financial contributions are what have made the clinic continue to be a light in the midst of this ever growing darkness. Please allow us to be the vessels of the light to this oppressive darkness. To support Dr. Roger, to be able to continue running the clinic with me, PLEASE go here:
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