So this trip has absolutely rocked my world. I have fallen in love with the hispanic people and the latin culture so much. The hospitality and generosity of people who have so little is amazing. We have been working with El Camino which is a spanish speaking Baptist church in Lewisville, Texas. The pastor, Felix is a Puerto Rican man who is so on fire for the Lord and has made such an impact on my life in only a short amount of time.
On monday night we went over to St. Charles apartment complex. We played a huge game of futbol (soccer) and just had an amazing time talking to people and telling them about the Lord and finding out about their individual situations. I met so many guys who spoke no english and I speak very little spanish and even through that I was able to find out about their families, homes, lives and most importantly "novias" (girlfriends).
I met a man named David, he is a native of Nicaragua and lived only about 40 minutes from where we are staying. He has been a believer for around 3 years and his story rocked my world. The life he led then compared to the life he is leading now are drastic opposites and he has such a passion for the Word and the Lord it was such an inspiration to me. If any of you get a chance, a picture of me and him together should be on my facebook soon.
Tuesday, we went over to El Camino. The people there brought food from all from there native countries and I sat with a man named Jose. He spoke no english but his story rocked my world. He is from Mexico and has a wife and a daughter who is eight. They are still in Mexico with no money and he came here to find work. He cant find any and is living who knows where. And through it all he loves the Lord so much. That night we had worship, we sang songs in english as they sang the same song in spanish. I have never seen a man worship like him, it was so amazing. He prayed for us in spanish as we prayed in english and he fellowshiped with us for about two and a half hours.
In terms of my prayer needs at the moment....we travel to Nicaragua on saturday. Right now it is not the safest place to be espeacially for 21 gringos on a big yellow school bus. Just be praying that we really reach these people with a love they never experienced and effectively share the Gospel.
Cristo es primo.
Luke
Luke,
ReplyDeleteWe're totally stoked that your "world is being rocked" !!! We're praying for you and your team!
Jeff and Sarah Sawyer