Dios le bendiga!

This is the day that the Lord has made... let us rejoice and be glad in it! The Honduran sun is shining brightly, and we are preparing for breakfast, after which we shall go back into town for a two hour church service. Exciting!

Yesterday evening a student named Caesar gave us his testimony. He speaks good English... he gave us the first part in English, but then got shy or something and gave the rest in Spanish. :-) Don't worry, there was a translator present. His sort of testimony is actually pretty common around here... his parents split up when he was very little, he was raised by his mom, he later left and lived with his dad for a few years, and now he's here. He never received love or help from either of his parents. If I remember rightly he's 17 years old, and accepted Jesus 7 years ago. He has many goals. He wants to be a marine... he wants to travel and study abroad (preferably in the U.S., he says)... he wants to marry and have a family... most of all, he wants to be a good man. He wants to show his family that he can be different than the way he was raised. He wants to be a good husband and father, so his children won't grow up the way he did.

It was very special for us to hear his testimony. We were all touched by it. He thanked us for coming here, and asked us why we did... when we told him that the Lord brought us here, he said it's refreshing to see people our age who are so willing to serve. He asked us to pray for him and for his family - that they may come to know the Lord, as well. And praise the Lord, I'm figuring out some Spanish. :-) I was able to say "Thank you, my brother," and "God bless you" in Spanish as we were leaving. He beamed and responded in English, "Thank you! And you!"

We also learned about the sponsorship program last night. The students from both El Sembrador and the associated Bible Institute must be sponsored in order to make it through school, because most of them could never pay the cost on their own. It was exciting to hear of how many are already being sponsored, and thought-provoking to hear about how many aren't fully sponsored yet. Challenging, to be sure!

Well, it is nearly time for breakfast. I hope all of you have a wonderful day in the Lord!

Sarah