Love from Loxley

This past July we had a team from the Loxley Church of God, from Wendy's hometown of Loxley, Alabama. It was an incredible team composed of the core youth in Pastor George's youth group. From the start we could tell that this group was different. They all had incredible testimonies of God's saving grace in their lives, and you could tell that their spirits were full to overflowing with love ready to be shared. 

Team Loxley crammed in the back of a cattle truck!

Pastor George, a Power Team member, came prepared with incredible feats of natural strength, and then shared a powerful message about how God's supernatural strength can manifest in our lives. The students were amazed by his testimony, his demonstrations, and they could really tell that he wanted them to succeed. It was a very special week for the kids and for the team. Everywhere you looked you would see the youth of America loving on the youth of Honduras...and THAT is powerful.

Pastor George inflating a hot water bottle until it explodes.

They painted a house, visited 4 schools with education and an innovative presentation of the Gospel, they hiked out to a remote village to love on the children and teachers, they rode in the back of cattle trucks and pick ups all week long, and they loved every second of it! This team has made its mark on Honduras and will always be in the heart of HHG.  

 

Sharing the Gospel message through songs and service. This group had such HEART!

Bringing in the Harvest

Family Harvest Church from Robertsdale, AL just left us with a big hole in our hearts. They were only here with us for a week, but we all bonded through blood, sweat and tears! Their incredible team came with unwavering Christian character, optimism, and an "and then some" attitude. Nothing could deter them from serving the Lord with their whole hearts.

Not even missed flights, fire ants, changed schedules, rain storms, overwhelmingly big projects, sleepless nights, or wood peckers spoiled their mood. They were a joy to be around and the hardest workers we have seen all summer long...and that is saying a LOT!

Their team was able to accomplish so much in the short week they served with us, and we can't wait to have them back next year. Thank you so much Family Harvest Church!

Here is a short video documenting their time with us. We have never worked so hard and laughed so much at the same time! We love you guys and miss you already!

The Second Time Around

For the second year in a row, Lee University from Cleveland, TN has blessed us with an incredible team. As Lee Alumni it has been such an honor to partner with such a great University. We are even sending our son, Samuel, there this Fall. Lee raised the bar even higher this year and brought a spectacular team of students and practitioners!

For 2 weeks, we hosted medical brigades in 6 different villages up and down our mountain road. We also packed up the whole team, and drove over 3 hours to Las Minas, a village close to our hearts but far away from our hospital. The team camped out at the school across the street from the medical clinic and saw hundreds of medical and optical patients over their 3 day and 2 night stay.

The team ate together, slept together, served together and played together. It was an incredible time of service with a team of 22 people sold out for missions! We can't wait until next year when we get to do it all over again.

Here is a link to a slide show of some of the moments captured during their 2 week stay. We hope and pray that they never forget their experience in Honduras, because we know we will never forget them.