Our Honduras Mission Trip

June 19-27, 2004

by Daniel Freeman

 

Our mission trip to Honduras was by far the most incredible thing I’ve ever done.  We went to try and make a change in Honduras, with other missionaries.  But really, God changed us.

 

Our mission team from America was (L-R):  Priscilla Hsu, Ryan Stallings, me and my sister, Kate. We left on June 19, 2004 from the Miami National Airport to Honduras with Mr. Rose.  Our mission team didn’t consist of just us four teens.  Every missionary In Honduras was on our team.  

 

On arriving in Honduras we were picked up by Mr. Rose’s family and other missionaries.   During the next eight days we spoke at different churches on many different subjects.  I talked about a clear conscience, Ryan talked about the church standing alone and how much Honduras was changing him, Kate talked about Honduras changing her, and so did Priscilla.  We taught at the town school throughout the week, teaching Bible stories.  We worked on the community center getting it ready for some big revival meetings that we attended and worked at.  We hit the streets handing out countless tracts and invitations to the revival, all over El Eden.

 

Throughout the whole week we learned the power of prayer.  When we got together and prayed, things began to happen.  There were times when we felt tired, lonely, angry or sad.  But when we got together and cried out to God, whether it was on a street corner or in our rooms, together or alone, Jesus was there like none of us had ever felt Him before.  He gave us energy, strength and words to say.  Many times, none of us had any idea what we were going to say.  We would stand up in front of everyone, at a church or a school, and start out with: “Good evening.”  Our translator would translate it and in that time, while he was translating, the next words would come to us, completely inspired by God.

 

We learned contentment.   After seeing the poverty there, I have no right to complain about anything. 

 

Many missionaries are still over there, some to stay forever.  And though we’ve come home, it doesn’t end for them.  Please remember and pray for them, as they have given their rights, homes, possessions and their lives to serve Jesus where He calls them.

And it hasn't ended for us either.  It’s given us new strength to talk and pray with people about Jesus.  On the way back from Honduras on the airplane Kate started talking to the man sitting next to her.  He had given up on Jesus and had lots of problems.  But by the end of the trip he had rededicated his life to the Lord, and told her: “If I never see   you again, I’ll see you in heaven.”  And Kate told him: “That’s right.  You’re my brother in Christ.”  And I have been able to witness to people I didn't even know.

 

So many things happened.  And we changed so much.  These are only some of the things we did and learned.  I can’t write it all down.  But, these verses explain much of what we learned:

 

 

 

 

Now I know that the Lord saves His anointed;

He answers him from His holy heaven.

With the saving power of His right hand.

Some trust in chariots and some in horses,

but we trust in the name of the Lord our God.

They are brought to their knees and fall,

but we rise up and stand firm.

Psalm 20:6-8