GOD IS MOVING

God is stirring hearts at Faith Home and drawing the children to Him!  We had 5 children accept or rededicate their hearts to God this week and tonight 14 more came forward!  Please pray with us as we continue to disciple these young souls and help them to stand firm in their calling.  Glory to God!!!!

24 Hours - A View from Above

For the past month I kept feeling like God was calling me up to the Bible Institute to pray.    But every time I tried to go, it seemed something came up and it just wasn't possible to leave at that time.   Friday morning, the pull was stronger than ever.  I was up early praying and I gave God every excuse of what all I needed to do that day and why there wasn't time.  But then my prayers changed and I wanted to know what God was trying to tell me (that I was too busy to hear).  So I packed my backpack with my Bibles and journals, flashlights, roll up mat and jug of water.   I sent messages to our capable staff, covered things for 24 hours, turned off my phone and took the hike to the top of the mountain.  

I prayed and tried to clear my mind of the million things that I find myself worrying about.  Then I sat still....for a long time.  Nothing.  So I asked God, why am I here?   I want to hear from You.   Still nothing.   So I decided to just "Be still and know that He is God".  I just sat there on the balcony looking out at the Faith Home campus for hours, seeing EVERYTHING.

I saw the older kids board the bus with Javier to go to school.  I saw them stop before the gate to read the morning devotion as they do every day.  I heard the younger children singing as they had their morning devotion and breakfast.  Then I watched them laughing and playing as they walked to school.  I saw Mauricio gathering up the older boys and working all over campus, the Tios hanging laundry and cleaning the yards.  I saw Brayan leading the little kids in P.E. and then walk up the hill to take care of the office.  I saw Hector leaving to take care of our errands in San Pedro and return to help Mauricio work on the team house.  I saw A.J. Coming and going as he took the Henry and Josue to a band concert and the technical boys to their afternoon school.  I watched everyone return to have lunch together and then dart off to homework and computer lab.  I saw everyone gather again for supper as the clouds start to darken and blot out the sun.  

I saw it all.  In fact the daily activities of Faith Home was the only way I knew what time it was, as everything continued like clockwork....without me.  God was in control.   I  could sense this was part of God's message as I continued to watch the sky change and the clouds move and everyone heading to church.    I prayed as they prayed and listened to the heartwarming music drift up the mountain side.  I could even hear Tio Marcos preaching and knew God was moving in the Chapel as He was in my heart.  Finally I watched as everyone returned to their houses, lights went off and I whispered 'good night everybody' and decided to lay down for a bit.  I prayed God's safety over the sleeping souls below and asked that He continue to speak to my heart.

The night was long, the floor was hard and the unknown sounds around me at times were disturbing.  I missed the sounds of Faith Home as the storm tormented outside.  I was definitely not comfortable, but yet I felt safe.  I could feel God's presence all around me as He spoke to my heart and reminded me that HE is in control.    The sights of the day ran through my mind as I saw where God was in the every day happenings of Faith Home.  He doesn't need me to accomplish His plan, but I am so thankful that He allows me to be a part of His plan.  As I continue to pray for wisdom, I know that He goes before me...every step of the way.

I stood on the balcony as the sun tried to break through the clouds and began to light the sky.  I saw once again, the peaceful Faith Home campus below about to come to life.  My mind went back to years past, standing on this same mountain with teams in awe of God's beauty around us.  I am still in awe of that beauty today, but with an even greater appreciation of all it entails.  

With a full heart and a refreshed spirit, I packed up my things to head home.  Just as I started to put on my shoes, I jumped as I saw a huge spider AND scorpion.    It's like they were waiting to jump on me.  Then I noticed the spider was missing a leg and I thought back to stepping barefoot  on something like a string in the dark.  His leg?  Maybe.  And I was laying in the floor most of the night!  ugh!  As I killed them with my bug spray, I thought 'God  protected me from what I didn't even know was there'....as He always does.

Thankful for my 24 hour break and thankful for God's refreshing voice of encouragement and His protection.  I feel that He took me up to see Faith Home for a day the way He sees it - the big picture, not the tiny problems.  I am encouraged and renewed as I get back to work as part of God's amazing plan at Faith Home knowing HE is in control...Feeling Blessed!

O HAPPY DAY!

Faith Home received two new boys today!  Maynor, age 11, and Wilder, who is 10.  As with all of our children, these boys have quite a story, but the greatest part  is how they came to Faith Home.  It was our Faith Home children along with Hector and Maria, who found the boys and asked if we could take them in. 

 

In this country, we are faced daily with the sight of children in need of a home and their faces haunt me at times, because I know that we can’t help them all.   We know that each and every child who has come to Faith Home, is here because of God’s calling on their lives.  Since I arrived last year, we have been busy getting several older kids transitioned out of Faith Home and waiting to be stabilized to take more children.  I often prayed that God would tell me when and how to know which children to bring here and anxiously awaited His timing for the next children to come.  How would I know it was God’s plan?  His voice? 

His voice came in the form of a group of Faith Home boys, asking to bring these new precious souls to Faith Home.   As God always does, He lined everything into place for the process of getting the boys and within just a few days…they are here.  The first thing they did was start running across the green grass with the other children, their faces aglow with excitement.  The other children surrounded them and started telling them all about Faith Home.  I choked back tears as I saw their faces absorbing their surroundings and no doubt feeling the love flowing from the other children.  It is exciting to see our children having the heart to help other children experience the blessings of God in this place. 

I am so very excited for Maynor and Wilder and anxious to see what God has in store for their future.  Now we just need sponsors for them.  A sponsorship is $20 per month and it takes around 17 sponsors per child.  As a child sponsor, you are an essential part of a ministry that encourages children to be God's Hands, Feet & Heart to the country of Honduras. Your child sponsorship goes to pay for the overall care and education of your sponsored child.  It covers food, electric, payroll of the house parents and teachers, medical expenses and daily clothing and household needs, etc.  

If you would be interested in sponsoring Maynor or Wilder, please let me know and we will help you start the process of becoming a part of making a difference in the life of these children, this ministry and this country...for Christ.  

 

God Bless,

Christina Massey, Director
Faith Home Ministries 
faithhome.honduras@gmail.com