We
Should Love Our Neighbor as Ourselves
Rick Copeland
La Labranza, Honduras
It
is time to give a report of accountability to everyone who has invested their
time, money and trust in the 35 member group that represented the Luke 9:2
Ministries in Honduras this year. Your
medical, dental and support team has worked hard this week, both individually
and as a group. Some days are harder
than others, none harder than Guimaca on Monday. Up at 5:15 AM, serve almost seven hundred
people and return for supper at 10:00 PM, only to get up again at 5:45 AM the
next morning. Tired yes, but not one
person complained.
How
does this happen? First, is the nature
of the 35 team member you sent. Second, it
is the team’s recognition of Jesus’ command in Luke 10:27 where he said, “Love
the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, strength, and mind; and your
neighbor as yourself.” And finally, all of you have a part
in this trip as well. Your dollars, your
pill packing and your prayers are a reminder to each of us that many hours are invested
before we even travel our first mile.
The numerous personal notes you write for each of us to read every day
give us much needed encouragement. These
things all bring peace to our hearts. If
this was the State of the Union address, the President would be saying, “All is
well.”
But
remember, nothing stays the same. Almost
2,700 years ago, Solomon said in Ecclesiastes that there is a season to all
things. If this mission is to change,
let it expand and get even better. For
this to happen, our prayer warriors must continue to pray, our pill packers must
pack even more pills, more dollars must be raised and people at home and in
Honduras must volunteer. May our
services grow and expand in Honduras as they have the last two years with our eye glasses and fresh water programs. On behalf of our whole team, thank you for
everything you have done for us. To
those of you who have not yet had the opportunity to participate in some way,
may you find your gift, use it and feel the joy we feel tonight.
Notes from a Newbie:
(Jodi Ervin)
My
first time in Honduras, I see the expected brown eyes, but also many blue eyes
from German descent. My eyes are open to
these loving people, who like us, want better for their children. They are eager to learn, eager to have
medicine and eager to drink safe water.
This is a beautiful country with gorgeous mountains and tropical plants,
and yet such poverty for its people, who go hungry and die from preventable
illnesses. Through the eyes of a Newbie,
I have fallen in love with a new land and its people and pray that the Lord
provides a way for us to return once again.
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