S.E.N.T. - Elizabeth Sumner

Day 8

3/9/2015

We spent the day in town--some of us went shopping with mom and some stayed at the mall, taking advantage of the free wifi and the rest (mostly the guys) worked at the kitchen power washing the tables and benches and welding some pieces.

Tonight was the second night of the youth revival. I am really proud of the people in this SENT Team--their testifying, preaching and singing has been anointed and the Lord has used them in great ways. Ashton preached about "A Plea for My Generation" and several young people in our youth group kept coming to mind that the message was for. I hope and pray that they got the help they needed.

Day 7

3/8/2015

Our last service for the kids crusade was this morning instead of Sunday school for the children. The final pirate skit ended with the pirates finding the treasure of Barba de Fuego, which was the Bible and the cross. It went good and some of the kids I talked to were sad that it was over so soon.

We came home for lunch and a nap and then tonight at 7:00 pm was the first night of youth revival. Aaron and Jacob preached timely messages, "Wounded in the House of God" Jacob encouraged our church people to find help and healing for their wounds, even ones that no one else knew about. Looking for great and mighty things to come!

Day 6

3/7/2015

Started off bright and early leaving at 7:30 am and our first event at the 110th battalion at 8 am. There was a lot of kids and they behaved themselves very well. It's a program that the military has to bring in poor children from the community and help them out.

Next we went to the funeral of Osiris, a 15 year old girl that used to go to our church and died with a brain tumor. Thankfully, she had come back to the Lord not too long before she passed away.

Kids' kitchen was at 11:00 and we ate yucca--it tasted so good! :) The kids really liked the skit about Mephibosheth. We went to 3 different Saturday schools afterwards at 1, then 2 and finally 3 pm. We went to the church and ordered pizza before kids crusade started at 7 pm. It went exceptionally well and things went smoother tonight, thank the Lord! I was able to pray with Galenia and Maricruz. It was rewarding to see them seeking God and Him touching their lives.

Day 5

3/6/2015

Most of the group went to the service at the local police station and then went grocery shopping for the kids' kitchen tomorrow. I stayed to help mom with laundry and things at the house. Tonight was the first night of the kids crusade, and it went very well! Our theme is "Sailing with the Savior", and the kids seemed to enjoy themselves with the games and skits. There were some that really pressed in during the altar service--it was off to a great start!

Day 4

3/5/2015

We only had one service today and it was at the 14th battalion at El Cajon. The young men responded very well to the service and we got a good laugh out of Dad telling the guys that Lisa, Teresa and Sister Amanda were single and they wanted him to pass out applications to fill out after the service--Teresa turned very red!

We went to the hydroelectric dam afterwards and enjoyed walking around for a few minutes--I still love going there to see the beautiful scenery. We traveled back to our house, where we made it back around 7:30 pm. We stopped for fried fish to eat for lunch at Lago de Yojoa, the fish was delicious as always :) Aaron, Teresa and Sis. Amanda weren't brave enough to eat the fish, so they got chicken instead. I'm heading to bed after a long day and we'll be leaving at 6:45 a.m. for the local police service at 7:30 am--grocery shopping will follow. Goodnight from home sweet home!

Day 3

3/4/2015

Today we had one of the most memorable services at the Air Force base in San Pedro Sula. After Sarah had led song service, Sister Amanda came and began to testify about how the Lord had healed her a couple years ago and was conveying what a miracle it was. She encouraged the young men that if they needed a miracle in their lives that we serve a miracle working God and He wanted to help them. As the group came forward and began to sing, the Spirit of The Lord came down in that auditorium and Ashton began to exhort about how great is our God. He asked for those that had needs in their lives to come forward and we would pray for them. It was really touching and encouraging to see young men and women seeking God, as tears flowed down their faces. We've had 4 services today, but this was the most memorable. God is doing great things in Honduras!

Day 2

3/3/2015

We started our day off by leaving the hotel at 5:45 a.m. this morning. Six services later, we are done for the day and currently traveling two hours to get to San Pedro Sula where we will be staying the night. The Lord has helped and moved in our services today with Ashton Davis and Aaron Johnson alternating preaching at each stop. There are still several new things some of the students are experiencing, like trying green mangos just a while ago. I think Sister Amanda was the only one that didn't care for them, but everyone else loved them! Something all of us are very thankful for is the Honduran climate! It has been so nice to feel the sun and warm breeze again lol! We are a little road weary, but God is good and He is our strength! ¡Buenas noches desde Honduras!

Day 1

3/2/2015

For only getting a couple hours of sleep last night, I felt pretty energized traveling today except for when our planes took off and then I was out of it for most of the flight! As we were getting ready to land in Tegucigalpa, the Lord kept bringing things He had laid on my heart back to my mind. I'm so excited and ready for whatever God has in store for us, especially as we travel the next 3 days; singing, testifying, preaching and ministering in military and police bases throughout the north of Honduras. We ate at Coco Baleadas for lunch and then the "meat place" for supper. So far everyone has adjusted to the food pretty well and I'm definitely enjoying eating my favorite meals again:) Thank the Lord for safe travels today and praying He receives all the glory in the coming days!