Honduras Day 3

Today has been AMAZING!!! We had breakfast at 6AM, prepared for our programs, and then left for Jose Trinidad Cabanas Elementary School. When we arrived at the school we were told that the teachers were on strike. Every time God closes one door, He opens another. One of the teachers told us to go to a local soccer field where two of the schools would be playing. Because of the strike, not all of the players were there, so we had a captive audience! We did our strange but entertaining version of Daniel and the Lions (I was a lion, and Becky was the narrator). Then Matthew Mincher shared his testimony. Several of the children prayed to receive Christ, but it is really hard to know for sure how many decisions were made. Then we played soccer with them, did face painting and made balloon animals.
We then traveled to Juterique, a small but progressive town. The mayor had heard that we were coming and wanted to meet us. So, when we arrived, we stopped by the town hall for Corey, Scott, Bro. Mark and our translators to meet him. He told us how glad he was that we were in their town and that they want us to come back and share Christ with them again with the full support and backing of the local goverment!!! What an exciting open door for the future! The hard thing about that stop was that it put us an hour behind (which is not a big deal to the Honduran people). So we went to Instituto Polivalente Gregoria in Juterique School. We shared a few songs, Becky shared a beautiful testimony, and then Corey shared the plan of salvation in a very clear, complete and wonderful way. When the invitation was given, we had them come to the front sign their names, and gave them gospels of John. Once again, it is hard to know exactly how many were saved because of the group situation, but many came forward and without a doubt there were several who are now our brothers and sisters in Christ! After the presentation we played sports and spoke one on one to some of the children.We then headed back to Comayagua for lunch at Burger King again (communication problem...we were supposed to have lunch at Casagrande), but that worked out well because we didn't get to eat until 1:45PM. We had about 10 minutes at our rooms to reload our supplies and then headed to the Plaza. There we toured the cathedral which has the 8th oldest clock tower in the world, the oldest in Central America. We split into teams of 3 for personal evangelism where we went around the square and shared with individuals. We had two specialized teams that did sports evangelism (playing soccer in the square) and another that Becky and I were on that did balloon animal evangelism! The others teams walked around the square sharing with different people. It was so amazing...we know for sure that 6 people were led to Christ during this time! I was able to share with a little boy named Bryan and he was so happy when he prayed to ask Jesus into His heart...it was such a special moment for me!We were able to get back to our hotel a little earlier tonight for dinner, preparation for tomorrow, devotions, and a share time. We really enjoyed basking in all that God has done today! Please pray for us tomorrow. We will be at a special needs school where some of the children are deaf...this will require three phase translating. From English to Spanish, Spanish to Sign Language which none of us have experienced before. May God's grace remove the language barriers and allow us to show them His love!