I had a wonderful New Year’s celebration here in Honduras. I spent the afternoon shopping in the market with my friend Luisa and her mom. In the evening, I went to the grocery for Suyapa (my Honduran mom) and while I was waiting for the bus, my friends Emil, David, and Francisco from another neighborhood drove by and gave me a ride home. So we hung out at Luisa’s house until time for church.
Lots of people gave testimonies of what the Lord has done in their lives this year. There were two men who became Christians this year, and they shared about how the came to know the Lord. It was amazing to hear my cousin Alexis’ story. I didn’t know him before this year, but I knew his brother and sisters. Their mom, Amalia, was really sick last March, and in the hospital. They thought she was going to die. But her kids all came and prayed for her, and during the time that they didn’t know if Amalia was going to live, the siblings all prayed for Alexis too, that he would have the peace that they and Amalia know in the Lord. He accepted the Lord, as did his wife.
At midnight, the head of each family lit a candle off one that Delmer (my Honduran dad and the pastor of the church here) had, and all the families gathered together. I got to be on the stage with the Delgados. After that, everyone hugged and kissed everyone else, and wished them a happy new year! I seriously think I was greeted by everyone in the entire church that night, like over 100 people! I LOVE holidays here!
We had dinner at 1am, in our home with most of our extended family, which is A LOT of people! We did fireworks, and I found out why fireworks are supposedly illegal here. Fireworks in the States are incredibly safe! We had lots of little fireworks that made explosions, and the neighborhood boys like to throw them at each other! Yikes! Our neighbor, Pipe (PEE-pay) set off a bomb type thing that seriously is what I would think it would be like to set off a large stick of dynamite! I was standing like 25 feet away, and I got showered with rocks, and it felt like I got pushed by someone because of the force of the bomb! Anyhow, it was fun!!
I still have a lot that I want to do while here, but there will still be people that I had wanted to see that I didn’t get to, and things that I had wanted to do that I didn’t get to. I leave for Mexico on Thursday morning. I will write more then! Until then, happy new year, and God bless!
Lots of people gave testimonies of what the Lord has done in their lives this year. There were two men who became Christians this year, and they shared about how the came to know the Lord. It was amazing to hear my cousin Alexis’ story. I didn’t know him before this year, but I knew his brother and sisters. Their mom, Amalia, was really sick last March, and in the hospital. They thought she was going to die. But her kids all came and prayed for her, and during the time that they didn’t know if Amalia was going to live, the siblings all prayed for Alexis too, that he would have the peace that they and Amalia know in the Lord. He accepted the Lord, as did his wife.
At midnight, the head of each family lit a candle off one that Delmer (my Honduran dad and the pastor of the church here) had, and all the families gathered together. I got to be on the stage with the Delgados. After that, everyone hugged and kissed everyone else, and wished them a happy new year! I seriously think I was greeted by everyone in the entire church that night, like over 100 people! I LOVE holidays here!
We had dinner at 1am, in our home with most of our extended family, which is A LOT of people! We did fireworks, and I found out why fireworks are supposedly illegal here. Fireworks in the States are incredibly safe! We had lots of little fireworks that made explosions, and the neighborhood boys like to throw them at each other! Yikes! Our neighbor, Pipe (PEE-pay) set off a bomb type thing that seriously is what I would think it would be like to set off a large stick of dynamite! I was standing like 25 feet away, and I got showered with rocks, and it felt like I got pushed by someone because of the force of the bomb! Anyhow, it was fun!!
I still have a lot that I want to do while here, but there will still be people that I had wanted to see that I didn’t get to, and things that I had wanted to do that I didn’t get to. I leave for Mexico on Thursday morning. I will write more then! Until then, happy new year, and God bless!
Family enjoying New Year's at our house
My brother Ivàn and I at church
My brother Franklin and I
My friend Karla and her baby Carlitos. They say that I am Carlitos' aunt now!
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