Hammock selfie

Dennis & Alexis setting the rafters

Keith setting the rafters

Foot washing service

Back home

We made it back home Monday night around 10:30 PM for the Raleigh group and closer to 3:00 AM EST for Alexis' return to California.  We had a great trip but it is good to be home. 

Home also means a faster Internet connection so here are additional photos from throughout the week.

Sunday Worship and reflection on relationships

We worshiped with others in the community of Brisas del Sur on Sunday.  Dennis offered a message of thanksgiving, reflecting on the blessings that have come to all of us from the relationships we have built this week and over the past 15-16 years for some of us.  Tom sang a powerful rendition of Amazing Grace in English and Spanish and truly blessed our worship experience.

As we reflect on this trip, the most important theme for all of us has been relationships.  We have strengthened our relationships among each other and built relationships with new brothers and sisters in Christ in Honduras.  We serve an amazing God, who finds ways to teach us the meaning of service, compassion for others, thoughtfulness and awareness of the needs of others, and who presents opportunities for us to be the hands and feet of His love for others if we search for it daily.

We will return to our families and homes tomorrow, challenged to continue to serve others and maintain relationships in ways that honor the blessings we have received and that lift up others to do God's will.

Home dedication

Our last work day was Saturday.  We finished installing the roof, then held a worship service with the family and Honduran workers following Jesus' example of washing his disciple's feet.  We offered a dedication for their new home and enjoyed a time of fellowship, photos, and best wishes as we said adios.