Building Team Nov. 11

Ryan and I love the anticipation of family and friends coming to visit us.  We had been waiting the arrival of my mom and a building team to come to Tegucigalpa 2 weeks ago.  This was a team of just 4 people, 6 if you include us, but we worked hard even though we were only spackling the walls – and mostly ourselves.  It’s a really difficult technique and I was impressed by the teams’ willingness to learn and keep going all week. 

Ryan Phillips

Mom and Ryan

Me

Uncle Doran and Mom

Jessica Decker

 The day the team arrived, Rey’s American (Honduran) football team had the semi-final game for their league.  Ryan has been a part of the team, so he played, but the biggest surprise was that Ryan Phillips, NFL legend ;) decided that he wanted to suit up for the game.  It was a great night and so much fun watching the guys play – especially since Ryan Phillips got an interception, touch down!  It was actually a close scoring game, but they pulled out the win!

 

Thursday morning, we went to Picachu, which is a big Jesus statue that overlooks the city put in place after hurricane Mitch. 

The most meaningful thing about this trip was the relationships that were built between the North American team and the Honduran workers.  We joked, ate lunch and shared stories all week.  The relationships are such a big deal to Ryan and I since after the team leaves, we are that much closer to being able to reach the workers spiritually because we have made that friendship connection.  About half of the workers wouldn’t consider themselves a Christ Follower and also live in the same community as us.  Please keep praying for these workers and that we can continue to be an example for them this next year in the Linda Miller Community.