We just sent our last team of the year home and what a year it has been. It has been a year of such term oil in Honduras, but in the midst of everything God showed up and showed us once again how big He really is.
The year started out as a normal year and then on June 28th President Manuel Zelaya was removed from power and the whole country was turned upside down and fear struck. Curfews began, riots broke out, a new president came into power, and it seemed like we were headed for some very difficult days. Teams began to cancel due to the unrest and the U.S. put out warnings for all travel to Honduras to stop unless it was necessary. Prayers from around the world were being lifted up and you could see God begin to move in such a mighty way. It was amazing how in just a few short weeks things went back to pretty much business as normal. The protests were still taking place in certain areas of the country, but much more toward the push for peace than violence.
Teams began to show up shortly after the Presidents removal and God did such a work through the teams and in the people of Honduras. We saw tons and tons of beans and rice given to the poor families living on the sides of the road, a new church plant as a direct contact of the food ministry, street kids being fed downtown, and the boys of the ministry being discipled and challenged in ways they had never thought. Through all of this we witnessed hundreds of people coming to know the Lord and getting excited about what God had in store for them next. In a time that we felt was unrest was actually a time for people to find rest in our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. One of the last nights we spent in Monte Redondo was one of the most powerful things I've seen as I watched 495 people show up to the church in this little community. It was not so much of the number of people that were there, but it was the hunger for the things of God that really touched my heart. I looked in the church and realized we had ran out of seats, but I noticed the faces in the windows. I walked around the church to see people gathered at every window just to hear what God had to say to them. It showed me once again how people truly are seeking the things of God. To God be the glory!
We are now back in the U.S. for a short time to refuel and going to churches to share what God is doing in Honduras. We are so looking forward to seeing what God is going to do in the upcoming new year, so please pray for us as God continues to carry us through such an awesome calling and allowing us to be a part of what He is doing.
We hope that each of you have a Blessed Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year.
Thanks for all your prayers and support. We could never be able to express how we appreciate each and everyone of you.
God Bless,
Richie and Lori Womack
E-mail us: teguc07@yahoo.com
