…continued from our December newsletter.
As we shared with others about our experience in Las
Delicias, we usually got the same response.
"You went into Las Delicias?" "I've heard it is dangerous."
We got scared. So we continued our search. We went back to communities we had written off. We explored communities we'd never been to. But something kept drawing us back to the children and the chicken coop house of Las Delicias. Eventually, we went back. Then again. This time we talked with people and even toured the streets with them. We left with phone numbers of community leaders. Later I (Adam) met with those leaders and discussed our hopes and prayers for Las Delicias. We returned with our children and were introduced to the community. A crowd gathered to hear from us and to express their desires for their community.
Las Delicias is one of the largest communities in all of La Ceiba. In all, there are more than 1,200 families which could equal as many as 10,000 individuals. We will focus our efforts on one of the poorest and least served parts of the community consisting of 315 families. Many families have 8 to 10 people in the home.
"You went into Las Delicias?" "I've heard it is dangerous."
We got scared. So we continued our search. We went back to communities we had written off. We explored communities we'd never been to. But something kept drawing us back to the children and the chicken coop house of Las Delicias. Eventually, we went back. Then again. This time we talked with people and even toured the streets with them. We left with phone numbers of community leaders. Later I (Adam) met with those leaders and discussed our hopes and prayers for Las Delicias. We returned with our children and were introduced to the community. A crowd gathered to hear from us and to express their desires for their community.
Las Delicias is one of the largest communities in all of La Ceiba. In all, there are more than 1,200 families which could equal as many as 10,000 individuals. We will focus our efforts on one of the poorest and least served parts of the community consisting of 315 families. Many families have 8 to 10 people in the home.
We are excited to get to know and serve the people of Las
Delicias. Please pray that God would
lead us in building relationships across language and cultural barriers.
