Working Together

In the summer of 2007, Adam and I went with our home church to the Rakai District of Uganda to serve on a short term mission trip.  While we were there, we discussed the possibility of moving there to run an orphanage. They had a need and  after living at a foster home our first year of marriage, Adam serving as an assistant house parent to 6 teenage boys, this seemed like a task for which we were adequately equipped.  While we were discussing the possibility, Adam asked me, "If you could choose one couple from church to come with us, who would you choose?" As we daydreamed, gazing at the lush hillside, both of us declared our good friends, Mike and Ashley Troxell, whom had a heart for missions.  Adam and I knew then that we didn't have the desire to go it alone.  Our desire was to serve on a team but our perception of missions screamed something different.  We had the illusion that missions was only for those who could move to the middle of nowhere and start up ministry by their own force of will.  

Hope for Uganda in the Rakai District

 Our first and only short term trip together

We went back to Scottsdale and investigated missions until the grassroots organization collapsed and our life quickly carried on with a mortgage, a pregnancy, and a job change to working with family. We started supporting missionaries and not unexpectedly, our aforementioned friends whom we wanted to take with us to Uganda, became missionaries in Honduras.  Our church's short term trip in 2011 took Adam to Honduras and left me at home eight months pregnant caring for our rambunctious two year old.  When Adam returned, he raved not only about the great need of the Gospel in La Ceiba but also of a team working together.  God knew our desires back in 2007. Little did we know He would meet that desire of serving on a team with the one here in La Ceiba in 2013.

Team La Ceiba goals weekend

After sharing Vicente's resignation with the men of our team, the first thing Adam said when he returned was, "We're on the right team." We are so grateful that the Lord has put us on this team. We are glad for our teammates' friendship and support through the trials and the successes.  Adam and I have learned so much about living in community and the unity of believers.  We are continually amazed by how the Lord uses everyone's gifts and passions together for His glory.  This past weekend, our team in La Ceiba got together for our bi-annual planning/goal setting retreat. It started with communion and a time of worship together.  It was a joyous way to remember that we are a family in Christ working together to share His great love to Northern Honduras!