Ocote Pando, Honduras
Welcome to Ocote Pando, a remote village in Honduras. Four of us made the trip to this village, and I must say it is one of the most spectacular settings of all the villages we visited (more blogs on the way).
It was no small feat to get to Ocote Pando. It was a nearly a two hour ride in a high clearance vehicle to get here. We crossed a couple of streams (without bridges), climbed some pretty steep hills and passed many people who rode donkeys and horses. In fact, during the rainy season the only mode of transportation is on a beast of burden.
It felt like we had reached the end of the earth when we arrived at Ocote Pando.
Out where you didn't see homes, out where all you noticed were hiking trails heading off into the forest, there were children, children whom Jesus embraces.
"But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth." Act 1:8 New Revised Standard Version
The gospel has reached Ocote Pando because of Jose and Laura who, with their two children, ride their motorcycle from Lepaterique to speak of Jesus.
I don't know where these families live in Ocote Pando, but I do know that Jesus meets them where they live.
Today's Challenge: You don't have to ride two hours on a motorcycle with your family to tell someone about Jesus. Talk with someone about your faith today. It doesn't have to a long conversation or a deep theological dialog. It might be as simple as telling someone, "God bless you."
Join the conversation at Praying With the Eyes on Facebook. http://www.facebook.com/groups/173881749421231/
It was no small feat to get to Ocote Pando. It was a nearly a two hour ride in a high clearance vehicle to get here. We crossed a couple of streams (without bridges), climbed some pretty steep hills and passed many people who rode donkeys and horses. In fact, during the rainy season the only mode of transportation is on a beast of burden.
It felt like we had reached the end of the earth when we arrived at Ocote Pando.
Out where you didn't see homes, out where all you noticed were hiking trails heading off into the forest, there were children, children whom Jesus embraces.
"But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth." Act 1:8 New Revised Standard Version
The gospel has reached Ocote Pando because of Jose and Laura who, with their two children, ride their motorcycle from Lepaterique to speak of Jesus.
I don't know where these families live in Ocote Pando, but I do know that Jesus meets them where they live.
Today's Challenge: You don't have to ride two hours on a motorcycle with your family to tell someone about Jesus. Talk with someone about your faith today. It doesn't have to a long conversation or a deep theological dialog. It might be as simple as telling someone, "God bless you."
Join the conversation at Praying With the Eyes on Facebook. http://www.facebook.com/groups/173881749421231/
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Text and Photographs ©Copyright 2012-2014 Douglas P. Brauner. ARR.
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