Saturday, December 06, 2008

San Pedro Sula

It's moving day for me. Left the house at dark-thirty, flew to Houston, then to San Pedro Sula, in the north of Honduras. There were about 10 of us flying from Houston, then another 10 or so come from points further east so they had changed in Atlanta. We all met up in Honduras, got everyone through customs without too much trouble, and were met by Buckner's staff person here, Frances. Everyone was crammed into a bus made for just the right number of people we had, the luggage strapped to the top, and off we went.

I've always been amazed at the home security systems in Central America. You've got the low end (nails and glass stuck on top of the cinderblock fence), middle tech (razor wire), high tech (electric fencing) and REALLY high tech (men with automatic weapons). We saw them all on the trip to the hotel.

It's a beautiful place, mountains, clouds, trees. Incredible old buildings. I can't wait to get going tomorrow.

Tonight I lead the first devotion for the group. I've chose to use Isaiah 49.6 as my launch pad. "It is too small a thing..." Boy if we could just get that phrase in our heads. Isaiah over and over says that the love of God and his ways is NOT just a blessing for Israel. That is too small a thing. He also wants the chose one to be a light to the Gentiles, so that they may turn to God and know life.

What in your life has gotten too small? What people have you written off as beyond grace, beyond redemption? Who have you said is outside the circle of the love of God?

It's too small a thing.

2 comments:

Chelle said...

Did know you blogged too, but glad I came across it! :)

Hope all is going well, and I'm sure you are having an amazing time.

Arnie Adkison said...

I'm glad you came across it too, Michelle. I'm having a great time, but right now I'm exhausted and about to go to sleep.

:)