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I fell in love with Honduras in only three days! It is a lush and green country and the people are smiling and kind. The pastors I met with and prayed with are passionate for Jesus and Hondurans and they work with all their might to see the brokenness fixed. Once you leave the “beaten path”, the poverty becomes very evident and stark. The average wage is very low, the unemployment is very high, the family unit is fragmented, and crime is high. The purpose of our trip to Comayagua was to find a local church that Ridge Point could pour into so that it could find its potential in Jesus and transform a community. God has called Ridge Point to work hard in one spot so that a model for other churches can be developed and then the lessons learned can be transferred to an adjacent community. Our desire is to build a network of prevailing churches that are used by God to reach lost people and move them to full life in Christ. Ideally, the Hondurans never know we are there – they only know their local church loves them and following Jesus is the key to vitality and fullness. God brought Pastor Hector into our path last week in Comayagua. He pastors a church in Canada, Honduras, just outside of the city. His unique vision involves the development of a day care that educates, feeds, and disciples children while their single moms work during the day. Hector’s church meets in an indoor soccer facility right next to the daycare and his family’s home. His church dug a well and the whole village can come there for water – clean water. Hector knows that if the church can help these single moms, the kids won’t end up in orphanages but will be raised as a family. English, computer skills, welding, and electrical work are being taught at the daycare so that the kids will learn skills. Hector dreams of the day when doctors, nurses, and teachers will come to help the children. He prays for the day when the church can be part of economic revival so jobs can be available. Pastor Hector looked at me and said, “Ridge Point is an answer to prayer.” How cool is that? You and I can be an answer to prayer! Are you ready for that? More to come about Honduras!