February 1, 2008

The team that is here wanted to pass out beans and rice to some families. Saul and Brad went out to find a place to pass them out. They were looking for a place called the “The Invacion” where many families had moved in and set up rudimentary houses after hurricane Mitch several years ago. They stopped and asked several people where to find it and were directed to an area where the only access they could find was to go under a barbwire fence and walk across a muddy field. So they parked the jeep and headed for the area to check it out. When they got there they were met by a young girl – about 10 – and here mother.

The mother told us we could get back there by a road and she would show us how. The three of them went back across the field, under the barbwire fence, and got in the truck. She led them to the road. As soon as they we turned onto the road it was obvious it would not be a good idea to proceed unless they enjoyed getting stuck. They parked the truck and walked back to the area of homes.

The lady told them there were twelve families that lived back there. Not such good news since we had over 100 bags of beans and rice to pass out. But how could we not bring them some after all the help the lady had given us. We did find a larger place to handout beans and rice but Brad took a group of five people back to this place to give them some.

When they returned with the beans and rice the lady remembered Brad sent her daughter to take them to each house to deliver the food. When we got finished the mother asked the daughter if she had taken us to some houses that were further back in the woods. The daughter hadn’t taken us back there. Can’t say that we blame her – it was hot and required a long walk to get there. The mother made the daughter take us to the houses we had missed.

It was so humbling to be in this lady’s presence and watch here make sure every family in that place got some beans and rice. She didn’t have much and could have easily asked us for the food we had left to use herself, but she didn’t. She was concerned that all the families got some. We were deeply by the time we left.