A story of how Jesus can change a community…. So I was talking with a teacher today and they told me a story of how only about 4 or 5 years ago La Union was a violent place. I guess you would never go out after 6 in the afternoon because there were regularly shootings and people carrying around AK 47s and what not. It was a tough place and families hated each other and whole families I guess were killed. Churches then started to come in and things got much better and the shootings suddenly stopped. When I walk around the city I never feel threatened or have had anything said in a threatening way towards myself. Jesus can really change people’s hearts. I guess even the pastor I am living with was one of those really tough people and drank and did drugs a lot. He says he carried a pistol around with him all the time as well. Now he is totally different and probably one of the most crazy on fire for God people I know. It was just a really cool story to hear because sometimes you feel like communities can’t change.
This last weekend I had the opportunity to visit the Mayan ruins in Copan, which were really awesome. We had a four day weekend because September 15 was Independence day for Honduras. So I ended up seeing about 4 parades over the course of the weekend which was pretty fun. Sometimes the parades would be in the middle of the road while we were driving so we had no option but to stop. Hopefully I can put up some pictures of Copan because it was really beautiful and something you would never see in the states. Last night at like 3 in the morning kids came out and lit off what were pretty much equivalent to bombs to wake up all the teachers for teachers day because that is what they do every year. I guess it is some sort of twisted tradition. I was ticked because those bombs proceeded to wake up like every rooster in town including the one that sleeps next to my room. I will just say I slept quite poorly the rest of the night. I guess the positive events were an extra day off of school on Tuesday and lots of nice notes and candy from my students.
Well I guess that is all, I hope everyone is doing well wherever you are. God’s Blessings!
1 comment:
Hi Jake
Sounds fascinating.
Keep updating.
I can appreciate your confrontation with the teacher about students needing to ask permission to drink out of their water bottles. I face similar (though different) issues relating to my western perspective on teaching and education coming up against the Egyptian perspective.
Peace
Micah
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