The Point of Impact

Pastors Retreat

2010-03-13T00:07:00.002-05:00

No matter where you are in the world, sometimes you just need to be fed. Many of the pastors of the Bay Islands are bi-vocational. They are constantly pulled on and needed. In addition to church
responsibilities, sermon preparation, and secular jobs, they have
families to care for and nurture. So I would like to thank the Moose Jaw Church of God and Cross Pointe Church for their sponsorship of the pastors’ retreat in the Bay Islands. We were able to have a true time of refreshing. Scott & Tyra King came and ministered to the pastors and their spouses. Kim and I truly enjoyed coordinating this event. Dr. & Xiomara Collins, our
National overseers, were also there and participated in encouraging the pastors. Each person was given a gift bag featuring an inspirational book. They were also given the opportunity to stay in a hotel room
without their children. Many expressed this weekend being the first of its kind. Pastor King brought
several messages that truly inspired and encouraged each family. Pastor Davey of the French Cay church said that it was a turning point for him, and the next Sunday he started a forty day fast that has affected his entire church.

Crusade in Cortez

2009-03-28T14:40:00.002-04:00

I had the great honor of being invited to preach a two night crusade in the Puerto Cortez. I really felt super inadequate, especially when I arrived and there were five dynamic pastors in attendance. However I felt God speaking to my spirit and say "it is not who you are, it is who I AM". The great I AM showed up in a powerful way and several recieved Christ as their Savior. One young man said that when "he heard me talking about God's ability to break the chains of the enemy, he wanted that freedom". Each night over 500 was in attendance. The first night over 200 came to the altar for prayer and about 70 the next night.

This is the 5th time I have preached in Cortez since Jan. at various churches. The churches in Cortez are so hungry for revival. Their passion in prayer and their zeal in worship is a wonderful expression of their desire for God.

One young man with tatoos all over him and even an inverted cross on his forehead had came and shared his testimony of how God had radically changed his live. It was such a blessing to see him worship. Radical deliverance results in Radical worship. How great is our God.

Checking The Ears

2009-03-28T14:23:00.004-04:00

While Lee University was here one of our ministry opportunities was with the Deaf Center. Cheryl organized two brigades, one at the Deaf Center and one at a local church. Six students trained for a day on the basics of the pass or fail audiology machines. Then the next day they tested over 200 people. Sis. Cheryl had gone on T.V. to share about the ministry and the T.V. station then advertised the Brigade at the Deaf Center. Out of all the people they tested several failed the test and was rescheduled for a more intensive test. One baby needed Hearing aids and the Deaf Center is going to be able to provide that for the child. All in all it was a wonderful experience for the Students at Lee and a great boost for the Deaf Center and ultimately a blessing for the people of Honduras. We look forward to many more opportunities at the Deaf Center.

Lee Trip 2009

2009-03-27T15:18:00.002-04:00

So far in March we have been blessed to be a part of so many experiences. Twelve students and two leaders from Lee University came to Honduras for a mission experience during spring break. We had the honor of planning and leading this trip. The students were such blessings to work with and had such a heart to serve. I know many lives will be changed as a result of this trip. The students began the week by visiting the state-run orphanage to assist with a children’s service, spending quality time with the children and babies, and bringing food to help feed them. The students played with the orphans and enjoyed their sweet smiles. They picked up as much glass as possible from their play area to help keep their bare feet from being cut. The next morning, they bagged food at our house and later that afternoon, distributed it among the Bordo people. The next two days of the trip were spent divided between a conducting a brigade with Cheryl Humphries, director of the deaf center, assisting at the Bordo school and playing with the children at the Church of God Orphanage directed by Angie McInvale. On the following day, we visited the city dump. This was truly a life-changing experience as we saw people, young and old, scavenging through the heaps of trash as garbage trucks continually brought in more trash. Babies were there, toddlers, children and adults. It was dirty, smelly, and hot. Vultures and flies were everywhere. There were no sources of fresh water. Some people had made lean-to shelters to spend the night on the hills of waste. We met one women who had all eight of her children there with her including her tiny newborn she held in her arms. We came bringing the hope of Jesus Christ, knowing that He and He alone can break these chains of poverty and despair. We sat up a tent to shade the people and Sherman Collins delivered a moving message of how God had brought him off the streets and out of extreme poverty and established his life. The people were moved by the love of God. Afterwards we served five hundred baleadas and handed out fresh water. In the evening, in another city, one of the students preached in a church and the group handed out bags of food after the service. It was an impactful week as the students poured out the love of Christ to the people they met through smiles, service, and meeting needs.

Moose Jaw, Canada

2009-03-27T15:10:00.003-04:00

This month we had the opportunity to be involved with the construction of an education facility for a church here in San Pedro Sula. A lovely group of people from Canada primarily from the Moose Jaw Church of God donated two weeks of their time and finances to come here to Honduras for the project. We were amazed at their willingness and ability to work in the hot sun for many long hours as they came from a totally different climate for that time of year. They came with one primary goal: to complete the educational facility that they had begun on a previous trip. They poured concrete, dug trenches, and many, many other things. In their “spare time”, they visited the orphanages, spoke on the radio, and preached at churches in the area. It is such a blessing to lead and coordinate these projects and see lives changed and impacted.

Getting into the Groove

2009-03-27T14:58:00.003-04:00

We are now beginning our second year here in Honduras. Looking back to where we were a year ago encourages us that we have achieved many things, overcome many obstacles and by faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, are empowered to remain victorious in this upcoming year. Our communication is improving, our understanding of culture is growing, and our acceptance into a foreign country is well underway. Our children are getting involved at their school, and feeling more comfortable with their surroundings. January has been full of activity. As we are trying to broaden our horizons and familiarize ourselves with the rest of the country beyond San Pedro Sula, we have been doing some traveling within Honduras. Paul has been attending several of the regional meetings across Honduras. In these meetings, Dr. Collins, the national overseer, is trying to promote fresh vision, bring unity, encourage, and support the pastors across Honduras. Many of these pastors work all day to support their families and devote their evenings to their churches. They are very dedicated men and women, but often with little or no resources. As project coordinator, Paul is trying to get to know these pastors and their needs, so he can better direct funds from the States to fill the most immediate needs. We have also been able to minister on several occasions in the East Territory. There are areas of Honduras that were once occupied by England resulting in English speaking areas within the country. Paul has been preaching at several of these churches and encouraging the people.

New Church in Le Ceiba

2008-11-28T18:58:00.002-05:00

I would like to share November 21st – 23rd with everyone. My uncle, Jim Hutchins, and I had the pleasure of sharing those days with fellow servants of God who came here to Honduras to plant a new church. Russell Brinson, Terrell Brinson, and Mark Gidley came in from the US to speak with the pastor and the leadership of the church that was to be established. They had already purchased the land in the Bufalo area of La Cieba, Honduras. This is a photo of the land and an example of some of the structures that people are living in within the area. It is estimated that there are over 6,000 families with single parents, no jobs, etc. living within a mile of this new church site. The Christian brothers came with the necessary seed money to start the church and through their friends and churches are hoping to have a church capable of seating 250 people established and ready for dedication in August 2009.
While visiting with the church in La Cieba we were hosted to a wonderful breakfast by the pastor and his family and a delicious dinner by the youth minister and his family. We stayed at a La Quinta Inn where we met one of the security guards that had shot a thief in the leg the first night we were there. We invited him to church service with us on Saturday night and he and others gave their hearts to Jesus. We had service on Friday evening with Russell Brinson as the guest speaker and Sherman Collins translating. On Saturday evening Mark Gidley spoke. There is only one way to describe the services we had. “God was in the house.” We had awesome worship services.
We reviewed the church blue prints and suggested they establish a building time line, and I was appointed as the coordinator between the church and Doctor Collins, the National Overseer for Honduras. With God’s divine hand guiding this church will be planted in a fertile area where there’s many to be harvested.

Representing Honduras at Lee University

2008-11-28T18:50:00.002-05:00

Paul had a great experience in the States during the second week of November. He flew back to be a part of Missions Week at Lee University as they were highlighting the ministries of the Deaf Center and the Hope House located here in San Pedro. Cheryl Humphries and Angie McIntyre, the founders and directors of those ministries were there as well, and they all received the honor of speaking during the Chapel services. Also they were presented with several opportunities to speak in various classes across the campus. Paul really enjoyed this time at Lee University. While he was in the States, he also spoke at several churches, two in Illinois, and a joint service in Tennessee. He was glad to be able to share the ministries of the Church of God here in Honduras with all these people in the States. He has returned home now and we are in the process of preparing for a mission’s group of thirty from Lee University. They will be with us for ten days in December. We are so excited about all the ministry that will be accomplished with their help. The students from Lee are bringing hygiene packs to pass out to the impoverished and they will be giving the people bags of food as well. Children services are being planned as well as help with the painting and cleaning of various ministries here in the city. We are looking forward to this time and anticipate many great things.

Keeping up with the Children

2008-11-28T18:48:00.000-05:00

We completed our month of immersion class at Our Little Roses Bilingual School. All the information is still trying to find a place in our brain, but the class has helped immensely. Now we will continue with classes three times a week for four hours a day. Our children are also progressing with their understanding of Spanish. Agape school moved Anna to a different Spanish class so she can begin with the basics of the language and maybe be next year she can rejoin her grade in Spanish class. They have several classes that are taught in the English language, but Spanish, Social Studies, Music, Computers and PE are totally in Spanish. The teachers of these classes are beginning to try to help Anna and Wesley catch up to their classmates in these subjects. Eli and Jaden are in the preschool classes where Spanish is primarily being spoken and English is being introduced. We overhear Eli singing a song in Spanish or counting to ten in Spanish instead of English while he is playing at the house. JJ calls his shoes “patos” and his ball “pelota”. We, as parents, have to study hard so our children won’t surpass us in Spanish! It is such a blessing to be able to be a part of these classes even though they can be overwhelming at times. It is so important to us to be able to learn the language as quickly as we possibly can. The people here are gracious to us as we are learning and give us respect because we are trying to learn their language. Our desire is to impact the lives of the people and the best way to do that is to communicate.

The Center and the Family are doing well

2008-10-16T09:27:00.001-04:00

The center is looking great! We are very proud of our director, Cheryl Humphries, in all her labor and effort to prepare the new facility for its opening. She has labored diligently and her efforts will prevail. The play equipment for the children which was constructed by Mt. Olive's group is adorable. The children who come to be ministered to at the center will enjoy it immensely.
As far as our family goes, the children are doing good in school. Wesley was named class manager of his class due to his achievements in behavior and responsibility. We are very proud of him. Anna's teacher is holding a meeting today with the Spanish teacher to ensure the best possible Spanish education for her. Wesley celebrated his seventh birthday yesterday with cake at school with classmates and later more cake at home with family. Eli is adjusting well to his new school schedule. There is no longer tears at the door when he is dropped off and he always has plenty to talk about when you ask him about his day. He is really having a hard time waiting for his birthday since we just celebrated Jaden's and Wesley's. He was convinced that both of their birthdays was his as well, and you just can't argue much with a three year old. Jaden is well taken care of at school by his teacher. She is very loving and always has him in a change of clothes when we pick him up because his uniform got "a little dirty". We are thankful for our children's education and really like their school. It has been challenging for them in many ways, but we have seem them grow as a result of those challenges. A very special thank you to everyone who prays for our children and we ask that you will continue because it does make a difference. Also, thank you to everyone who has helped to finance their education and those who have blessed our children in other ways. Here in a place far away from family it makes a world of difference in their lives.

Liberty Brought LifeTo Many

2008-09-18T20:02:00.006-04:00

What an awesome ten days with a wonderful group of people. We saw many lives touched and changed as Liberty Full Gospel Church from Maryville, Tennessee opened their hearts to the people of Honduras. We were honored with the opportunity to provide food for about 200 plus families through mission churches planted right in the middle of poverty-stricken areas. One night we saw a six month old baby who due to malnutrition was about the size of a scrawny newborn. We gave her mother 3 bags of food as she herself was not much more than a walking skeleton and she had other children back at her house. Her husband had left and she was left to provide for the family with little or no income. This is just one example of what we were faced with this week, but the love and generosity of Liberty impacted many. The need is still so great with so many in similar circumstances. Donnie Morton did a great job preaching at several different locations with powerful alter services to follow with 14 receiving Christ in there hearts. We pray that God will continue to work in the lives of the people who attended the services.

We were amazed at the difference a fresh coat of paint made at the deaf center. Liberty worked hard for 3 days painting, scraping, scrubbing and repairing at the deaf center and the results are very much appreciated. Today there is a group from Mt. Olive building sound proof rooms and installing ceiling fans at the deaf center. God has blessed the center greatly with all the support from mission teams in preparing it for a quick opening. Two people were saved yesterday as the group from Mt. Olive was repairing a roof. Isn't God amazing!

We are enjoying a few days of no school for the children. Monday was Honduras's birthday as well as Jaden's and Kim's birthday. They got to celebrate with parades and all sorts of festivities. Of course the day was not complete until we had smoothies and ice cream cones. Again, we are so thankful for all the ones who left family and friends behind and came here to help in so many ways and thankful for those who continue to support the ministry prayerfully and financially. You help make all of this possible. We love you and pray the Lord will bless your obedience.

Shutting and Opening Doors

2008-09-06T20:02:00.001-04:00

Things have been great since returning here to Honduras. The kids are adjusting back to school schedules, and we have discovered the locations to all the many stores involved with purchasing their school supplies in the process. Eli and Jaden have began half days at Agape and are enjoying the day in spite of the tearful goodbyes to mom in the morning. Kim and I will begin an Spanish Immersion Class at the beginning of October. It will be an intense four hours a day but is so necessary for our ministry here. Right now we are enjoying the presence of a group of ten people from Maryville, Tennessee, Liberty Full Gospel. They have come for ten days to be used of the Lord in many different ways. Already lives have been touched as a result of their willingness to come here to Honduras. They have visited the orphanage, feed and ministered to children and preached at a local church. Today they are cleaning and painting at the new deaf center. Yes, I did type new deaf center!!!! As of last Thursday we were able to sign a contract on a place that will house the early intervention program of the deaf center. Cheryl has received the equipment she needs to begin and is very excited about the help she will bring to these children at an age that can make such an impact in their language development. We are so thankful to have Liberty Full Gospel here with us to assist in the preparation of this facility. As you may remember, the deaf center was asked to relocate in July due to the owner of the facility needing the house for her family to live in. It was a sad time having to pack up the center, but the Lord is always at work and when He shuts a door, He opens another. So thanks be to our Lord for providing this new facility in such a good location. We anticipate the center opening soon as a result of the help from the States. Thank you for your prayers and support!! You ARE making a difference!

Unified Force in Ministry

2008-08-10T18:41:00.004-04:00

I have talked about joining with a Deaf Ministry in Tegucigalpa, the capital city, over the last several months. Well that is starting to materialize. Christy Owen the executive director is meeting with Cheryl and Lee University on the 14th of Aug. We will be discussing how we can work together on the continued effort to develop curriculum and the Language of Lesho.

Also we will be meeting with World Missions to see how we can connect as associates with in the organization.

The possibilities are amazing. Because of our inability to acquire the licensing as an independent organization our school is not recognized by the government. With us working with Happy Hands in Tegucigalpa, we will be a stronger force and we will be together in licensing.

"how good it is for the brethren to dwell together in unity".... That is God's word and how true it is!

Servants of the Kingdom, Paul

Provision for the Vision

2008-08-10T17:59:00.004-04:00

I have had the joy and privilege of preaching in several churches over the past 6 weeks to raise our budget. This is not my gift. However, I love to preach and love to be around good people so that is what I focused on. God gave us some wonderful services and we were able to meet and spend time with some wonderful people. Here is a list of Churches that we have visited:

Cleveland COG in SC, Manchester COG in TN, The Haven Church in TN, Liberty Full Gospel Fellowship in TN, Green Meadow Church in TN, Grace Covenant Church in SC, West Anderson COG in SC, Cross Point Church in SC, Christ Family Church in TN, Living Word Church in TN, and Westmoreland COG in TN.

These churches blessed us and we are so honored to be connected to them. Six of the Eleven plan on bringing a team down with in the next 18 months. This is wonderful news in the wake of all the changes and needs.

Thank you for allowing us to continue in the work that God has called us. Please pray about supporting us monthly. This would help us stay for longer time frames, building consistency in the ministry.

I look forward to keeping in touch with you all,

Your Missionary to Honduras, Paul

Tears and Joy in the Same Conversation

2008-08-10T17:44:00.003-04:00

The day we flew back to the States. The lady that we rent the Deaf Center from told us that she need the Center back...
Well you can imagine all the thoughts running through our head...
We just built the sound proof room and we just painted the Sign on the wall outside and it seems we are establishing ourselves in the community. Quite disappointing to say the least, however we have good news. The owner's husband is a doctor and wants to keep the Clinic close. So the house next door, which she owns, will be the Clinic and then she donated land across the street for the Center and the School.

Praise the Lord. We are not sure yet how much she will charge us for rent for the Clinic, if she is going to charge? Keep praying!

She also may help fund the building of the new building!!

This is exciting and we are going to need a lot of help to build and transition into the new facilities.

Blessing, Paul

Training the Leaders

2008-06-30T13:09:00.002-04:00

Cheryl had asked me to put together a weekend for the Leaders to go deeper in the Word of God. Well, it seemed as though every time we wanted to work it out something got in the way.

However, through a wonderful Missionary friend, Wiley Gamon, who's ministry involves working with State run Orphanages, allowed us to use his facility for the first day to kick things off.

Cheryl had some particular materials that she wanted to share with the Leaders, that really impacted their lives. I enjoyed the break out sessions on the first night, where we split the men and women up and talked about the various issues that the different genders face.

On Sunday we had a testimony time, before I preached and one could tell that some life changing experiences had taken place. All were touched and blessed by the presence of God and challenged to make a difference. Cheryl did a great job and I am glad that the weekend was able to finally happen.

Paul

Wedding Bells in Honduras

2008-06-30T12:31:00.002-04:00

Cheryl Humphries and I had the privilege of officiating a wedding.

In Honduras their are many who can't afford to get married and unfortunately this leads to many unmarried couples that are living together. This is not just a problem for the secular world, but for the church. In Deaf culture sometimes problems are compounded, because of the lack of education and finances.

However, as we have been teaching the word of God, one couple came to us and said that they wanted to honor God with their lives. They wanted to do the right thing and get married. So they asked us to preform the wedding for them.

It was quite interesting. It was suppose to start at 6:00 pm, yet the Bride did not show up till 7:30. No one seem to be worried, but me. Evidently that is norm to start late. We actually started at 8:00pm. The Deaf Center provided a beautiful setting for the wedding and the family of Miguel & Katy provided a wonderful meal for the 80+ guests.

I am thankful that the Deaf are being discipled and that they want to do the right thing.

Love and Blessings, Paul

The Clinic is up and running

2008-05-23T10:15:00.004-04:00

After building the soundproof room to do the hearing testing and setting up the Audiometer and Typanometer, we are fully equipped to test the hearing of all ages.

The day after we set up, without advertising, we had 7 people come for testing. We were wondering where they were coming from, until one gave us a letter from the local hospital. That is just the first day! One hospital and two ears, nose and throat doctors are referring all their patients with hearing problems to us. Isn't that exciting.

We all had a laugh yesterday when one mother brought her son in and the urologist sent her to us to test her sons hearing. THE UROLOGIST! O.K.! Well the child did need to have his hearing tested and he was deaf in one ear, however a hearing aid would greatly enhance his ability to have speech. But the urologist sent him to us. The point is that Doctors all over San Pedro are learning about our program and we are developing respect and professionalism within the community.

We a have also began contacting schools in order to test the hearing of the preschool children. This will allow us and them to catch any hearing problems early in the children's lives and use what ever means to correct the problem.

This is one more expansion of the Community Center for the Deaf in Honduras.

Please pray that we continue to follow God and his vision for the Deaf of Honduras.

Love and blessings,

Paul Dyar

Born Again and New Life

2008-05-22T01:43:00.003-04:00

God has been developing a wonderful relationship with our family and the hearing church that we attend on Sunday Mornings. In the last 4 weeks I have preached there 2 times. This is also the church that is teaming with us in the first of June to do 5 children's crusades in various areas across Honduras. We are expecting to reach at least 2000 children in just a matter of a few days. Be in prayer with us about this.

However what I wanted to share is that 6 people asked Jesus in there lives the first time I preached there and a least two hundred came to the altar wanting more of God. I am just utterly amazed at the hunger and desire I see in the altar services. I pray that we all acquire this kind of hunger for God.

The second time I preached it was even a deeper move of God. All I knew was I had to join them in the altar. There were people praying for at least and hour after the message was given and the expression on peoples faces told the story. They were touch by God. I told them at the altar call that it was not meant for me to lay hands on anyone, but it was time for them to touch Him.

I truly believe they did and so did I...

Love you all,

Paul

The Inflow of Blessings

2008-05-22T01:30:00.002-04:00

We you are walking in the favor of God you just can not help but experience His blessings.

This past week one of the local Universities came and talked with us about using us as place to for there students to do internships. Of course we said yes... We could use all the help we can get!! We really didn't know what all that implied, but since then we have 3 young people out of the business department to come. Their focus is to develop a strategic plan of furthering the reach of this ministry through out San Pedro and then beyond. If that is not awesome then comes in dental students to clean the children's teeth.

Another young man came and wants to do a documentary on Deafness in Honduras and our Deaf Community Center.

I don't know who will be the next to come in, but each person that comes offers a new skill and a new opportunity to get the word out about the Ministry and ultimately about Jesus!!

Thank you all for being interested in the Ministry and in us.

We love you and appreciate you all,

Paul

Belize, Please!

2008-05-22T00:50:00.003-04:00

By law we have to leave Honduras every 90 days because we are not residents. We would like to be residents so that we would not have to leave so frequently, however it cost 1000.00 per person for a 5 year residency. I not sure if you recall, but I have 4 children and that would total 6000.00. I think at least for the first year we will try to find a few other avenues.

The first avenue was to go back to the States for a week and though we can occasionally find tickets on Spirit Air fairly cheap it is still 6 people. So we decided on the second avenue, go to Belize.

We had a wonderful time with the children. We took a two and half hour boat ride that was a little scary to say the least. I am not sure if we were actually in the water much... Have you ever been on a fairly small boat out in the ocean with 3 - 250 hp motors, I am pretty sure were full power the whole time?? Well praise to God we made it there safe.

We went to Placencia, Belize. It is a little peninsula below Belize City. It was remote, small, rustic, yet absolutely beautiful. We stayed in a little Cabin on the ocean, that I am pretty sure a hurricane has blown through a few times. You could see daylight through every board joined together, but off the porch just thirty feet away was the ocean. Although it was a little cooler weather than normal for this that time of the year, We enjoyed ourselves immensely. We found a little market and cooked all our meals in the cabin. The kids played in the sand during the morning hours, then in the afternoon we all played in the ocean, at night we played card games, connect four, take the cake and a few other games. Then we would pile up in bed and watch a movie on my computer. It was probably the best time we have had as a family in a long time. One because we had nothing else to do, but spend time with each other. Some things that seem disappointing are just blessings in disguise.

Blessing,

Paul

Birthday "Bash"

2008-05-22T00:34:00.003-04:00

I have heard of having birthday bashes before, but I never thought it would be like this???

We have a monthly birthday party for all the workers that have birthdays in each particular month. Well this past month was guess who's, yeap! Mine. Everything was going great most of the day, I warded off a possible throwing in the pool episode. Then I warded off an attempt to dump a cake on my head. However the final thing I just didn't see coming!!! BASH!!! One after another 4 EGGS crashed on my head and began to immediately run down my face, shirt and pants. I was simply just trying to cut the cake and be thankful, but Nooooooo they had to go and Bash me.

Any way it was fun and we had a lot of laughs, but other Birthdays are soon to come and I don't get mad I just get even!!!

Just wanted to share the fun with you all,

Love ya, Paul

The Aftermath

2008-04-27T23:22:00.002-04:00

You know when God shows up the scenery always changes and we are left to say WOW!

That is kind of the way we feel around here. Two different events that God has opened up for us have clarified our focus. We still have the school for children and adults, the church, the community center which is trying to help find jobs for the deaf and gives the deaf an opportunity to build relationships with other Christians.

However, as of having the Doctor here and having a meeting with the top officials of the Lions Club. Both agreed that the number one area that needs to be our focus is early intervention to help find deafness as early as possible, in order to ether surgically fix the problem if capable or start teaching signs. This will allow them to develop a language much faster.

So we, by the grace of God, acquired all new equipment to start testing for hearing problems as early as newborns. This is a common practice in the USA, but here we are the first to have the equipment to do this sort of testing.

Now along with all the other things that God has started here in the Community Center, now we have a Clinic. Only God knows what is the next step.

Love you all be blessed,

Paul

Is there a Doctor in the House?

2008-04-01T00:37:00.003-04:00

Dr. Jim Smith is here. He is an amazing person to talk with and all of his experience in missions around the world is astounding. He is a wonderful Baptist man from Oregon. He found out about us through some friends and decided to come and help.

He is specifically testing the deaf to see if they could medical be able to hear. He has come to put tubes in those that it would help and he has also brought a new type of hearing aid and wants to use us as a test site for its durability. So we are testing children and adults to find 5 candidates to see which the aids will help the most. If they are as durable as he says this will be an amazing leap for this area. One they only cost $125.00! Two they are solar powered so there is no need for batteries. Three they can be submerged in water for 3 sec. and still work. This is necessary because of the high humidity here.

The Doctor is also going to the largest hospital in San Pedro to teach other doctors about early intervention, how to preform tube surgeries and many other things that is beyond my vocabulary ability. (I know you don't have to say anything I opened myself up for that) The hospital has two sound proof rooms for testing, but no equipment so that is a project we are going to be working on. They said that if we get the equipment that the room is ours to use as much as we want and that they would refer all the deaf to our intervention
program. This is exciting.

He also is doing a training sessions to the Doctors at two of the COG clinics, one in San Pedro and another at Le Ceiba.

God is awesome and we are humbled to see all that He is doing and allowing us to be apart of this Kingdom work.

God's blessing to you all,

Paul and Kim

Fun in the Park

2008-03-31T23:30:00.004-04:00

Easter Sunday had some great times then some gripe times. Here during Holy Week (the week before Easter) Many things shut down, all the schools were closed. The city seemed empty the whole week. For those of you who have been here I know that sounds crazy, but it was ghost town. I was not sure how many would show up for the Sunday morning service, because I had the leaders tell me that they would be out of town or with family that day. So the gripe time was when no one showed up for service, but the great time came that afternoon.

Angie from Hope House orphanage called to ask if she could bring the children over for an Easter egg hunt at the park in front of my house. We had 22 children in all hunting and it was a wonderful time. Cheryl and I helped Angie hide eggs, while Kim and Angie's assistants watched the children. I think we had as much fun hiding the eggs as the children did finding.

Then one age group at a time went to find the eggs. I think the older kids were getting into to it more than the little ones. I guess it was the "prize egg" that got there attention. After the happy hunting time, we had ice cream!!! All the energy that the Children just ran off was now restored! What fun! Jaden had ice cream from head to toe, he was so cute.

It was all great. In the end we spent some time with our children talking about the day and what it represented and then we worshiped a little while then had a wonderful family pray time.

God is good even when no one else is around.

Love you all,
Paul

Realizing the Impact

2008-03-12T12:23:00.002-04:00

I don't think Bro. Tom realized what an immediate impact the cabinets would make for the Deaf Center. After partially finishing them we began placing them in there respective rooms. As soon as we placed on it automatically turned the room into two class room. While we were placing the others (bringing them in through the window), a phenomenal thing took place school started and the teachers were teaching two different classes in the same room. I know this sounds silly, but because of three cabinets we went from having 2 classrooms to having 5. That makes a great difference.

Thanks Pastor McLendon, Danny, Dustin and Dalton we are very grateful for your service here in Honduras.

Paul Dyar

Ministering in the Mountains

2008-03-12T11:18:00.003-04:00

What a joy it was to have Pastor Tom McLendon and his wife Janis with us for a week. They brought a wonderful team of hard working people with them and we kept them busy.

I want to thank Jack and Nancy Terry for allowing us to join with their ministry to the Mountain churches. Mission4Jesus is dedicated to helping the churches in the Mountains that often do not have the funds to build or even equip and pay its pastors. The Terry's have helped put clothes on many of the children and also have help build churches. They work with various groups to bring discipleship and much need training for pastors and leaders.

We spent a day with them in two different churches. In one location in the morning we had a womens seminar and neo-natal classes. Lisa and Linda, the nurses with the group, taught these classes and gave out materials to help train the mothers and expecting mothers. That evening we held services in Yure a fast growing church in the process of building a new sanctuary. It was standing room only with people standing in the doorways and windows just to be in the service. Pastor McLendon preached on the power of the name of Jesus. One lady was healed immediately and many lingered in the alters under the anointing.

We had an awesome time and truly enjoyed the Mountains. This will not be the last time we go to the Mountains, because we are on a Mission4Jesus.

Blessings, Paul

The Harvest Is Being Reaped

2008-02-25T08:11:00.002-05:00

Sunday afternoon, I went to the Deaf Center to fellowship and then have a Bible study. I will be transparent with you, I really had no idea what I was going to be sharing with them. I was trying to think about how to tell them about Curt dieing, and that consumed my thoughts.

They were sad about Curt dieing and concerned about Cheryl, but all were happy that the Center was going to continue. They all agreed that when Cheryl comes back that they would need to help comfort and encourage her. They were really supportive. When that meeting was over they had about two hours of fellowship and playing games and swimming. I left for about an hour of this and went home to eat lunch.

When I came back I was praying "Lord what do You want me to share today". I still did not get any answer. Just about 30 min. before I was to start the study. I felt very impressed to share about the women who had been caught in adultery in John 8:3-10. After I spoke I was sharing that we who have excepted Jesus into our hearts should love like Jesus did. So I asked how many have accepted Jesus in their heart? Only 3 raised their hands, so I had one of our leaders who has been saved for about 3 years to ask the same question. I just wanted them to understand the question clearly. Still only 5 raised their hand this time. Well we proceeded to ask how many would like to have Jesus clean their heart and live in their heart. Eighteen people received Jesus. Praise the Lord. It was awesome, I knew it was real because the tears in some of their eyes and afterwards different ones began to start confessing their sins and stating that they did not want to live this way anymore!

God is working, keep praying each week more and more deaf are coming to the Bible study. We are believing for a great harvest here in San Pedro Sula.

Serving the King,
Paul Dyar

I just wish they could hear the applause!

2008-02-24T18:26:00.003-05:00

Today the drama team went to viva nueva (New Life) Church. There were over 600 people at the church. The missions pastor asked me about a month ago to come and share about the ministry and to have the deaf drama team to come. Well.... It was awesome.

We had 12 to show up at 8am to go to the church. Which that in it self is a miracle. One that they were on time. Two that it was 8am on a weekend. The miracles do not cease, because I was praying for transportation to the church for the deaf that morning and one of the deaf came driving a mini-van taxi!!! God never ceases to amaze me.

Then at the church (remember I am the only interpreter for the Deaf for now) I interpreted the song service, which by the grace of God went very smoothly. Digna the secretary from the deaf center interpreted the Spanish to English and I then signed to the Deaf.

Digna and I went to the front to present the ministry to the congregation. I don't know if you have heard of John Belt, but I used his music to play while the power point presentation played.

Here is where the real ministry took place - The Drama Team!!!

There performance was awesome. We did the drama by Lifehouse the song is "Everything". During the drama when Jesus steps in. The crowed went wild!!! The applause was so loud it was over whelming for me. One of the Deaf's parents cried like a baby. His son has never done anything to receive this kind of ovation. The deaf could even feel the applause is was so loud.

God is doing a great work and I just can't believe that he has allowed me to be a part of this wonderful work that he is doing.

Legends and Legacies

2008-02-24T18:04:00.002-05:00

With sadness I say this a Legend has passed. Curt died early Saturday morning at there home in Tennessee. He had preached the Sunday before a powerful message and God moved mightly. Their son Brandon said that "it was the best service he has been to in years". However, Tuesday morning Curt fell and his body would not have the strength to recover.

Curt's passing will leave a great void in the deaf of Honduras and in the USA, but his Legacy will continue on for many years to come. He has mentored and discipled many deaf in the USA and here in Honduras. He has brought the ministry to a new level and has set the standard high for all of us to reach. His depth of wisdom and his understanding of the Word of God was unparalleled. His teachings on the temple were phenomenal. Needless to say more Curt will be missed.

The deaf here were surprised, but had seen him struggle over the last year. One can tell they really loved this wonderful teacher and friend. They have a passion to live for Christ because of Curt's teaching. He taught out of love and relationship, not out of rules and regulations. He reached out to everyone, not just the ones that could live a good life. It was noticed; that is why the ministry is and has grown consistently over the last year.

Please keep Cheryl and the family (natural and spiritual) in your prayers. The ministry will continue and God's faithfulness will endure forever.

Please Pray

2008-02-22T08:34:00.002-05:00

Hi all,

Sorry it has been a few days since we added news. The internet has been down.

Everything here is going wonderfully, however in the States we have a much need for Prayer. Curt's health went down rapidly this week and is in ICU. He was on a respirator as of yesterday, and today they were going to wean him off and put him in a family room. This is not good news. We ask for you to pray for him and the family. Cheryl left Tuesday night to be with him and the family.

Also pray for me. I am the only sign language interpreter for the Community Center and we have several new students, both children and adult. We have found favor with one of the business here called Price Smart as well. I asked them about hiring one of our deaf and they did. This opens up another ministry to the deaf, because this gives us significance with other businesses and helps the deaf find significance through Christ and the church.

Thanks for you prayer, We love you and ask God to continue to bless you.

Paul Dyar

Every Day New Students Are Enrolling

2008-02-15T08:26:00.004-05:00

The teachers training is over and they are excited to get started. I am surprised by their rapid ability to learn the basics in Sign Language. These wonderful people have come from various churches in the San Pedro area to volunteer their time each week. That is a praise to God and to them for their passion for Christ and His work to the Deaf.

The centers are looking great. The teachers have spent a lot of time setting up math, reading, science, writing, social studies, signing, and art centers. The setup of the school is designed for the children to come in the afternoon and the teachers sign up for specific centers that they are to be in charge of during the afternoons. The children will spend three hours a day going through the centers. Also, a big praise to the Lord for we have found a bus and driver that will pick up the students and bring them to school and take them home. The only cost to the Deaf Center is the fuel. This is a great blessing!

The adult program is coming together as well. We have been consistent with the Bible study on Sunday and we have moved the drama class to Sunday as well. The Leadership Bible study is on Thursday night. Sundays is more telling Bible stories because many have not heard the stories of the Bible and Thursdays are going into more depth. We are starting with what we are created for, which is worship, and discussing the multiple areas of prayer. I think a good start is to "Enter his Gates with Thanksgiving and His courts with Praise". (Keep in mind the leaders have already accepted Christ as their Savior.)

We do Thank God for His blessing and we thank God for you all for your love and support of this ministry. Keep us in your prayers.

We love and appreciate you all,

Paul, Kim and Family

The Drama Teams First Opportunity

2008-02-06T21:02:00.001-05:00

This past Sunday was awesome! Cheryl and I worked with the Drama Team and they did a drama to Lighthouse's song "Everything". I was so proud of our team, they did a wonderful job.

From the drama I spoke on Deut. 11:26 "I set before you today a blessing and a curse...". The message was simplistic. God wants us to be blessed and we must break the curses of the past. The alter call was great. God ministered in a powerful way.

What was also great to see was the deaf coming up and praying for people. It truly was an awesome sight!

God is opening up many doors for us to minister. The territorial director invited us to share at the district meeting today and then at another district tomorrow. There were over 30 pastors at the meeting today and many questions were asked. So, we are expecting the word to spread and opprotunities to start opening up.

Blessings and love to you all,
Paul Dyar and family

Feeding the River People

2008-02-02T20:19:00.001-05:00

Today we went with a group from Tennessee, to feed the river people. We met at Hope House and filled 300 bags with rice, beans, toothpaste, salt, cooking oil, sugar, spice, soap, and a toy. Then we went to the river. Anna and Wesley were big helpers during the bagging and the handing out process. There were two trucks full of food that we walked beside as we handed out the food to the mothers. Anna and Wesley stayed in the truck and handed out pencils to the children. Thanks to Kenneth Loveday and the group for allowing us to be apart of this ministry.

While we were there we found 3 more deaf people. This just shows how prevalent the problem is, here in Honduras.

Today was just one small strip of the river that we walked along. There are still miles of people that we didn't get to but we will. We know there are lot more deaf and looking at the living conditions we can see why. There is just no ability to treat ear infections and malnutrition is a serious problem here.

We are thankful for the experience and will be doing this on a regular basis.

Blessing and Favor to you all,

Paul

It is all about the CHILDREN.

2008-01-31T22:48:00.001-05:00

Praise God!! We had 32 people show up for our first day of teachers training, not including the instructors themselves. We only called half the list of churches to request volunteers for the Community Center for the Deaf and we had a great response. This is all great and the training is going wonderful, but what I wanted to share with you why we do what we do.

This afternoon, a lady brought her 8 or 9 year old deaf daughter to the Center. She had seen one of our fliers that we had handed out and it gave her hope for her daughter. The little girl's clothes were to small and sadly she was ashamed. Her name was Carolina, she did not know any sign language, but she knew what a hug meant. We grabbed her hand and showed her around. Then Fabiola and Rosa, who are deaf, took her to a few of the teaching centers that we have set up in the building and began immediately showing her the ABC's and 123's and they also gave her a sign name. The smile on her face said it all.

She is just one of three new students this week and we haven't even started classes yet. We open February the 11th.

Our new sign, which is being painted on the wall outside is developing interest as well.

Keep us in your prayers, God is awesome and we are so honored to serve Him.

Continue to walk in His blessing,

Paul

The New School Is Starting

2008-01-25T09:29:00.001-05:00

We are excited to share with everyone that the new school is starting the first of February. Cheryl is in the USA finalizing our teacher certification with the educational department at Lee University. Next, we have a final teachers training seminar for one week, then we start classes!!

We have several students already committed and we have made several fliers and posters. The influx will be great and we are preparing for it.

The Deaf Center has been getting an internal face lift. Fabiola and Rosa two of our deaf teachers have been painting and making educational signs for all the classrooms. They are so creative, with ABC's and 123's in sign language and lettering. The story of Christ in picture form is posted just inside the entrance. This is going to be awesome!

Along with the children's part of the new school, we have a new adult program that will be starting as well. The adult deaf want to have an education as well. So we are starting two types of programs. One is a reading program, which Dr. Stone at Lee University has looked over and given approval and the other is a full educational program using the Accelerated Christian Education (A.C.E.) program also known as paces. We have talked with the representative for A.C.E. in Central America, Drew Williams, who is a Missionary from Mt. Paran Church in Atlanta. It is amazing how God connects people. He is helping us with the material and mentoring us on the best uses.

The Bible studies had ceased for a few months due to various reasons, one being Curt's sickness. However, this Sunday I will be starting them up again. We have made applications for those who desire to be leaders and will be starting fresh with them. Cheryl and Digna, the secretary, has been working on policy manuals while Kim is working on budgets. All of us want to build a more consistent Ministry that is more effective in the long run.

Unless the foundation is stable, the building will always be unstable. So we are building stability one day at a time. This is not a fast process, and we have learned from our mistakes, that if you want it done then you can rush and get it done, however if you want it done right it takes time and effort. We are here to invest our time into building God's Kingdom, to share God's love and teach His word.

Keep us in your prayer and please say a special prayer for Curt. He was critical earlier this week and his body almost shut down, but in the middle of the night, through much prayer, everything started working again and he said that he feels like he is on the road to recovery. Would you join us in a special prayer of agreement for him for his complete recovery? God healed him once before of leukemia and we are believing for this again.

Serving the King with you,

Paul & Kim and Family

Friends in Manchester

2008-01-25T09:17:00.001-05:00

It was a pleasure being with the Petty's in Manchester, TN on Jan. 13th. Dave and I had worked on scheduling a few times and it has never worked out. However, two days before we flew out we were able to connect. Manchester is a wonderful area that Kim and I have traveled through while going to see her parents in Tullahoma, which is just down the road.

The church looks great! They are in the process of remodeling the old sanctuary for classrooms. The walls are up and painted and look wonderful. With just the doors, trim, and flooring left to do, they'll be done in no time.

I believe there is a bright future for the Manchester COG. I look forward to hearing the great news that God is doing in this church.

I was excited to hear about the plans to come to Honduras for a missions trip this year. I can't wait to hear from you about your plans. Anything we can do on this end, we will be happy to do.

God Bless you all,

Paul

The Big Move (part 2)

2008-01-24T15:45:00.001-05:00

We have been in San Pedro for 9 days and are adjusting well. I have some facts for you. Hey, atleast I'm learning something!

1. An empty house in Honduras does not mean a clean house.
Something about people burning trash and dirt roads create enough dust that the house needs to be mopped at least once a day.

2. Children in other countries do not have to be poor to be dirty!
Eli and Jaden, they don't get dirty... they get filthy! Kim and I have to give them a bath at least twice a day and the other parts of the day we just tolerate it. Of course, we may be considered poor I don't know?

3. Hanging out to dry has a new meaning now.
Kim and I wash one or two loads of laundry every morning (see above for the reason). Then, by 8:00 we hang them on the line to dry and at lunch we go back to the house and take the clothes down. Be thankful for new technology, it's a blessing!!!

4. When you have to do something to survive, you do it.
Spanish is not an option. I am learning very fast. Maybe not correct conjugations at the moment but I am learning words. It's a learn or don't eat situation.

5. Living in another country is not so bad.
With God all things are possible! We are doing fine. We are probably eating more healthy (not FDA), but fresh vegetables and fruits. The quality of the air is not as good, but it's not bad either. The children are playing with each other very good as always. The ministry is just as fickle, because people are people no matter what language they speak, just different cultures.

It is all worth it and God is truly doing a new work in us and in Honduras.
God bless you all. We love you all and will keep in touch.

Paul

Considering your Neighbor

2008-01-12T18:52:00.000-05:00

During Christmas, we were able to meet Kim's Grandmother's new neighbor. He is the Pastor of College Park COG in Huntsville, AL. Pastor Pace was so kind and invited us to come and share about the Ministry in Honduras. I think he was a bit surprised when we told him that we were leaving January 15th, but even with the short notice he allowed us to share.

On January 9th, we left our home after the last night sleeping there and drove to Huntsville. I had a little visit with Pastor Pace and his wonderful homemade salsa. If I would have been thinking, I would have invited him over to Grandmother's to eat, since he was alone for the evening. Sorry Pastor Pace.

Later that evening, when we went to service, we were able to talk more about the church and his desire. He told me that his biggest desire was for the church to hear the voice of the Lord. He asked me to be sensitive too and follow the Holy Spirit's leading. I appreciate that in a Pastor.

The results were awesome! I didn't know what he was preaching on the following Sunday, but evidently, I must have given a very good introduction to his message.

Thank you College Park for allowing us to come. We look forward to sharing with you in the future about what your contribution has accomplished.

Your Missionary to Honduras

Part one of the "Big Move"

2007-12-27T12:18:00.002-05:00

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!

Sorry it has taken a few weeks to update the blog. We have been on the go, as you could imagine. We have been to both Family Christmas' and I appreciate our families understanding that gifts are not what the season is about. We really enjoyed our time with family and are very thankful for their support of the ministry.

Here is a few Facts that we have learned over the past couple of weeks.

Fact #1 It takes a lot longer to load the truck than it does to unload. We rented the U-Haul on the morning of Dec. 19th and spent the rest of the day and the next morning loading. On the 20th we left about noon, arrived about 4:30, and had the truck unloaded by 5:30. Thanks to some great help by Jack and Ernie.

Fact #2 Air mattresses are not bad ways to sleep. The family will be sleeping on air mattresses for a few weeks in the States and for a few weeks in Honduras. So Kim and I camped out "in the house" one night to try it out. Either we were so tired that we didn't notice or the Air mattress is going to work out just fine.

Fact #3 Suit cases hold a lot more than one can imagine. Either that, or Kim just knows how to stuff them just right. Of course, it helps to have 10 enormous suit cases and five carry ons that are not so small themselves. My wonder is how are we going to carry all the luggage to the airport and the little ones, at the same time. Pray for favor and a good cart in the airport.

Fact #4 Stuff just doesn't seem to be enticing anymore. I have hauled off 3 loads to the dump and one load to the Salvation Army and a load to the Crisis Pregnancy Center not including what Karyn and Ernie and others have taken with them.

Fact #5 Houses are so much cleaner with out anything in them. No toys scattered around, no game consoles or controllers, no furniture out of place, nothing but a few suit cases and a few clothes.

One sure learns to appreciate the simple things in life.

Brotherly Love

2007-12-26T22:20:00.000-05:00

It was great to be with my brother Dale and his family in Savannah, GA. If I have regrets it is that I do not get to talk to him very often. However, the time spent was truly refreshing!

Thanks Dale for following the Lord and being a great example for a younger brother.

While I was there, Dale shared with me the vision of the church. To hear the vision and see its fulfillment was awesome! Dale took me to see the land that has been purchased for their new Church and he also showed me the plans for the new facility. It is going to be beautiful! I hope it is going to be big enough because I am believing for a break through harvest.

I admire Coastal for following God's vision since transition is always hard. But new beginnings, like new births, always have a time of travail.

My prayer is that every chain of limitation be destroyed and that every window of opportunity be turned into an over flowing door of God's blessings. I am looking forward to see what advancements are made over the next few years and also hope to be able to minister with you again. Thank you for your support and for your continual prayer.

Partnering with you for the advancement of the Kingdom,
Paul Dyar

Momentum Weekend

2007-12-26T21:51:00.000-05:00

Thank you Embassy Christian Center for a wonderful weekend! All three services were a true blessing and I pray that it was a F.O.C.U.S. time for you as it was for me.

F - finding, O - owning, C - covenanting, U- understanding, S - serving.

Pastor Todd, I sure appreciate you and Steve for your "kind" words of encouragement and your friendship. Your investment in the kingdom work that God has given us to do is greatly appreciated.

Embassy is a wonderful church that has a lot passion for Christ. Your youth ministry has inspired me on several occasions. I just love seeing the youth at the Haven come back exhilarated by your events. I pray that you all will consider making a trip to Honduras and making us a priority on your future missions endeavors.

It has been a pleasure serving as an adjunct (add junk) professor and partner in ministry with all of the Embassy family and Ambassador College.

Love you all and may you continue to walk in the favor of God,
Paul Dyar

Ps. Thank you Sam Wilson for a father's blessing!

Close to the Goal

2007-12-06T10:26:00.000-05:00

We are very close to meeting our targeted budget goal. It is hard to realize the amount of funds it takes to move out of the country. Some expenses include; the insurances that you have to maintain, the price of plane tickets for 6, the cost of living in the city of San Pedro Sula, and transportation cost, considering gas is more expensive there than here. You can just imagine the funds we have to raise.

However, our goal of $10,000 in cash before we go is close. We have already purchased our tickets and we'll be flying out on January 15th. Subtracting the amount for the tickets we still have half our goal met. We are only $1,200 a month away from reaching our goal of monthly support. Praise the Lord!

If you would, please keep us in prayers and join us by faith so we may see the Hand of God move in Honduras.

If you would like to help us meet these goals, it would be greatly appreciated! All you have to do is follow the directions on this Blog page.

Home at "The Haven"

2007-12-06T10:12:00.001-05:00

Praise God! This past Sunday was glorious. I truly needed a refreshing and the wind of the Spirit blew in both services. Some reported healing while others got refreshed. Thank God! I know that The Haven is facing a lot of bewilderment in the transition, however, you could not tell it this past Sunday.

Monday, I went to the church and walked in the door and immediately tears started streaming down my face. Some have asked "are you having a hard time going?" and it is not that at all. I am having a hard time leaving. I know God has called us to Honduras, with no doubts, but The Haven has become our home and we have poured our lives into some wonderful people, and leaving that, is the hard part.

Thank you to The Haven for loving us, supporting us, and keeping us in your prayers. We look forward to keeping in touch and sharing with you what God is doing in Honduras.

A Valley of Cedars

2007-11-27T22:11:00.000-05:00

1 Kings 6:9-10 9 So he built the temple and completed it, roofing it with beams and cedar planks. 10 And he built the side rooms all along the temple. The height of each was five cubits, and they were attached to the temple by beams of cedar. NIV

Down in Cedartown, GA. God is building a church. What an awesome service! The worship was glorious and the Holy Spirit ministered in both services.

The Pastor, Danny Rhodes, introduced me to Phil who goes regularly to Honduras. I look forward to ministering with him while he is there. They also mentioned bringing a team of young people on a short term missions trip this coming year.

I look forward to seeing what this church is going to do for the Kingdom.

Thank you Cedartown and Pastor Rhodes and Tina.

We love you all and will continue to pray for you.

Happy Thanksgiving

2007-11-22T18:52:00.000-05:00

Happy Thanksgiving!

We love you all. Thanks for your prayers. We have about 8 more weeks before we leave. We are a little better than halfway to our goal. By faith, we are purchasing plane tickets next week and are planning to ship our belongings over.

How exciting is that!

If you would like to contact us call (865) 228-4769 or email at pastordyar@gmail.com

We love you, Paul, Kim and Family

How close to eternity are you!

2007-11-22T17:54:00.000-05:00

Please keep my brother in prayer.
As he was on his way to see me for breakfast this past Tuesday, he had a motorcycle accident. He broke his arm, which required surgery, has a fractured collar bone and leg and also has a cut on his leg. Thank God he is alive. The accident was no ones fault. He slipped on the slick pavement in the national park in Gatlinburg. He was wearing a leather suit that kept him from having too many scrapes, but that did not stop the broken bones, bumps, and bruises.

Keep him in your prayers. He will be out of commission for about 3 months according to the doctors. However, we know that God can bring a speedy recovery.

We never know how close we are to eternity until a close call takes place.

Reconnecting in Ohio

2007-11-22T17:31:00.000-05:00

What a pleasure it was to be back at Parma Park Church of God.
As Youth Pastors at Parma Park, eight years ago, we developed some great relationships and it was wonderful to reconnect.

Pastor Duncan and Sandra were great mentors to Kim and me. They were also surrogate grandparents, as they were with us in place of our on parents, when Anna was born.

Wow, how the youth have grown up and developed into active participants in the church. Also, to hear about those who have gone on to be youth pastors and music ministers, is so exciting. Kim and I knew that this youth group was a special group. Even the group now is doing well. Tim, keep up the good work.

Chris is still doing a great job with the music and what a wonderful service we had.

Thank you Bro. Duncan and Parma for allowing me to reconnect with you all and I look forward to keeping you informed of the ministry in Honduras.

We will be remembering you all in prayer.

Big Hearts Close To Home

2007-11-20T10:48:00.003-05:00

We were able to be close to home this Sunday. Bro. Donnie Morton invited us to be a part of the services at Liberty Full Gospel Church.

I'm very impressed with the striving for excellence that is evident in this church. The Spirit of God was truly stiring the waters and we had a glorious service!

Bro. Morton started this church in his house and has now converted a store front into a beautiful worship center. It will not be long till they will be searching for another facility that will hold more people. He also desires to put a team together to come down next year to Honduras and we look forward to having them.

Thank you Liberty Full Gospel Church for your prayers and support of the Ministry in Honduras. We are so glad that we are connected to you all.

Our prayers will continue to be with you as we step out to advance the Kingdom of God.

Blessed by Illinois Churches

2007-11-20T10:29:00.000-05:00

It was a great blessing to be in Illinois!

I want to thank again, Pastor Laughlin for inviting us to come to Beltline Christian Center. He connected us with Pastor Jeremy and Ginger Robinson, friends that we had not talked with, in almost three years. They Pastor the Bethalto Church of God and are doing a great work there. Bethalto is in the middle of a building project, however, they allowed us to come and share about the ministry to Honduras. They have a deaf person and an interpreter in their church, so they truly do understand the value of knowing sign language and the importance of Deaf ministries.

I am very thankful for the opportunities and the support that both these churches have given to the ministry in Honduras and look forward to going back and giving them an update.

Thank you Beltline and Bethalto churches for your kindness and support.

We are praying for you all and are expecting to hear great things about your ministries.

Dynamite comes in small packages

2007-11-06T23:21:00.000-05:00

A few weeks ago, I picked up the phone and the caller ID read Beltline Christian Center. In my mind, I was thinking who is this, since it was not an area code I could recollect. However, on the line was Pastor Dennis Laughlin, the pastor of Beltline Christian Center. We had met once before through a common friend when I was at Hopewell COG. He pastored in Maryville for a time during my tenure at The Haven. It is a small world! Pastor Laughlin and I talked on the phone for about 45 minutes and the next day, he called me back to invite us in for a missions service.

God gave us a divine appointment with this wonderful pastor, his wife Jamie and their beautiful blonde haired daughter.

Folks, these people have some talented musicians. They had an awesome worship service and then there was a great freedom to preach God's Word.

After I preached, I shared for a few minutes about the missions endeavor. Pastor Laughlin then got up and gave the church a challenge that blew me away. At first I wanted to question him about it, then the Lord checked me in my Spirit and said, "did I not say I will supply your need?"

I really didn't know how to respond. I wasn't sure if I should shout, dance, run, fall over or what, but then, the song came to me "Little is much when God is in it."

Dennis, I know you have come in on hard circumstances and that the numbers are not where you want them to be but, I want you to know when God is in it you can conquer the greatest task. Gideon was small in number and even laid a few fleeces out there to question God, but God gave him the victory.

Beltline Christian Center, be obedient to the voice of God and you will be letting out your tent stakes and adding chairs to the room before long. We are looking forward to the groups and the ministries that you will be bringing to Honduras in the near future.

Thanks for your Hospitality, the AWESOME food (I thought I was in the south), the prayers and the support.

Your servant in Honduras

Breaking the "sound" barrier

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As Kim and I were traveling back from Cleveland, OH last week, we were thinking of some names to name our blog page. Kim suggested Breaking the Sound Barrier, and I loved it. What do you all think?

We just returned from Cooley Ave. COG in Cleveland OH. and they have got it going on. Their Ministry to the inner city blew me away! No wonder God is blessing this church. I am truly honored to be connected with what God is doing in Cleveland.

We had a wonderful time with Rich and Angel Boll and their family. They and their new Missions Coordinators, Roy and Judy were absolutely wonderful to us. The service was awesome!

Thank you, Cooley Ave. Church of God for being such a blessing to us. I know that your ministries will continue to break forth with new horizons.

Rich, I am sorry your children fell under the weather after we left. I think I've been fighting off something since then as well. I pray they all get to feeling better.

Serving with you all in the Kingdom