Four of us from Woodland Heights Baptist Church in Conway, Arkansas recently joined Bro. Wil Pounds in Danli, Honduras to share Jesus Christ door to door in the Las Acacias subdivision of Danli and in El Zapotillo.  It was obvious God had prepared the hearts of these communities.  He had prepared up four wonderful interpreters, local church pastors and members of the Alpha and Omega Baptist Church to be used by Him.  During this week, more than 75 people accepted Jesus Christ as their personal Lord and Savior. 

Ana Bessy Plata

On the first day, one of our first visits, of door-to-door evangelism I had shared with a young lady by the name of Ana Bessy Plata, who prayed to receive Christ.  We shared with several others who rejected.  As we walked down one of the narrow dirt streets, I prayed for God to give us and open door and open hearts before it came time to return to Alpha and Omega Baptist Church.  We turned the corner and stopped at the first house we came to. “Buenos”, Marlo, my interpreter said.  We introduced ourselves to the man that came to the gate.  I told him I was from the United States and had come with some “Good News”. 

Jorge William Miranda and family

We asked if we could come in and share with him.  He graciously welcomed us in and proceeded to set up chairs for us to be able to sit down.  I shared though my interpreter why I had come to his house and began sharing my testimony.  His wife and children had come in by this time.  When I asked the family if they were to die tonight would they spend eternity in Heaven, they all said, “no!”  I then asked them if I could share with them how they could be sure that when they died, they would spend eternity in Heaven.  They all said, “YES!”  I opened God’s Word and shared the Gospel of Jesus Christ with them.  Then I asked, “Would you like to receive God’s free gift of eternal life”?  I asked each one individually, father, mother, and each of the three children.  They all said, “yes!”  Praise the Lord!  They each prayed the “sinner’s prayer” and the whole household accepted Jesus Christ as their personal Lord and Savior.  Acts 16:31 – “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved – you and your household.”  Glory to God! (Jorgy William Miranda (father), Sonia de Miranda (mother), Osman Enrique Funes - 11, Cindy Areli Funes – 10 and Kevin Areli Funes – 8 are pictured in the photo).

Day care teachers at Las Acacias

One afternoon, after lunch, we headed out from the church to once again share Jesus with the people in Las Acacias.  We came to a daycare with a lot of little children playing outside.  My interpreter asked if we could come in and talk to the teachers.  One of the teachers opened the gate and let us in.  They got some chairs and set them on the porch for us all.  We shared why we were here in Honduras.  The ladies listened as I shared my testimony.  Afterwards, I asked them if they knew Jesus Christ.  They all said no.  I opened God’s word to John 3:16 and began sharing how God loved them and wanted a right relationship with them.  But, because of sin, they were separated from God. 

I led them through God’s Word (following the Roman Road) and showed them from scripture  how they could be made right before God through a personal relationship with His Son, Jesus Christ.  All four teachers, Dolores de Jesus Oseguera, Patricia Valerio, Elena Mejig and Altagracia Flores, prayed to receive Christ.  We gave the teachers Spanish New Testaments.  One of the teachers was trying to learn English and asked if we had an English Bible.  I gave her the New Testament I was given when I became a Gideon.

One morning we had begun sharing Jesus with a teenager on the street.  One of her friends came riding up on a bicycle.  We shared Jesus with both of the teenage girls but they rejected God’s gift.  Later that afternoon, my interpreter, Alba and I were in a home sharing Jesus with a mother (Marta Rodriguez), grandmother (Rosa Maria Rodriguez) and a visitor (Marbely Aracely Castro). 

Martha Rodriguez and family

A girl came in while we were sharing.  Alba asked if I recognized the girl who came in.  It was the girl on the bicycle who we had shared Jesus with that morning.  Her name was, Evelyn Yaneht Bonilla, the daughter of Marta Rodriguez.  Her friend Marbely was at her house.  We shared the gospel with all of them.  Rosa, Marta, and Marbely said they wanted to receive God’s gift of eternal life.  I told the girl we had talked with that morning, Evelyn, that this was the second time today she had heard about God’s love and free gift and asked her if she wanted to accept Jesus Christ into her heart now.  She said she did and they all four prayed to receive Christ.  Praise God for His work in these hearts.

There were many others who opened their homes to us as God opened their hearts.  The power of the Holy Spirit supplied all we needed to share with each person.  You could see and feel the power of the Holy Spirit as He convicted many people of their sin and need for a Savior.  God is at work in these communities through his local church and others he calls to missions.  We enjoyed God’s blessings by being a part of His work.

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