On our most recent project for the Ag/Environment program David and I got a glimpse into how God is working through Diaconia Nacional. We spent a week in the community of Los Charcos, teaching the people how to make biodigesters and building one for free as an example. A biodigester is a system that uses manure to produce methane gas for cooking, and it is helpful because it reduces the need for firewood, and also eliminates smoke in the kitchen.
On the first day we had the exciting activity of selecting who would get the example biodigester built at their home. 18 people showed up at the first meeting, so we put 18 little slips of paper in a bowl one of which said "biodigester" and handed them out. There was one older woman at the meeting who wasn't really sure if she could make it to the training all week because her house was pretty far away and she has a tough time walking, and she had no-one to look after her house while she was gone. A lot of the other people were really glad that she had showed up, and were encouraging her to keep coming for the rest of the week. Before we started handing out papers David read a Bible verse and gave a little message (since he is also a pastor, this is pretty natural for him), and we prayed that the week's work would be in God's hands. As we picked slips of paper she was one of the last to draw, but the biodigester went to her, and everyone was very excited! She immediately got up and started hugging people. It was very clear that most of the people were hoping she would get it. It turns out that many of the women of the church have been trying to get her to come to church, and commit her life to Christ. They said that this would be a great testimony to this woman and her family and to the community since her house is near the bus stop and a lot of people would pass by during the project.
We built the biodigester and trained the group on how to build their own. The work turned out well, and the community really rallied to help out this woman, who we called "abuela"(grandma). At the end of the last day we all prayed together as a group, and Abuela left with a new biodigester and many new and meaningful relationships with the women of the Church. David and I left feeling like we had played a small part in the work God is doing in Honduras.
David, "Abuela", and I
The Biodigester
1 comment:
Why spread your religious bias to 3rd world people?People whose true spirtulity has been eradicated by supposedly well meaning evanagelicals like your self.Help people out is nice,brainwashing them with your religious dogma is not.
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