Fathers

 At the end of today 24 families have participated in building 24 homes. Each home is the product of the love of God being displayed through generous donations of many people as well as the sacrifices of time, energy and comfort from 25 team members (and their families). 

In both of our team builds today we were humbled and amazed by the steady and loving presence of the father on each home. So often we find heart wrenching stories where moms are raising their children alone, often abandoned. Today was different. 

Edilberto is a single father of a beautiful 19 year old daughter. His wife left them for another man many years ago. The two them work hard together and they participate regularly ( 3 times a week) at their local church. His greatest desire is that his daughter would follow the way of Jesus all the days of her life. When asked about an important verse from the Bible, he shared from Revelation 21 - about the fullness of God’s presence and fulfillment of His promises for those whose names are found in the book of life. And then he prayed a prayer of blessing on our team, our families and our church communities.

The second father, Luis, is father to 5 engaging children. He and his wife, Leyda, have been married for 20 years! This is rare in any culture. More than that, he spoke of his children with words of grace and empowerment. And his children demonstrated honour to back to him. He and his wife spoke of being intentional to develop a sense of unity with their family and it shows. He also modeled a humility of spirit as he acknowledged that the process of removing their old house and building a new one has deepened his relationship with God.

Good men  Good godly men who work hard and love deeply are hard to find  today we found two because of the prayer and generosity of many