By Alex Aguirre
Vida220 Leader – Peña Blanca Team
Life holds a lot of events but many of them are things we rarely plan for…
Greetings from Honduras! As the leader of the Honduras Vida220 team, I am constantly planning our schedule to make it flow together. One thing from our outreach here in Peña Blanca that I did not plan (although God did) was meeting Don Pedrito and Doña Juanita. They met one another nine years ago and have been married now for a little over a year. The crazy thing is, that they are 74 and 79 years old!
Last Saturday we celebrated Don Pedrito’s birthday. I can now see that this was the first time he has probably ever celebrated his birthday with a party! We made some delicious Honduran food and a cake made especially for him. Our team spent time with him and his wife worshiping together with the Lord, and I had the opportunity to read the Bible for him since he cannot read.
That simple celebration was deeply powerful. Don Pedrioto was so incredibly happy! I can only say that it is an honor and privilege to be able to meet him and his wife. Jesus is so good and his timing for us to meet this couple was beyond anything I could have imagined!
Sometimes I forget that what I planned is not necessarily what God has planned. His ways are so much higher and better than ours and his timing is perfect, although sometimes we don’t realize it until much later. Something as simple as planning a birthday party. Is there a relationship God has planned for you? Simply showing up to love people can be powerful.
Amen Brother! We must leave room for God to plan our steps.