The Carpenters Heart has just returned from an amazing trip to serve God in Honduras. While there
we where blessed to worship and serve with our brothers and sisters in Christ. It is such a blessing to see the hand of God at work in lives here and abroad. Several years ago it was our pleasure to meet an amazing woman with a true heart for God that was caring for her daughter who is living with Cerebral Palsy. This amazing lady is the spiritual leader of her home and is always seen with a smile on her face and joy in her heart. Last year through a translator we where able to ask if there is anything we could do to ease her burden.. She said if it may be possible that a wheelchair would make things much easier, you see she was transporting her daughter in a child's stroller. A stroller that was meant for a 2-3 year year old child, not the 12 year old that was pushed and crammed inside. Through an amazing donation and God's provision a wheelchair was donated to the Carpenter's Heart. Unfortunately the chair was the wrong size for the young lady. We where just a few days away from the trip but God had a plan. Through Gods open doors we where able to trade that chair for a perfect fit through another non-profit in Hendersonville(Susie's Closet). Thanks to Susie's Closet God answered prayers in Honduras. The thing that will stand out to me about this trip is the honest fact that Jesus Christ is enough. If all we have is Chris,t it is still enough. The Bible is clear that God will sustain through whatever we may face. Our trials are nothing in comparison to the hunger and suffering that a large part of the world will be facing tonight as we go to bed. You see what I learned from this trip is that I have fooled myself into thinking that I am doing pretty good for myself. In reality God has blessed me and allowed me a family, job, and a church. None of this has come by anything I have done myself but are all gifts from God. If God was to remove the blessing's of my life I pray that I would live with the faith and love of Christ that I have seen demonstrated in Honduras.
The money that has been given to this ministry is going to share the love of Christ and encourage the warriors of the faith that are pressing on towards serving Christ the King. Over 95% of the money given and raised by the Carpenters Heart goes directly to the mission field. There are no salaries, and none of the money goes towards the travel and ministry expenses. Each team member pays there own way for these trips as well as giving above to be used in the ministry while there. I want to thank anyone and everyone who has blessed this ministry over the last two years with your prayers and monetary gifts. I also pray that you seek God's will in what you will do from this day forward. The orphanage is moving along at God's pace, which is much faster than we had planned. We have a Honduran general contracotr that has a team ready to lay block and finish the foundation and rough in the plumbing. This portion of the project will run at the expense of about $1,800 per week. That will get approximately 1,500 block layed along with the material needed to do so. This team is prepared to complete 20 meters of wall per week. This is a tall bill, a bill that only God can provide for. We are currently scheduled to resume work May 2nd and are praying to work straight through November and our next trip. Please follow Gods call in helping provide for this project if you are able. We are able to accept donations through our paypal @ http://www.carpentersheart.org/ or you may mail a tax deductible donation by check to PO Box1220, Weaverville NC 28787. We are always available to speak about this project or missions in general to any group large or small. If you have questions about this project or would like to come with us on a future trip please call Andy @ 828-775-6646.
