Mission Belize 2009

February 2

Xunantunich, Spanish Lookout, The Zoo, Belize City

Up 0600, Packed, Going Home Day!, Breakfast 0700, Devotional 0745-0815 by Fred – Very Good! 0830 Packed in Suburban and off for a big sightseeing day, en route to the airport – target 1530L (for 1700 – 5pm flight.)

Our goal is “Xunantunich” Mayan Ruins; lunch at “Spanish Lookout” in Mennonite country (Can you say “ice cream?”); the “Belize Zoo”; and the airport.

We did in fact accomplish all of that and have a great time together. Also another great photo day. I may speak about these later; but the best part of the day was the devotional by Fred.

Every other devotional during our stay was by our “spiritual leader,” Bobby, and he did an excellent job! But early in the week Fred had requested to do it the last day. And that day had arrived. He began, “I’m not asking that you carefully get all the detail, but please hear my heart.” Psalm 68:6 “…He sitteth the solitary in families.” “When I think of “solitary,” I think of a diamond – and what a diamond goes through. I look at the age group we have here. God has done a work in every one of us – for a reason – not just so we can say what we’ve been through. A diamond is the only jewel that can cut metal – can cut chains off people. Randy, you can do so in this place. The CCF men’s ministry, women’s ministry, all the ministries; we need to ratchet it up a few notches this year! All of us, step it up.”

Fred’s last and most heart felt word was about “fathers.” He said, “We have 10,000 teachers, but not many fathers.” “Look for opportunities, be one – to others.” May God lead and teach us to do so. Be willing and desire to do it. It’s rewarding and so needed. Amen.

I saw Fred, Ed and Ralph and the other men model it on the construction site. I saw the difference just three days made in Charles, Clifford, Mike, and Juan. A “father’s heart” makes a difference. Keep the vision alive. Make it plain. Do it.

More Tomorrow, from Fort Smith.