An Update of Lillian's Family from the Colony of Los Pinos

As many of you know we continue to be sharing our lives with Lillian's family from the colony of Los Pinos located in the capital city of Honduras - Tegucigalpa. Here is an update of each of the family members:

The mom, Lillian has made two promises since the construction of the home: 1) To give her home to God as a temple for the community and 2) To return home to be a Mother to her family. These two promises are huge and will take time as she is trying to change her behavior of five years of being on the streets, living with a man in the city dumps and not being home nightly with her kids. The process has begun but it will take time. Please pray for Lillian to have the courage and strength to become the mother God wants her to be with her boys.

Two of her youngest sons (Fernando 11 and Carlos 12) are continuing with their daily studies for over one month. Before they were on the streets almost 24 hours a day and now they are going to school five days a week. Both are in the first grade. They are so excited to be able to write their names.

Josue (14 years of age) is been clean from paint thinner for over three weeks. This is a miracle from God as thinner is a highly addictive drug and Josue one day made the decision, NO MORE! He was a daily user for more than one year. It is so much fun to see the real Josue...he has quite the sense of humor and loves to laugh.....Please be praying for him as he continues to be the example to his brothers and the colony of Los Pinos. Many people are telling us daily how they cannot believe the changes which are happening in this young man's life.

Cristofer (15 years of age) is our biggest challenge at this point. He is struggling with the addiction of paint thinner. He is using almost daily and in heavy doses. Almost every day we are picking him up, loving on him and praying with him. It is heart breaking to witness this daily as when he sees us he begins to cry furiously. This is the Spirit working within him with conviction. Please pray for us to have the patience, compassion and wisdom in this serious situation. We are hoping his younger brother (Josue) will have a huge influence in his life demonstrating his daily decision not to use thinner anymore. Out of all the boys, Cristofer is the one that will not miss one church meeting - high or not. He insists to be there. This is encouragement for all of us.

In conclusion, there continues to be 'good strives' happening overall. As we continue working closely with families we need to remind ourselves we live in a broken world. As a friend of mine shared, "Two steps forward and one step back! Don't give up!" Keeping these two things in mind always - we continue to push forward putting full trust in God! Join us in daily prayer for the radical transformation of Lillian's family!