2013 Summer Messenger

one to ask for help. I started to see that God had a purpose for my life. I accepted Christ into my heart and am trying hard to become the man God created me to be.

I am so thankful that God brought me to Faith Home. One of my favorite things to do is read my Bible and pray with my Tio. He helps me to understand more about God. I love to go to churches out in the communities with Pastor Miguel. I hope to someday be able to help my sister and brothers. My dream for the future is to lead, preach the gospel to all nations, be saved, and go heaven to be with God in the Holy City.

grew up in a small, poor community in Honduras with

abusive parents who hardly ever had enough food to

feed us. One of my earliest memories is of helping my father move some firewood. For a short moment I felt happy and peaceful. But when we returned, my father got angry with my mother for not having any food, and he hit her and then left for the river. My mother got angry and ran over my foot with the bicycle and broke it.

My mom became a prostitute and brought many men to our house in front of me and my sister and brothers. When I was 11, I lived alone in the streets for almost a year. I swept courtyards, worked with cows, and cut bananas at a farm in order to get food. I was determined to do whatever was necessary to survive and find a way to help my sister and brothers. I met many people while I lived in the streets and loved to listen to them talk about their lives and homes. I prayed that someday I would have a home and a family and feel safe.

One day, an amazing lady, Maria, told me about a wonderful place called Faith Home. She said that it was safe and full of love and would be the perfect place for me. Maria took care of everything and told me it was time to go to my new home. When we rounded the curve, through the fence I saw what looked like a paradise in the middle of the mountains: beautiful buildings, green grass, and a playground with children running and playing. I thought I was dreaming. THIS is my new home! God really heard my prayers.

Suddenly, I was surrounded by children and introduced to the people who would take care of me.

I was a little rough around the edges when I first came and knew that I needed to clean up my language. As I listened to the morning devotionals and the messages at church service, I started to see God as more than just some39