Hoping and praying to change a special young man's life

Man! I can't believe all of the good stuff going on. I am really excited to leave tomorrow and go South with a team from the US to translate as they serve at two churches. I've been looking forward to this for a few months Finally it's happening tomorrow!

Also, I am really excited to see what plans God has in store for a young man here, in Honduras. His name is Luis. Anyone who visited the Breakfast Program has met Luis. He has a true servant heart, is responsible, hard working, punctual, and prudent with his words. I admire Luis a lot.

Today was a day of planning for the year to come at my new job. My boss was asking a lot of questions about Los Pinos. She said we are already staffed for the program to start in Los Pinos, but will be looking for more volunteers. Pretty much everyone I work with started out as a volunteer. Some are now paid.

For some reason, God placed Luis in my mind to volunteer with us. I told my boss about him and she said she would love to talk to him. So I called him and asked if he would be interested in volunteering with us. He was working for four months after graduating from college. But the job was a short contract which was not renewed, so he is now without work.

I am hoping and PRAYING that, if Luis likes the job, it could eventually turn into a paid position for him! Most of my co-workers volunteered for 2-9 years before getting paid. In the meantime, Luis would be working within and bettering his own community. If no other paying job comes his way, this could be a great opportunity for him. I have a great feeling about this!

There are very few people I would recommend for a position at this job. My coworkers are so professional and hardworking, it's hard to keep up with them. But Luis can do it!

I'll let you know how everything unfolds for Luis. My boss said she will call him when she starts training the new people. He sounded excited on the phone. Almost as excited as I am!

Now, off to be a translator for the weekend. It's supposed to be over 100 degrees in the place where we are going. That's the one part which is not so exciting.

Yesterday I translated a newsletter for my Honduran friend's Ministry. Next week I am going to translate her tax forms. Good thing I really enjoy translating because I'm doing a lot of it lately!