Praying for our dear friends!
This week some dear friends of ours ( The Devers) from Northwest Family Church are heading to Nicaraqua on a mission trip of sorts. They will be doing various different projects over this whole week. They are looking at land to be purchased for a "home", they are visiting an orphanage, and they will also be visiting the place in the picture above. They will be visiting a group of people in La Chureca, which is a group of a couple thousand people who actually live in a trash dump. That's right they LIVE in a trash dump. They build make-shift houses, they rummage through the trash looking for anything they can sell, they rummage through it for food. This trash dump is there life source. They are teaming up with this grassroots organization called Love, Light, and Melody. This organization isn't about bringing food, clothing, water and all that stuff to this trash dump. They are simply bringing themselves and one very important thing, which is love. Love can shed light into any situation. They do this by simply just being with these people and walking through life with them. They build real relationships and show them real love. Too many times people show up, drop food off, build a relationship, and never return. This organization is in it for the long haul. They are building real relationships with these people and are returning over and over to help these people walk through life. The guy that started this organization's name is Brad. He is in a band called Braddigan. We had a chance to sit down at the Dever house and hear the Brad share his story and how he came to know the people of La Chureca. It was truly an amazing story and tugged at the heart of everyone in that room. The following night the band put on a show at the LZHS performing arts center and again just shared their story and how they came into relationship with these people. This weekend was truly and eye opener and I look forward to maybe someday going with these guys and just being there with these people. Check out the websites and stuff. There are some truly extraordinary pictures and videos on the Love, Light, and Melody site. I write all this to ask for you to join with us in praying for these people of La Chureca and everyone taking a week of their time and heading there.
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