Ohio-To-Texas Mission Begins

Meet our Ohio Mission Team: Darrell Johnson (Gnadenhutten), Doug Miller (Schoenbrunn), Gina Green (Fry's Valley), Libby Paden (Dover), Molly Morris (Fry's Valley), Rachel Paden (Dover), McKenna Canon (Schoenbrunn), Hannah Paden (Dover), Michele Giffen (Gnadenhutten), Sam Paden (Dover), and Connie Kinsey (Fry's Valley). 

After catching an early flight out of Pittsburgh on Saturday morning, our missionaries arrived in Houston, rented a couple of vans, and drove to their destination: Port Arthur, Texas. It didn't take very long for the team to see a familiar sight. They knew they were in the right place when they read the church sign.

Connie tells us, "We are staying at the Good Shepherd Church. The church members immigrated from Nicaragua. They have been wonderful hosts. We are blessed."

Accommodations in the church building are simple, but no one seems to mind a sparse room as long as the air conditioning is running!

Connie reports: "This is a special Nicaraguan dish called frito. It is made with plantains under chicken with a slaw on top. It is a traditional dish that is eaten without silverware. It was beautifully plated and tasted delicious."

Sunday morning, the team attended worship--a multilingual service in Spanish and Miskito, with English added for their sake. Pastor Darrell said, "Most of the hymns were not in English, but we knew the tunes, so we could sort of sing along." 

Stay tuned to find out more about the projects they'll be involved with starting tomorrow. And of course, please hold them in your prayers.