In May of 2010, Beth Gavel, along with a team of individuals travelled to Honduras in order to spread the love of God and to work for His glory. This is a section of her story:
From the pen of Beth Gavel:
“When I was in Honduras, I was an outsider. Even though I was different the people there still accepted me and everyone else on the team.
Another big thing is that I have a tattoo on my leg, and another member of the team had a tattoo on his arm. In Honduras, if you have a tattoo it means that you are part of a gang. Even though we had these marks on us, the people chose not to judge, they didn't even ask us about the tattoos! At first they may have been a bit wary but they didn't let that stop them from talking to us.
The whole trip all of the team received an outpouring of love from the Hondurans. They became our friends immediately and just accepted us and loved us for who we are.
It actually helped me on my way to accept who God created me to be and accepting who I am and accepting myself. It was weird but I felt more accepted there as myself than I have anywhere, it was that agape love which was poured out.”
God calls us to love and accept everyone. The Hondurans understood God’s love, and they expressed it. The challenge for our culture is to love as we have been loved.
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