HONDURAS REFLECTION

Bill Hare, outgoing manager of Camp Emmaus, has done service work in Honduras for many years. At a celebration of that work in Mount Morris last month, Bill shared the following reflection from his experience:

“Two Brothers”
One lives in Honduras

One in the U.S.

One lives in a small block home

One in a nice wood frame home

One has a crumbling concrete floor

One has floors with carpet

One carries all water for daily use

One turns on a faucet

One has almost no gainful employment

One has never been without a job

One experiences a wet season and a dry season

One experiences summer heat and winter cold

One lacks proper nutrition and is often hungry

One eats too much

One has virtually no access to health care

One has unlimited health care

One has a simple kitchen filled with wood smoke

One has a modern kitchen and cooks with electricity

One has been 80 miles from home

One has traveled the world

But when these two meet with hugs and tears they are together again … brothers in the family of God.