FPC-Midland Belize Mission: Looking Back ... Mayra Thompson

From  January 4-11, 2014, a team  from 1st Presbyterian Church-Midland will be traveling to the Central American country of Belize, and working with The Word at Work ministry. This will be an opportunity to reach out and share the gospel with the people of Belize while working side-by-side with the local community and The Word at Work staff on a much-needed construction project.

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Looking Back ... Marya Thompson

From Mayra Thompson, Mission Team Member ...  

Our Belize trip was an amazing experience in which we saw God weave our lives with the lives of the people of El Progreso. These are wonderful God loving people whose faith can move mountains. I had the privilege of getting to know some of the ladies of this community. Through various conversations their borderless faith and power of prayer was evident in their lives.

El Progreso is a small village in the central part of Belize. This is the place where God took us to establish a relationship with His people, His church already there. We got there on Sunday morning for worship service. We were all excited to finally meet the people we came to serve. When we got out of the van, they all came to meet us and welcome us to their village and service. We felt right at home and were surprised that there were more English speakers than we were expecting. The service was amazing with testimonies from a couple team members and Partor Victor's.The children of El progresso also came to the front and sang a couple of songs for the congregation.

After the service was over, a few of the ladies came over and introduced themselves. I met Rosa, Pastor Victor's wife and her sister Telma. During the week there, I was able to hear a few of their stories. One of the stories that is still present in my mind, is about Rosas's surgery.

Three years ago, Rosa had a hysterectomy. The surgery went well, but the recovery was very difficult. Rosa was so weak that she was not able to take care of herself at all. She lost over half her weight, and though months went by, she was not feeling any better. Rosa shared that she had lost so much weight, her friends did not recognized her. She started wondering whether or not she was going to make a full recovery. "Prayer was my daily bread" she said. "I could not keep food in my stomach to make my body strong, but I had the power of prayer and God by my side". "I prayed every time I was too weak to stand up, every time I missed a meal, every time I could not do what I needed to. I had no option, prayer was my only hope" she said.

Rosa is now back to complete health. Her life is a testament to the power of prayer and the endless faith on her Creator.

The 2014 Belize Mission Team from 1st Presbyterian Church, Midland, Texas

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