We have a special prayer request to make for ourselves and for all of Honduras. Since we live in the capitol city of Honduras, we are often made aware of political issues and sometimes feel the immediate effect on our lives. There seem to be annual strikes for the government to pay teachers and hospital staff their salaries that are long overdue, where teachers, doctors, and nurses simply walk out the door and march to the presidential offices begging for their pay. Also the huge amount of public transportation vehicles (about 5,000 of them in our city) strike for lower gas prices and for higher charges for their services, blocking off all main roads and forcing the people to walk or stay at home. There have been many strikes over the past two months for corruption, injustice, and a general distrust of the Honduran government. Then the teachers and public transportation guys jump on the bandwagon for their causes too. The Christian population has also set to the streets demanding that the government stop stealing and lying, that the government instead really work for the people. There was recently a 38-day hunger strike for many district attorneys in our city, where groups of them took turns literally camping out on the front patio of the Congress building for 2 months without eating in order to get the congress and government's attention, letting them know that the attorneys, as well as the public, were fed up with the lack of accountability and corruption of leadership.
We mention all of that to say that we do need prayer for the country of Honduras and it's leadership. People are losing hope and are frustrated with where things are going. Along with the Honduran churches, we are asking for prayer. Please pray with us that God brings justice and integrity to Honduras. May He show His mercy to this country and raise up Godly people who can make a change. May He reign down on us all and show His power of healing and righteousness.
