This past week Pablo and I visited El Delirio again, the small village 60 or so miles from Matagalpa. We brought many New Testament bibles and spent a few hours in prayer with individual families. There are around 46 families in the community and we were able to visit maybe 11 in the few hours spent there. Unlike our last visit when we brought food, we actually entered their homes this time. I knew it was a poor community, but I was even more humbled as I entered each house. All of the houses have dirt floors, which are most often muddy due to the heavy rain. Most of the houses are made out of sticks and plastic, with poor roofs and open doorways. No house there is bigger than the typical American master bedroom and most of the homes house 5-10 people. The community is without electricity and has limited running water. The place where most families shower is inside a square fence of barbed wire covered by cloth, with a bucket of dirty water.There was at least one sick family member in every home we entered to pray for and spend time with. Although around 50% of the community is illiterate, those who could read were eager to take as many bible as we could give. Despite our minimal help, they were encouraged by our presence and our hearts of concern for their well-being. Every family was eager to allow us to pray for them, for their physical and spiritual health, as well as blessing the harvest in months to come, as most men farm in this community. I know God has the ability to work miracles through our simple act of prayer, but I cannot feel satisfied without sacrificing more of my time to help those people in need. Bringing food can help for a few weeks, but I would love to find a way to help them sustain themselves more long term. As Pablo and I plan to go back weekly to help teach the bible, we hope to think of a program or way to help regularly in their physical need. Walking out of the village, I couldn't help but thank God for how richly I'm blessed with even the simplest of things. My words don't begin to describe the emotions that arise when you enter a home like those in El Delirio. I ask everyone who's reading this to please take time to pray for this community.
"Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God. Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be satisfied." -Luke 6:20-21
Below are a few pictures from the community
Above is a small hut used as a kitchen
Pictured above is a bathroom that many use to shower in
Above is one of the larger homes in the community made of plastic and tin
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