Our own Jarred — you know him: awesome, cool, faithful, fun college student Jarred — is in Honduras for spring break, pulling teeth and helping people. He’s there with Global Dental Bridges, a group hoping to offer the best dental care possible while empowering locals with education to continue the care.

So, where is Jarred now? His group flew into the TGU airport, and then headed to El Sur earlier in the week. Every day this week they have been venturing out to villages and towns to give dental care to the local Honduran people.

How can we pray for Jarred?
He has asked us to pray for him. For safety and health, but more than that: for deep impact into the lives of the people. Not just the Hondurans, but especially those on his team. As we have discussed, the group that went is not “Christian,” but Jarred is a disciple of Christ, and thus the trip becomes a Christian mission. He likely will not have many opportunities to speak the Gospel (even without the language barriers) with the local people. We are praying for his boldness and open doors to speak clearly of Christ’s love and saving work with his team members. A dozen or so others are with him from Portland, and they are as much the mission field as the Hondurans. In fact, because Jarred can have lasting relationships with them, this experience is a great opportunity to share his life with them.

Our brother Jarred will arrive back next Monday night (3/30), exhausted but happy, and the next day jump back into college life and a new Spring term. How awesome that he gave his Spring Break away, for the sake of others!