Honduras Leaders Conference - Eddy

Testimony - Eddy Ochoa

At first, my expectations were to continue listening to God, but as the days went by, God told me that I not only had to be a listener but also needed to be obedient, and that is what my wife Doris and I wanted to be.

During the preparations before the trip, I had concerns about my passport and the yellow fever vaccination card that Honduras requires; on a Saturday, twelve days before the trip, we began to carry out the process to get vaccinated and obtain the vaccination card. It wasn't easy at first, and I even thought I wouldn't make it at one point. My wife, Doris, and I calmed down and decided to go to a large hospital where the probabilities would be zero, but we went, trusting in God. There was no line when we arrived, and we were attended to quickly. It was so simple that you could see and know God's plans were perfect in the same way with my passport at the time of our trip. Later, I began to have concerns about the suitcases because of the size that the airline requested. Our luggage was precisely sized, but I feared we would have to pay for the suitcase. Still, with what had happened with the process of my documents, I had a little hope. When we arrived at the airport, we went through the airline, and they told us that our suitcase could go in the hold directly to Honduras without an additional cost; we looked at each other and said to each other, "What more blessings could we have on this trip after experiencing so many good things."

From that moment, my mind began to change—my travel perspective. I started to open my mind and heart, and everything changed within me. When we arrived, I enjoyed learning about new places, cultures, and the climate; I experienced what I saw as a child: thunder, rain, and vegetation.

On the first day of the conference, they started sharing what Lifeline does and what they want to change. As the days passed, they talked about the low and high challenges in ministry. It motivated me to focus on my weaknesses and develop myself for what God has prepared for me and my wife.

I also see the confidence and conviction I must have. I have faith, and I have to declare it. They reminded me that everything that happens is nothing compared to what I will experience with God. This encouraged me a lot, and I cling to God.

I am growing day by day. I want to know more about God's word, but I must know that I need others who have God in their lives to continue growing. I know that in this world we live in, we have many cultures that humans created or experienced. Still, if we understand the culture of the Kingdom, we must begin to live the culture of the Kingdom, where the multiethnic church must remain in unity.

God spoke to me in many ways. Yet, I was stuck with questions like: What can I do? What does God want me to do? Will I be able to do it? And many more.

Within these questions that I had, God was able to show me that I have to take the next step: to be OBEDIENT and take action. After ultimately putting my life in His care and being obedient, many thoughts and burdens from the past began to come back that did not work for the good of my life with my daughter, wife, and the people I had the opportunity to care for. I worked at Esperanza de Ana for ten years and wasted a lot of time. I realized how much I could have done. It was a moment of great anger with myself, but at the same time, it was a perfect time because God was freeing me. Now, the next step that my wife and I have decided is to be OBEDIENT.