Warm Hosts

Hospitality is an art form few are adept at.

During much of yesterday and today you would not have found us here in El Castaño.  We were with new friends, the Patterson family, in Siguatepeque, Honduras.  Siguatepeque, Sigua for short, is located two and a half hours South of us in the Central mountainous region of Honduras.

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Please allow me to introduce this fine family.  First is the husband, Mark and his wife, Christy.  Then there are their 7 wonderful children who I’ll list from oldest to youngest: Josiah, Caleb, Noah, Levi, Iris, Isaiah, and Elijah.  Iris may look a bit different than the rest of the clan.  That’s because the Patterson’s are in the process of adopting her into their family.  As an aside, please be praying that this process is smooth and quick.

The Patterson’s work primarily at an institution named Ministerios Evangélicos de las Américas, otherwise known as MEDA.  MEDA runs a full-blown seminary and conference schedule aimed at equipping pastors for ministry.  MEDA is a part of The Master’s Academy International (TMAI).  TMAI is a collection of schools approved and supported by John MacArthur’s ministry.

There at MEDA the Patterson’s oversee the facilities and aid in the ongoing work of that place passing on the truth of God’s Word to His shepherds.  Additionally, the Patterson’s routinely visit villages in order to serve and evangelize local people.

We visited the Patterson’s to learn more about MEDA and how we might be able to serve them in the future.  We are so thankful that an institution like MEDA exists for the edification of pastors, the sanctification of God’s people, and ultimately the greater glory of our Lord.

They were amazing hosts from which we can learn much.  Noah even showed us a great recipe for crepes that I intend on trying out tomorrow.  If you would like to keep up with the Patterson’s you can follow their blog, The Patterson Post.