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A green look on missions with Brother Jerid Clark
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As we journey alongside Jared through mountain villages he paints a picture of believers who walk miles to attend services, worship passionately on concrete floors, and build churches by hand with mud bricks. The contrast between American convenience-oriented faith and the sacrificial dedication he witnessed becomes the powerful backdrop for this eye-opening conversation.
From preaching through interpreters to praying for a bedridden woman who experienced miraculous healing. His candid observations capture both the challenges and profound rewards of stepping beyond comfort zones to participate in God's global work.
In this episode we talk about the conviction that true ministry was never meant to be convenient. When Jesus commanded His followers to "go into all the world," He wasn't suggesting they only go when conditions are ideal or comfortable. Jared's fresh perspective reminds seasoned believers and curious newcomers alike that sometimes the most transformative spiritual experiences happen when we're willing to embrace discomfort for a greater purpose.
Ready to examine your own faith through a new lens? This conversation might just challenge you to reconsider what you're willing to sacrifice to follow Jesus' call. The fields truly are white with harvest – will you be among those who answer the call, regardless of the inconvenience it might bring?
Hey everybody, welcome back to the God's Little One podcast. Today we are going to be talking to Jared Clark. He's an evangelist from Siloam Springs, Arkansas, from their church's Victory Assembly. Thank you for being here today, Jared.
Speaker 2:Yeah, it's great to be here and I look forward to Karen and uh, it's a great honor to be able to join today.
Speaker 1:So I wanted to get Jared on because he's so. If this sounds wrong, I apologize, but as far as people being involved with missions, he's probably the greenest out of some people I know because he went on his first trip last year. I got to go with you on your first trip, so I wanted to get somebody with a fresh perspective, so that's why we got you on here today. So why don't you go ahead and talk about how you got the opportunity? How did it come about you getting to go?
Speaker 2:Yeah, well, I always heard about Brother Danny and Brother Joey and their missions work, scott's little one and everything, heard stories and everything. And yeah, it was kind of like they always presented the opportunity for me to go and go on trips with them and so the interest was always there. But it just kind of worked out to where they had a trip planned and I was able to go during those dates and so it was kind of a mutual interest. They said we're going at such and such time and that just happened to work so I was able to tag along.
Speaker 1:Well, what was your reaction whenever Brother Danny was talking to you about going?
Speaker 2:I was really excited. You know I'd never been out of the country before and missions work. You know you hear all these great stories and great things that God does and I was just really excited about, you know, having a chance to witness some of those same stories in a different country. It was just really really exciting.
Speaker 1:So, whenever you got to Honduras, what kind of expectations did you have before you got there, getting ready to go and stuff, what did you expect to see? You got there getting ready to go and stuff, what did you expect to see?
Speaker 2:You know, I it's kind of, I wouldn't say I didn't really know what my expectations were to be because, like I said, I hadn't been out of the country. Right, I would say that parts of it exceeded my expectations and then parts of it were like, as far as like, uh, civilization like you know, in in the, in some of the cities it was, some parts were very established, very civilized, um, and then, but in, you know, obviously up in the mountains and and things of that sort, um, you know, civil, as as far as like, the economics of the civilization wasn't quite as established. And so I think that that part was kind of what I was more expecting. Like, when we landed in San Pedro Sula, you know, it was a little bit more civilized and, like I said, established than maybe what I was expecting. But whenever we got up into the mountains and things like that, but yeah, I wasn't necessarily sure because I had never been on a mission trip before. So I would say part of it was what I was expecting, part of it wasn't.
Speaker 1:Got you. So I want to ask you this when you got off the plane landed in Honduras, what was the first thing that went through your head?
Speaker 2:To be honest, my cousin Trevor was with us and we were just, we were kind of just kind of in all that. We were actually, we were actually doing it. We were actually, you know, on a mission trip. We were actually in a different country. He had been on a mission trip before, but I think that was only his second mission trip and we were just kind of in awe. That you know, especially whenever you get called into the ministry, you know you have, you know, things that you want to do and things that you want to be a part of. And you know, whenever we kind of landed in Honduras and we were going through customs, we were like man, we're actually doing this restaurant on a mission trip.
Speaker 2:And it was really exciting.
Speaker 1:So what'd you think of like? We kind of talked about it, but what'd you think of like the culture and stuff, because I know it's totally different than what you're used to in the States. So what'd you think of like the culture and stuff?
Speaker 2:Yeah, it was definitely different.
Speaker 1:I bet uh, yeah, it was definitely different.
Speaker 2:Um, I bet you didn't expect to get a pizza, hut pizza, no, no, like, yeah, that's like, that's a great example. Like I wasn't expecting, uh, like, obviously we landed that day and then we drove up into the mountains but yeah, we went and we got a pizza, pizza and it was kind of like you know, we were just, we were, we were almost in america for when we first got there, you know, and but things were obviously different. But I would say the culture was mainly different up in the mountains, as far as, like the, the culture being, you know, as far as the culture shock, I guess I would say I say this a lot and I'm going to I'll we'll probably talk about this more eventually, but more eventually.
Speaker 1:but I'm going to say it real quick. I say too on a lot of podcasts one big difference between the states and up there is when it comes to church-wise, is that Honduras, the people up there, they've got electronics and stuff, but they don't really have much. They don't have as many. It's just like God is more focused in their life just because of the culture and stuff they don't have like as many. It's just like God is more focused in their life just because of the culture and stuff they don't have as much. So that's what I've, that's what I've noticed.
Speaker 1:So yeah we had a very rough drive going up the mountain. We always do. I always get car sick. How'd you feel driving up the mountain?
Speaker 2:It was pretty crazy. I mean, the driving was absolutely crazy. It's not how people drive in the United States. And Richard, he was just flying around the curves. I mean people passing each other around the curve. You know that was definitely something I wasn't used to, but I mean it was each other around the curve. You know that was definitely something I wasn't used to, but I mean it was all part of it. It was exciting.
Speaker 1:The first day the driving was one thing, but on the way home the driving was absolutely crazy, like it was completely crazy. We were seeing some. It was crazy so to get into the days that we was there doing missions, work. So how we did this trip we took. We flew in the first day, we flew in and we drove up the mountain, we slept that night and then the next day basically started the trip. So let's talk about that first day. What all was, how it just talk about what happened that first day.
Speaker 2:Yeah, the first day of preaching. I remember we kind of that morning we kind of were just getting things ready for the services that night and getting things still unpacked and things like that, and we went out that night the first service and I can't remember the name of the church.
Speaker 1:We went to Swanoia, or that was the village Swanoia.
Speaker 2:Yeah, and it was me, Kent and Trevor and Brother Luis and for the lady pastor, and I preached that night and I was preaching on the baptism of the Holy Spirit and just preaching on that and in the middle of my preaching Brother Luis looked over at me and he said salvation also my friend is what he said. And so I started preaching a little bit on salvation and you know just the gospel and things, and we gave an altar call and I remember that there was a few, I guess you would say, rough-looking men in the back that Brother Luis knew that they responded to the altar call and they got saved and they accepted salvation. And I didn't know their history or background but Brother Lee said they were very, you know, very troubled men in that community and it was just, it was really, really powerful, had a great altar service that evening and it was just.
Speaker 2:It was really exciting as the first you know, the first service that we were able to be a part of. You know, on the missions. Yeah. On the mission trip. It was really exciting.
Speaker 1:So what struck you? I want to to talk about what struck you different as far as the church like go, like their services, stuff in stuff. What was different to you than what you see here in the states?
Speaker 2:um, I would say that they obviously have. They don't have near near as many. What's the best way to put it Near as many, not, things aren't as convenient to them. You know, just like. For example, like you know every church we were at, you know there was no carpet, there was you know nothing like that. And you know which? Obviously you know. In America, if a church doesn't have carpet, then it's almost like it's not a church. You know what I mean.
Speaker 3:Yeah, yeah, we wouldn't be comfortable it shouldn't be like that.
Speaker 2:But yeah, everything in America is based driven off comfort and you know what's available and convenience and things. And so seeing you know people come and just lay on the concrete floor and it was very powerful, you know. But as far as, like, the church building and you know how the services go, I would say that it's just things aren't near as convenient, but it's also it makes it very powerful.
Speaker 1:Right, we had some powerful stuff happen. I know we went we'll get into it more but the last day we did preaching me and Uncle Joey or Bro Joey, we went to one and it was powerful that service. So, talking about the second day, I wasn't with you the second day so I really I'm kind of the second day, so I, I really I'm kind of I, I I've heard some but I'm kind of clueless on what happened. I actually went and I got to go preach at the church. You preached and talking a little bit about that Uh, I know I'm taking up a little bit of your time, but talking about what happened there, uh, I got, I went and preached that night and then bro Luis, he interpreted and stuff and then came up and he did the altar call and stuff.
Speaker 1:After I was done talking and I remember this lady. We had this one lady come up and I know I I remember she was pregnant and she was backslid and I don't know what touched, I don't know if it was me preaching or bro louise, but she got saved that night. So we've seen people get saved that week and it was.
Speaker 2:we've seen some good stuff happen. Yeah, it was awesome.
Speaker 1:So talk to me about your side of that day because, like I said, I wasn't there with you. I don't even know where you went, honestly.
Speaker 2:Yeah, I can't remember the name of the church and the name of the pastor, but it was me, Brother Joey, my cousin Trevor, and Brother Freddy was the interpreter. So I want to explain real quick.
Speaker 1:Sorry, I'm going to interrupt you. I'm going to explain real quick. So we've talked about Brother Luis. Brother Luis is our. He is our missions on the ground. He's our missionary, pastor Freddy. He was another pastor from a different area. He wasn't from those mountains, he doesn't know anybody in the mountains, but because of how he was doing this trip, brother Luis got him to come and interpret for us. And something cool about him is that he doesn't just. He can speak Spanish, english, and he can also speak Garifuna. I don't really know much about Garifuna, but it's just another. It's similar to Spanish, but it's another language, and he was there to interpret, so he interpreted with you. I don't think I used him, but anyway, continue talking about that. I just wanted to put that out there.
Speaker 2:Yeah, so the second day, like I said, it was me, trevor and Brother Joey and Brother Freddie and to be honest with you, I can't remember specifically what I preached on, but I remember the worship service was very powerful and the congregation was just really really worshiping and I believe I was preaching on continually having your cup refilled, you know things along those lines. And Brother Freddy was pretty neat. He just, you know, the spirit was moving, you know, during the message. Neat, he just, you know, the Spirit was moving, you know, during the message and as I was preaching and you know I had preached with an interpreter very few times and Brother Freddie he just kind of took over and he just started preaching, and you know, for a few minutes and it was really cool, it was really neat to, you know, to witness and but yeah, it was powerful service and you know, the Lord really moved in the altars and it was really good.
Speaker 1:So that's something that I'd like to talk to you about is talking about doing a, or preaching with an interpreter. You had done it before, but you had never done it overseas. So how was it preaching to people who they don't understand you they know what you're saying because of an interpreter who they don't understand you. They know what you're saying because of an interpreter, but they don't understand english. How was it different than preaching normally? How did it? How'd you feel about it?
Speaker 2:well, it's definitely an adjustment. Uh, but I was like I said, it's definitely an adjustment and it's it's. You know it can be challenging. Right.
Speaker 2:Uh, but basically, you know it's you have to be a little bit more patient, um and but there is benefits to it too, because it kind of allows you to gather your thoughts and, uh, you know, kind of right, cause you got to slow down the opportunity. Yeah, it gives you the opportunity to really think about what I'm going to say, and that's also one thing I was going to say. It makes you prioritize what you're really wanting to say. Right.
Speaker 2:You know there's not a lot of filler sentences or filler. You know I mean nothing whenever you're preaching is filler but no filler words, things like that. It really makes your message, I feel like, more clear and concise.
Speaker 1:And that's you know, bro Luis, that first day I got to preach he told me something about preaching up there. He said don't he was talking to me about like, not using like cliches and stuff a lot. Basically, be right to the point, because they understand that better.
Speaker 2:Right, if that makes sense yeah, I had others tell me that as well. Just yeah, you know, keep it simple, keep it simple, keep it clear and something else that I talked.
Speaker 1:So the I did a podcast with brother joey sweeney and we talked about this kind of thing, a little bit about as far as them understanding it better. And something he did say he says is a lot of people don't understand is that these people in Honduras, these pastors and stuff, are very literate. They understand a lot. They're they're very literate to the Bible I think I'm using that word right. They're really very knowledgeable about the Bible, but when it comes to using like cliches and stuff, they don't get it as much. They want, just as, quoting brother joey they want the pure vanilla, they want the basic word of god and that's what they grasp the most right, yeah so, uh, we had three days of preaching.
Speaker 1:The third day, we we're going to stop talking about the preaching and we're going to talk about something else that happened that day. This was a very laid-back trip than we usually do. We don't usually have—well, we have time, but this trip we really only did stuff in the afternoon. So we had a lot of time to kill. But the third day, the third official day that we did stuff, we went to, uh, greenwells and for those who don't know, greenwells is, it's a village that we have been recently, recently, last year and this year, I maybe the year before, I don't really know but we've been doing stuff in, and Greenwells is we're building a church there. And talk to me, uh, jared, talk to me about Green Wells and stuff of what they have no electricity and everything. So you got to go to like a fresh place that we're starting. So what'd you think of that?
Speaker 2:It was really cool. Um, it was pretty eyeopening to be in a place that you know, obviously a lot of the communities in the mountains were, uh, you know, not not of the communities in the mountains were, you know, not a kind of civilization, things of that sort but it was really eye-opening to be in a place that had absolutely no electricity, running water, things of that sort and it was really neat to see, just almost like going back in time you know how people you know with a firsthand knowledge, seeing how people you know live with that lifestyle you know and how they adapt, and it was pretty, really cool, you know, because they were obviously I believe they were starting to build a church.
Speaker 2:Really cool, you know because they were obviously I believe they were starting to build a church there and, you know, got to see all the bricks that they were about to, you know, start laying and so it was really cool.
Speaker 1:Yeah, we've got several churches that we have sent money over to build and stuff. So you got to see that process started by the time you had went. All that was done. They had the area cleared. They had the adobes, which is mud We'll talk about that in another podcast but which was mud dried. That is basically like they're cinder blocks basically. But you got to see like the base layer of the building. They didn't have the walls up yet. You got to see the base layer but what they hadn't? They didn't have the walls up yet. You got to see the base layer but what'd you think? We kind of said it, but what'd you think getting to see a church being built that new?
Speaker 2:yeah, it was, it was, it was awesome, you know, because it was obviously um, just like, just like, if a church was being built in America, it was obviously a testament as a group of people that are wanting to come together and worship the Lord together, and God was making a way for them to have a building.
Speaker 2:And you know whether that's a new building in America or that's you know a new building in Honduras, america, or that's you know a new building in Honduras. I think it's equally as powerful whenever you know something's being established for that community to come together and worship the Lord. It was awesome.
Speaker 1:One thing that for you to know, jared, if you didn't know, this is Swanoia. That first church you preached at that was a church that we helped build too.
Speaker 1:That was a church that we helped build too. I don't know necessarily how much. I know the people who sent the money over. It was either that we freshly built it or it was a church that they had started but wasn't able to continue and we helped them build it. I can't remember, but that is a church that we helped build right there. So two other things happened at Greenwells that I want to talk about. The first one was we talked to them and I know Uncle Joe would probably be better to talk about this too, but I want to talk to you about it. You got to see it. We talked to them about their sewer system. So explain what we was talking to them about and stuff. Why was we talking to them and stuff?
Speaker 2:And once you say that, how, what do you think of getting to see that? Um, I remember I don't remember all the details about that, uh, but I know that they were having some problems with their sewer system and you may need to correct me, but they were probably going to have to move it right they was gonna.
Speaker 1:They was gonna have to build a new spot to do it.
Speaker 2:Yeah yeah, uh, and so you know that was just kind of uh. You know, whenever you think about it and you think about a place that doesn't have electricity and, I think, a place that doesn't have running water and all these things and a problem like that occurs, you know, it's kind of just eye-opening because we just take many things for granted, you know. Right.
Speaker 2:Even you know when problems come up. We have electricity, we have running water and all these things. These opportunities you know to take advantage of, but in a place like that you know they weren't able, they don't have those things. Right yeah, it was just. It was really. It was really eye-opening and, I would say, convicting.
Speaker 1:Yeah, the one other thing that happened there is I don't really know how we got asked to go do this, but there was a lady there and she had some kind of sickness and she was in bed in their house and we went over to these people's house and went and prayed in their house for them and stuff. So talk to me about that experience.
Speaker 2:Yeah, I remember she was feeling very, very sick and we went and we actually the house was very small and me and my cousin Trevor actually, and I think you, kent, at one point we were actually standing outside for part of the time- yeah, we was outside.
Speaker 2:I was outside mostly I remember, yeah, they were, but Joey and I think Richard was inside and they were just kind of just visited for a few minutes. And then, uh, we eventually prayed for her. Um, to my, to my knowledge or understanding, she hadn't had the opportunity to go to the doctor, go to any type of hospital or anything as far out as they were. Um, and so we, we prayed for it, um, and I actually remember that night before going into service, that somehow they had gotten back to. Brother Luis or Brother Freddy somehow made contact with them and she was feeling better. So that was really really exciting and powerful. You know that the Lord touched her body, was um, or touched her body.
Speaker 1:Right, If I remember right, what she had was she could, she was, she didn't get out of bed and she didn't go walk around and stuff, and I don't think she could hardly talk because of how bad she was feeling. We got.
Speaker 1:Brother Luis got a text or call that she was up and she was talking and stuff, so and she was talking and stuff, so God really touched her that and it was in the same day, so God really touched her. I can say about that. Something cool about that is and I did a podcast. If y'all ain't listened to it, you need to go listen to it. I did a podcast a while back talking to Brother Joey Sweeney and Brother Wesley Mills about a certain trip and we mentioned this lady and this lady was actually from many people, or a lot of people from that village of greenwells. I don't know how many, but a good little bit of people from there are from another village that a landslide had destroyed the village and they had to move from that village and they moved to uh, some of them moved to that village. This lady was one of them. It's really cool, okay, and yeah, it's really, it's really powerful story.
Speaker 1:But so getting back to the preaching, we had one more night of preaching and we you and me were not at the same place again. You went to another church and and I went to Pastor Angel. I don't know if I'm saying that right, but it's one of our—we've had this church for a while. He's a new pastor, but we went to this church. If I'm saying the name wrong, pardon me, I don't speak Spanish, but that's the name Angel and we had a very powerful service. I know and talk to me about yours, because I wasn't there with you. How'd it go?
Speaker 2:Yeah, I remember we dropped you guys off at where you were preaching and then someone actually came and picked me my cousin Trevor and brother Freddie up. He was an interpreter that night. Right. And we drove probably down in the valley, probably about 20 minutes, something like that, and this was by far the church that we went to was by far probably the biggest church that we ministered at while we were there, I've been to that church.
Speaker 2:Yeah, it was a very cool experience. I mean, people just kind of kept coming in. It was kind of like a packed house, people from everywhere just kept coming into the service and there were people standing in the back and so it was really cool. And I just kind of preached on salvation that night and many came down to the altar and um were praying and you know, accepting the lord, and uh, it was, it was really cool and um it was. You know, like I said it was, it was very neat because it was there was tons of people there right and um, it was just really exciting.
Speaker 1:And then we drove back up and met back up with you guys, headed back to the Glosin yeah, something really cool about the people in that area of Honduras is that they hitch rides and they'll walk to get to a church service. They come from a ways away. They come from a ways away Like that church you went to on a trip I had done the year before me. It was me, my dad, somebody from this church, and Uncle Danny, brother Luis and some people from Randy Snow's church and it was very powerful. We they, we went there for an all night a church service, like an all night prayer service, and we took people with us to go up there and we had to, we could, we, we couldn't leave because we had to make sure that they came back with us, because we was their ride and we had so many people in that vehicle. They don't care how uncomfortable it is, they're still going to show up to church.
Speaker 2:Yeah, that was probably about overall the entire trip, probably the most powerful thing to me, and I was going to say it here at some point, to say it um, here at some point, um, but it was. You know, people walk for I mean two things, like I heard, for anywhere from two to four miles to get to church, right, uh, which is just uh, which is just awesome. I mean that's, that's a radical passion, you know, to serve the lord and uh, we're kind of like what we were saying earlier.
Speaker 2:You know, many in the United States, everything's based off convenience and whenever you see faith like that in another country, I think it brings you to conviction. But it also challenges you to, you know, be even more committed to the Lord. And, you know, be even more committed to the Lord. But it was very powerful. Many walked from all over to be in service, so it was one of the most powerful parts of the trip for me.
Speaker 1:And something crazy is that the fact that we know for a fact that they was having to walk home in the dark and they still showed up.
Speaker 1:They're willing to do it. It's really crazy. So we did that last night of preaching. We got up the next morning and we actually went down the mountain the next morning. But before we went down the mountain we had one more thing, but it wasn't preaching we went and passed out toys at a village. That village was very far out in the mountains, but we went up and we passed out toys. So talk about that experience. Talk about what all we did and how you felt about it.
Speaker 2:Yeah, that was, uh, one of another, one of my favorite parts of the trip. Uh, I remember, you know, going going over it was, and that was actually probably the the going over it was and that was actually probably the the far as the building the smallest little church that we were at it's very small but I think, I think it was a new building, if I remember right, um, that you all that you guys had, you know, built um, but uh, that was one of my favorite parts of the trip.
Speaker 2:Uh, seeing all the you know passing out, you know, toys and backpacks and gifts to all the little children. It was, it was very powerful just seeing, you know, their all their little faces light up and you know how excited they were. You know that they were, you know, getting a few new little things. It was just, it was, uh, it was something that you can't experience until you do it, you know. Right, yeah, it's hard to describe.
Speaker 2:You know just how excited those little kids are, and even the parents too. You know parents. You know their faces are just glowing, you know at all these new little things that they're getting, and it was really really, really cool.
Speaker 1:It was. I ain't done too many of those. I've done that. Probably I've only done that a few times. But they love it, the kids. They want it, they love it. So you had a little interesting. Well, we all had a little interesting experience, but I kind of found a way to avoid it. So at the end of that, they kind of gave us a gift. Uh, they, so at the end of that they kind of gave us a gift and it was a cup with some rice and I think it was water mixed up.
Speaker 2:How did that taste? Yeah, um yeah, it tastes about like it sounds. It was just, you know, kind of lukewarm water with a little bit of soggy rice in it, you know. But I mean it wasn't terrible, right? I think the only ones that actually tried it was me and Brother Joey.
Speaker 1:Basically, I think Trevor did try it, but he came out with me and my dad.
Speaker 2:Yeah, yeah, but yeah, we tried it. I didn't need it at all by any means, uh, but, uh, but it didn't make me, didn't make me sick, so I guess I can't complain you made it home and you're still alive. Right, yeah, but it as far as the taste, you know, it was uh, it wasn't that great that's part of that's like uncle danny was saying, that's part of missions work.
Speaker 1:To be honest, I I went outside, took the cup outside, gave one to one person and then I took the other one and kind of uh, poured it out to where nobody could see where I, when nobody was watching, yeah, I don't like I don't know anyway.
Speaker 1:So yeah, that was, that was an interesting experience. That was our final experience up in the mountains. Then we drove down. That drive was very interesting going up there because we went through that one little area of that town. That was a very interesting drive. So we went down the mountain, we stayed in a hotel that night, went home. So when you got home or when you was at the hotel resting, getting ready to leave what was going through, your head from the trip.
Speaker 2:I would say just thanksgiving, thankfulness. You know that we had a because we really did. We had a really good, safe trip. You know, nothing really even went wrong. There was no complications or anything and uh but just, you know, thanking the lord that I had the opportunity to go you know and uh to, to just be a part of something you know um in another country and, uh, it was. It was really excited. I mean, I was excited to go home. I was obviously, you know, missing the US. You know this is my home.
Speaker 2:But I was really, really, really thankful that I was given the opportunity. It was just great what's? One thing that really touched you on that trip, um, kind of, like I've already mentioned, the most thing that that convicted me and challenged me and touched me was just the, the radical faith of, of everyone, of the church as a whole in honduras as far as you know they're just walking to church and you know the lack of convenience that they have. You know. Right.
Speaker 2:Just how passionate they are to serve the Lord. That touched me and it really helped. Right.
Speaker 1:So I've got a question that I asked to F. I've started asking on this podcast and I'm going to ask you in a certain way. I'm going to ask you this question what would you say to someone who doesn't think missions work is important?
Speaker 2:I would say, you know that. I would just remind them of the words that Jesus said, you know, when the last things he said to his disciples was go ye into all the world and preach the gospel unto every creature. You know, you know, at the, at the, at the heart of every believer should be, you know, really a, a reflection of the heart of God. To, you know, reach all that you can, every nation, every race, with the gospel of Jesus Christ, and that's what missions is, you know, is spreading the good news of the Lord. And so I would say that, like I said, anyone who doesn't think that missions work is important or doesn't think that missions work is worth it, then they need to, you know, see what Jesus thought about it and understand and hear.
Speaker 2:His words to go into all the world and preach the gospel.
Speaker 1:Right, so one more. I got two more things. The first one is what is, do you plan on going back?
Speaker 2:Oh, yeah, yeah, I'm definitely, definitely plan on going back and I've been talking with brother Danny and brother Joey and hopefully going to be getting a direction for maybe sometime this year to be able to go back and just be a part and look forward to it.
Speaker 1:I want to get your dad to go up there.
Speaker 2:Yeah, that would be great.
Speaker 1:That would be a fun trip, sure. So we're at the end of this podcast. Before we go, I'm going to give you as much time as you want to take to say anything you want to about the trip, any closing remarks you'd like, if there's any question that you would like to answer that I haven't asked you. This is your time. If you want to just say whatever you want, so just go ahead and say whatever comes to your mind.
Speaker 2:Yeah, I would. I'm reminded of what Jesus said you know that the fields are white with harvest and you know he said, pray ye, that the Lord of the harvest would send laborers. And I think that's what we need to do now more than ever that we would pray that, you know, make ourselves available to what.
Speaker 2:make ourselves available to be that person that can be sent by the Lord, but also, like Jesus said, pray that the Lord of Harvest would send forth laborers into the harvest. Pray for missionaries. Pray for the people that are being sent, you know. Pray that the Lord would soften our hearts and make us available, but also pray for, you know, missions, works that are already established that they would be effective and that they would see a greater harvest than ever before. But it was a great trip and I can honestly say that my faith was challenged and my eyes were open to many things and just really looking forward to the next time I'm able to go.
Speaker 1:And with that we're going to close this podcast. I would like to thank my guest, jared Clark, for being able to be here, or, as we called him, from this trip, bishop Stanton. I had to bring that in there somewhere, but thank you for being on the podcast. Thank you for giving us your time today and you have a great day. Thank you you too.
Speaker 1:Several times in this podcast we talked about the people in Honduras, their willingness to make it to a church service From walking to hitching a ride, riding in the beds of trucks. It's uncomfortable, it's inconvenient, but they're willing to do it, to make it to a church service. And you know we in the States can get used to wanting it to be comfortable. Like Brother Jared said about having carpeted in church and stuff. You know we want convenience and we want it to be comfortable. But you know, missions and going to church and just our walk with God, it's not always going to be convenient. It's not always going to be easy to make the time to pray or to get up and go to church or to go out and do whatever God is calling you to do. It's not easy. We all work, we all have to provide. That is very important. The Bible says if you don't work, you don't eat. But it's very easy to lose sight of what we are supposed to be doing. It's very easy to not take the time to do ministry. It is very important to do ministry. He didn't say go ye into all the world and make money. He said go ye into all the world and preach the gospel. He said to teach all nations. That's not going to be convenient. Ministry is not convenient. It's going to be difficult. We have to make time. When we want to do something else, we got to make time. It's not going to be convenient, but that is what God is calling us to do. So I encourage you in whatever God is calling you to do, whether that's to be a missionary, whether that's to be a preacher, whether that's to be a singer, whether that's to witness to somebody on your job, whether it's convenient or not, do it. Do it to please God. Whether it's convenient or not, do it. Do it to please God. Do it because he called you to do it and work for Him.
Speaker 1:Well, thank you for listening to this episode of the God's Little One Podcast and, like I've done in several episodes already, I got a little bit of a confession I got to make. So in this podcast we talked about a podcast. Well, I mentioned a podcast that I did with Brother Joey Sweeney and Brother Terry Miles and if you were going back and you're like, did I miss that podcast, looking for it and you couldn't find it, your phone's not working. You're not overlooking it. I have never recorded and I have never posted that podcast. That is why I guess I thought that I was going to have it done by the time I posted this one, but I never got it done, so I apologize for that. It will be coming one day. I just got to get. I got to sit down with brother Joey and brother Terry and we got to just go record it and stuff. But it will come out eventually no promise on when, but. But I apologize for the the. If you got confused or anything or didn't understand what was going on. I goofed, that's what happened. I goofed and I apologize for that. But that will come out later. But thank you for listening to this episode.
Speaker 1:We hope you enjoyed this episode, but in our next episode we're going to be talking to Brother Terry Miles and if you don't know who Brother Terry is, I'm not going to say everything he's done or does, but I will mention one thing he is the founder of the Sikh team, and if you don't know what the Sikh team is, well then they are a group that does kids ministry, kids crusades in different countries and stuff. They've done them in the states and we're going to be talking to him about that and other stuff. So be listening to that podcast if you want to hear details about it. Other stuff, so be listening to that podcast. If you want to hear details about it, keep listening. That will be our next podcast, not coming out this coming Monday, but the next, as usual. So anyway, thank you for listening to this episode of the God's Little One podcast.
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Speaker 1:I don't remember which podcast. I think we might be at 10 podcasts by now. I could be wrong on that, but if this is our 10th podcast and I didn't remember which pod I think we might be at 10 podcasts by now. I could be wrong on that, but if this is our 10th podcast and I didn't say anything about it, then yeah, this is like our. This is close to our 10th podcast. I can actually check right now.
Speaker 1:Yeah, so this is officially our 10th podcast we've ever posted. I've got other ones recorded, but this is the first one that we've, or this is the 10th one we've posted. So, yeah, those who have stuck with us from the beginning, thank y'all, and those who I know that this is not like that big of a milestone, but I mean, I think it's cool that we got 10 podcasts recorded or 10 podcasts posted. Thank you for listening with us. Thank you if this is your first one, thank you for joining. We uh, trying to get this thing to grow. So please tell a friend and share the podcast with as many as you can, and if something in this podcast touched you or you enjoyed it, then let us know, leave us a review, and we really do appreciate it. Anyway, thank you for listening to this episode, the 10th episode of the God's Little One podcast. Y'all have a blessed day. God bless you and we will see you on the next podcast.