Robert, a high school student at Denbigh Baptist Christian school, went on a 10 day mission trip to Honduras in March 2011. Those who joined him were 13 other choir members from the school's One Voice choir and 7 other adults and chaperones. They traveled to two cities, San Pedro Sula and Tegucigalpa, to sing and share Christ's love through music and word to all the children they met.

"We finally arrived at the final stop of the day.  We stepped into a dimly lit hallway wondering what we had gotten ourselves into. A line of boys ranging from the ages of 13 to 18 sat along one wall as we entered. We were in a boys detention center, a stop on the mission trip that all of us knew was coming but none of us knew what to expect. Many of us were scared of the “what ifs.” But we had a secret weapon. Armed with several 3 liters of Coca-Cola along with cups full of ice, we knew that this was something that they were excited about. As we passed out the soda, thousands of thoughts flashed through our minds. “What is he in here for?” or “Will they even listen to what we have to say?” Not having much time to think, Eduardo (our guide) began to talk to the boys rapidly in Spanish (none of us in our group can speak it very well, but we are improving). After a few minutes, He asked my friend. Kayleigh. and myself to share our ages and what we enjoyed doing. Needless to say, it was hard enough to express just those few words let alone what he wanted us to do next. Eduardo then asked us to share our testimonies. Simple request, right? Wrong! I began to hear my heartbeat in my ears even though I knew this was coming. I will admit that I stumbled over many of my words but I was able to convey to these boys that we are all the same when it comes to our deserving of death due to our sin. I stopped every few seconds to listen to the wonderful translations which Eduardo gave; this gave me a second to think of what to say next. Kayleigh also shared her testimony a lot more cleanly then I was able to. Afterwards Eduardo opened it up to the boys to ask questions which they did. One question in particular struck me though. “Have you gone through trials since you accepted Christ?” We were able to express to them that we both had and that the devil was very active in trying lead God’s children away from Him. We also were able to convey that it is not what trials you may have in your Christian walk, but how you deal with them and who you turn to during them. I am sure that all of One Voice (my school choir who went on the trip) would agree with me when I say that none of the mistakes that we have made in our walks with the Lord are important but what’s important is the choices we make in the future. One thing I know without a doubt is that as long as I am here, I will continue to love every child or orphan I encounter and I will continue to share the message that God has commanded us each to go out into the world and share (Mark 16:15)."

Robert, a high school student at Denbigh Baptist Christian school, went on a 10 day mission trip to Honduras in March 2011. Those who joined him were 13 other choir members from the school's One Voice choir and 7 other adults and chaperones. They traveled to two cities, San Pedro Sula and Tegucigalpa, to sing and share Christ's love through music and word to all the children they met.

"We finally arrived at the final stop of the day.  We stepped into a dimly lit hallway wondering what we had gotten ourselves into. A line of boys ranging from the ages of 13 to 18 sat along one wall as we entered. We were in a boys detention center, a stop on the mission trip that all of us knew was coming but none of us knew what to expect. Many of us were scared of the “what ifs.” But we had a secret weapon. Armed with several 3 liters of Coca-Cola along with cups full of ice, we knew that this was something that they were excited about. As we passed out the soda, thousands of thoughts flashed through our minds. “What is he in here for?” or “Will they even listen to what we have to say?” Not having much time to think, Eduardo (our guide) began to talk to the boys rapidly in Spanish (none of us in our group can speak it very well, but we are improving). After a few minutes, He asked my friend. Kayleigh. and myself to share our ages and what we enjoyed doing. Needless to say, it was hard enough to express just those few words let alone what he wanted us to do next. Eduardo then asked us to share our testimonies. Simple request, right? Wrong! I began to hear my heartbeat in my ears even though I knew this was coming. I will admit that I stumbled over many of my words but I was able to convey to these boys that we are all the same when it comes to our deserving of death due to our sin. I stopped every few seconds to listen to the wonderful translations which Eduardo gave; this gave me a second to think of what to say next. Kayleigh also shared her testimony a lot more cleanly then I was able to. Afterwards Eduardo opened it up to the boys to ask questions which they did. One question in particular struck me though. “Have you gone through trials since you accepted Christ?” We were able to express to them that we both had and that the devil was very active in trying lead God’s children away from Him. We also were able to convey that it is not what trials you may have in your Christian walk, but how you deal with them and who you turn to during them. I am sure that all of One Voice (my school choir who went on the trip) would agree with me when I say that none of the mistakes that we have made in our walks with the Lord are important but what’s important is the choices we make in the future. One thing I know without a doubt is that as long as I am here, I will continue to love every child or orphan I encounter and I will continue to share the message that God has commanded us each to go out into the world and share (Mark 16:15)."