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Published May 22, 2008 09:43 pm - During a discussion of do’s and don’ts before an upcoming missionary trip to Honduras, an area church’s youth minister told those taking the trip “must-have” gadgets must be left behind. Youth group heading to Honduras By David Lazenby davidl@cullmantimes.com
During a discussion of do’s and don’ts before an upcoming missionary trip to Honduras, an area church’s youth minister told those taking the trip “must-have” gadgets must be left behind. Cullman Church of Christ youth director Tim Moore, who on Monday will accompany 10 church youths on a visit to the Central American country, said getting away from material privileges is part of the point of the 10-day trip. When the group returns to the states on June 4, he hopes the youngsters will leave behind the importance placed on items like iPods and similar electronic gizmos so many take for granted. “You’re over there for 10 days without all the modern conveniences you have here, and then you come back here and you almost feel overwhelmed with the wealth,” said Moore who spent time in Honduras twice on previous missionary trips. “They won’t feel like they need that new, latest cell phone.” Moore is allowing the high school students to take their electronic entertainment devices on the plane, but with the exception of cameras, he said the items must remain in their hotel rooms once in Honduras. However, Moore said going for 10 days without the electronics is not the major life-changing experience in store for the students. “You get over there and you see the poverty they have but, you see their joy for life you see their happiness and excitement,” Moore said. This, he said, will have an affect on the youths when they return to the states. “It’s going to be such a life-changing thing for these kids,” said Anita Forrest, another chaperone bound for Honduras along with two of her children, Drew and Kacy, both underclassmen at Cullman High School. Anita’s eyes glistened while recalling another missionary trip she took years ago. “Just to get to go to a third world country — to see what they don’t have; the disadvantage they have ...” she said about the personal effect of doing missionary work. Her son Drew, agreed. “I think it could open some eyes of some people and make us realize how fortunate we are in the United States,” said the CHS sophomore. 
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