Shoes For Servants
Evangelism in and around the region from La Palma, Chalatenango, El Salvador to Santa Anita, Ocotepeque, Honduras is largely done on foot. The preachers and evangelism students spend several hours each day walking to take the gospel to villages and towns in the area, sometimes walking much further than most would consider “walking distance”.
The Ocotepeque Bible Institute (Honduras) and San Ignacio Bible Institute (El Salvador), jointly comprise the Border Bible Institute. The preachers and evangelism students of these schools, are supported by donors who believe the message is important and that equipping local people to deliver that message is also important.
On their many walking journeys, the preachers and evangelism students take with them the tools of the trade with backpacks full of Bibles, lessons, songs, study materials, and more. Another important tool of this trade is their shoes. They depend on their soles to reach souls. Their shoes must take them over trails, paths, and roads to souls with whom they share the good news of the love and grace of Jesus Christ. The trails, paths, and roads are seldom smooth, as displayed in the included photographs.
The picture (right) of the circle of feet has one shoe a bit different than the others - it is a dress shoe. All the other feet in that picture are feet of a team from the United States. That one dress shoe belongs to one of the local preachers there. Why point that out?
It is part of the Salvadoreño and Hondureño culture to not only take pride in your appearance, but to look your best when representing Jesus and His church. It is not our intent to change their culture. This can make it difficult to provide black dress shoes that also have a sole that can stand up to the terrain of those trails, paths, and roads.
Shoes for Servants is a way for you to be involved in the ministry of spreading the gospel in Honduras and El Salvador.
