DaBomb

Pastor Jorge emailed me today. He informed me that Nina, the lady who hosted me while I was in Honduras, died about 10 days ago. I don’t know how specifically, but Pastor Jorge said it had something to do with her liver and her problems with sugar which I take to be her diabetes. She was a very funny and loving lady. She referred to me as her “hijo mejor” or ‘best son’ as a joke, but I know she loved me as a son. She loved Jesus, so I know she is in heaven right now. I’m not good at being sad and crying, so I want to share a couple funny memories I have of her.

One day I had just finished playing futbol with the kids, but they were still going strong. I was sitting on the Pastor Jorge’s porch with Nina and Pastor Jorge’s sister-in-law, waiting to walk back to Nina’s house. Pastor Jorge lives just over the fence from the church, so we could see the kids playing soccer in the front yard of the church. One of the kids kicked a rogue ball, and it flew over the fence and hit Pastor Jorge’s truck with a loud bang. It scared Nina and she scream, “P***!” (a Spanish curse word, for those who don’t understand the asterisks).  As soon as it escaped her mouth, she looked at me, and asked, “Sabe que la significa?” Do you know what that means? When I said I did she smiled real sheepishly and laughed at me.

One Sunday night I was sitting in my bed watching television, and Nina was out back messing with the laundry machine. I heard a serious of loud bangs, from out back but I was preoccupied with the television and I didn’t think much of it. About ten minutes later, Nina busted up in my room smiling real big and I asked “Que paso?” What happened? She laughed real loud and said “Hubo ladrones veniendo atras de la casa y yo disparo mi pistola al cielo para asustarles!” There were theives (this word doesn’t sound silly in Spanish) coming up the backside of the house and I shot my gun in the air to scare them! I said “oh, dang.” in English and she laughed and made fun of me for being scared. It’s definitely one of my more favorite moments with her.

I know none of y’all know her, but I am definitely grateful for the love she bestowed upon me and I hope that you all enjoyed the stories about her and I hope you will pray for her friends and family.