The Dillahunty’s experienced new beginnings in an old ministry of MEI this summer in Helene, in the Bay Islands of Honduras. Josiah Altman, from Arkansas, and Caleb Paul, from North Carolina, were Reed’s and Donna’s first Discipleship Encounter (DE) program participants. A Discipleship Encounter is an intense discipleship practicum. The DE has 3 different levels of depth and complexity in discipleship: The Curious, The Challenged, and The Called. Each DE level is Biblically formulated, goal oriented, and kept simple so that disciples may multiply in God’s kingdom.

The 1st level of a DE, “The Curious,” is where Josiah (Si), and Caleb spent the month of July.  They explored missions in a cross-cultural setting on Helene. Each day was spent observing the daily life of a missionary, setting aside personal study time in scripture, and finally being guided through how to make disciples. All of this took place while making new friends, seeing the Caribbean, and enjoying the traditional foods of the island.

The pictures are: Ted, our gentle giant staff member, Josiah, Caleb and Reed on the roof repairing the gutters to catch rainwater in our tanks, learning to wash and hang  laundry to dry, personal study time in the hammocks on the deck, teaching in the English School, and sharing Jesus through 3 circles evangelism. These represent a small example of a DE on Helene.