Las Flores makes
known that Cocal Gracias’ goal is to supply Las Flores with electricity. Joel,
Brian, and Pastor Juan let thousands of people and organizations know they can
help Cocal Gracias provide Las Flores with the power to have light, water
pumps, and communication services, which can all be used to advance healthier
life styles.
However, what stands out the
most to me with Las Flores is that I
was there when Joel interviewed and filmed Brian and Pastor Juan. I watched
kids run back and forth from the jungle to the church while Pastor Juan was
interviewed. I looked up to the roof of the house Brian was interviewed and
followed the rain gutter to where it is a few feet above the water tank. I
looked into the tank and there was very little water left. (And even as today,
it has not rained for over a week.) Everyone can watch this well polished video
that uncovers the need of funds to help Las Flores, but what you don’t see is
all of Brian’s interview. The video shows Brian stating the main idea in just a
few minutes, but what is missing is one brief moment of time when the sound of his
voice softens, when pure facial expressions pour out his feeling of hope, when his
bright brown eyes, looked like they were glassed over with water. This is was
what stopped me right then and there. I took a picture that is stored in me. It
displays Brian’s unconditional affection that is pure and embedded deep in his
soul. Las Flores doesn’t show this
experience, but I know even if it did, no one would feel the blanket of love
that warmed all of us around him.
Note: A few nights ago the
family whose house Brian and Pastor Juan were interviewed in front of brought
Brian and Rina a chicken. They were on their long walk down the mountain to
Pastor Juan’s service when they stopped by. I looked at it as if we could let the
chicken go and make friends with all the other chickens around here, but Brian
and Rina said no. They said it was for lunch the following day. The family
didn’t carry the chicken by its legs for two hours just so Brian and Rina could
have a pet chicken. This showed me how the love for each other is given: the
family gives a chicken to Brian and Rina and Brian puts himself in front of the
family’s house and pours out his love for them and all of Las Flores.
