Packing Meeting – April 18 6:30 PM

Chip says:
We will pack our meds and supplies on Friday, April 18 at 6:30pm, room to be announced. This will allow us to add last minute donations and shorten the time of storage. Please bring one piece of luggage with you. Any type will work: hard side, soft side, etc. We will weigh the bags [...]

Holy Week in Honduras

In many countries in Latin America, if not all of them, the week from Palm Sunday to Easter is much more important than it is in the U.S. Latin American countries mark the week with parades, festivals, business closures, and vacations. In these countries even those who are not devout [...]

Mission Trip Packing Essentials

The last time I went to Honduras I made a note of some of the things I was most thankful to have brought. At the top of the list was my Leatherman multitool. I used it several times a day, every day, and had people borrow it repeatedly. It was so handy [...]

Deforestation in Agua Blanca (near Talanga)

One of the places we will be serving on this trip is Talanga. Near Talanga, in a town called Agua Blanca, there has been a problem with deforestation that has the local residents very concerned. This is enough of a problem throughout Honduras that the official car license plate says “Save the Forest.” [...]