Update Friday, April 25

For the past two days we have been working at Fuerzas Unidas Iglesia Metodista (United Forces Methodist Church), which is a church on the outskirts of Tegucigalpa. The church is in a very poor neighborhood called Colonia Jose Angel Ulloa, which is plagued by gang activity and many other problems. The wonderful pastor [...]

Update from Honduras (Wednesday April 23)

Greetings from Honduras!
Today was day 3 of our trip. We are just now getting the time to post an update, so I’ll just summarize the whole first three days. Day 1 was mostly a travel day. We all met at church at 4 A.M. and left from there via church bus to [...]

A few more items to bring to Honduras

You may have seen my earlier post about what to pack in your suitcase. But I didn’t mention some other things that are essential to bring along. Such as:

A Christ-motivated desire to serve others. First and foremost, we will be in Honduras as representatives of our church, or perhaps more accurately, as [...]

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.” [...]