We Have Arrived

 Our"mini" mission team of Bruce, John, Linda, Anne, and me arrived in Tegucigalpa this morning shortly before noon, For Bruce, Linda, and me, it was so great to be back in Honduras.

Francis and Julio met us outside the airport. Due to the pandemic, only passengers are allowed inside the airport. After loading our 10 black duffle bags into the back of the green Toyota, we headed to the Florencia Hotel, our home away from home. This is definitely luxury compared to staying at the compound,

Marta delivered sandwich fixings to the hotel for lunch and later brought chicken and rice for dinner. Both meals were delicious. Linda and I took Bruce, John, and Linda on a tour of the area. We did do a little work - we emptied all the black bags and sorted the materials in preparation of packing "gift bags" for our house families and a few others.

Tomorrow we are heading to Nueva Capital to see how far our construction crew has gotten on the first house. We believe the frame is up on the first house. We'll join them tomorrow and hopefully make good progress.

Please share the news that even though the whole team is not with us, we think of you constantly. Each one of us has stated during the day that we wish the whole team could be with us. We know you're all here in spirit. Thanks for your support.

Meet Our Families for 2020 & 2021

Because of a lot of Covid in the area where we work, this year’s 2021 team, which had combined with the 2020 team, was cancelled. Instead, a small contingency of 5 missioners is traveling into Nueva Capital to work with a Honduran 4-man construction crew to build our 4 homes and 20 bunk beds. We’ll also be carrying as much of the donated supplies as we can carry in our 10 duffle bags. Please pray for our “mini mission” team while we are in Honduras. We truly wish our whole team could have made the trip, but we had to do what was best for the Hondurans in Nueva Capital, as well as the missioners themselves.

I’d like to introduce the families that will be receiving our homes. They are all quite excited. Three of them have been waiting almost two years for their home. By the end of June, the Honduran construction crew will have their homes ready for them. We’ll try to keep you updated on their progress, even after the mini mission team returns home.

Family 1 consists of Vanessa and Ruben and their 2 elementary aged children. They sell used clothes to make a living. They rent a 1-room house for $25 per month. It has a wooden floor.

Family 2 is made up of Lourdes Xiomara, who does laundry for several families to support her children that are in elementary school. She does not have a husband. She has a 1 room house where they all live.

Family 3 lives in a 1 room house rent free. Lidia is the head of the household. She has 4 children, ages 6, 7, 13, and 16. There is no father in the house. Lidia does laundry and house cleaning for others for her job. Her oldest son quit school for 4 months to help his mom support the family. We currently have no photos of them.

Family 4 fills the house where they live, a shack made of old tin. Both parents live there with their 9 children, ages 6 – 22. Maria, a housewife, and Jose, a builder, are the parents. Their children are named, Sergio, Keydi, Denis, Alenisa, Katherine, Maria, Nancy, Genesis, and Roxanna. Sergio has graduated from Santa Teresa de Jesus School and works there. In return he is given food to take home for his family.

The lots where our homes will be built. New home owners cheer!

Lourdes lives here with her 2 children.

Lourdes' 1-room house.

Lourdes stands in the doorway of her current house.

Vanessa keeps her house clean.

The home of Vanessa & Ruben & 2 children.

The laundry area for Vanessa.

The bedroom area of Jose, Maria, & their 9 children.

The current house of Jose & Maria and their family.