Shoes not required for service!

Hello from Honduras,
We hope this finds each of you doing well and enjoying God’s blessings in your daily life! Here in Honduras we are constantly being blessed by God as we continue to serve Him among those living under the hardships of struggling for their daily bread. In the last two weeks, we have worked with Compassion International checking children in Tamara, Fuerzas Unidas twice, El Naranjo, and Acaguaque. The latter two being communities 20 minutes and 40 minutes outside Lepaterique. In the next two weeks, we will work in Ciudad España, Fuerzas Unidas, Las Hadras, and San Miguel de Arc Angel. God is pouring out his blessings on our work and the people we serve. When you look at the photos of the people, look at their faces and feet. Most of them are gaunt and some including adults don’t have shoes. They certainly don’t have money for a doctor or medicine. In the picture of the very small 11 year old, Dr. Ana determined after talking with his mother that malnutrition and parasites played a large role in keeping him small. We need your help to continue this worthwhile work. Please consider a one-time gift or giving monthly to support our work. No amount is too small! Also remember us as you think about your yearend giving.

Our women’s clinic is moving ahead. We will be getting bids shortly to make the entrance road and connection to the highway. Please pray that God will continue to put good honest people in our project to help us. Don’t forget to pray for us to drill the well in the right place. This will be happening shortly after we get the entrance road built. I have added the picture of Dr. Ana standing alone unpacking her things to encourage others to come and help. Just one person or a small team. We need doctors, dentists, nurses, people to evangelize and anyone that feels God’s calling to help. Knowing Spanish is a help, but translators are available. If you are interested please contact us at johnyana_41@hotmail.com When construction on the women’s clinic starts we will be accepting teams to help with that also.

Hot Tin Roof!

Friends,
Another week has gone by and the political situation is about the same. Honduras for the most part is calm even though I have been told on the news in the states they are portraying it quite the contrary. There are still some demonstrations and some groups are on strike, but all that is very common in Honduras and most of the time no one gives it a second thought, except the foreign news media. Anyway, we had a good week working in several places. The photos are from “Las Marias de Nueva Armenia”. This is a very remote very poor farming community where houses are scattered far apart. People cultivate the steep hillsides growing corn and beans for local consumption. Most people walked 1-3 hours to come to the clinic and all were very appreciative of the help we were able to give them. Many heard the salvation message and were prayed for by a pastor that we work with quite often. Her name is Pastor Margarita. She loves the Lord and loves even more sharing what He has done for her life.

You might notice in the pictures the inside of the church… the handmade adobe bricks, the dirt floor, the handmade benches without backs, and the heat which you can’t see but you can imagine. It is hot under the tin roof. Can you imagine going to worship and praise God under these conditions? Just something to think about. How much God has blessed us in the United States with comfortable worship conditions.

We are fortunate to be able to serve in these communities, but we can’t do it without your continued help. Please continue praying for us and sending your financial support. We are very appreciative. Please remember our women’s clinic project as the end of the year is fast approaching. The project is moving slowing ahead. A detail survey with tree locations and elevation has just been finished. We will be applying for a permit to make a connection to the highway for our entrance soon and then we will build the entrance road. As you start to think about your yearend giving, please remember us and this very worthy project that will help many people.