Update

Funny how God works. Within a day or two of going on this blog for the first time in a year, I get the following note.

Greetings, I was in Honduras this past month and spent several hours with Pastor Jose in Las Conchas. He sends his greetings and his appreciation for your support of his ministry and church. He says he hopes you can come visit him soon.

The church at Los Conches is doing well. They have 45 adults and 30 kids. The church is growing and many families and people have been healed. They are outgrowing the church and are looking to take out some walls inside the building. They have prayer service on Wednesday evening, Women’s meetings on Thursday night and Men’s meeting on Friday. They have a youth service on Saturday and then have Sunday school on Sunday morning and Church Sunday night. They are focusing on the child this year along with the Ministry’s Year of the Child emphasis. They sent 12 leaders to the Children’s Ministry Conference. Please pray for them as they continue to reach out to the community. In particular pray for the women who’s husbands don’t come to church that they will be able to win them to the Lord. Also pray for the economy of the area. The fishing has been very bad for awhile and it is creating hardships on the local fishing industry.

Continue praying for a leader…

It’s been almost a year, for some reason I am drawn back to this site.

Please pray for a leader…

Pray for God to raise a new leader for our sister church ministry. It has become very difficult to find the time needed to devote to our sister church and I need someone to take it over. Thank you and “bendiciones”.

Honduras in February

From Pastor Jose:

Hello my brothers and sisters, may God bless you, and I hope all is well with all of you and your families.

We are all well here, thanks be to God. We are always praying for all of you, hoping that you will be able to come soon, as we miss you all so much.

The photos show the parsonage almost complete. But with prices skyrocketing (a bag of concrete is 128 Lempiras now – $6) we are not able to finish yet. We are very close, and will continue to work as God provides. We have the doors, windows and part of the roof.

You’ll also see some photos of some recent baptisms. Praise God.

Parsonage

Work on the parsonage continues in Las Conchas. Our brothers and sisters are working on the second floor. Continue to keep Honduras in your prayers as the events in Haiti this past week remind me how fragile life is in the poverty of some of the countries just to the south of us.

Long overdue for an update…..

Things in Honduras are starting to get back to normal, stability is returning. But remember, back to normal means little to no transportation to get people to medical care, small catches for the fishermen of Las Conchas, dirt floors, cold water, minimal shelter, poverty, poor nutrition, lack of education…..the list continues, but I think you get the picture. We sometimes need reminders. The Tropical Storm in the area was my reminder this week. My reminder of how my family and friends in Honduras live the reality of the words above. But in spite of those circumstances, they have a desire and love for God that convicts anybody that witnesses it. A few prayer requests from Pastor Jose follow.

Ingrid is in her 5th month of pregnancy, please pray for continued good health.

Iris is also pregnant, continue lifting her health up as well.

Healing for Ezequiel who has symptoms of kidney stones.

Praise that Pastor Jorge is doing better, as he was very ill last week.

Prayer for permanent transportation (a vehicle) for the church.
Praise that the house that was started in the spring is almost complete and that work has started on the parsonage.

Prayer for a miraculous improvement in fishing (this is the time of year that fishing is very poor).

Prayer for continued growth in the church.

Prayer for the return of people from Church in the Gardens to Las Conchas.

Please join us in prayer and praise.

Prayer Requests from Las Conchas

Some prayer requests are;

 

Ingrid – for God to help her through her pregnancy, as she is 2 months along.

Iris – for God’s healing of the lumps on her breasts.

Lorena – for God to heal her from arthritis.

Julisa – for health.

Ana – for healing of the cysts on her ovaries.

 

For God to provide the funds for a church vehicle.

For Church in the Gardens to come back to Las Conchas soon.

For spiritual growth,

For the church’s anniversary on September 27.

 

Our regards from Las Conchas, we love you all and we miss you all very much.

Praise and Prayers

Praise God! Yesy had a baby girl the other day, mom and daughter are healthy. They haven’t decided on a name yet, but Sindi wants it to be Juliana.

Please continue praying for Honduras and our sister church in Las Conchas. The situation there continues to be bad, as shortages of many things are felt. The poor fishing, combined with the decreased traffic along the highway has closed some of the restaurants, so cash in the community is low. Violence and rumors of violence continue. But, God is great and is in control over everything. In Him is our trust. In Him we find safety. In Him is our salvation.

Prayer Requests from our Sister Church in Las Conchas

From Pastor Jose.

Arcenio, for their home and family.

Ana Domingez, for health from a cyst in left ovary.

Anita, that God bless her spiritually and financially to buy the medicines the she needs.

Luis, for spiritual blessings and for his family and their health.

Elvia, for God to provide the money to make her house.

Yesica, for her studies as she wants to become a doctor.

Saul, asks for prayer for God to provide or touch someone to provide the put his daughter in school because he can not work because of his health.

Yesy, for her health and the baby’s health at the end of her pregnancy.

For the political situation to be resolved and peace return to Honduras.

Pastor Jose, for God to provide wisdom to guide His flock.

Additionally, here’s an update on the political situation in from Heart to Honduras.

As I am sure you are all aware of the political situation in Honduras has become very unstable and unpredictable. While there have been protests and demonstrations in the larger cities, most seem to be centered in Tegucigalpa . Miguel and Jose have told us that things in the San Isidro and Canchias area have been quiet and peaceful. We have not had any trouble getting to San Pedro Sula or the airport. However the U.S. State Department has issued travel warnings to those going to Honduras. They are asking that unnecessary travel be avoided or limited. These warnings are normally only posted for a few days at a time and do not prevent one from traveling.

 We have fielded a lot of calls about what we are doing about teams and what teams should do at this time. We did cancel the 2 teams traveling down the weekend of July 4th and most of the Ambassador students have gone home early. We are in communication with Miguel and Jose on a daily basis and are taking things one day at a time. While there does not seem to be any trouble in our part of the country, we do not want to put any team member in a potentially dangerous situation that can be avoided.

Teams that wish to travel to Honduras may be allowed to do so as long as the State Department does not stop all travel there or we feel that things are just not safe enough. This is a team by team decision that must be made each week at this time. Teams that do not feel they want to travel on their dates may reschedule for either later this year or for 2010. The airlines have been very helpful so far in rescheduling airline tickets.

We are continuing to book teams for 2010. Things should have been resolved by then. We encourage you move forward with your plans for 2010 and preparation for those trips.

We would love to have the gift of discernment about when this situation will be resolved, however that is not something we have at this point. It would seem logical that following the general election this fall and the new President taking over, that things should return to normal. We are optimistic that things will be resolved in a peaceful manner well before that. While we stand with the other Christian churches in Honduras in support of the new president, we do not feel that it is our place to enter into the political arena. We continue to pray for peace and a resolution that will truly benefit all of Honduras.

Pray for Peace in Honduras

Be aware of the political unrest in the country and pray that the peace of God overwhelms the country of Honduras.

Honduran soldiers on the streets of the capital after President Zelaya was deposed

Prayer request from Pastor Jose.

Hello my family, please help us in prayer for our country. We do not want war, but peace. While some difficult things have happened, GOD will place HIS powerful hands around us. Many countries that have helped Honduras have recalled their ambassadors, but GOD is powerful and will rescue us.

 

Additionally from Heart to Honduras.

Miguel just called with an update of the political situation in Honduras: (Sunday 3:30pm ET)

• He also reports that the president of Honduras has been taken to Costa Rica by the military
• Reports in Honduras state that the president has “resigned”–we agree that report is very doubtful
• The military came to San Isidro (and throughout Honduras) to take the voting materials away…no voting was allowed
• Only the larger cities show any signs of activity from the situation–people are protesting “for” and “against” the ousted president; gas stations in San Pedro are shut down because of the rush for fuel; people are buying food and other items in case something does take place…
• All HTH folks are well, safe…no disturbances in San Isidro and other outlying towns and villages
• Callie Wulf arrived in San Pedro Sula today and is being brought to San Isidro–no issues at airport or highways

At this time we have not received any additional alerts from the US Embassy in Tegucigalpa and we will continue to monitor events/keep in touch with Miguel and staff in Honduras.  The urgent need now is for prayer for the current and future political well-being of the nation, for our staff, churches and NA teams.