We’re preparing for another trip to Honduras to partner with Mercy International as well as supporting the education needs of the children in the town.
Mission Trips
Over the past several years, almost a quarter of our church has traveled to Yamaranguila, Honduras to serve with Mercy International. Honduras is one of the poorest countries in the Western Hemisphere, with 50% of the population below the poverty line. Our specific task over the past several years has been to work in a ghetto outside of La Esperanza, where hundreds of people were uprooted by flooding due to Hurricane Mitch in 1998 and still live in "temporary" shacks. We continue an ongoing project to rebuild homes in partnership with the local town council. While engaging in this physical work we also cultivate relationships and give reassurance to these people that God has not forgotten them and neither has the church.
“Every year, there are dozens of moments where we get to celebrate the humanity of the people in this little community that are mostly despised and forgotten in their society. We get to remind them that they are the Imago Dei and God has not forgotten them. It’s some of the most meaningful work I’ve ever done in my life.”
Every year, we build at least one new home, reconnect with families we've met before, listen to their stories and struggles, play games with children, and meet students who are sponsored through our church. In all of this, we try our best to be Jesus's hands and feet to all who cross our paths and show them how valuable and beautiful they are as God's children.
