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What a day! We’ve been to the end of the road at the top of a mountain to the village of Texoxingales an hour and fifteen minutes away from home base. Coffee and cardamon are the cash crops. As with … Read More

Miercoles, 1/20/10 DIRT POOR; RICH IN SPIRIT I have been led to believe that practically all the land in Honduras is owned by a very few families. And of course this is the most productive or strategic land. By contrast … Read More

Geckos abound in Honduras. These harmless little lizard-like creatures have the amazing ability to cling to any vertical surface (with the exception of Teflon) thanks to bristle-like structures on their footpads. No matter where they are (Teflon excluded) they are … Read More

The whole group returned to La Montanita on Monday to help the locals complete the school desks and benches, start the Justa stove project, conduct a dental hygiene clinic, teach a group of women how to make various crafts for them … Read More

After a morning of participating with the AP students and their brothers, sisters and friends in their weelky Bible study(about 50 children), we came back to Martha’s ranch for further religious instruction. The Bible verses used for the basis of … Read More

Domingo 1/16/10 Before we left on this mission trip, Holly gave a devotional at one of the team meetings which ended with the admonition to look for God in your life every day. Yesterday after our visit to Santa Clara, … Read More

January 15 &16 We finally got an internet connection! The team spent Friday scoping out projects for the rest of the trip. All 14 of us, plus a driver and helper, crammed into a mini-bus and became much closer friends … Read More

Dear Friends, thanks to your prayers and great planing by the team leaders we arrived without a problem — even early and no hassle with security.  We intended to update the blog upon arrival Thursday afternoon, but the internet connection … Read More

A group of 14 people will be on a mission trip to Quimistan, Honduras January 14-23. June and Ken Blohm are the team leaders. Other team members are Holly Shoaf-Okula, Allen Blancett, Gerry Depo, Bruce & Maxine Eberhard, Jim & … Read More

I can not believe it is Wednesday and I have only one more day in Q town this summer! What a joy it has been to be here for the past nine weeks. I have had some great experiences and … Read More