Mission Honduras 2009

Continue to pray for safety and the movement of the Holy Spirit as our missionaries serve.

Mission Schedule - Our Plans Subject to Spirit Leading
Date
 NG Copan Team NG Las Mesas Team
June 17
  Meet at BWI at 4 am to travel to Honduras
June 18
Meet at BWI at 3 am to travel to Honduras. Construction, install water filters, children's ministry and family box ministry. Medical team ministry in the mountains. Big worship in Copan.
June 19
Construction, children's ministry and family box ministry. Medical team ministry in the mountains. Jesus Film project. Youth church with local church. Food, family box, medical team and construction ministry. Install water filters. Youth church with local church.
June 20
Food, family box, medical team and construction ministry. Epicentro in Copan Square. Food, family box, and construction ministry. Medical team goes into the mountains. Epicentro in Copan Square.
June 21
Attend Church In Christ service. Baptisms and prayer over projects in the afternoon. Optional visit to the Mayan ruins (recommended for first-timers). Optional worship on Solomon's porch. Attend church. Baptisms. Prayer over projects in the afternoon. Optional visit to the Mayan ruins (recommended for first-timers). Optional worship time on Solomon's porch.
June 22
Food, family box, and construction ministry. Medical team goes into the mountains. Food, family box, and construction ministry. Medical teams embarks on new mountain medical ministry.
June 23
Food, family box, and construction ministry. Medical team embarks on new mountain medical ministry. Jesus Film project. Small groups wtih Church in Christ. Medical team leaves for Santa Barbara. Travel to Santa Barbara, arrive for late lunch. Get settled into rooms. Journal and listen to God. Organize ministries. Worship with the orphans at Reach International Orphanage.
June 24
Team travels to Santa Barbara, arrives for late lunch. Get settled into rooms. Journal and listen to God. Optional ministry with Las Mesas team. Worship at the orphanage. Hard core medical clinic in the mountains. Constructon-cement floors, clothing ministry, medical team does hard core ministry in mountains. A team goes to Nueva Espiranze (government operated orphanage in San Pedro Sula) for a major fiesta. Children's ministry takes orphans shopping. Worship at the Reach International Orphanage in Santa Barbara.
June 25
 Construction, laying cement, and clothing ministry. Medical team does hard core ministry in the Men's Prison. A team goes to Nueva Espiranza (government operated orphanage in San Pedro Sula). Children's ministry takes orphans shopping. Worship at the Reach International Orphanage in Santa Barbara. Construction-cement work, clothing ministry. Medical team on hard core mountain ministry. A team goes to Nueva Espiranza. Children's ministry takes orphans shopping.
June 26
Construction, laying cement, and clothing ministry. Medical team does hard core mountain ministry. A team goes to Nueva Espiranza. Children's ministry takes orphans shopping. Worship at the orphanage. Travel home, arriving around 9 pm at BWI Airport.
June 27 Travel home, arriving around 9 pm at BWI Airport  

 

News from the NxtGen Teams
June 17-27, 2009

Thursday, June 18 (from Roger Record)

Everyone has arrived safely. Woody is excited that the container of donated shoes arrived on schedule.

Friday, June 19 (from Nancy Chaney, Las Mesas Team)

We are here! We send a lot of love (amor) to you. We are having a great time. Honduras is unbelievably beautiful.

Our plane ride here was very bumpy and scary – we’ll have to tell you about it – but we made it safely. So far we have stayed two nights at the “Bug House” and there are a lot of bugs, but not too bad. It has rained a lot and is muddy. But the view from the front porch of the bug house is of mountains, banana trees, pineapples and coffee growing on the sides of the mountains. There are a bunch of little kids who come around and play with us all the time, and they are so cute.

Their laughter sounds like tinkling bells. Yesterday John and I went to Copan and shopped at the market. We bought 20 pineapples, 80 carrots, 80 cucumbers, and 30 pounds each of rice and beans. Then we drove to two schools on the mountain and handed out food to the children. We danced and played with them, handed out bibles and told them how much Jesus loves them. Then in the afternoon we visited three families who have very sick people. We gave them medicine and prayed with them. I’ll have to tell you about the one woman who made me cry, after praying with her. It was amazing. They live in little mud huts with dirt floors and one bed for three or four people…no front doors. Lots of dogs and chickens running around. Today John is up on the mountain, gathering fresh-cut trees for wood to help build another school. He is working really hard, I’m sure!

I have spent another morning in Copan, getting more food for the schools, and doing a little shopping. Copan has cobbled streets and charming stores, and I have found a few souvenirs. This afternoon we will deliver more food to the children, and a large family box to another family. Oh, and I had to drive down in the back of a pick-up truck! Tonight we are coming back down to Copan (again) to meet at Senor Motino’s house for a fiesta with both of our missionary groups. Tomorrow we get on horses to help with a medical clinic, back up in the mountains.

Some things that are a little strange: when we go to th e bathroom, we have to put our toilet paper in a trash can because we can’t flush it down. And this morning, I took about a half a shower when the water ran out. So I had to dry off my soapy body and leave it at that. But we are still living like kings compared to the people we are meeting. The poverty here is quite something to see. We are having beans and thick tortillas with every meal, but we have also had other things: eggs, spaghetti, even coffee cake this morning. The food is delicious, and the ladies who cook it for us are very gracious.

We have been thinking about you all and hoping you are having a good time... We are having a great time, and are looking forward to sharing lots of stories with you when we return!

Oh, P.S. ...I am really good at driving a 4-wheel vehicle now!
I have navigated through the muddy, rocky, cliffy roads quite well!
This trip is toughening me up for sure! Lots of love to you all again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Taken from A letter from Nancy Chaney on Bryan Chaney's Blog Site.

 

For more information about Mission Honduras, click Honduras Mission.