Honduras
Brigade
The
2012 Honduras
Mission Trip is underway. This year our Team is once again primarily focused on
Christian Education and construction. Please pray for the Mission Teams and support
them in any way you can.
Honduras
is the third poorest country in the Western
Hemisphere. With a per capita GDP of only $3000 it ranks 44th of the 47 western countries in GNP.
And, as you probably know, Honduras has been frequently devastated by earthquakes
and hurricanes. Over 65% of the population is impoverished by USAID
classification. Although, as you might suspect, it is ravaged by crime, drugs
and disease, its people are for the most part gentle, quiet, generous, gracious
and grateful. We continue to learn much from our Honduras friends about faith,
hope and love. The children are beautiful, well-behaved, loving and respectful.
These children are the hope of Honduras.
The
Episcopal Church, under the able leadership of Bishop Lloyd Allen is doing
wonderful things in Honduras. Building
thousands of homes for victims of Mitch and creating orphanages, schools, clinics
and churches
throughout the country the Diocese of Honduras has grown to over
67,000. With a total population of six and a half million, Honduras is
experiencing a real and positive impact through the work of our Episcopal
brothers and sisters.
In 2012
our Mission Team will travel to a new site: .
We leave on Wednesday, February 8 and return on Wednesday, February 15. We've
been asked by Bishop Allen to and will also provide a week long Christian
Education Program for over 100 local children.