News from Emmaus and Honduran Mission

It was a hectic summer last year at Camp Emmaus with the restoration of the camp pool, which is still on-going. But with everything going on at Camp attention was also focused on the Honduran Mission 2012. The mission continues to be blessed by God’s grace and from people who provide financial support and prayers for the people of Honduras.

The January 2011 mission supported six Honduran families providing each family the opportunity to build an 18’ X 18’ block home. People worked five weeks getting sand and gravel from the river to make nearly 4,000 concrete blocks then moving them to the housing sites. Working together with the Hondurans construction was completed on six houses in seven days. Each house has a concrete floor, metal roof and an installed door and window. On the last day in Las Palmas a celebration was organized by the Hondurans who expressed their gratitude to God and the workers for the new, safe, healthy houses.

Over the past six years the Mission Teams have completed the repair to the clinic at San Juan Baptista, built 32 latrines in Los Ranchos, 11 water storage tanks and 34 block homes in Los Ranchos and Las Palmas.

In addition to the construction projects the Mission Teams have sewed diapers, dresses and shorts for babies and children, brought medical supplies to local nurses and clinics, provided school supplies, sent 360 tropical fruit tree seedlings, secured stoves and provided for electric power, shipped text books, provided a sewing machine for a seamstress in a rural village plus much more in financial, spiritual and other support for the people of Honduras.

A team was scheduled to go back to Las Palmas in January 2012 to build 6 more homes. Bill and Betty Hare ask for your prayers for the Honduran Mission and would accept any financial help anyone would care to make to keep mission alive and active. Contributions can be sent to: Bill Hare, P.O. Box 128, Mt. Morris, IL 61054. Checks should be made payable to Honduras Mission Project. Bill and Betty are also available for presentations and can be contacted at (815) 734-4268.