Strangers At The Door
The door of the church is a place where strangers should be met and received.
Honduran Women Grow Healthier Communities
For indigenous women in Honduras, life is hard. Persistent poverty,
My Son, My Shining Star, My Treasure
HONDURAS - Everth Omar Sánchez lives with his parents and two sisters in the western Tegucigalpa neighborhood of Flor de Campo. The 13-year-old has been a member of the Cinco Estrellas Impact Club for the past three years. Cinco Estrellas means “five stars” in Spanish, but Everth was not a shining star when he joined the club.
They Look for a Safe Place
HONDURAS - In October, 160 Hondurans left the town of San Pedro Sula to gain asylum in Mexico or the United States. As they walked north, their numbers grew: 1000 in the first two days, 1,600 by day three, over 4,000 by October 15. Migrant movements have happened before, but this one is attracting global attention and debate about the rights of people seeking asylum.
Healing the Wounds of the Heart
HONDURAS - What is your worst pain? For some, it may be a physical, but for many their trauma is emotional. In Spanish, we call it a wound of the heart. About a month ago, I had the privilege of facilitating a trauma healing group for the first time.
Improved Agriculture, Improved Lives
HONDURAS - When you think of a hardworking farmer, you may not think of a stay-at-home mother with seven children, but Pilar Martinez from Cañada Galana, Honduras, is both. She has her own plot of land that she works with the help of her husband to provide enough food for their five daughters and two sons. Though she works hard with great motivation, she has had her share of struggles in the past.
Access to Banking Improves Livelihoods
HONDURAS - Years ago Daniel Bustillo became completely blind after being bitten by a venomous snake. Life in the mountain village of El Coyolar is not easy for him. The steep, rocky terrain presents a challenge for getting around and he is not able to farm in the way he did before losing his sight.
Learning and Sharing
Marta Alicia Choc-Cal is a young leader, volunteering time to make a difference for the health of her own daughter and her neighbors’ children. Marta is actively involved in a four-year pilot project to address the high rates of stunting in Guatemala. Simply defined as below-average height for age, stunting is actually a result of malnutrition and other factors that has complicated and lifelong negative impacts on children who suffer from it. Two years ago, I wrote about our intentions to respond to the issue with ADIP, an indigenous association and long-time partner of World Renew. Recently I had the privilege of returning to the area where ADIP works to witness the new learning there.
On Chickens and Security
Bitelia Vega lives in Buena Vista, a community located on a mountain in the department of Yoro. Families in Buena Vista practice an agricultural way of life: farmers produce coffee, corn, beans and vegetables which they sell in nearby communities. Alfalit, a World Renew partner in Honduras, has been promoting sustainable agricultural practices and economic growth initiatives among farmers in Buena Vista, with a special emphasis on supporting women in income-generating activities.
Five Years, Five Countries, Many Thousands
Today, after agri-preneurship and crop cycles training, Mrs. Chimutha’s average
