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May, 2012
- Praise in the Storm Sent Tuesday, May 8, 2012 May 8, 2012 Armor of Hope Ministries Praise in the Storm I watched Yul as he looked over the remains of his ruined house. It had been in the process of being constructed. At one point he leaned over one of the fractured adobe walls and began weeping. He would have to start all over again. T wo days prior, a freak storm came through the village of El Sauce. In the six years I have been working in this village I had never seen such a sight. […]
February, 2012
- Minisry Center Progress Report Sent Friday, February 17, 2012 Armor of Hope Ministries February 20, 2012 Ministry Center Progress Report The Ministry Center is taking shape as we are seeing the final stages of the education center, clinic and dorms come together. Most of the remaining construction work on the education center and clinic is cosmetic at this point. Get a quick panoramic view of the project by clicking on the photo below or on this link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4Bp7NdIKzA So what is […]
- Congregation Builds a Pavilion on Church Property Sent Tuesday, February 14, 2012 Armor of Hope Ministries February 14, 2012 New Pavilion on Church Property The congregation pulled together to build a pavilion on the new property purchased last year. It was a beautiful picture of hard work and unity as both men and women came together to clean, prepare the property for construction and construct the pavilion. Felipa takes a break from working on the pavilion to pose for her picture. Children from the congregation sat on the […]
- Success Against Malnutrition in El Sauce Sent Monday, February 6, 2012 Armor of Hope Ministries February 6, 2012 Success against Malnutrition in El Sauce I first saw Keidy when she was 12 months old. Her mother had brought her to me because Keidy's skin was darkening and peeling off. Both of her hands, feet and legs were swollen and she was weak. Keidy was suffering from a form of malnutrition called Kwashiorkor. This form of malnutrition is more serious than other forms of malnutrition and has a higher death rate. With this […]
January, 2012
- Hungry Children-The Face of Malnutrion in El Sauce Sent Monday, January 30, 2012 Armor of Hope Ministries January 30, 2012 Hungry Children--The Face of Malnutrition in EL Sauce Jose turned one year old this month. He doesn't smile, he cannot sit up for extended time without assistance, he doesn't crawl, pull himself up on furniture or babble. Worst of all, Jose has lost the desire to eat. Only 30 minutes after the video below of Jose was taken (at the end of November), he was found unconscious by his mother. click on photo […]
October, 2011
- Muddy Worship--A Lesson in Devotion Sent Friday, October 21, 2011 Armor of Hope Ministries October 21, 2011 Muddy Worship--A Lesson in Devotion Thursday evenings the congregation in El Sauce gets together for a time of worship and Bible study. Last night was no different...well actually it was. Last night there were only 12 people who could make it to the assembly. The mud was very deep all over the village and the electric was out. The pavilion under which the congregation meets was dark and deep in mud. So what was the […]
- Flooding at the Ministry Canter Sent Wednesday, October 19, 2011 Armor of Hope Ministries October 19, 2011 I Spoke Too Soon Two days ago I sent a report concerning flooding throughout Honduras. I have been in contact with a few folks from different areas an am learning the rain is letting up in some areas, but not in others. If you have not read this report you can see the archive which contains photos of some of the damage at this link (Be sure to scroll down if you do not see the report.) I spoke to team member Yul […]
- Flooding in Honduras Sent Monday, October 17, 2011 Armor of Hope Ministries October 17, 2011 Flooding in Honduras Honduras is experiencing dangerous and damaging flooding nationwide. There are reports of at least thirty deaths and that toll may be rising. Seventeen out of the eighteen departments (states) in Honduras have been hard hit and the rains continue. I spoke to team member Yul Brinner last evening about how this is impacting the villages. Crops have been destroyed and homes are threatened. Homes […]
September, 2011
- The Evil Eye and the Babies Sent Thursday, September 1, 2011 Armor of Hope Ministries September11, 2011 THE EVIL EYE They call it, "mal de ojo", or "the evil eye." It is the belief that someone has the ability to cause sickness, tiredness or a curse to fall upon a baby simply by looking at them in a certain way. Commonly it is believed that it is people with lighter shades of eyes that have this power. Mothers combat the evil eye by putting red beads or cords on the wrist of their newborn babies. The […]
August, 2011
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