With Words – The Blog
The Boy in the Green Shirt
In a few days, we will be leaving La Ceiba and heading to Puerto Lempira, our home for the foreseeable future. We can’t wait to get there to see the children, the town and see what God has planned. However, it will be bitter-sweet goodbye for many reasons. We will be leaving behind the wonderful Honduran family that we currently live with and love greatly. Hugo and Gloria have been a God-send to our family. Their love for our children and us is only explainable it you witness it in person. The first week was a little trying as our Spanish skills were as raw as their English skills. But even from the first day, we could sense that these people “live...
Read MoreAdios a los Estados Unidos
It is here… the week we’ve been dreaming of for 18 months. There are so many people to thank for their help in bringing God’s work to reality. You know who you are… your time, talents and treasure has been shared so freely. Your prayers have kept our feet moving on, sometimes from second-to-second. A highlight of our last days was a potluck/prayer time at our own church. What a sweet time of prayer from the mouths of those we love… those who know us like few others and those who pray us to our destination and back. Peace. On another note, Reach Out Honduras officially has a Board of Directors – 14 people with a...
Read MoreBooks & Seeds… Bring Big Things
What do books & seeds have in common? On the outside, not much. On the inside, both books and seeds provide nourishment. For Reach Out Honduras… books & seeds inspire gratitude this week. You see, we have creative people in our lives. No question. And their creativity spills over into the way they serve. (See this post) Pharmacists who donate medicine and supplies; computer-savvy friends who donate time to help with this site; teachers who donate sample Spanish curriculum; successful business people who donate money so that a young couple can take a mission trip; book lovers who share their passion for the written word by...
Read MoreOur Video
Here is the ministry video for our upcoming move to Puerto Lempira, Honduras. We need partners in mission to pray with us, to go with us and to give to support God’s work through our family. Will you join...
Read MoreLessons from Charlie
Our first visit to Mama Tara’s Miskito Orphanage was in November of 2009. Only four months later, in March of 2010, we found ourselves back in Puerto Lempira in preparation for a long-term move to the area. Our second visit to Mama Tara’s was as delightful as the first. Along with friends from Texas and new friends from New York, in March we had the opportunity to spend time with the children, deliver medicine, visit with Mama Tara and accomplish some of the items on the orphanage’s maintenance work list. I vividly remember our walk over. My wife, Laura, and I were as excited as two children on Christmas morning. Would the children at Mama Tara’s...
Read MoreHappy Birthday, Mama Tara!
Written by: Cathy Cantelli, Sponsorship Coordinator for Mama Tara’s here in the United States Today is the birthday of a great lady. Her name is Florinda Flores Blas, also known as Mama Tara, which in the Mikito Indian language means, “ Big Mama”. Mama Tara is celebrating her 81st birthday today at the Mama Tara Miskito Orphanage, in Puerto Lempira, Honduras. Can you imagine for one minute taking care of a house full of noisy, energetic, needy, and orphaned children? This has to be something that God has told her to do, because most woman at that age have long since raised all their children, and maybe have even helped to raise their grandchildren, but very...
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