News From Honduras

[rickwatson]

Hey All,
This thread is for all kinds of news from and about Honduras.

[tom camp]

Brother Bill just back from Cuba and had a great time, watch for his update in CHIMES

[JT]

. HL HAD A GREAT EXPERIENCE WITH THE MISSION TEAM LAST WEEK. HE SOUNDS GREAT. HL & HARRIOTT ARE TALKING ABOUT DOING A SOUP KITCHEN SOMEWHERE ON ROATAN, JUST IN THE TALKING STAGE. HL IS SUPPOSE TO SPEAK IN CHURCH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. IT SOUNDS LIKE GOD IS MOVING PEOPLE IN HONDURAS.

THANKS AGAIN,

JT

[TC]

Good Morning,

Two updates:
Lexie's group from Jasper just returned from Yorito and had a great mission - mostly medical with some evangilical.

Mike Dunlap and Lee Ann are presently in La Cebia working on the La Haven and the "pastor's motel".

H.L. Ray is setteling into Rotan and will be teaching English, going out with groups, and preaching in local island churches. Everyone speaks hightly of him.

[HL]

Dr. Camp,
Thank you so much for your help with this. I would love for you to mention Oak Ridge as a project. The construction of the kitchen would be amazing. I know that you wanted more information on that, and I am going to see the Pastor of the church where would be building this week and I plan on asking him for more details. A medical team would also be great. They could see patients in the church where we would be building, and also go to other places if necessary. I am not sure if it wold work to have teachers come in for only a week. Yes, there is a need for more teachers, but I was talking about a need for teachers who could come long term like me. But, if there was someone who was interested, they could help me in the school for the week (or for however long they stay). Let me know if there is anything else. Thanks for your help, and I cannot wait for your team to come! Talk to you later, HL

[Rick]

This is a follow up from HL Ray, who is staying on Roatan. He is looking to build a soup kitchen/feeding facility for next year. Anyone considering going on a mission and looking for a very badly needed project can contact HL for more info. [e-mail]. I have been to this area - it is beautiful.
The needs are great.

[R]

The NBC Affiliate in Birmingham, Channel 13 had a segment on the 10 PM news on Tuesday Night, October 11th about Agnes Grice and her baby dolls for Honduras. Mike Royer came out to her house to see all the re-furbished baby dolls that look like new and decided to do the story. If you get a chance, you need to watch. You will be able to tell people - don't throw out any doll - God and Agnes can make her gorgeous and send her to Honduras to a little girl who has never had a doll !!

[Nathanael]

Good evening, I am a monk of St. John's Abbey and have been trying to find the email address of a friend of mine, Gene Dillard. He is in the Peace Corps in Honduras. I lost his address some time ago and would like to get in touch with him again. On searching the web, I discovered your site and the update from Linda Trip, who mentions meeting Gene. If she has his address, would it be possible for her to send it to me. Or, if you would rather not, could you forward this email to Gene's account?

With many thanks in advance for your kind help,
Yours,
Fr. Nathanael Hauser, O.S.B.

[Sandy]

We have been getting a lot of rains on the north coast and having a lot of flooding. The roads to Limon at the moment at not passable.

Bro. William Bernabe, our pastor from San Antonio, Colon (around the Trujillo area) called today to report that the church there is damaged completely. The apartment which they had built on to the back of the church is completely gone. 2 walls of the church are gone and the water from the river is flowing in under the church floor and coming out through the other side. The pastor and his family are staying at a members house. Any help for them will be appreciated. Also, Nueva Armenia appears to be flooded. A lot of areas in La Ceiba flooded on Sunday and again today. Also a lot of flooding on the Mosquito Coast area.

Here at the mission we did not flood, P.T.L.

Blessings,

Sandy ([e-mail])

[JT]

I HAD A GREAT TRIP & SPENT SOME GREAT TIME WITH HL. WE GOT TO FEED THE CHILDREN ON TUESDAY AT THE FEEDING KITCHEN HE HAS GOING. I SPOKE AT A YOUTH SERVICE ONE NIGHT THEY HAD A LARGE YOUTH SERVICE ON THE KEY WHERE HL LIVES ON THURSDAY EVENING. I HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF PRAYING WITH A BUNCH OF KIDS & SEEING SEVERAL ACCEPT CHRIST. WHAT A BLESSING IT WAS. KEEP HL IN YOUR PRAYERS AS HE HAS 27 KIDS ON A YOUTH RETREAT IN LA CEBA THIS WEEKEND. AFTER THAT HE WILL BE HEADED HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS. I MET WITH OUR MISSION COMMITTE TUESDAY NIGHT & THEY APPROVED OUR MISSION TRIP IN MAY TO BUILD THE FEEDING KITHEN & CHURCH BUILDING WITH AN ESTIMATED COST OF $ 16,000. GOD SEEMS TO PROVIDING MANY THINGS I WAS PRAYING FOR. I'LL BE PRAYING FOR BILL AND HIS GROUP.

AS YOU CAN TELL I'M EXCITED.

HOPE TO SEE YA SATURDAY,

JT

[Bill Camp]

Here is the schedule for departure and return from Honduras. The best number to reach me in Honduras is Sandy Placencia at Crusados. She is Eleanor’s daughter. The phone number is 011-504-441-1887. There is usually someone who speaks English there if you ask. In Limon, there is a phone at Glenn’s store. That number is 011-504-439-8900. You usually have to dial the phone a number of times before the call goes through.

In addition, Luther has a cell phone that works up to about Tacoa. That number is 011-504-924-7264.

We will try to go to the devastated area from the most recent hurricane. This should be fun. We will keep you posted. Have a great week.

I love all of you.

Bill

[Rod]

Honduras Missionaries,

I have decided to post the dates and will also list contact information of the people that will be scheduling Sister Eleanor's visits and the areas that she will be speaking. Sister Eleanor will be returning to North Alabama Noveber 29th and will be leaving December 18th. I can be reached at [phone] if you have questions about her visit.


She is scheduled to arrive back in Birmingham Tuesday, November 29th. Brad Guffey and the group from Discovery UMC in Hoover will have her speak at their church that evening. The next day they will take her to Steve Kilgore in the Anniston area to speak until December 3rd. She will be speaking at Columbiana December 4th at their am service and travelling to Jasper to spend the week with Jean Boshell. Wednesday, Dec. 7th she will be speaking at the night service at Central UMC in Decatur and returning to the Jasper area until Saturday the 10th of December. On the 11th of Dec. she will be preaching at the am services at Good Sheperd in Madison and the evening services at Bucket's Church in Cullman. The next two days she will be staying with Ray Crump before she heads off to Florence to stay with JT and HL Ray where she will be preaching Dec. 18th and finally leaving us.. We are so blessed to have this amazing woman in our midst. If you have any questions please call me and I will be happy to give you all the details I have.

God Bless you all,

Rod

[Rick Watson]

From Dr. Camp
Good Morning Team Leadership,

This letter just came in from Sandy. My brother Bill Camp is presently in Limon. His team was on the border of Mosquito coast and had to leave because of the flooding They hope to be able to get out within the week. He and his team will send more information when they get back to the USA. You can get more info at www.honduransnews.com.

Sandy has asked for a container of food. Cheketa Banana has offered us another container. The total cost will be $4,500. THis includes getting the food to the villages on the mosquito coast. Ken Key, Mission Unlimited, has the food available. Of the $4,500, $1,800 has already been raised. This is dehydrated food used for Relief work - literally thousands of meals.

[Rick Watson]

Note from Bill Camp from Honduras:

Dr. Tom estamos aqui con Bill,
We have arrived in Tela. Our experiences have been fantastic. Of course, Luther has introduced us to many, many people whom we would never have met without his introduction. WE HAVE LEARNED A GREAT LESSON from Mario, Douglas, Melvin, Geovany, and Alfredo. They executed a miraculous rescue in Ecoteas. We have great pictures and tales to tell. Our team is ready to return in May. Have you picked a date. I will call you when I get to the US. I believe we will return on Tuesday. That will require that we get to San Pedro Sula in the morning. We will see. Love to all. Bill Camp

[Rick Watson]

NOTE From Bud - California Mission
hello tom

just a note to tell ya how much fun we had.............everything went well including the river crossings.........lots of doctoring got done by john and poco loco......and plenty of nurseing was done by carol......we had a hurricane too.....to an old southern boy like you thats probably not a big deal, but to a fragile little california kid like me it was an experiance of a lifetime..............come to california and i´¨ll treat ya to an earthquake.....tom¨, thanks for the opportunity to do this..........it is such a wonderful experience.........and the friendships i have made have touch a place in my heart i cannot discribe. douglas was the hero of the week but mario was the workhorse.......what terrific guys..and donna and marlena are hot little translators.......john ransome and carol say hi........tom, they are TRUE healers, i love em both, and poco loco is the best...................hope everything is fine with you and i hope your days will be many...........will write again later