Catch up

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​Sorry it has been a while.  Things have been a bit, well, you know.

We last left you with hurricanes.  And since then, the mission has been blessed to help.  We received almost $47,000 total, and probably in the next week all that will be spent.  

Between brigades, house cleaning, rebuilding/materials, food, mattresses...there are a lot of volunteer hours, driving, and just a lot of heart involved.  We are so thankful to everyone involved, abroad and in Honduras, that worked together through donations and hands and feet on the ground here to make all this possible.

The process isn't over, those communities face a very load road of digging out (still...thousands and thousands are still homeless) and rebuilding.  ​

In other news, after many years with us as pastor in Sampedrana, Henry decided to quit at the end of December, taking a full time job for a milk company. 
​For now, we are going to try out a new pastor who is not from Sampedrana but has worked there in coffee for several years, and has been getting trained and serving in the Church, Juan.  He will help us with the coffee some, as well as serve as pastor.  We are praying for this transition time and that it would be good for all involved.   

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We have a new Church plant, in an area called Guayavillas...although I haven't found it on the map yet to confirm.  Where is it?  Kind of between Tegucigalpa and Danli, but also not too far from Cantarranas.  

Pastor Jonathan had people approach him to start Bible studies, and in a borrowed location, started to have services...and last week had six baptisms.  We are praying how we can support this new work, that wasn't in the budget for 2021, but this is a good problem to have.  For right now we are at least trying to help Jonathan with the extra fuel he will be spending weekly, and praying about adding another pastor there possibly soon?

That is a brief update for now...tons of other things going on, lots of administrative plans, and activities...hopefully more to share soon!

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