Youth Camp

Thank you to the donors that made it possible for youth at Worldwide Heart to Heart Children's Village to attend youth camp. Thirty individuals were sponsored and had the opportunity, to travel, play, worship, and ultimately grow closer to God at the camp near Lake Yojoa, Honduras.

Many of these youth wrote Thank you letters to their donor. Here are a few excerpts from the letters they wrote:

"I want to say thanks to you and to God for your help!! I want to talk about the camp. I had a very good trip, and I'm so happy because it was my first time to go to camp. In the camp, I had many good days, and I felt the Holy Spirit, and I danced and cried."-WR

"Thank you for supporting us so that we could go to camp. Being there was so much fun, having competitions, sports time, and especially worshiping God. Thank you for the love you have shown to Heart to Heart."-AC

"I just want to say thanks for giving me an opportunity to go to camp...We sang and danced to the Lord in the morning, afternoon, and evening. The pastor prayed for us and later we played fun games...I really feel that God changed my life, and now I am very happy." -LF

"I know that God put love in your heart. God is amazing and in camp I learned that He always will love me in the good and the bad. I will be praying for you and I don't want you to ever forget God's love and mercy. I will pray for more blessings for you. Thank you very much."-LM

"The time at camp was beautiful. Overall we learned about the love that God has for each one of us...We also sang and danced a lot...Thank you for everything because this was my first time to go to camp. If it wasn't for you, I would not have gone." -OR

An Evening in the ER

I got called in last night at 8:30pm, as I was getting into bed, to help with an emergency in Loma de Luz Hospital (Cornerstone Foundation). There haven't been any patients admitted here this past week so I was eager to work. One emergency quickly turned into 3 emergencies. Our patients consisted of a young man who had been attacked with a machete and left with a deep wound on his face, an older man who was poisoned with Round-up and was unresponsive, and a little boy with a high fever, diarrhea, and vomiting, who looked like he was wasting away. For me, this evening lasted almost 4 hours: from the time I got the call and arose from the bed to the time I returned to it. For the nurses, doctors, missionaries here, this type of evening is not uncommon and the heartbreak is unending.

Hospital Loma de Luz

 The gate to the Hospital that welcomes in emergencies, volunteers, workers, clinicians, laboring mothers, sick children, and suffering adults states "Dios obra aqui." This simple phrase means "God works here." It is so evident that this simple statement is true. God is at work here in the lives of patients through the many hands that work here. Please pray for the workers in these departments: maintenance, cleaning, security, nursing, laboratory, pharmacy, clerical. Also, pray for the missionaries and their families who are here serving the Lord and loving unconditionally to the broken hearts in Balfate, Honduras and surrounding areas.

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An Eternal Family

I first came to Honduras with a missionary group Vision 2 Hear in 2007. During that trip, I met a girl named Gaby at a government orphanage called Nueva Esperanza or New Hope. Ironically, there was nothing hopeful about the place. No hope for a better future for any of the children there because they were growing up in a place lacking education, funding, and most of all LOVE.

Sitting with Gaby at Nueva Esperanza reading through the book of John

Children at Nueva Esperanza playing with a broken toy truck

I returned to the states knowing that nothing is impossible with God and that He could provide hope where there was none. After a month of fervent prayer, I found out that Gaby was no longer at Nueva Esperanza. She moved in with her new mommy Allison and began her life at Eternal Family Project. I could not resist being away and began going to Honduras every chance I received.

Gaby greeted me in the airport when I returned to Honduras

Now, Gaby is 14 years old and has many sisters in her eternal family. Marvin and I had the privilege of visiting mommy Allison, Gaby, and her sisters in Peña Blanca. Marvin worked hard fixing up things around the house, building a baby gate, and providing shelving for storage. Funds from the Harvest ministry allowed us to bless their family with four carts worth of groceries. What a blessing to have a part in an Eternal Family! If you wish to learn more about Gaby and her sisters, visit www.eternalfamilyproject.org

Groceries for the family

Marvin-made baby gate

We attended Gaby's 6th grade graduation

Marvin hard at work

Denia, Chloe, and Jency...a few of Gaby's sisters