On May 28th around 2am, Honduras had its first major earthquake. It registered at 7.1 in the Richter scale, about 27 miles from Roatan, which is a popular scuba diving destination. Around 80 homes were destroyed, another 175 damaged and 7 people died. The earthquake was felt 200 miles surrounding the original quake center. Many of my friends who live in the capital stated that they felt their beds moving while asleep and didn’t know what was happening.
Dr. Hector Newman called Honduras immediately upon learning of the situation and spoke with some of our supervisors and our administrator in Honduras. All of our buildings, pastors and congregations were intact. We Praise the Lord for that.
On June 2, 2009 just after midnight a second earthquake hit in less than a week. It was a 5.4 in the Richter scale, however no injuries were reported. This one took place in the city of Tela, Atlantida, which is about 4 hours from the capital.
Dr. Hector Newman and his wife Nubia returned to FL on Monday after his 3 week furlough ended with a wonderful Mission Honduras Celebration at Abundant Life Christian Center in Wilmington, MA. Dr. Newman preached a wonderful message titled “Ask not what the Lord can do for you”. Many who were gathered listened to the touching word of God brought by his faithful servant. Dr. Newman concluded his emotional sermon by stating Churchill’s words “Give us the tools and we will finish the job.”
Stacy and I have been in Rhode Island for over a month now with another month to go on our furlough visit. We are excited to meet and get to know new pastors and congregations. Our itinerary has kept us very busy and we are so excited to see Rhode Island churches wanting to support our mission in Honduras.
On behalf of Iglesias Comunidad de Amor we would like to thank all of you who prayed, called, emailed, texted or left a comment on our videos after the earthquake hit. It means so much to us. We love you in the Lord.