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Hello amigos and blessings to you. I would like to introduce you to Randy Wall, our new Mission Honduras (Iglesias Comunidad de Amor, Internacional, ICAI ) Director for Recruitment and Fundraising.
Randy has been a medical provider for many years and has worked as a physician assistant in Kentucky and Tennessee for the last 35 years. He received his medical training while he was in the Army National Guard, from which he is now retired. For the last 2 and a half years, he had been praying passionately in search of finding a ministry where he could get involved in mission work and the Lord answered his prayer. He made contact with us through Jerry Cox, who connected him with our mission. After interviewing with our leadership and going through all required checks, he was accepted to work with our team. We praise the Lord for sending him. He is a man of God with a heart for the people and specially the people of Honduras. During the month of May, he visited our missionary field for 12 days and felt that the Lord confirmed his call to be a missionary with us here in Honduras. He is currently in the process of moving to Honduras and will be residing at El Arca Camp. In other news, even though we're still in the middle of the pandemic, people continue to commit their lives to our Lord. Some believers got baptized by Pastor Toribio Santos in a river bed in Teupasenti, El Paraiso. Thank you so much my dear friends for your prayers for us. We always remember you and your churches in our prayers. Thank you for your faithful support. PRAISES:
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Dr. Hector Newman Executive Director  As some of you may know, I've been able to spend the whole month in Boston. I've dedicated the month of April taking care of some personal needs and health issues. I'm grateful to have visited both my children Enrique and Maritza and their families. As I do every year, I travel to the U.S. at this time to do my income taxes (thank you, Ray). I also traveled to have surgery at Brigham & Women's Hospital for stones in my bladder. Thank you for your prayers; the surgery went well. During this time, I also visited my ophthalmologist for my Glaucoma. In the coming months I will be a getting surgery in my left eye. I'm also very thankful to have been vaccinated, thanks to my daughter Maritza, who works as a pharmacy tech. I visited a few churches and friends, and it has been a very blessed time. To all my supporters, churches and individuals, we deeply appreciate your faithful support.
PRAISES: 1. For the time the Lord has provided me in USA 2. For my successful surgery 3. For getting vaccinated PRAYER REQUESTS: 1. For my monthly expenses need for us, your missionaries 2. For COVID vaccines for Honduras 3. For more youth from our churches to decide to go into the ministry Dr. Hector Newman Executive Director A few months ago I shared a picture of the destruction of our church building in Valcanes, Choluteca. In October 2019, during the rainy season in Honduras, there was a storm that lasted for four days. The heavy rain hit this area and a strong wind blew up the roof off our church building. The church, which is made of adobe, fell down. We prayed a lot asking the Lord to provide the funds to build the church back up. Additionally, I wrote to many people asking for funds. As a result of my request, Dr. Marvin Masada, from California, who participated in our 2011 medical brigade, responded immediately. In the same way, Jay and Lorilee Locke, from MA, also reached out. They have visited Honduras many times and have physically helped build many churches with us since 2003. Pastor Steve Youd and the Mashpee Congretational Chruch on Cape Cod, MA, also helped out. Pastor Youd has visited that city on many occasions and participated in church constructions and preaching in many churches in the country. With their help, it was possible to build back the church building for this poor community.
On Saturday, March 13th, we rededicated the restored church building to the glory of our Lord and for the blessings of this poor barrio of Valcanes, Choluteca. Many children and adults from the community were in attendance. Last month, we started rebuilding the foundation of Jeremy’s church in Villanueva, Cortes, a church that was destroyed with the two hurricanes. We need your help. Thank you so much amigos for your support in the expansion of our Lord’s Kingdom. To all of you that support us on a monthly basis, we say, muchas gracias! May the Lord continue blessing you. PRAISES:
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Dr. Hector Newman Executive Director For many years, we've been working in partnership with Compassion International. Recently, we were able to provide medical assistance to 306 poor children and youth. We also provided basic food items for them and their families.
A few weeks ago, I wrote to you about our church in Colonia Emanuel. This church building was destroyed by Hurricane Eta and Lota. We've already started building the foundation which will now feature a higher foundation off the ground. Jeremy is a little boy who loved going to this church but has been unable to because it was flooded for 3 weeks and needed to be demolished for safety reasons. We hope to finish “Jeremy's Church" by the end of November so that he and his friends can celebrate and have a blessed Christmas. We are very excited and thankful to the three families who responded to our call. To date, we have received $3,000 for that project of the $24,000 needed. Another project we hope to finish soon is the fencing on the front side of El Arca Camp. We are very thankful that during these past weeks we received a donation of $2,300 for that purpose. With that donation we were able to finish 60 more meters of fence. We know that our Lord is going to provide for the remaining 100 meters. This can only be possible with your help and contributions. Please send your donation to: Mission Honduras, c/o Ray Riddle , 41 Fairview St, Hingham, MA. 02043 We are thankful for you and for all the work being completed because of the donations. PRAISES: 1. For the construction start of “Jeremy's Church“ 2. For the recent fence donation 3. For the opportunity to serve many poor families PRAYER REQUESTS: 1. For my trip to the U.S. in March and for my upcoming surgery 2. Support for our mission administration 3. For the continuous generosity of God ‘s people to help our ministry Dr. Hector Newman Executive Director It's so beautiful to start a new year, with a fresh vision and energy. There is much enthusiasm within our leadership team to continuing to plant new churches. I'd like to share some of the blessings of the end of the year and the new year.
November is Thanksgiving month. We are grateful with our God for each one of you, that during this very difficult year you have supported us and our ministry in so many areas.
Thank you so much for generously responding to our recent hurricane plea through our Facebook Live video. We were so encouraged by the generosity of many people and churches who reached out to us and sent funds to assist those affected in Honduras. Thank you again for your love towards us. May the Lord multiply your finances and may our Lord continue using and blessing you. PRAISES:
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Dr. Hector Newman Executive Director  Do you remember Catalino? Catalino Cortes is one of our pastors in the city of Danli and lives in the barrio of Los Robles. Catalino works a full time job as the water system manager for his barrio. He is also a very good plumber and a beloved pastor in his community. Two months ago, he fell very ill with something that he and his wife thought was a simple cough. He went to the hospital for a medical examination and tested positive for COVID. The emergency staff sent him home because there was no space for him. The hospital was already full with other people infected with COVID. They gave him some treatment for his lungs, which were collapsing, but they didn't have money to purchase more because it was very expensive.
He was the first to get COVID in his barrio, and the first pastor to be infected with COVID in the city of Danli. In our previous update we asked you to pray and help him with funds. Many of you responded immediately. Our churches here and the Danli Pastor's Association also responded to his physical, financial, and spiritual needs. While quarantined from his church, his wife Mirian, small daughter Kleimer Lizeth, and the church leaders took care of the church. After more than a month at home suffering from COVID the Lord heard our prayers and today he is in the process of a full recovery. He is back at his church and also at his job. Praise the Lord!. Thank you so much for responding and supporting Pastor Catalino and others that have been ill too. Today he is doing the Lord’s work with his family. PRAISES:
Dr. Hector Newman Executive Director Last month, after four days of heavy rain and strong winds, our church building in Valcanes, Choluteca, collapsed and was completely destroyed. The building was made entirely out of adobe bricks. After driving there to inspect the damage, we were quoted repairs of $8,600. We wrote to friends asking for help in rebuilding it and have already raised $6,500. We pray that this community of faith can soon have their church building again.
In January, we received a donation of $3,000 for 20 bunkbeds for El Arca camp dormitory. However, when we went to buy them the hardware store was out of stock. During all these months we have been waiting for them to arrive from China. We weren't able to get them because of the Coronavirus, until a few weeks ago. During these months, we have also been working in El Arca Camp facilities. Last month we received another $5,000 donation to paint the new kitchen and remodel the dormitory. Both of these projects have just been completed. We are very thankful to Wayne and Cynde Robbins for their support in providing all these funds for our camp needs. We are also thankful to each one of you who support us and our ministry here in Honduras. PRAISES:
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Dr. Hector Newman Executive Director For the past six months, three men have been working and building the kitchen at El Arca Camp. This past month we finished the kitchen structure. It's a beautiful building made specifically for cooking and it has the integration of sleeping quarters for cooks which includes a shower. The cost of the kitchen was $22,761.78. This project became a reality with the financial help and support of FBC of Hingham, MA, Reset Church in RI, Wayne and Cynde Robbins from Scituate, MA, and Judy Margetts, from Hingham, MA. To all of them, we express our profound gratitude for their love and care for our ministry and to the people of Honduras whom we serve.
This month, the government authorized permits to reopen churches with a limited occupancy of 20%. It had been four months since churches closed due to the pandemic. The government's decision to allow us to go back to worship in person made us all very happy. Finally, our ministry program in partnership with Compassion International, has been providing bags of food to 309 families of poor children in the city of Danli. Thank you so much, friends and churches, for helping us and supporting our ministry. We really need it, especially during this time of great crisis. PRAISES:
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Dr. Hector Newman Executive Director We are very thankful with our Lord and each one of you for praying for us. The Lord has been with us and today the pastors that had been sick have been healed. Praise the Lord!
Psalms 91:2 states, “I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.” In places like Honduras, where 60% of our population doesn't have any kind of health insurance, this verse applies literally. Our people have learned to have our Lord as their refuge and the only one that can offer them protection. It's amazing to see how much faith people have in God. Sometimes we say, "In God we Trust," but this is just a motto. However when you look to your right or left, the only one that you can see, be secure and protected in, is the Lord Jesus Christ. Just few days ago I went with my wife Sonia, to pray and deliver a donation to the director and his staff of the Danli Hospital. The donation was sent by Hands of Mercy (which is led by Dr. Patrick Revees - who also serves as our medical director). The director of the hospital told us that many doctors, nurses, and health workers are dying. He then asked me what moved me to bring that donation to them? After I answered, he immediately ordered the hospital administrator to call the place that sells masks and order some for the employees. Many have been getting infected because of the lack of personal protective equipment. At the distance we could hear the COVID-19 room and patients crying out for ventilators and dying without oxygen. We prayed with all our heart about their situation and needs. Yes, we are living in a world full of needs, diseases, and dead, nevertheless the Lord is offering to us his refuge, his fortress and in whom we can trust. Every day I receive many calls from our pastors needing help for medicines, appointments to go to see a doctor, or for some one in their congregation with need and pain. Please continue praying for us, and if you can send support to us, that would be greatly appreciated. Thank you for all of you who are our faithful supporters. May our Lord multiply your funds and love for the needy (Matt. 25:40). PRAISES:
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