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Baptisms to close out the year

12/7/2021

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Dear Friends,
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We continue to reach out to the Indian Lencas for Christ.  A few days ago we closed out the year with the baptisms of many Indian Lencas in Rio Blanco, Intibuca.

Blessings,

​Dr. Hector Newman
Executive Director


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MUCHAS GRACIAS DEAR FRIENDS!

11/1/2021

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This is the month more commonly known as the Thanksgiving month so "muchas gracias" dear friends and churches. I'm very thankful with the Lord and with all of you for what you have done for us as your missionaries. The Lord has used you to help us do His work. Your prayers and financial support have made it possible. We understand the hardship that you are experiencing; nevertheless, you have responded to the Lord’s call.  "Muchas Gracias" dear friends and churches.

We wish  you a very blessed Thanksgiving dinner with your family and friends. May our Lord continue blessing and using you.

PRAISES:
  1.  For providing the funds to finished the El Arca fence
  2.  For your generosity and love toward us and our mission
  3.  For the more than dozen people that were baptized
  4.  For  all those that accepted the Lord as their savior

PRAYERS REQUESTS:       
  1.   For a fruitful and blessed 2021, reaching out to the lost
  2.   For  financial support towards our Mission administration
  3.  For the recruitment and training of a new generation of young pastors for our existing new churches
  4.    For financial support to your missionary Hector Newman and family
  5.   For church groups in the USA that can come help us build for the Lord’s Kingdom in Honduras
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​Dr. Hector Newman
Executive Director

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El Arca Fence is now Completed!

8/31/2021

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It has been my desire for a long time to see the two blocks of fencing from the front of El Arca Camp completed. I knew it was going to be very expensive, but a true necessity for our camp. The wire fence that was there previously was adjacent to the Pan-American Highway where many people transit. Earlier this month the last amount needed to finished it was received. We are very thankful with the Lord and with Judy Margetts for this great contribution to our place and ministry.

COVID is still going strong and has affected many of our pastors. Pastor Roberto Cortez, of Dos Caminos, Villanueva and his whole family currently are battling this disease. They are in the process of recovery; nevertheless, he is in bad shape. Please keep them in prayer.

This month, my wife, Sonia, and her friend, Carla Valladares, started a sewing academy. Ten people, mostly young, registered for classes and are now learning how to sew. We are very excited because we get to use the sewing machines that were donated by some of you. The purpose of the sewing academy is to teach new skills to people so they can make and sell products and create a new stream of income to financially help themselves in these hard days. Unemployment in Honduras is about 55% to 60%.

Thank you so much to each one of you for supporting our ministry as we continue to reach out to the lost.

PRAISES:
1. The completion of the mesh fence   
2. For the support received from love gifts   
3. For the 4 million Hondurans that have been vaccinated so far

PRAYER REQUESTS:
1. For pastor Roberto's healing from COVID  
2. For young people willing to be trained to became pastors  
3. For my monthly support and living expenses

Dr. Hector Newman
Executive Director

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A Hard Goodbye

7/31/2021

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This has been a very hard month for our pastoral family here at Iglesias Comunidad de Amor. A few weeks ago, our sister in Christ, Hermenegilda Blandin, went to be home with the Lord. She was the wife of Pastor Adan Blandin from Altamira, Choluteca. It was at their house where we started the first of our churches. We used their carport for Sunday school classes and Bible studies. She served as a Sunday school teacher and was a very faithful woman and leader at her church. Our organization really mourns her departure; nevertheless, she is with the Lord. A week after the death of Hermenegilda, pastor Adan and all of his family were infected with Covid. Please pray for the whole family.

Also, Pastor Jose Martinez, from Choluteca, has been infected with Covid, they need our prayers.

Finally, we would like to congratulate our assistant director, Enrique Newman and his wife Brigid, for the new addition to his family. This is their third daughter who they named Danica Rose. This beautiful girl was born in Rhode Island.

PRAISES:
  1. We are very thankful with the Lord for my new granddaughter Danica
  2. For the donation received to finish the whole front fence of El Arca Camp

​PRAYER REQUESTS:
  1.  For the pastors in Choluteca, Adan and his family and Jose and his family with Covid
  2.  Also, for Pastor Catalino in Danli; he's still in very poor condition after having Covid
  3.  For monthly support for our missionary and his expenses

Dr. Hector Newman
Executive Director


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The Honduras embassy moved to Jerusalem

6/30/2021

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In June, our churches in the North Coast held a fellowship day at the Cofradia Church. However, due to COVID, we had a smaller group gather together. It was a time of joy and encouragement.

On Sunday June 27th, the youth in the west zone of Honduras held an all day conference at El Arca. Representatives from each church attended. The topics for this year included: Youth on the Brink of Failure, Joseph's Secret, The Adventure of Dreaming, and Facing challenges as a young Christian. All these conferences helped strengthen the faith and challenges that youth face in their daily lives. It was a great blessing to them.

Lastly, I had the honor and privilege of being selected, with a few other pastors, to accompany the president of Honduras as part of the Honduran Delegation to witness the moving of our embassy from Tel–Aviv to Jerusalem, the eternal Capital of Israel. The president of Honduras met with Israel's new prime minister for the inauguration of the embassy and we also had the opportunity to pray for Honduras and Israel at the Western Wall in Jerusalem. It was a special occasion filled with joy, and I feel blessed to be part of this moment. We also had the opportunity to visit the places where our Lord walked, preached, died and was resurrected.

Thank you amigos and churches for your support, with your finances, and prayers. May our God continue blessing you.

PRAISES:
  1. For the youth conference
  2. For my invitation as a delegate to travel to Israel
  3. For your love and support
PRAYER REQUESTS:
  1.  For more pastors for our new churches
  2.  For groups that can come to help to build churches and El Arca Camp
  3.  For the medical group that is arriving on October 9th, 2021
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Dr. Hector Newman

Executive Director
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Welcome to the Team Randy!

6/30/2021

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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:
  1.  For our new Mission Honduras (ICAI ) Director for Recruitment and Fundraising 
  2.   For the new people baptized in Teupasenti
 
PRAYER REQUEST:
  1.  For Randy, that the Lord may open doors as he starts working on raising funds
  2.  For his cataract surgery in June
  3.  For our missionary monthly expenses funds
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Dr. Hector Newman

Executive Director
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Self-care Time

4/30/2021

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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
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CHURCH BUILDING RESTORED!

3/31/2021

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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.
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PRAISES:
  1.     For the fast response of our friends in need in Valcanes, Choluteca
  2.     For the dedication service and the many people that came
  3.     For Pastor Jose Martinez and his wife and their dedication in Valcanes

PRAYER REQUEST:
  1.   For support for your missionary and his monthly living expenses 
  2.   For funds to build Jeremy’s church in Villanueva, Cortes
  3.   For my April visit to the New England, that I may have a blessed trip
  4.   For financial sustainability our mission administration 

​Dr. Hector Newman
Executive Director
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Helping Hands

2/28/2021

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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
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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
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Two Restored Church Buildings and a New Fence

1/31/2021

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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.

For years, the property fence at El Arca Camp, consisted of a wooden fence and barbed wire. Unfortunately, it's been falling down the last few years. However, by the end of last year, the First Baptist Church of Hingham, alongside Judy Margetts, raised funds for this purpose. We now have 280 meters of completed wire mesh cyclone fence. We're still in need of 220 more meters to finish the front fence. I would like to express our profound gratitude to Judy and her church, FBC of Hingham, MA.

One of our churches at Colonia Emanuel in Dos Caminos, Villanueva, Cortes, was flooded during Hurricane Eta and Iota. With all of the flooding, the building was left in very bad condition. We are thankful to all who watched our Facebook Live fundraiser and sent funds to help rebuild it. Through your donations, we were also able to help some pastors and families who lost everything. Thank you.

Finally, we are thankful with the three donors who generously gave to help rebuild the church  in Valcanes, Choluteca that had been completely destroyed due to high winds. The construction is under way, and we believe that by the end of February, it will be complete.

We would like to express our profound thanks to all the individuals and churches that sent us a Christmas gift; they were of great blessing to our family. Thank you for supporting me as your missionary, our ministry, pastors' kids' scholarships, and youth scholarships. May our Lord continue blessing your finances.

PRAISES:
1. For the support received from all of you during the hard times in Honduras  
2. For the church advancement restoration in Valcanes, Choluteca    
3. For all your prayers in our behalf

PRAYER REQUESTS:
 1. For my health (I'll be in Boston in March for my surgery)
 2. For funds for Colonia Emanuel church in Villanueva, Cortes
 3. For a new generation of leadership in young pastors for new churches

​​Dr. Hector Newman
Executive Director

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