Our 8-person team from Church of the Holy Comforter (Vienna, VA) arrived in Copan Ruinas safely on Friday, July 21. The team will be staying with Howard and Angela at the Casa de Cafe through July 29. The plan is primarily to learn a little Spanish at the Ixbalanque bilingual school in Copan during the mornings, and in the afternoons do whatever Concepcion needs them to do in Santa Rita and surrounding mission churches.
This will be Holy Comforter's fourth mission to Honduras. We've helped with the construction of the Iglesia del Espiritu Santo in Santa Rita, funded the construction of a the La Esperanza medical clinic in Copan Ruinas and painted it, done some cement work at the church in Quebracho, and a variety of smaller stuff. Mainly, we've developed a close relationship with Concepcion and the community in Santa Rita -- hopefully one that will last for many many years to come.
We've now raised $6,100 for the purchase of a pickup truck for the Iglesia del Espiritu Santo. Not sure at the moment how the funds will be transferred, but at least now we know that the prospect of a truck to serve the needs of the Maya Copan region is no longer just a
distant dream.
Lastly, I want to thank everyone who played a role in Concepcion's visit to Virginia and Louisiana last month and earlier this month. Special thanks to Deborah Matherne for all her tremendous energy and enthusiasm. I received a call from Concepcion a week ago, and believe me... He was awed by our hospitality!
Ladies and gentlemen, we are engaged in some very powerful and transformative stuff, and we've only begun to realize the potential of it all. Thank you so very much.
Saturday, July 22, 2006
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