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Central American Children's Ministry
Honduras 2010
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Central American Children’s Ministry
With generous, ongoing support from the St. David’s community, a group of adults and teens with ties to St. David’s travel to Siguatepeque, Honduras each June to reconnect with children at a little daycare, at an orphanage, at a one-room school in the mountains, and at Sunday School at Iglesia San Juan Apostol. We distribute a variety of items, including school supplies and notebooks, the bulk of which are given to a local member of the Education Ministry for distribution where needed. In addition, we bring “Mommy Kits” for new mothers and their babies born at the new Birthing Center. A small cadre of missionaries traveled to Comalapa, Guatemala in February to bring jackets, sweaters and school supplies to children in the barrios. The face of the mission is a friend of the Mux family from Comalapa, a former prisoner of the military, miraculously freed during the Guerrilla War, who has devoted his life to feeding and clothing his neighbors. Our group has also provided wheelchairs to people (some of whom have never been ambulatory), walkers for the elderly and much needed eyeglasses. In addition, several sewing machines have been sent to the community where a woman is teaching others how to make clothing.
The Ministry will be going to Honduras again in 2011 and plans are being made now. If you would like to be a part of this ministry, contact the church office.
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Victor Mux translated this letter from a little girl from the orphanage in Honduras.
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| TRANSLATION OF LETTER FROM ONE OF THE GIRLS AT THE ORPHANAGE:
HOGAR DEL NINO EN EL PORVENIR, SIGUATEPEQUE, HONDURAS
JUNE 2009
To: The Group
I hope that all of you and your families and everyone around you are doing well. In this way, after my best wishes, I want to tell you the following:
We love you so much. Thank you for everything you brought and gave to us. I hope that your stay (in Siguatepeque) is good and that you will leave in peace. I love you all so much and I want to tell you that you have a special place in my heart. We will never forget you. We love you and we admire all of you. It is fun to be around the pastor. We love everyone.
From: Mersy Lorena Valle, age 14
Lots of love to everyone.
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Cafe BeneficioTM operates as a World Mission Outreach Program of the Episcopal Diocese of West Texas. Proceeds from coffee sales are used partially by our parishes in Texas for local outreach projects, and partially by our Diocese in partnership with the Diocese of Southeast Mexico to fund five specific ministries: Children's Education,Women's Welfare, Clean Water, Medical and Dental, Micro-business. We hope you enjoy Cafe BeneficioTM, especially knowing that you are helping to bring health and hope to the very places where our fine coffee is grown.
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Café BeneficioTM is all about top quality coffee that brings Goodness by the Sip. Mountain air, rich soil nutrients and rain forest conditions enhance Café BeneficioTM flavor. Small individual coffee growers tend their plantations as did their forebears. The result is Café Beneficio’s TM rich taste and aroma.
Café BeneficioTM is managed for the Churches by Spumo Coffee SystemsTM, San Antonio, Texas.
Café BeneficioTM is available for purchase at St. David's.
Regular Ground Coffee and Regular Whole Bean Coffee are $8.50 per 12 oz. bag.
Decaf Ground Coffee and Decaf Whole Bean Coffee are $9.50 per 12 oz. bag.
In addition Christmas Coffee Baskets and sets are available seasonally.
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Belarus Mission Trip
July 21 - August 5, 2007
The team from St. David's, Good Shepherd (Corpus Christi), St. John's (Sonora) and Alamo Heights United Methodist spent two weeks at a camp in Belarus with 150 children from orphanages in Belarus. The team feels very blessed to have been able to share God's love with the children, many of whom have never experienced love at all. The time was spent sharing Bible stories, making crafts, playing games, eating meals together, and just hanging out at camp.
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