Following the baptism service, we celebrated Día del Niño (Day of the Child), with the communities of El Tomate and Talanga. Everyone had a great time playing games, singing, eating cake, and fellowshipping together. #DíadelNiño #Honduras #BordersExpanded

Suyapa had heard about Christianity and other missionaries had shared the plan of salvation with her. After being with us for just about one month, she made a profession of faith during a youth service and followed through with believer's baptism on September 11, 2016. Suyapa continues to grow in her faith. She participates in Bible study and prays aloud now. Please pray for her continued spiritual growth and for healing from her past. #BelieversBaptism #Honduras #BordersExpa

Our first official visitors at Senderos de Fe in Honduras were our dear friends, Karol and Larry Morris. We visited the local elementary school, purchased curriculum, globes, and other items for the school. Larry helped demolish termite-damaged cabinets in the guest bedroom and cut down trees/shrubs with the new chain saw. Karol also arranged and laminated material that Pam Hamm sent for special needs children. #VisitorsinHonduras #BordersExpanded #Honduras

Pam Hamm, a friend from church, invited me to visit Buddy House in our hometown of Bowling Green, KY. I was so excited to learn more about Buddy House and the programs they have in place for children and adults with Down Syndrome. Their facility was amazing and all of the learning centers and resources were impressive, but I couldn't help but think that everything they use is so advanced for the special needs children whom we have encountered in Honduras. Early intervention a

I first learned about water conservation in Tegucigalpa when we visited our daughter, Hannah, in Tegucigalpa. She would run around like Wonder Woman on days that the city released water to their house. Now that we have lived in the city for a year, we know full well what it is like to not have running water, like for days. When it comes on, you make a mad dash to your washing machine and you wash as many loads as you can all day while at the same time flushing toilets, runnin

In August 2015, I wrote about Carmen's calling to work with abused women and how she had experienced multiple delays over the past couple of years. This Godly woman whom we've known for many years was discouraged on occasion, but she never lost faith and instead of giving up, she decided to wait on God. Knowing about the obstacles that Carmen had faced, we thought about her frequently. We visited a property with her in mind last year, but that was the wrong door and God close

The first person that greeted us at the main gate of this special needs home in Tegucigalpa was someone we knew and dearly loved. It was a little boy that we had accepted at another children's home several years ago. I knew when I was signing my name on the paperwork that there was something wrong with him, but I felt God tugging at my heart to rescue him from the public home where he and his baby sister were living. I'll never forget when I met his sister. The employees in t

Not every children's home in Honduras has unlimited funds and resources. This is just one of the homes we discovered to be struggling this year. Other missionaries in Honduras brought this home to our attention and even took us there to raise awareness. When we were visiting with them for the first time, I couldn't help but notice that they did not have an indoor play area nor a library/homework center. These girls told us they would love to have a library. Guess what? We kne

Kelly and I set-out on a quest to find two special needs homes that we had heard about in Tegucigalpa. We showed-up at Bencaleth unannounced. The founders and directors, Rafael & Dora, were there and graciously welcomed us at their facility. They personally toured us through the buildings. The entire building was clean and free from odors. Every room was immaculate, as if they were expecting an inspection. All of the special needs children were clean and being engaged in some

We traveled 3-hours one way to San Pedro Sula for the sole purpose to meet with Fruit of the Loom employees at Senderos de Amor, an all boy's home in San Pedro Sula. #Honduras #BordersExpanded #SpecialNeedsHome

We have been burning-up the road between Tegucigalpa and San Pedro Sula. We vary our travel dates, but are typically in San Pedro Sula 2 days each week. There are so many neat people that we have met along the way and in between the two cities. Below is Mercedes, a 74-year old woman that we met in Comayagua. She cannot speak well due to a tracheostomy (I think that's what is called). When we first met, she pointed to my feet and told me she needed shoes. Unfortunately I didn'

The boys in the special needs room at Senderos de Amor cannot talk, but I think if they could, they would quote Wormie from Max Lucado's Hermie video and say, "what I really needed was someone to reach out and help." It is quite evident that many people are reaching-out and helping! These boys are improving so very much thanks to the help of so many different organizations and individuals. We would love to take this time to say thanks for being that "someone!" So many of you

We are so grateful to be learning so much about how to help the twelve special needs boys at Senderos de Amor. To be honest, I had to step out of their room on my first visit. The smell was reminiscent of a nursing home and the sight of the teenage boys in grown-up size baby cribs was just a bit too much for me to process. There were several things that I saw that didn't make sense and concerned me, however, after multiple trips and conversations with staff, I was able to und

It has been 38-days since we visited Senderos de Amor for the first time. So much can change in such a short period of time. We've gotten to know the boys that live there better and we are learning so much about special needs boys. Our ministry has purchased plumbing equipment and paid labor to repair all of the bathroom sinks and toilets. We also paid someone to cut the grass and to haul-off 5 dump truck loads of debris from the grounds. Two microwaves were purchased - one f