Summer Plans

I was in Honduras for the past week and saw so many of the things that keep me going back. It is amazing that - just like here in the states - we can drive past areas of suffering and never take the time to open our eyes to see what is happening. That was the case for me on Sunday morning. I had to leave Santa Ana early Sunday morning to take a friend to the airport so I decided to go on over to Los Pinos to attend worship. On the way to Los Pinos, I noticed an exit sign into a community called Colonia La Canada. It is in easy view from the highway and I had never noticed it. In Colonia La Canada, there are probably 50 houses and there isn't one of them that doesn't need to be torn down and replaced. Likely there are about 350 to 400 people living in these 50 houses and they need to be noticed. If they are living in places like I saw, then it is obvious that they are hungry and need to be fed too. If they are hungry, then they are probably in need of some "Good News!" too. We have all of the tools that these people are praying for - we can deliver houses, food, & the hope and promise of a better time. All in the name of Jesus.
If you are not praying every day for our mission, it is time to start. Pray today for the people of Colonia La Canada.
We all need to be praying that our God will pour out blessings on the people of Honduras through our team. Please pray that we will have all the resourses that we can use to build, feed, and deliver the good news to people in need.
I am ready for 13 great days in Honduras!
Blessings,
Marc

Notice For MAY

With May 1 coming fast, I just wanted to remind all of you that your AIRFARE will need to be coming my way!
By now you should have completed your application and sent a deposit. If you are behind on that, then go ahead and send your application NOW. We cannot get everything that we need to get done without an application. Even if you don't yet have a passport in hand, send an application and leave the passport number blank. We use the info on your application to secure your short term missionary insurance. This is important because we don't let anyone on a TORCH Team unless they have it.
Now - for those of you that haven't yet done what you need to do to get a passport - WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? Don't think you can wait till June to get this done. There are more applications for passports going through the process right now than ever. That means that it is going to take you 8 to 10 weeks to get your little blue book back in the mail. DON'T WAIT.
How are you doing on raising money to build houses and buy food?
Ask your rich friends and the parents of your rich friends if they would like to build a house for a family that doesn't have one. For $1,000 a family can have a warm & dry place to live.
Don't be afraid to tell people about what you are doing on your summer vacation. You will be amazed at the number of people that will support the work if you just tell them about the needs of the poor.
Have a blessed Easter.
Marc