Newsletter – Hope & Help for Honduras

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¡Qué Pasa!

Sally and I spent several weeks in Honduras during January and February. Since the school year there begins the first full week of February, we had some time to help prepare for students before school started. Then, we were able to spend time with the students once school began. The best part of our time there is being with the children.

Because of the kind contributions of donors, we were able to help the school in several ways this trip. Some examples are detailed in this newsletter.

As always, we wish we could have spent more time at school, but other mission work also demanded much of our time. Thankfully, we managed to do everything at the school we hoped to do this trip.

I know I say this a lot, but it’s true: we can’t do what we do in Honduras without your kind prayers and donations. So, we extend a big “Thank you” and pray that God is glorified in whatever we do.

Blessings!
Tim

Bibles at School

Each year, Hope & Help has provided English-language Bibles to all the students in Second Grade. The students used these Bibles throughout their time at Hands for Jesus school. However, we found that by the time they graduated, the Bibles were pretty worn. So, this year, we not only provided Second Graders with their own personal Bibles, but also put hard-bound English-language Bibles in the classrooms from Second Grade on up. That way, the Bibles always stay in the classrooms and are available for use during Bible classes. We are hoping this is a wiser use of Bibles for the students.

New IT for Classrooms

Last year, Hope & Help purchased widescreen TVs for several classrooms, targeted for use during Bible classes. Rather than printing out individual copies of the lesson, the teachers can just project the lesson on the screen for the whole class to see. This year, Hope & Help purchased new all-in-one computers for the classes. This way, teachers can easily access the lessons on the computer (rather than putting a thumb drive into the TV and trying to navigate to the lesson). The teachers were thrilled to have the new computers. Of course, they will be able to use the computers and TVs for other courses as well.

Books of the Bible Curriculum

During our time in Honduras last summer, Sally introduced the new Bible class curriculum to the teachers. The curriculum is divided into two parts, and last year—because they received the curriculum halfway through the school year—they only delved into the first half of the courses. While there on our mission rotation in Jan-Feb, Sally introduced the second half of the curriculum to the teachers, and showed how they could use it in conjunction with the new computers and TVs in the classrooms. The teachers were thrilled!

Home Economics

Hands for Jesus has not only the basic classes (like Math, English, and Science), but also practical-skills classes. One of those classes is similar to the old “Home Economics” class in the US. The students learn skills that they can employ in the household and in entrepreneurial ways in the economy. Thanks to donations from good folks at Mountain View Baptist Church in Thomaston, GA, Hope & Help was able to provide a new refrigerator and electric stove. This greatly expands their ability to learn kitchen-related skills.