"Gerzon was involved in a tragic accident. After six surgeries in eighteen months, doctors finally told Gerzon they did not have the medical equipment or expertise to save his leg"
"...many new converts added to our growing number new believers this year"
Included on this page are submitted testimonies from the MHBC team that came to the ministry in March of 2024. They spent the week visiting homes, sharing in schools, and conducting VBS. We are so thankful for what God did through this team!
Here are some favorite pictures from the MHBC Trip in March 2024. Click to expand the images!
Last week was one of our most successful times of evangelism with hundreds of people coming to the Lord Jesus Christ. Memorial Heights Baptist Church of Claremore, OK, came with a passion for souls. Despite this heat, the team of nineteen divided up with our church people from TEE and canvassed the villages going door to door and person to person, just like Gary has done for years. The exciting difference is this canvasing was multiplied by nineteen! I can’t help but believe that this rich harvest of souls was the result of six months of praying. The members of TEE brought names of people that they knew who did not know Christ (226) and they were posted on a tree in the church. Each name was prayed for for months. Pastor Nelson Osorto organized all the names geographically along with the person who brought those names. The members from TEE accompanied a Memorial Heights Baptist team to visit all these people. There were hundreds of salvations that were documented. Bob Howell, MHBC Children’s Minister, also went into the schools and many of those students responded to the Gospel. The team held a Vacation Bible School in the afternoons at our campus with ninety-eight children attending. We hope to incorporate some of their program into our Children's Ministry.
Christ Presbyterian Church was so kind to donate over 600 Christmas gifts to the children of Honduras! However, due to unforeseen shipping issues, there was a significant delay (and cost) in receiving them. The container eventually made it to us and we were able to distribute the gifts. Our focus was two-fold: to make sure the children receiving the gifts heard the Gospel, and to make sure the poorest of kids received gifts. Praise God we were able to accomplish these goals! We made stops in Tronconeras, El Sauce, and Las Urupas. These are generally poor colonias. All the children that received presents were so thankful! We still have some more gifts and plan to distribute them next week in 6 de Mayo. Below are some photos from the wonderful day! Click to expand.
It is a thrill to start a new year of classes here at Gathering Hearts For Honduras. You can see from the pictures we have a great turn-out this year. Due to the heavy rainy season from November to February, most schools in Honduras start in February and end in November. Our classes have grown over the years from a handful of students to now 217 students; in addition to our junior high and children’s programs. Many of the students have not had the opportunity to hear the Gospel and to accept Christ. It seems the Lord has brought the “fields that are white already to harvest” to us.
We are grateful that not only did we make it through a tough year financially in 2023, but we were blessed with more converts than any year before. It was worth the battle. We praise God for providing the extra month's salary for all twenty-two employees. WHAT IS IN STORE FOR 2024Accepting 75-100 new students in the Bible/English/Computer Classes. We praise God as He is bringing the evngelistic field to us.Raise the bar with the sports evangelism by bringing in good soccer teams to entice older players from a wider area.With God's help, purchase the lot that is right in the middle of our compound for more space and possibly a playground for the children, which has been a long time dream.Strengthen and further organize the church plants.Yet, we do not want to limit what God wants to do in Gathering Hearts for Honduras in 2024. We could have never written the script for all that God has done in this ministry in Honduras these past twenty-four years. It is beyond what we had ever dreamed. We will continue to pray and praise our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and join Him in what He is doing here, rather than just ask Him to bless our plans. We hope you will continue to come alongside us and be part of God's plan for Honduras."For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." Jeremiah 29:11
Our "anchor holds” here in northwest Honduras despite the financial challenges we face. In fact, the ministry continues to grow. As our ministry scripture says, “look on the field for they are already white for harvest.” We have seen a rich harvest of souls this year.
With Thanksgiving approaching, there is much to be thankful for here in Gathering Hearts for Honduras. This year, we have had more converts than in the past twenty-four years, Grant Beirute has come along side us to be in Honduras while we itinerate in the states, Templo Evangelico Emanuel has grown exponentially to the point we now need buses to help transport, four church plants are active, discipleship groups are thriving, Denny Boersema has been invaluable in training English teachers, and you, the donors, have helped to make this possible. It is apparent that God has His hand on the ministry. Praise our Almighty God.
Most of Honduras is considered evangelized, however, there is still a darkness covering many in that Christ is a religion but not a live person to them. This country continues to be a hub of corruption, crime, and drugs.
Even though the new sports park has been used ever since the turf was laid, we had not held a formal soccer tournament until November 3rd.