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PROJECT This Task Force
was led by Nathan
and Cydil Waggoner and worked with missionaries Larry
and Angie Overholt (www.transcrisur.org). Their
ministries are in evangelism, discipleship, healthcare, agriculture, and
community development in Choluteca, an area of southern
Honduras
that was hit
especially hard by Hurricane Mitch.
The Asbury team's primary
project consisted of constructing a home for Esmilda, a twice widowed
woman with several children (see Photo
Gallery/Worksite). Other ministry included providing evening
services for the church plants in Choluteca (twice), El Limon, and San
Jeronimo (see photos in the Photo Gallery/Church
Services). A portion of the team was responsible to video the
ministries of Choluteca for a media presentation that will be used to
raise awareness of individuals in the United States.
HONDURAS
...means "out of the depths" so named by Christopher Columbus
when he escaped treacherous waters off this country's coast in 1502.
Honduras
, with a beautiful 400-mile
Caribbean
coastline, is generally mountainous but marked by fertile plateaus, river
valleys, and coastal plains. Though
the country has some light industry, the main occupation of its people is
agriculture.
Honduras
has a semi-tropical climate with 80 degrees during the day and 60 degrees
at night, though Choluteca (in the south near Nicaragua) is much hotter
and drier than the country as a whole. Spanish is spoken as
the official language.
WGM MINISTRY
The educational programs of World Gospel Mission in
Honduras
are strong with Tegucigalpa Bible Institute, El Sembrador Bible Institute,
Virginia
Sapp
Christian
High School
,
Los
Pinares
Academy
, El Sembrador boys' farm/vocational school and high school, and a
Theological Education by Extension program throughout the country.
WGM is also involved with evangelism and church planting through
films, systematic visitation, VBS, youth retreats, military visitation,
and much more.
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