Connecting to God’s mission is a natural extension of connection with God. Since 2002, we have been privileged to serve the beautiful people of La Acequia, Honduras. We’ve been encouraged to see God bringing about real change in the community throughout this partnership. We invite you to get connected on a deeper level by being part of what God is doing on a Global scale.
The Mission
Our partnership with Honduras began in May 2002 with a trip to La Acequia, a town of approximately 1000 people, in which we (New Life Fellowship – Penn State) helped build a house for a new pastor of a new church there. We now are focusing on five main areas of ministry in La Acequia. We clearly want the Gospel to be foundational to everything there. Life is found in Christ alone. Other priorities include Health, Education, Leadership development and Poverty alleviation.
We are assisting in the area of public health through a water development project helping provide both quantity and quality water and through providing medicine and wound care to needy individuals. We are also trying to develop leaders in the community who will lead from a servant’s heart and character. Education is a huge need, not only for La Acequia, but all across Honduras. We are partnering with the public school to help provide access to English and computer skills, and hope to expand this area much further in the future.
As educational opportunities have grown, leadership capacity has also grown. We have connected leaders from the community to The Sustainable Honduras Conference, a collaboration of NGO’s working toward the development of Honduras. Through this conference a broader network of partners has led to a deeper and stronger base of local leadership. We also have provided assistance in hands-on leadership in the community, including an extensive community assessment profile.Lastly we are trying to provide as many opportunities for economic development through resourcing and education on managing money and small business development to address the continual need for economic development in the community.