Your
Thoughts, Prayers, and Notes
It is a powerful gift for Hondurans
to know that there are people of faith in
another part of the world thinking, praying, and
taking the time to send e-mails
and letters to the people of Honduras.
Send
a Mission Team to Honduras!
Talk to a church who has sent a
Mission team. It can be a profound experience
for the team and for the congregation, resulting in a deeper understanding
of what mission is, your own walk with Christ, and a general renewal
and re-energizing of a church community. MEH invites
you to join God’s work in Honduras through this important
ministry of generousity and humility.
Collect and Send items that
are needed in Honduras
Below is a list of items that are either hard to find in Honduras
or very expensive.
These are great items to send with
a team because shipping is expensive.
F If
you don’t know of a team that could carry items, consider
instead donating money to buy the items
in Honduras. Even
though they are more expensive, the extra cost of buying
them in Honduras is still less than the cost of regular
shipping.
Church education
supplies
Any Sunday school
curriculum in Spanish, even if it is one or two workbooks
or resources
Any childrens’ books and cassettes of music in Spanish
Other Christian resources in Spanish
Coloring Books
Crayons
Markers
Childrens’ scissors
Construction
Paper
White
glue
Health
and Medical supplies
Children’s vitamins
Pre-natal vitamins
Children’s Tylenol (or generic equivalent)
Children’s Ibuprofin
Toothbrushes
Toothpaste
Antibiotics
Used Clothing
and Shoes
Those in good shape, please!
All sizes
No winter outerwear needed, except for the occasional sweatshirt
For children, both shorts and pants are needed.
For adults, just long pants. No need for adult shorts.
Just short-sleeve shirts
Other items useful
in congregational care in Honduras
New cloth diapers and diaper pins
Scholarships for Honduran children
Public schools in Honduras are free, but
children are sometimes unable to attend because of the cost
of the uniforms and school supplies they are required to
buy. Each
year in February, when the Honduran school year begins, the
church tries to support as many students as possible. It is a ministry that will impact
these children’s lives for their entire lives.
The cost of helping one
child is, on average, $100 per child per school year. (Older
children’s supplies are typically more expensive than
those of the younger ones.) This
is roughly the break-down in the annual costs:
Annual Cost
to attend Public School in Honduras for one child.
ITEM
|
Approx.
Cost in
USD $
|
Uniforms
|
|
Shirt/Blouse
|
12 |
Pants or Jeans
|
12 |
|
Shoes
|
20
|
|
Gym
Outfit
w/tennis
shoes
|
20
|
|
1pr
socks
1pr
underwear
|
3
|
School
Supplies
|
|
Back
pack
|
10
|
Specific
Honduran textbooks
(depends on the
region and grade)
|
7
|
Colored Pencils
|
3
|
Crayons
|
2
|
Notebooks
|
2
ea.
|
Pencils
|
3
|
Markers
|
4
|
|
Ruler,
scissors, glue,
misc.
|
2
|
TOTAL
|
100.00
|
Inquiries
about scholarships and about sending funds should be made to
Alvin Anderson or Dermot Westcott
Buy Fair Trade Coffee
Both individuals and congregations can
directly support local coffee growers when they buy
fair trade coffee. This
is a way to buy Central American coffee that cuts
out the middleman, who usually buys coffee from a local
grower,
rarely paying the grower a price that is enough
to live on, and sells it at a huge mark-up. Thus
the local grower is not able to invest in things
like education for their children, or in their coffee
growing business,
and are unable to take steps to better their lives. By
contrast, fair trade coffee organizations pay a
living wage to growers, and sell to churches and
individuals who
want to make a more socially responsible choice. Click
here to order our Fair Trade Coffee delivered anywhere
in North America.
Donations
You may make contributions to Manos Extendidas
through the Outreach Christian Fellowship (OCF). This is the easiest way for a congregation,
a mission committee, or an individual to give to
the Manos Extendidas
Please make checks payable to
Manos Extendidas and mail to:
Outreach Christian Fellowship
P.O. Box 7637
Tyler, Texas
75711-7637
Updated Feb. 2005
