Category: Blog
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Preparing for the Journey
Eyeglass and Vision Clinics in HondurasJune 19 – 25, 2024 We are reaching out again to share the love of Jesus along with vision support to the people of Honduras. A team from Faith Sugar Land joins Living Word Lutheran Church this year. Together, our group of 15 volunteers will host eyeglass clinics in the…
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Wrapping Things Up
(click on the underlined title to view the complete post) Friday, May 26, 2023 Our week of vision clinics has finished. We saw some beautiful country, met some wonderful people, and worked very hard to demonstrate God’s love and care through the provision of medical exams and eyeglasses. 2,342 –> Total patients who visited our…
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Day 7 – Unsung Heroes
(click on the underlined title to view the complete post) May 23, 2023 This is our final day of vision clinics. As our bus arrived, people waiting in line made room for us to enter the church grounds. At 7:30am the line already extended past the property and around the corner. The church staff and…
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Day 6 – La Entrada
(click on the underlined title to view the complete post) May 22, 2023 The team moved to a third location today. La Entrada is about 15 minutes from our hotel (with the same name!). There was a line around the corner with people waiting for the clinic to open, but after the initial rush things…
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Day 4 – Florida
(click on the underlined title to view the complete post) May 20, 2023Today’s clinic was held in Florida (pronounced Floh-REE-da), a more mountainous area of Copán. It’s about a 30-minute drive from Santa Rosa. The space available in this church was smaller, so the Pastors welcome area, Eye chart testing and triage took place outside.…
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Day 3 – Seeing the Light
(click on the underlined title to view the complete post) “I am the light of the world. If you follow me, you won’t have to walk in darkness, because you will have the light that leads to life.” John 8:12 May 19, 2023 A very important piece of equipment here is the Auto Refractor. Briefly,…
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Day 2 – God Provides
(click on the underlined title to view the complete post) May 18, 2023 Yesterday felt like a test. Would we see God at work through these unplanned circumstances? This morning eyeglasses were waiting for us in the hotel lobby. They had not only cleared but had been delivered to us. We learned later that Sonia,…
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Day 1 – Travel
(click on the underlined title to view the complete post) May 17, 2023 There is one flight per day from George Bush International Airport to San Pedro Sula and our team was on it. Departure was delayed about an hour. We arrived safely and wound our way through immigration. Customs took significantly longer. The first…
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Commissioned
(click on the underlined title to view the complete post) May 14, 2023 Honduras Mission Team Members Welcome to Your Mission Team!
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Pray for Your Team
(click on the underlined title to view the complete post)May 13, 2023 Photo by Anna Tarazevich on Pexels.com It’s not too soon to pray for your mission team. You can help us right now — before we leave, before we even pack our bags. As departure day draws near and we tick the boxes on our…
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A Learning Experience
(click on the underlined title to view the complete post) May 5, 2023 Like many things in life, preparation is an important part of making a project successful. I have an interesting physical and spiritual to-do list: I’m sure there’s more. I’m hoping this blog will provide a glimpse into the mission from a servant’s…
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Seeing More Clearly
(click on the underlined title to view the complete post) April 21, 2023 “They don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care.“ That’s the essence of a mission trip. We want to tell strangers about the love of Jesus, but first we must earn that right. We must show the…
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