HONDURAS
December 2009 Update:
On December 15, 2009, Feeding The Nations shipped 1 x 40 ft container with 271,000 ManaPack rice/vegetable meals to Peter Jurka of Zion Ministries. Missionary and pastor, Jurka, has an orphanage called Hope Center Orphanage in the Valley of Angels. The food arrived on January 27, 2010 and the distributions have begun to help the needy children.
On December 29, 2009 FTN shipped 1 x 40 ft container of food tho Association Casa de Esperanza. The food arrived on February 2, 2010 and is now being prepared for distribution.
September 2009 Update:
Recent update from Mark Tindall, President of Casa de Esperanza.
The rice meals are being utilized to feed children and spread the Good News of
the gospel. There are three feeding centers in the Tegucigalpa area where an average of 700 total children are fed - 5 days a week. In almost all cases, this is the only meal that these children receive. Each feeding center is working not just to feed children but to operate as a base for showing the good news of the gospel to the families that participate by sending their children to the centers. Every day the children pray together, learn stories about the hope and promise of Jesus and scripture.
the gospel. There are three feeding centers in the Tegucigalpa area where an average of 700 total children are fed - 5 days a week. In almost all cases, this is the only meal that these children receive. Each feeding center is working not just to feed children but to operate as a base for showing the good news of the gospel to the families that participate by sending their children to the centers. Every day the children pray together, learn stories about the hope and promise of Jesus and scripture. Thank you once again for using the resources of our amazing God to feed children. We are always amazed at the partners in service that our God introduces us to.
July 2009 Update: Feeding The Nations joined hands with Hunger Plus to ship 43,000 pounds of protein fortified dehydrated vegetable soup to the Association Casa de Esperanza. Honduras is a poverty stricken nation with vast numbers of homeless and abandoned children who commonly eat from dumps. The Association Casa de Esperanza
distributes food to children at the dumps, orphanages and shelters while sharing with them the love of Jesus.
distributes food to children at the dumps, orphanages and shelters while sharing with them the love of Jesus.May 2009 Update: On May 6, 2009, 1 x 40 ft container of 43,700 pounds of vita-meals was loaded to feed the hungry orphans at the Association Casa Esperanza in Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
2008 UPDATE:
November 2008 Update: On November 19, 2008 Feeding The Nations sent an additional 270,864 vita-meals to assist the orphans of The Amor Cristiano International Orrfanatorio Emmanuel in Guaimaca. Director Wade McCollum wrote of the orphanage's appreciation of this assistance.
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April 2008 Update: The Amor Cristiano International Orrfanatorio Emmanuel in Guaimaca received the 285,000 rice/soy/vegetable vita-meals and began feeding the children of the orphanage.
March 28, 2008: Feeding The Nations in conjunction with World In Need sent 285,000
rice/soy/vegetables vita-meals worth $42,500 to the Amor Cristiano International Orfanatorio Emmanuel in Guaimaca. These highly nutritional meals which are specifically designed for children who lack the daily intake of necessary vitamins and minerals and will be used to feed the children of this orphanage.
2007 UPDATES:
A Summer To Remember:
Provident Ministries (Feeding The Nations) Youth Spend A Week In Honduras
While the vast majority of teenagers spend their summers working on their tans and maybe earning some extra cash, 10 teens decided to do something different. They spent July 9-14 in Honduras helping and playing with orphans, performing dramas, visiting a gang prison, feeding the needy in three villages and reaching out to the city dump where many call a landfill home. Long after the summer tans fade, these teens will forever remember how they touched the lives of many and were touched in return.
"It was a really good time," said Rachelle Page-Wood who led the mission along with her husband Josh and three other adults."The kids were surprised by what they saw. We tried to prepare the kids 
beforehand, but seeing it is different. It was an opportunity for them to see truly desperate people and accept that there are people less fortunate."
One of those opportunities came when they visited the local dump. They wanted to perform a feeding mission there, but security concerns kept them on the bus. "We could't let the kids off the bus because people would swarm them. Some people ran up to the bus and tried to get on," Rachelle recalled. Thankfully they were able to find another way to feed the people. "We had a contact that was able to arrange for us to go to someone's house, so families came from the dump to get food."
The group stayed at Hope Center Orphanage in the Valley of Angels. The center cares for 25 children and houses mission teams. The youth played with the children, gave them food and loved on them while they were there.
The mission team had planned on reaching people for Christ through distributing 60,000 pounds of assorted foods and vitamins valued at $250,000. The team did not anticipate receiving as they did. "The people ministered to us by how open and friendly they were. Even though they were poor and we were there to give them food, they gave us their craftsmanship, pottery and carvings," Rachelle said.
Instead of participating in the typical summer rites-of-passages for a week, these 10 youth made a bigger investment-one that will offer greater returns in their lives and the lives of those they touched.
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July 17, 2007-
Feeding The Nations,
Thank you so much for the wonderful containers of food and supplies that you sent for the people of Honduras. You will never know the blessing you have been to us and our people. His love is extended through each gift to everyone who is so blessed to receive. The team did a great job of distribution and we will continue. Thank you for everything.
Pastor Peter and Tyanne Jurka
June 21, 2007- Peter Jurka of Zion Ministries writes that the containers have been released from customs. All went well with unloading the containers. In fact 30 men who had just lost everything in the recent mudslides due to the heavy rains came to help unload. Before the men left they filled their arms with food for their families. What a wonderful beginning!
June 3, 2007-Both containers have arrived in Honduras and are awaiting clearance through customs.
May 24, 2007- 2 x 40 ft containers or 60,091 pounds of nutritious food, vitamins, medicine, toothpaste and blankets valued at $245,387 were shipped to Honduras for the upcoming outreach. July 9-14 a Feeding The Nations team comprising mostly of the Christ Chapel youth of South Bend will be distributing this food while sharing Christ with the orphanages, prisons and nearby villages.
2006 YEAR IN REVIEW
UPDATE: FTN blessed Honduras with $257,158 worth or 168,067 pounds of food, clothes, medical supplies, vitamins, Spanish Christian literature, water, toys and supplies to assist the hurricane victims and the needy.
2005 YEAR IN REVIEW
FTN partnered with Zion Ministries and the First Lady of Honduras to provide relief supplies to Choluteca region ravaged by Hurricane Adrian. Supplies valued at over $100,000 were shipped for this outreach.
JUNE 2005
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Tegucigalpa /Choluteca Regions
In June, Feeding The Nations partnered with Zion Ministries to bring food and relief to two regions of Honduras. These were the Choluteca Region and the Valley of Angels near Tegucigalpa. The Choluteca Region had recently been ravaged by a hurricane that flooded the banks of its river, washing away homes and killing many people. Feeding The Nations also visited Hope Centre in the Valley of Angels, an orphanage, where earlier in the year Feeding The Nations delivered critical supplies worth more than $40,000.
Choluteca
Feeding The Nations joined the First Lady of Honduras, Aguas Santas Ocana Maduro. At her invitation, Feeding The Nations brought food, supplies, and the Gospel of Jesus Christ to the people. The First Lady cares deeply about her people, and she is well known for her proactive efforts in trying to improve the lives of those who are believed to be the poorest people in Honduras. As a result of Steve Sumrall's visits to their country, since Hurricane Mitch in 1998, the President and First Lady have come to know Pastor Steve personally. This strong relationship was evident in the help that we received, as the First Family provided transportation, fuel, security escorts, and supply trucks, and even toys for the children on this mission.
The first day of the outreach, a Honduran security escort picked up the Feeding The Nations team and drove them to an air force base. Upon arrival, military officials greeted the team. Pastor Steve and the First Lady traveled in the presidential helicopter as the rest of the team followed in another. When the team arrived, we could see where the Choluteca River had recently flooded and devastated nearby villages. Large military trucks had literally slid through four inches of mud into a long line on a soccer field.
At this distribution site, the waiting children ran into the arms of Mrs. Maduro. The mothers and the elderly began to share their stories of devastation and loss. She listened intently, and she was visibly moved for her people as the Feeding The Nations team shared the Word of God. When the invitation to accept Jesus was given, hands went up all over throughout the crowd. The people were earnestly reaching out for hope and deliverance. Feeding The Nations team members distributed 40-pound family packs consisting of pinto beans, dehydrated potatoes, dehydrated fruit, other assorted foods, and a Spanish Bible.
When all of the families present had received their food and Bibles, there were several military trucks still packed with food. The team then realized there were many families who were unable to cross the flooded river to reach the food distribution site. The First Lady immediately moved into action, coordinating boats to carry the food, boat by boat, to the villages that were trapped by the deadly waters.
Valley of Angels
The next day the Feeding The Nations team traveled to Hope Center, an orphanage founded by Peter and Tyanne Jurka of Zion Ministries. As Pastor Peter took the team on a facility tour, he thanked Feeding The Nations for the critical baby supplies that had been shipped to the orphanage earlier in the year. The supplies included shampoo, lotions, plastic gloves, diapers, and baby wipes all the many things that are essential for the health and well being of little ones. These things would normally have been a significant financial burden to the orphanage if they had to purchase the supplies in Honduras.
Hope Center serves as a refuge for the sick, the needy, and the fatherless children of Honduras. During their visit, the Feeding The Nations team experienced the joy of meeting many of the children who had been rescued from tragedy and given a home at Hope Center. We met a girl named Genesis who had been rescued from physical abuse and malnourishment. The team also met a boy named Manuel who had been found naked and abandoned in a cardboard box on the side of a road. There was a young girl there named Kimberly who had been found with her mother under a bridge, they were both covered in glue from her mother's addiction. All of these children have been touched by our Lord through Zion Ministries, and the donations provided through Feeding The Nations.
Feeding The Nations humbly and sincerely thanks God for the privilege of partnering together with you to bring hope and help to hurting people. Thank you for enabling Feeding The Nations to demonstrate the Love of God to so many.