In Hines Sight…
The Hines' in Honduras
March Prayers & Praises
Introduction
Jean and I returned from our 2022 stateside visit on January 3rd and have been very busy in various ministry activities from the moment we arrived. God blessed us personally, our efforts, and the ministry He has entrusted to us positioning us for another great year of ministry and growth.
As always Jean and I are most grateful for your prayers for us and the ministry. Below are a few specific prayer requests and praises that we would like to share with you this month.
- Please pray for us as we have kicked off new Bible studies at LCDR this month; Jean is leading a women’s Bible study and Greg is leading one for the men. Please pray for us as we study and prepare our weekly lessons, and for the Lord to use these studies in a tremendous way in all of our lives.
- We are praising God for a very successful fundraising trip last year! He provided for all of the major fundraising goals that we had at that time. We are most grateful to the Lord and to the faithful donors who give sacrificially to this ministry.
- Last year the Lord provided funds for two hip replacement surgeries, one for Nohemi and one for Seidi. Please pray for us as we work with the doctors to schedule these surgeries. We took Nohemi to a hospital that was recommended to us in January for a consultation but we are not confident that the procedure suggested is what she really needs, and they can’t do the surgery until next January. Please pray that we receive the wisdom that we need to make sure she gets the exact surgery she needs and that we can find a way to have the surgery done sooner.
- Please pray for the Lord to provide funds needed for three MRIs that are needed.
- Please pray for Rosalina and her family in the death of one of her brothers that happened today (March 14).
- Please pray for Lord to send rain to Honduras. It has been a much drier than usual dry season and the forecast is for this to continue possibly through May. There are already many communities whose water sources have dried up. Where the water source hasn’t dried up rationing is in place so we are all dealing with periods of days without water. In our part of La Campa we just went through four days without water, it came back for about half a day and is now off again.
- Please pray for some recently discovered health situations with some of our family members stateside.
- Praise God because the word is getting out about La Casa De Rubén. We have recently begun working with a representative from a remote community almost 2 hours away from Gracias who has brought us 6 new patients with various types of disabilities. All of them have received their initial consultations and three of them are scheduled to visit specialists in Gracias March 11th. Please pray for them, and for us at LCDR as we walk through the treatment and therapy process.
- There are some with disabilities who do not need to come and stay at La Casa De Rubén but the quality of their lives can be greatly improved with transportation or specialized equipment. Please pray for us to receive donations sufficient for us to purchase a larger mobility bus and for us to find the equipment that some of them need and for the ability to get it back to Honduras when we return. We are praising God for a donation we received to purchase a bigger mobility bus. The ministry now has a 2017 Ford Starcraft shuttle bus with a wheelchair lift that will accommodate two wheelchair patients and 12 others. With this bus we can minimize the number of trips to the rehabilitation center by taking more patients per trip and we can serve more people with disabilities who need transportation.
- Please pray for the continued spiritual growth and development of everyone at La Casa De Rubén.
- Please continue to pray for all of the students we have in our scholarship program.
- We are praising God for the new church plant that we have been working on in a small community called Los Positos and that God has provided the funds needed for construction. We’ve had delays in starting the construction due to a heavy rainy season in the mountains to finish out 2022. From there we went straight into the coffee harvest which is just now finishing so please pray for no more delays and to be able to finally break ground this month.
- Please pray for us as we have discussions about short term mission teams coming in 2023. Please pray for God to move in some new opportunities and for Him to encourage others to return as short-term mission teams have been an important part of our community outreach. Praise: God it is very likely that we will receive teams in 2023 near pre-Covid levels. Since God is the One who provides the teams, we will trust Him to provide the strength we need to plan well and host every team with excellence.
December Prayers & Praises
Introduction
Jean and I arrived in Atlanta on October 3rd and are here for our annual year end visit; we will return to Honduras January 3rd. The main purposes for this visit are to share with as many as possible the great things that the Lord has done through the ministry He has entrusted to us, to visit with our family and friends on a personal level and to raise funds for La Casa De Rubén (LCDR).
Through the wonders of technology, we are staying in touch with everyone in Honduras to encourage, assist and support as needed. While we are away from La Campa and La Casa De Rubén ministry continues so please pray for La Casa De Rubén, the staff as they continue to make things go there on a daily basis, our construction crew as they continue to advance the expansion construction at LCDR, for our patient guests, both current and some new ones who are being received into the house for treatment, for the scholarship students, and for the local pastors and churches we have the pleasure of serving with in ministry.
As always Jean and I are most grateful for your prayers for us and the ministry. Below are a few specific prayer requests and praises that we would like to share with you this month.
- Please pray for the Lord’s favor as we continue to plan the final meetings and visits for the next two weeks.
- Please pray for our van as we are planning to do all of our U.S. travel on the road this year which we are estimating to be some 10,000-15,000 miles. The van has been very reliable and well maintained but it is going on 27 years old and anything can happen. Praise: With some repairs and maintenance that was needed anyway in October the van was road-ready and has served us very well.
- We are praising God for the health that He has given us during our trip as there is so much seasonal sickness going around. There have been some people and family that we’ve not gotten to see as much as we would have liked but the Lord has kept us healthy and able to work and travel as much as we’ve needed.
- We are also told to bring our requests before Him so we are asking you to continue to pray with us for the remaining fundraising needs that we have for La Casa De Rubén for 2023. Our fundraising goal is God-sized but since the need is to accomplish the work God has for us in 2023, we trust Him to provide. Praise: We have raised 60% of the ministry funds we need for 2023!
- Please pray for Jean and me to also have enjoyable time with our families and to find a little time for some much-needed rest as this has been a very good but very stressful year for us. A praise is that we enjoyed a relatively quiet and restful Thanksgiving week. Please pray that we will be able to enjoy the same between Christmas and New Years although we will be packing and organizing in preparation for our return to Honduras on January 3rd.
- We are praising God for the continued health and improvements of Rubén, Rosalina, Bayron and Yovin-they continue to get stronger, gain more mobility and independence and achieve results greater than expected by us and the doctors. It is a reminder of how great a God we serve when we see the kind of things He has done in these people’s lives.
- We are praising God for opportunities to assist more people with physical disabilities at La Casa De Rubén. Please pray for Nohemy, Seidi, Melvin, Angie and Carlos who are in various stages of the evaluation process and/or waiting for surgery and then physical therapy. Please continue to pray for Abdiel who just began his physical therapy and for Karen, a young woman who, through the mobility transportation part of LCDR is receiving the therapy that she needs to cope with her paralysis. Please pray for Karen to receive funds she needs for a particular medical treatment that will help her cope better with her paralysis.
- Please pray for us and the LCDR staff as we plan the upcoming annual year end shut down so that our staff can enjoy much needed vacations and for our patient guests to enjoy the holidays with their families. Please pray for safe travels for them as they return to their communities, for safety and health while there and for a safe return on January 9th. Please pray for all of the details that have to be taken care of for the house to be closed and secure during the shutdown.
- There are some with disabilities who do not need to come and stay at La Casa De Rubén but the quality of their lives can be greatly improved with transportation or specialized equipment. Please pray for us to receive donations sufficient for us to purchase a larger mobility bus and for us to find the equipment that some of them need and for the ability to get it back to Honduras when we return. We will be able to share a more detailed praise report on this prayer request very soon.
- Please pray for the continued spiritual growth and development of everyone at La Casa De Rubén. Please pray for Pastor Arturo who has committed to visiting LCDR weekly on Wednesday mornings to share the Word of God with everyone there while we are gone.
- Please continue to pray for all of the students we have in our scholarship program. We are praising God because grades are coming in for the final period this year and the report cards are looking good.
- We are praising God for the new church plant that we have been working on in a small community called Los Positos and that God has provided the funds needed for construction. Please pray for Pastor Jorge (the head of the denomination), Pastor Arnaldo (the pastor of the church in Coalaca), and for Julio (the soon to be pastor of the new church in Los Positos) as the construction of the church building begins and continues.
- Please pray for us as we have discussions about short term mission teams coming in 2023. Please pray for God to move in some new opportunities and for Him to encourage others to return as short-term mission teams have been an important part of our community outreach. Praise: God has been on the move and our discussions and planning for short term mission team ministry for next year have been most fruitful. It is very likely that we will receive teams in 2023 at or near pre-Covid levels. Since God is the One who provides the teams, we will trust Him to provide the strength we need to plan well and host every team with excellence.
October Prayers & Praises
Introduction
Jean and I arrived in Atlanta on October 3rd and are here for our annual year end visit. The main purposes for this visit are to share with as many as possible the great things that the Lord has done through the ministry He has entrusted to us, to visit with our family and friends on a personal level and to raise funds for La Casa De Rubén (LCDR).
Through the wonders of technology, we are staying in touch with everyone in Honduras to encourage, assist and support as needed. While we are away from La Campa and La Casa De Rubén ministry continues so please pray for La Casa De Rubén, the staff as they continue to make things go there on a daily basis, our construction crew as they continue to advance the expansion construction at LCDR, for our patient guests, both current and some new ones who are being received into the house for treatment, for the scholarship students, and for the local pastors and churches we have the pleasure of serving with in ministry.
As always Jean and I are most grateful for your prayers for us and the ministry. Below are a few specific prayer requests and praises that we would like to share with you this month.
- Please pray for the Lord’s favor as we continue to plan our meetings, visits and travels while stateside.
- Please pray for our van as we are planning to do all of our U.S. travel on the road this year which we are estimating to be some 10,000-15,000 miles. The van has been very reliable and well maintained but it is going on 27 years old and anything can happen.
- We are praising God for the increasing ministry opportunities that He continues to bring to us. With these new opportunities come increased needs and responsibilities. We praise God that He is the owner of the cattle on a thousand hills and for how faithful He has been to provide for us and the ministry to this point. We are also told to bring our requests before Him so we are asking you to join us in prayer for the fundraising needs that we have for La Casa De Rubén for 2023. We serve a mighty God for whom nothing is impossible.
- Please pray for Jean and me to also have enjoyable time with our families and to find a little time for some much-needed rest as this has been a very good but very stressful year for us.
- We are praising God for the continued health and improvements of Rubén, Rosalina, Bayron and Yovin-they continue to get stronger, gain more mobility and independence and achieve results greater than expected by us and the doctors. It is a reminder of how great a God we serve when we see the kind of things He has done in these people’s lives.
- We are praising God for opportunities to assist more people with physical disabilities at La Casa De Rubén. Please pray for Nohemy, Seidi, Melvin and Carlos who are in various stages of the evaluation process and/or waiting for surgery and then physical therapy. Please continue to pray for Abdiel who just began his physical therapy and for Karen, a young woman who, by the mobility transportation part of LCDR is receiving the therapy that she needs to cope with her paralysis.
- There are some with disabilities who do not need to come and stay at La Casa De Rubén but the quality of their lives can be greatly improved with transportation or specialized equipment. Please pray for us to receive donations sufficient for us to purchase a larger mobility bus and for us to find the equipment that some of them need and for the ability to get it back to Honduras when we return.
- Please pray for the continued spiritual growth and development of everyone at La Casa De Rubén. Please pray for Pastor Arturo who has committed to visiting LCDR weekly on Wednesday mornings to share the Word of God with everyone there while we are gone.
- Please continue to pray for all of the students we have in our scholarship program.
- Please pray for two godly men who are coming for an exploratory trip towards the end of August. Please pray for their safe travels, for our time together to be refreshing and productive and for us to discern the will of God for future ministry together. During their trip we visited a children’s home, spent a day at La Casa De Rubén and held services in 8 different churches. Update: We are praising God for the spiritual encouragement that took place in all of these locations and for Jean and me personally. Please join us in prayer as it seems that the Lord is opening a door for us, with some new people and churches, to serve together in 2023.
- We are praising God for the new church plant that we have been working on in a small community called Los Positos. Please pray for Pastor Jorge (the head of the denomination), Pastor Arnaldo (the pastor of the church in Coalaca), and for Julio (the soon to be pastor of the new church in Los Positos) as the construction of the church building begins in the coming weeks.
- Please pray for us as we have discussions about short term mission teams coming in 2023. Please pray for God to move in some new opportunities and for Him to encourage others to return as short-term mission teams have been an important part of our community outreach.
August 2022 Prayers & Praises
We are most thankful for our ministry partners who continue to be faithful in supporting us and the growing ministry the Lord has given us. Thank you for praying and rejoicing with us.
We are blessed by the fact that the ministry opportunities are increasing and we are working harder than ever. In our last prayers and praises report we asked for prayers in regards to some health challenges that Jean was facing so here is an update.
Jean spent several weeks in the states seeking medical care and was able to return to Honduras in June. We are happy to report that after more extensive testing with a cardiologist in Georgia it turns out that Jean does not have Afib; instead, she has Supraventricular Tachycardia. So, there is still something irregular in the functioning of her heart but it is a situation that currently does not require medication, only observation and a check up with the cardiologist later this year.
As a result of this diagnosis, she stopped taking the medications that had been previously prescribed and is slowly feeling better as her body processes these medications out of her system. There are still some lingering side effects and pain management issues that haven’t been resolved yet but overall, Jean is doing quite a bit better than she was earlier this year so thank you so much for all of your prayers to this point for her.
- We are praising God for the ongoing construction at LCDR. The main building is rapidly nearing completion with electricity, doors and windows being installed in the days ahead. We are praising God for the construction help that we received from two mission teams who were here in May and July and also for the safety of all of the workers to this point. The next phase we hope to begin soon will be an interior renovation of the existing house to build out one or two new bedrooms and a large shower area properly equipped for our wheelchair patients.
- We are praising God for the continued health and improvements of everyone at La Casa De Rubén. Our patient guests continue to get stronger and gain more mobility and independence.
- We are praising God for the continuing improvements and gains being experienced by the two boys we have been treating at LCDR. Yovin, despite a diagnosis of a permanently paralyzed right arm, is now raising that arm at the shoulder and bending it at the elbow. Through the power of prayer and physical therapy God is doing a miracle in this now 15 month old boy. Please pray for this young boy to continue to make advancements and for God to give him a fully functioning limb, from the shoulder to tips of his fingers.
- We are praising God for Bayron’s successful surgery on his legs and the gains he has made since. He is now walking for much longer periods of time using forearm crutches. Please pray for God to continue to restore this boy’s legs and feet so that he can walk as normally as possible.
- We asked for prayer regarding Bayron’s appointment in May with the neurologist. There was really nothing substantial that came out of this appointment although a fairly common medicine was prescribed to try to help with Bayron’s somewhat delayed processing and response times. Please pray for God to work in this area of Bayron’s life as he tries this treatment, and continues speech therapy, in addition to physical and occupational therapy for his legs and feet.
- We have begun the process to provide much needed care for four new patients. Please pray for Abdiel, a 2 year old boy who had his first consultation on Aug 10th (which also happens to be his 2nd birthday), please pray for Melvin, a 10 year old boy who we are taking to his first consultation with the pediatric neurologist Aug 13th, please pray for Seidi, a 6 year old girl who needs a hip replacement surgery which will allow her to walk normally and finally please pray for Nohemi, an 18 year old young woman who needs double hip replacement surgery so that she can walk normally and pain free.
- Please pray for the continued spiritual growth and development of everyone at La Casa De Rubén.
- Please continue to pray for Marlen and her studies. We are praising God for the good grades she received for her first trimester of 10th grade and for the young woman she is becoming.
- Please pray for all of our scholarship students to continue to excel in their studies and grow in their faith.
- Please pray for Rosalina as she continues her studies and sewing. Please pray for us to find new markets for her to sell her hand sewn products in the U.S. so she too can provide for more of her personal needs and gain some financial independence.
- Please continue to pray for new opportunities for Rubén to learn computer skills that can provide him with work that will give him more purpose and some financial independence. Also please pray for him as he too has entered into an online GED program.
- Please pray for two teams scheduled to come to serve with us this summer. The first small team will arrive May 17th to work with us on our construction project at La Casa De Rubén. The second team will be arriving on July 8th to serve with us in a variety of ministries. Thank you for your prayers, both of these teams were a huge blessing to us and the ministry.
- Please pray for the Lord to bring us some much-needed one-time donations and several new monthly supporters so that we can continue providing a place for those with physical disabilities to come and be cared for in the ways that they need.
- Please pray for two godly men who are coming for an exploratory trip towards the end of August. Please pray for their safe travels, for our time together to be refreshing and productive and for us to discern the will of God for future ministry together.
- Please pray for Jean and me as we manage the growth and new opportunities that God is bringing. Please pray for us to find balance between the ministry demands and personal needs we have and for us to make time for much needed rest while we are in the states.
- Please pray for the planning for our trip to the states later this year, for wisdom as we schedule meetings and appointments, and for God’s favor and provision for all of the needs of the ministry that we are seeking to meet.
- Please pray for Pastor Emilio, his family, and Ministerio Torre Fuerte here in La Campa. Please pray for peace, protection, wisdom, and continued spiritual growth and impact in the churches and communities represented by this ministry.
- Please pray for Pastor Jorge, his family, and his ministry in Caiquin, Coalaca and Mataras de Caiquin. Please pray for peace, protection, wisdom, and continued spiritual growth and impact in the churches and communities represented by this ministry.
May 2022 Prayers & Praises
We are blessed by increasing ministry opportunities and are working harder than ever. We have come to realize that there are some personal health situations that need to be addressed, specifically for Jean so we have an update and prayer request that we have included below:
For several years now Jean has had an irregular heartbeat (not requiring medication). Typically she has had annual wellness checks while in the states but because of the pandemic travel restrictions and some other complications she has not had any annual checkups since 2019, until recently.
In January 2022 a cardiologist in Honduras diagnosed her with Atrial Fibrillation (Afib) and prescribed two medications. After taking these meds for a few weeks we began to prayerfully consider Jean’s return to the states for a second opinion so she is there now.
The cardiologist in GA confirmed an irregular heartbeat but he is almost 100% confident in saying she does not have Afib and discontinued the medications. Jean is currently undergoing other tests to determine the cause of the irregularity. Please pray for God to provide wisdom to the cardiologist as he seeks to determine the cause and that he will be able to provide an accurate diagnosis.
Praise God for the meds being discontinued as they were not needed and for Jean having increasing doubts about the medications, especially as some side effects became very noticeable; please pray for no long term side effects from these medications.
This sounds serious, which it is, but it is not a life threatening situation. It’s just a blip on the screen (no pun intended). God is faithful and He has brought us through all of this. Please pray for us to wait in His peace through the testing. We are trusting Him for the best outcome according to His plan so Jean can return home to Honduras and continue to serve where she/we have been called.
If you would like to speak with Jean she will be in the states through the end of May and can be reached at 678.761.6522
- We are praising God for the continuing improvements and gains being experienced by the two boys we have been treating at LCDR. Yovin, despite a diagnosis of a permanently paralyzed right arm, he is now raising that arm at the shoulder and bending it at the elbow. Through the power of prayer and physical therapy God is doing a miracle in this now 15 month old boy. Please pray for God to continue to rewire the nerves so that he will gain full use of his wrist, hands and fingers.
- We are praising God for Bayron’s successful surgery on his legs and the gains he has made since. He is now walking for much longer periods of time using forearm crutches. Please pray for God to continue to restore this boy’s legs and feet so that he can walk again. Also please pray for his follow up appointment on May 14th with the pediatric neurologist.
- With the success of last year’s matching campaign fundraiser construction is underway so that we can provide care to more people with physical disabilities. Please pray for the construction to go well, quickly and safely.
- Please pray for the children and adults with physical disabilities who are on our waiting list. Please pray that we are able to get the initial consultations done in the next few days to determine their needs and what we can do to help them.
- Please pray for the continued spiritual growth and development of everyone at La Casa De Rubén.
- Please continue to pray for Marlen and her studies. Praise God for a good start to 10th grade and that they have finally opened the school for in-person classes.
- Please pray for God to provide scholarship funds for 4 new college students that were added to the program recently.
- Please pray for all of our scholarship students.
- Please pray for Rosalina as she continues her studies and sewing. Please pray for us to find new markets for her to sell her hand sewn products in the U.S. so she too can provide for more of her personal needs and gain some financial independence.
- Please pray for new opportunities for Rubén to learn computer skills that can provide him with work that will give him more purpose and some financial independence.
- Please pray for two teams scheduled to come to serve with us this summer. The first small team will arrive May 17th to work with us on our construction project at La Casa De Rubén. The second team will be arriving on July 8th to serve with us in a variety of ministries.
- Please pray for the Lord to bring us new monthly supporters so that we can continue providing college scholarships to outstanding students, and cover the expenses for regular operations at LCDR.
- Please pray for Jean and me as we navigate through some staffing changes that have recently taken place in our ministry and as we manage the growth and new opportunities that God is bringing.
- Please pray for Pastor Emilio, his family, and Ministerio Torre Fuerte here in La Campa. Please pray for peace, protection, wisdom, and continued spiritual growth and impact in the churches and communities represented by this ministry.
- Please pray for Pastor Jorge, his family, and his ministry in Caiquin, Coalaca and Mataras de Caiquin. Please pray for peace, protection, wisdom, and continued spiritual growth and impact in the churches and communities represented by this ministry.
February 2022 Prayers & Praises
In the midst of continuing changes the constant in our lives and ministry is the abiding presence of the Lord and for Him we are most grateful. We are also most thankful for our ministry partners who continue to be faithful in supporting us and the growing ministry the Lord has given us.
Here are the most recent things we are praising God for having done and the prayers that we are lifting up to God, trusting Him who is always faithful. Thank you for joining us in prayer as we serve the Lord in the southwestern mountains of Honduras.
- We are praising God for a very successful matching grant capital campaign. He provided, through our generous and faithful supporters, the matching $100,000 that the ministry needed to purchase the home and begin construction to expand our capacity at LCDR.
- We are praising God for the health of everyone at La Casa De Rubén. We have not completely escaped the effects of the pandemic but when affected it has been very minor. Our patient guests continue to get stronger and gain more mobility and independence.
- We are praising God for the continuing improvements and gains being experienced by the two boys we have been treating at LCDR. Yovin, despite a diagnosis of a permanently paralyzed right arm, he is now raising that arm at the shoulder and bending it at the elbow. Through the power of prayer and physical therapy God is doing a miracle in this now 15 month old boy. Please pray for God to continue to rewire the nerves so that he will gain full use of his wrist, hands and fingers.
- We are praising God for Bayron’s successful surgery on his legs and the gains he has made since. His legs continue to get stronger and he continues to be able to walk further with increasing stability. Please pray for God to continue to restore this boy’s legs and feet so that he can walk again. Also please pray for him as we have begun some neurological testing due to some other concerns.
- Please pray for the children and adults with physical disabilities who are on our waiting list. We are inching closer to being able to start receiving some of them at LCDR.
- Please pray for the continued spiritual growth and development of everyone at La Casa De Rubén.
- Please continue to pray for Marlen and her studies. She will be starting 10th grade on March 1st.
- Please pray for God to provide scholarship funds for 4 new college students that were added to the program a couple of months ago.
- Please pray for Rosalina and Rubén as they begin the equivalent of an in-home/virtual GED program at LCDR. They have both begun 7th grade this week.
- Please pray for a physical therapist friend of ours coming on March 1st. Please pray for safe travels and for an effective time of teaching and patient consultations at the physical therapy center.
- Please pray for our other teams who are making plans to come later in the year.
- Please pray for the Lord to bring us new monthly supporters so that we can continue providing college scholarships to outstanding students, and expand operations at LCDR.
- Please pray for Jean and me as we navigate through some staffing changes that have recently taken place in our ministry and as we manage the growth and new opportunities that God is bringing.
- Please pray for Pastor Emilio, his family, and Ministerio Torre Fuerte here in La Campa. Please pray for peace, protection, wisdom, and continued spiritual growth and impact in the churches and communities represented by this ministry.
- Please pray for Pastor Jorge, his family, and his ministry in Caiquin, Coalaca and Mataras de Caiquin. Please pray for peace, protection, wisdom, and continued spiritual growth and impact in the churches and communities represented by this ministry.
September 2021 Prayers & Praises
Here are the most recent things we are praising God for having done and the prayers that we are lifting up to God, trusting Him who is always faithful. Thank you for joining us in prayer as we serve the Lord in the southwestern mountains of Honduras.
Please pray for a significant fundraising campaign that we will be launching in October. God has positioned us for growth but it will take financial resources to make it happen. We know that He owns the cattle on a thousand hills so we trust Him to provide for the needs of our ministry in a big way.
We are praising God for months of health for everyone at La Casa De Rubén. We have not completely escaped the effects of the pandemic but when affected it has been very minor. During this time our patient guests have continued to get stronger and gain more mobility and independence.
Please continue to pray for Yovin Eugenio, a now 10 month old boy, who has been receiving treatment through our ministry. The MRI confirmed that he suffered severe nerve damage during his delivery which paralyzed his right arm. But we are praising God because after just a few months of physical therapy he has already exceeded expectations by raising his arm at the shoulder and extending his hand and fingers for short periods of time. Please pray for God to continue to rewire the nerves so that he will gain full use.
We are praising God for Bayron’s successful surgery on his legs. The casts were recently removed and the results are far better than the surgeon ever imagined. Bayron, without starting therapy, is already bending his knees and moving his feet a little. Please pray for God to continue to restore this boy’s legs and feet so that he can walk again. Please go to our blog at www.fhdhonduras.org to read more about Bayron if you don’t know his story.
We are praising God for the completion of the addition of two bedrooms and a bathroom at La Casa De Rubén (LCDR). This has been a dream and project of ours since we opened LCDR over 2 years ago. Please pray for the 6 children and 1 adult with physical disabilities who are now on our waiting list. Please pray for the Lord to provide the resources that we need to begin helping these children through the ministry of La Casa De Rubén.
In addition to the physical healing taking place we are praising God for the emotional and spiritual healing work He is doing there as we recently baptized three new believers at La Casa De Rubén.
We are also praising God for the completion of 11 new homes in Montaña Verde replacing homes that were lost due to mudslides resulting from the hurricanes that hit Honduras late last year.
Please pray for the continued spiritual growth and development of everyone at La Casa De Rubén. Please continue to pray for Marlen and her studies. She will be graduating 9th grade later this year and is doing very well.
Please pray for God to provide scholarship funds for 4 new college students we’ve added to our scholarship program this year.
We are praising God for the two short term mission teams who came to serve with us in July and September. These are the first teams to return since the lockdown/Covid crisis began in March 2020. They blessed us and our ministry tremendously and we are so grateful that they came.
Please pray for Jean and me while we are in the U.S. Pray for our time to be effective and for us to be able to handle the pressures of life and a growing ministry.
Please pray for Pastor Emilio, his family, and Ministerio Torre Fuerte here in La Campa. Please pray for peace, protection, wisdom, and continued spiritual growth and impact in the churches and communities represented by this ministry.
Please pray for Pastor Jorge, his family, and his ministry in Caiquin, Coalaca and Mataras de Caiquin. Please pray for peace, protection, wisdom, and continued spiritual growth and impact in the churches and communities represented by this ministry.
May 2021 Prayers & Praises
In the midst of continuing changes the constant in our lives and ministry is the abiding presence of the Lord and for Him we are most grateful. We are also most thankful for our ministry partners who continue to be faithful in supporting us and the growing ministry the Lord has given us. So, thank you for praying and rejoicing with us in the following:
- Please continue to pray for La Casa De Rubén, specifically for the staff (Maria, Angela, Marcos, Jose & Prudencia) and for Rubén and Rosalina. Please pray for us as we plan to go meet another potential candidate to come to La Casa De Rubén.
- We are praising God for a very successful celebration of the second anniversary of La Casa De Rubén. We were able to share with many people from Gracias about the great things God has done in our first two years.
- Please pray for us and Yovin Eugenio, a 6 month old boy with a malformed arm we met in one of the communities where we serve. We tentatively have an appointment with a pediatric orthopedic specialist on March 13th to begin learning what, if anything can be done for him. Update: after his MRI it was determined that there are no surgical options to gain full use of his arm. We are providing transportation to and from the physical therapy center and there are already some very positive indicators that he may gain more use of his arm than we thought possible just a few weeks ago.
- Please pray for us as we are in the process of helping an 11 year old boy who has partial paralysis in his legs. Please go to our blog at fhdhonduras.org to learn more about Bayron.
- Please pray for several more children with physical disabilities who are now on our waiting list. Please pray for the Lord to provide the resources that we need to begin helping these children through the ministry of La Casa De Rubén.
- We are giving praises to God for the continued physical improvements and healing that Rubén and Rosalina are receiving. Rubén continues to gain upper body strength, flexibility and mobility. The last of 5 serious skin ulcers he had is approximately 98% healed! This was the most challenging ulcer, the one that the doctors said would not heal unless Rubén had a permanent colostomy done, which he refused. We are grateful that the Great Physician decided that the colostomy was not needed and guided the hands of our medical staff to bring about this miraculous healing. The results from Rosalina’s most recent 3 month evaluation were very good. She has gained a significant amount of flexibility and mobility during this time. She will now be working with an occupational therapist learning new skills so that she can gain independence by doing more things on her own.
- Please pray for the Lord to provide the remaining funds that we need to purchase the home that we have been renting for La Casa De Rubén and complete construction of additional rooms to expand the impact of this ministry. There have been some positive developments in regards to this prayer request very recently and we are praising God for this.
- Please join us in praising God for four donations we recently received-one was for three new wheelchairs, and the other three were for food, clothes, shoes and backpacks-most of which benefited the people living in Montana Verde.
- Please pray for the people and nation of Honduras. The impacts of the COVID-19 virus and the response, and the two tropical storms last November have caused no shortage of difficulties. As we get closer to the election in November there is a noticeable uneasiness that is growing. Please pray for wise decisions and actions on the part of the political leadership to not unnecessarily stir things up.
- Please continue to pray for our reconstruction efforts to assist families in Montaña Verde who lost their entire homes during the tropical storms last November. Construction is underway and it looks like we will be able to build 14 homes. Please visit our blog at fhdhonduras.org for a more detailed update and to “meet” one of the homeowners.
- Please pray for the spiritual growth and development of everyone at La Casa De Rubén. We have a weekly Bible study every Friday and with the van we are now taking everyone to a local church at least twice per month.
- Please pray for us as we begin teaching one of our employees to drive. The biggest challenge we have is finding time for the teaching but our “student” is doing very well. We are very much in need of someone else in our ministry who can drive to assist us with transportation to and from the therapy center weekly and other La Casa De Rubén events and activities.
- All schools and universities have remained closed since last March leaving on-line learning as the only option. To date there are no firm answers being given as to when in classroom study and learning will resume. Marlen, Rubén’s younger sister who is being sponsored and has been living at La Casa de Rubén since it opened, just started 9th Last year was a breakthrough year for her academically (and in so many other ways) so we ask you to pray for more breakthroughs in her life as she continues 9th grade.
- Please pray for God to provide scholarship funds for 4 new college students we’ve added to our scholarship program this year.
- Please pray for the Lord to continue to provide resources for us to be able to provide hunger relief to the measure that it is needed. At the same time please pray for things to continue to improve so that hunger does not remain as an ongoing need .We can praise God because while the need for hunger relief still exists for many it is not as dire as it was in our area several months ago.
- Hosting 10-12 mission teams per year was the primary way in which we spent time in the communities ministering with the local churches. While we wish it were different it appears that there will not be much short term mission team ministry again this year. In February we began weekly community visits with the pastors we work with to pray for families and share God’s word with them. Much fruit has come from these visits and we ask you to join us in prayer for the visits we have planned for the next few months.
- Please pray for us as we are making plans to host our first short term mission team in more than a year-the dates are July 9-19th and we can’t wait!
- Thank you for praying for our immigration status. After waiting for over a year we received our permanent residency cards shortly before the end of April.
- Please pray for us to live moment by moment in ever increasing faith, remembering how faithful God has been to provide all of our needs personally, for La Casa de Rubén, for our hunger & disaster relief ministries, for our scholarship program students, and for all of the other ministries that He has entrusted to us. Please pray for us to be wise and courageous in these challenging times, and for us to make decisions that are obedient and honoring to Him.
- Please pray for Pastor Emilio, his family, and Ministerio Torre Fuerte here in La Campa. Please pray for peace, protection, wisdom, and continued spiritual growth and impact in the churches and communities represented by this ministry.
- Please pray for Pastor Jorge, his family, and his ministry in Caiquin, Coalaca and Mataras de Caiquin. Please pray for peace, protection, wisdom, and continued spiritual growth and impact in the churches and communities represented by this ministry.
March 2021 Prayers & Praises
March 16th 2020 is one of the dates from this time last year that sticks in our minds as we found ourselves far away from home trying to make it back with supplies before the lockdown/curfew went into effect that day. Some aspects of life here in La Campa, Honduras have returned to the previous normal but many have not. The constant in our lives and ministry is the abiding presence of the Lord and for Him we are most grateful. We are also most thankful for our ministry partners who continue to be faithful in supporting us and the growing ministry the Lord has given us. So, thank you for praying and rejoicing with us in the following:
Please continue to pray for La Casa De Rubén, specifically for the staff (Maria, Angela, Marcos, Jose & Prudencia) and for Rubén and Rosalina.
Please pray for us as we plan to go meet another potential candidate to come to La Casa De Rubén.
Please pray for us and Yovin Eugenio, a 6 month old boy with a malformed arm we met in one of the communities where we serve. We tentatively have an appointment with a pediatric orthopedic specialist on March 13th to begin learning what, if anything, can be done for him.
We are giving praises to God for the continued physical improvements and healing that Rubén and Rosalina are receiving. Rubén continues to gain upper body strength, flexibility and mobility. The last of 5 serious skin ulcers he had is approximately 98% healed! This was the most challenging ulcer, the one that the doctors said would not heal unless Rubén had a permanent colostomy done, which he refused. We are grateful that the Great Physician decided that the colostomy was not needed and guided the hands of our medical staff to bring about this miraculous healing.
When Rosalina came to the house she was so hunched over that she had to eat from a plate that was in her lap. She is now sitting upright and eating at the table with everyone else. In addition to that she is gaining much more strength in her legs which has the promise of bringing her much more independence.
Please pray for the Lord to provide the remaining funds that we need to purchase the home that we have been renting for La Casa De Rubén and complete construction of additional rooms to expand the impact of this ministry. There have been some positive developments in regards to this prayer request very recently and we are praising God for this.
Please join us in praising God for the wheelchair capable van that He provided for us towards the end of last year. With this van we are able to transport our guest patients to therapy much more comfortably and safely. And with this new mode of transportation LCDR is now going to a local church in Gracias regularly.
Please pray for the people and nation of Honduras. The impacts of the COVID-19 virus and the response, and the two tropical storms last November have caused no shortage of difficulties.
Please pray for our reconstruction efforts to assist families who lost roofs or entire homes during the tropical storms last November. We have completed seven roof projects and are getting ready to begin construction of 12 homes. The new home construction has been slow to get started. First we had to wait for the rain to stop, then time was needed to make adobe blocks, then we planned to go up on Monday March 8th but a cold front moved in and brought unexpected rain for 2 days in Montana Verde making it impossible for us to get up there again because of the muddy roads.
Please pray for the nation of Honduras in regards to the elections this year. The primary vote is Sunday March 14th and the general election will be held in November. In Honduras all elected offices (local and national) are voted on at the same time. Please pray for both electoral processes to be smooth and peaceful.
Praise God for His continued favor given to La Casa de Rubén during these last 12 months. We are praising God because everyone at the house continues to remain healthy and virus free. Please pray for this to continue as even a mild respiratory virus could be very dangerous for both Rubén and Rosalina in their circumstances.
Please pray for the spiritual growth and development of everyone at La Casa De Rubén. We have a weekly Bible study every Friday and with the van we are now taking everyone to a local church twice per month.
Please pray for us as we begin teaching one of our employees to drive. We are very much in need of someone else in our ministry who can drive to assist us with transportation to and from the therapy center weekly and other La Casa De Rubén events and activities.
All schools and universities have remained closed since last March leaving on-line learning as the only option. To date there are no firm answers being given as to when in classroom study and learning will resume. Marlen, Rubén’s younger sister who is being sponsored and has been living at La Casa de Rubén since it opened, just started 9th Last year was a breakthrough year for her academically (and in so many other ways) so we ask you to pray for more breakthroughs in her life as she begins 9th grade.
Please pray for God to provide scholarship funds for 4 new college students we’ve added to our scholarship program this year.
Please join us in praising God for the generosity of so many people who are continuing to make it possible for us to provide food for both the bodies and souls of people in need. You can visit our website to learn more about our ongoing food bag ministry. Please pray for the Lord to continue to provide resources for us to be able to help meet this need as long as the need exists. At the same time please pray for things to change so that hunger does not continue to be a problem .We can praise God because while the need for food still exists for many it is not as dire as it was in our area several months ago.
Hosting 10-12 mission teams per year was the primary way in which we spent time in the communities ministering with the local churches. While we wish it were different it appears that there will not be much short term mission team ministry again this year. In February we began weekly community visits with the pastors we work with to pray for families and share God’s word with them. Much fruit has come from these visits and we ask you to join us in prayer for the visits we have planned for the rest of March. It is highly likely that we will continue these weekly visits for the rest of 2021 at least.
Thank you for praying for our immigration status. After waiting for close to a year our permanent residency was approved last week. While we have our permanent residency we still don’t have our actual residency cards (they need 15 business days to physically make them) and that makes it very difficult for us to do certain things, including international travel. Please pray that there are no delays in getting our cards.
Please pray for us to live moment by moment in ever increasing faith, remembering how faithful God has been to provide all of our needs personally, for La Casa de Rubén, for our new hunger relief ministry, for our scholarship program students, and for all of the other ministries that He has entrusted to us. Please pray for us to be wise and courageous in these challenging times, and for us to make decisions that are obedient and honoring to Him.
Please pray for Pastor Emilio, his family, and Ministerio Torre Fuerte here in La Campa. Please pray for peace, protection, wisdom, and continued spiritual growth and impact in the churches and communities represented by this ministry.
Please pray for Pastor Jorge, his family, and his ministry in Caiquin, Coalaca and Mataras de Caiquin. Please pray for peace, protection, wisdom, and continued spiritual growth and impact in the churches and communities represented by this ministry.
September 2020 Prayers & Praises
Well, nearly 6 months later, 2020 post March 15th still does not look like what we expected. The impact of the global response to the Covid-19 virus continues to have dramatic impacts in every facet of our lives. We are so thankful for our ministry partners who continue to be faithful in supporting us and the growing ministry the Lord has given us. So, thank you for praying and rejoicing with us in the following:
Please continue to pray for La Casa De Rubén, specifically for the staff (Maria, Angela, Marcos, Emilson & Prudencia) and for Rubén and Rosalina.
Please pray for the Lord to provide the funds that we need to continue operations, and more importantly, for Him to provide capital donations to purchase the home and make it the permanent location for La Casa De Rubén.
Please pray for the people and nation of Honduras as the virus and the economic, social, mental and emotional impacts due to the response continue to have serious negative impacts in people’s lives. The hospitals are overwhelmed and supplies are running low. Many are not receiving the treatment needed, not only for COVID but for other things as well. You can read more about this on our blog as we just posted an update there.
Praise God for His continued favor given to La Casa de Rubén during this crisis. The needs continue to be met and everyone at the house remains healthy and virus free. Rubén and Rosalina continue to gain strength, flexibility and mobility as a result of their being at La Casa de Rubén. Please pray for this to continue as even a mild respiratory virus would be very dangerous for both Rubén and Rosalina in their circumstances.
We are giving praises to God for the continued healing that Rubén and Rosalina are receiving. Rubén continues to gain upper body strength, flexibility and mobility. The last of 5 serious skin ulcers he had is almost healed. When Rosalina came to the house she was so hunched over that she had to eat from a plate that was in her lap. She is now sitting upright and eating at the table with everyone else!
The physical therapy center (CRILE) has not reopened. We have met with the president of CRILE multiple times but the path forward is very difficult for them. At this point it is not clear when CRILE will open or how they will function once they are open. There are many new biosecurity measures required in response to COVID that will impact their operation significantly. Please pray for us as a ministry and CRILE as we explore options and opportunities to work together so that this vital service continues to be available, not just for our patients, but for the population of two entire states, Lempira and Intibuca.
Praise God for the continued studies of our sponsored university students. Using online platforms they have continued their classes so they are not falling behind. Both recently received their grades for the most recent trimester and they continue to excel!
The schools were closed in March and the decision was made that there will be no campus classes offered for the rest of 2020. The school year is different here (February-November) so this was a really big issue. The new platforms and methods have evolved and Marlen (Marlen is Rubén’s sister who is being sponsored and is living at La Casa de Rubén with him) is actually doing very well. She has grown a lot this year and has received many compliments from her teachers about her improvements. Please pray for Marlen to continue to adapt, overcome, and continue to grow and develop academically. Please pray for all of the high school and grade school students as they and their families now have to deal with the impact of these changes.
Please pray for a new Bible study that we have begun at La Casa De Rubén. After just two Bible study times together we are seeing changes.
The economic impacts of the response to the virus are having much worse and longer lasting impacts on families in the mountains of Honduras than the virus itself. There are so many who have not worked for the last 5 1/2 months. As a result hunger has become a much larger problem. In response a new ministry opportunity opened up for us to address this situation. Please join us in praising God for the generosity of so many people who are continuing to make it possible for us to provide food for both the bodies and souls of people in need. You can visit our website to learn more about our new food bag ministry. Please pray for the Lord to continue to provide resources for us to be able to help meet this need as long as the need exists. At the same time please pray for things to change so that hunger does not continue to be a problem.
Praise God, everyone’s crops are planted and He has been sending us rain. The rains have been sufficient to yield a plentiful harvest so many of us here have plenty of beans and corn to eat now.
Please pray for resolution of our immigration status. The borders have opened but we are still trying to finish our permanent residency process. The government office that handles this is still closed so nothing is really happening and right now we have no idea when this might start moving again.
We are so thankful for how God has provided for us. We are grateful that our water, electricity and internet have been extremely reliable and that our computers and telephones continue to work enabling us to stay connected. Please pray for the technology to continue to work so that we can stay as connected as possible. We are most thankful to have a reliable truck and a comfortable home and the multiple other blessings from God that are ours. While the lack of freedom to move about has impacted us and our ministry in so many ways we are grateful for the times that we can move about and for the opportunities to serve, although differently than we expected. Even with God’s abundant goodness towards us it has not always been easy coping with the lockdown and the resulting circumstances. Please pray for us personally as we cope with many of the same things that so many of you are coping with day to day, and for the things we face that are more unique to our situation here in Honduras.
Please pray for us as we try to figure things out and plan strategically, from both the personal and ministry perspectives. Because of our residency situation primarily we don’t know when we’ll be able to return to the states to give updates and raise needed funds.
Please pray for us to live moment by moment in ever increasing faith, remembering how faithful God has been to provide all of our needs personally, for La Casa de Rubén, for our new hunger relief ministry, and for all of the other ministries that He has entrusted to us. Please pray for us to be wise and courageous in these challenging times, and for us to make decisions that are obedient and honoring to Him.
Please pray for us to grow stronger mentally and emotionally as the ongoing crisis with its restrictions and unknowns continues to take its toll on us.
Please pray for Pastor Emilio, his family, and Ministerio Torre Fuerte here in La Campa. Please pray for peace, protection, wisdom, and continued spiritual growth and impact in the churches and communities represented by this ministry.
Please pray for Pastor Jorge, his family, and his ministry in Caiquin, Coalaca and Mataras de Caiquin. Please pray for peace, protection, wisdom, and continued spiritual growth and impact in the churches and communities represented by this ministry.
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