Honduras Stories

A Vision of Compassion

Linda Gomez in Honduras, with Brandy Campbell — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 11:00:00 PST

For more than 15 years, Pastor Pinto prayed for a way to bridge the gap between his congregation and the poor children he passed on his way to work each morning. Compassion offered the solution.

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A Transformed Life

By Linda Gomez in Honduras, with Brandy Campbell — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 11:00:00 PDT

As a child, Ana Baquedano believed she would never amount to anything, that poverty is what her future held. But the support and opportunity offered by Joyas del Salvador Student Center transformed her life and made her rich in Christ.

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Gratitude in the Midst of Tragedy

Linda Gomez with Brandy Campbell — Thu, 18 Jan 2007 11:00:00 PST

Vilma Canales did not have a typical childhood. Her mother struggled to provide for three daughters on a small salary as a maid. And her mother depended on Vilma, the eldest daughter, to help care for her younger sisters. Each day as Vilma's mother watched her daughter prepare meals and wash loads of clothes, she prayed for a simpler, better life for her little girl - a future that included an education.

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Gang Shooting Hits Community's Heart

Linda Gomez, Compassion Honduras Communications Specialist — Fri, 10 Feb 2006 11:00:00 PST

Even though a gang shooting left 10-year-old Emilio Josue Lopez Martinez paralyzed and his father dead, thanks to a Compassion church partner, children like Emilio are seeing light in the midst of darkness.

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God Had a Plan

By Linda Gomez, Honduras Communications Specialist — Thu, 26 Jan 2006 11:00:00 PST

At the Compassion project, far beyond receiving computer training or learning skills of sewing or tutoring, Letsbi and Cecia remember the impression one of the tutors made in their lives.

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From Gangs and Gunfire to a Life Renewed

By Linda Gomez, Honduras Communications Specialist — Mon, 18 Jul 2005 11:00:00 PDT

Despite losing his left leg in a gang shooting 10 years ago, Efraín, now a Compassion Project Director, could not be happier. The joy and trust the project's children have given him have healed him and given him a purpose in life.

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Yunior's Achievement

By Linda G. de Melendez, Compassion Honduras Communications Specialist — Thu, 30 Dec 2004 11:00:00 PST

At the Amor y Esperanza (Love and Hope) Student Center (HO-230) in Tegucigalpa, Marvin Fonseca and his team started a tutoring program a year after the center opened in 2002. Gloria Funez asked for help for her son Yunior. Starting from ground zero, his grades improved and Yunior achieved an overall grade average of 82 percent in spite of having failed the first quarter. Helping children like Yunior is just one of the ways that Amor y Esperanza is serving its community.

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Tough Competitor

By Linda G. de Melendez, Compassion Honduras Communications Specialist — Tue, 10 Aug 2004 11:00:00 PDT

Compassion staff at El Sembrador (HO-300) helped 10-year-old Jorge Valdez get the medicine needed to control his severe migraines. Today he is a star on the center's soccer team with big plans for the future.

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