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The Gecko and I: a story – in real time – from the tropics

October 28, 2017

The Gecko and I – a story in real time from the tropics   Over the last few years we’ve had some gecko lizards passing through our home but unfortunately they never wanted to hang around for too long.  Maybe they felt my wife’s dislike of them seeing that she was born a city girl […]

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The Simplicity of the Gospel of Jesus

August 20, 2017

Recently I have been thinking about the simplicity of the gospel and what God had in mind for all of us when he sent Jesus Christ to be the solution to a complicated and stressful life.  In developed countries such as the USA, Canada and the United Kingdom we have, I believe,  complicated Christianity to […]

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Let’s Clean up our Lives

June 16, 2017

Last week we were able to distribute 25 baskets to most of our beneficiaries to use as a means to reach out to a family in need with a basket of cleaning supplies.  We labeled it “Let’s clean up our lives” and inside the plastic bucket we included a New Testament of the Bible for […]

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Water is a basic necessity & many take it for granted – Updated 6-16-17

May 21, 2017

Marcela and her children, live in the hills surrounding the capital city of Tegucigalpa, Honduras.  Many of these people, like Marcela, in past years came from the rural areas of the country looking for an opportunity to improve their lives.  Many came without work and have ended up being street sellers, such as Marcela, who […]

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She Pondered their Eternity Destiny

April 27, 2017

Recently on one of my visits to the pediatric ward at the hospital I brought along with me a young ministry friend of mine named May who helped me with the ministry that day at the hospital.  In Pediatrics we shared with a young boy who had been hospitalized because of a knife wound that […]

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We’re needing a few more chairs!

March 2, 2017

We are still in need of a few more chairs to reach our goal of 60 chairs by the weekend.  We thank each of you who have generously given to help SOR Mission to purchase these needed chairs.  $15 buys one and for those of you living in North America and Euorpe  you can see […]

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The Importance of One

February 25, 2017

The Bible  teaches  us about the importance of the individual.  Its basis being that we have all been created in the image of a loving  Creator God.  Being a creation designed by a Divine God,  this  gives us great worth.  Our societies increasingly though over the years  have tried to degrade us into merely an […]

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He will deliver the needy who cry out

January 28, 2017

What a joy we have to be able to reach out, through those of you who support this mission, to help those in need through Bible studies to show them the way of peace, home construction for those unable to purchase a home of their own and/or others who qualify for a micro enterprise loan […]

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Click for Joy, Happiness and St. Nick

November 21, 2016

So many families were helped last year and with the connections we made with our families that work with us in this program, many received help and encouragement this past year as they attempted to overcome some of lives difficult situations. Here in Tegucigalpa, we don’t have the help of social services and when there […]

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Christmas begins in October for the Needy!

October 26, 2016

This is our first posting for SOR Mission’s yearly “Click for St. Nick“ campaign.  This year’s plan is to distribute 130 baskets to the needy of Honduras and Costa Rica. This year’s campaign will once again focus on Hondurans and Costa Ricans who we work with through several churches in addition to those who are […]

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