This summer we had several members of our church that went on two different mission trips.  One to Mozambique, Africa and the other to Tela, Honduras.

Charissa and Bethany Walton went from June 16,-July 29, 2008 to live with the Kawendes family in Mozambique.  They taught in a small, three-room schoolhouse that provides education for over 750 students in the village.  Classes started as early as 7am and didn't end until 10pm, where they take shifts throughout the day in order to  facilitate to all of the children!  Besides running a school and church plant, the Kawendes have opened up their home to forty orphan boys ages 2-12.  Bethany and Charissa were so excited to have gotten to know these children and invested a lot of their time loving and caring for them.   So much so, that Bethany plans on going again next year!  You can get more information regarding this trip and Bethany's future trip at www.yomission.org or email her at Bethany@yoidomission.org.

Other members of our team (the York family, Linda Rorick, Mindy Rorick-Sylvia and her son Mark) went to Honduras, in the city of Tela, where they helped minister to them physically and spiritually.  They worked with the churches in Tela and a Christian Honduran doctor.  They were there from July 26, 2008 and returned August 2, 2008.  Along with medical work (seeing almost 900 people!), they did children's ministry in several schools and neighborhoods, and finished putting in a cement floor in a church as a construction project.  They worked with a team of Honduran Pastors who had invited them to come and share the good news of Jesus along with them.  They too plan on going again next year!

Please consider being part of their prayer team for their future journeys.  They also humbly ask that you also consider giving financially to our teams.  All donations are tax-deductible.  If you would like to donate, checks can be made out to Living Hope Christian Church, designated "Honduras Mission Trip" or "Africa Mission Trip", and sent to the above address, or you can give online and email our office as to the designation.  Thank you for your consideration in becoming a part of our team to help bring God's love to the people of the world!

In the past, we've sent support to a missionary in Mexico, and have had two people on two short-term mission trips to South Africa and the Philippines last summer. Also on our team, we have people who have been on short-term mission trips to Romania, Bulgaria, New Mexico, Mozambique and Nicaragua!

“Only ask, and I will give you the nations as your inheritance, the ends of the earth as your possession.” - Psalm 2:8