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Honduran Hiatus

Political crisis disrupts short-term missions season, prompts introspection by church leaders.

Andrew Clouse in Tegucigalpa, Honduras | posted 7/14/2009 10:21AM

Political unrest in Honduras is disrupting the peak of one of the world's busiest seasons and settings for short-term mission trips.

Many North American mission groups have delayed or canceled their July ...

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rick	Posted: July 16, 2009 8:54 AM


Sad that mission trips are being cancelled. This mess would be over if Obama had handled the situation correctly: https://www.mindreign.com/en/mindshare/World-Politics-and-Current-Events/De mocracy-2c-not-Ch-c3-a1vez-2c-in-Honduras/sl34045952bp297cpp10pn1.html

Laurie

Posted: July 15, 2009 1:55 PM


Excellent article. I live and work in Honduras, and I am an American citizen. Much food for thought in regard to the value of short term workers.

Johann

Posted: July 15, 2009 10:53 AM

You evangelicals really disgust me. Why don't you cowards go to the Middle East and try to convert the Moslems, or go to rural India and convert the Hindus? Instead, you go down to Latin America and bribe Catholics into your phony "churches". What a bunch of hypocrites you are. Why don't you stay in the U.S. and convert your own immoral people? Latin America has had the true, historical Christianity before your country even existed.

Dale Osteen

Posted: July 15, 2009 9:08 AM

My mission group was in Honduras during the so-called "coup" and the pastors we were working with were terrified that Zelaya was going to use the election scheduled for June 28th to anoint himself as a dictator, like his best buds Hugo Chavez and Fidel Castro. The folks we worked with didn’t want Zelaya’s socialism and the “re-distribution of wealth” that didn’t work in Acts, or in Cuba, or Russia and would not work in Honduras. We never felt endangered and flew out as scheduled when our work was finished. I think some of the groups over-reacted to what was going on because of media reports, rather than what actually was happening on the ground. Zelaya was corrupt, ineffective and used foreign aid money to buy votes from the poor rather than build homes and infrastructure. That made him very unpopular, except among the far left-wing, and the Hondurans we worked with were jubilant over his ouster. Hondurans are beautiful, hard-working, joyous people and we plan to return again.

brian nelson

Posted: July 15, 2009 1:21 AM


im going to hondo on the 24th, my security is in the eternal. let try and encurage the spreed of live thur the good news. paul was sorronded by political unreast. i can tell miners to go but we are all called to be string and couragous in the struggle. i hope we can all make it there with hugs and love of the gosspal

Rod Buchanan

Posted: July 14, 2009 6:24 PM

I am certainly not an expert on Honduras, but I have had the privilege of being on a few mission trips there. I understand the need for justice and the churches need to speak out for it. I'm not sure why it has to be one thing or another. I have personally seen the changed lives and improved living conditions that are the direct result of US missionaries and also work teams. Widows have received new homes, small business opportunities became realities for many, education, the acquisition of practical skills, and of course a life changing Gospel that was preached. Maybe the government should accept responsibility for doing more, but back in the States I keep hearing that the government is doing what the church was meant to do. So which is it? It is both.

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