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Forest Park is taking an adventurous mission team to Honduras in September to build a house for a local pastor. We are purchasing all materials and providing some of the labor as well. We have already sent money ahead, so the foundation has been laid and work is continuing even now as we prepare to go. It’s the rainy season there, so work is dependent upon the weather, but we hope to be able to put the roof on the house and finish up the construction while we are there.

In addition to construction work, Ronnie will be preaching at least 3 times and some of our folks will be giving testimonies or talks in local churches. We may also do some health screenings for the police department in Choluteca, Honduras.

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The pastor that we are building for is a man named Benjamin Tomas. He is a zone pastor for Open Eyes Ministries and pastors a local church. A "zone pastor" is a point of contact in an area of the country that the missionaries serve. He co-ordinates cell group meetings in the area, pastor’s conferences sponsored by Open Eyes and hosts short term mission teams from the states doing building, medical, dental or evangelistic work.

Pastor Tomas has opened up new areas in Honduras for Open Eyes to minister in, so Terry and Arlene Dupont have given us the opportunity to bless him with a home from which he can minister and raise his family.

This mission trip will encompass many "firsts" for us. It is our first construction project, the first time we will be flying into Tegucigalpa, and the first time we will be going without a partner church.

We do not do feel-good missions, we select projects that will change lives and give maximum exposure to the salvation message that we bring. We have been able to take medical teams into Nicaragua for the past 3 years with supplies and medicines. We’ve also helped to supply a dental clinic in Leon, Nicaragua. We’ve sent evengelistic teams for the past 4 years into churches, orphanages, doing street ministry, youth camps, and helping to move Open Eyes Ministries into Honduras.

Sign up for a mission trip

This is a good time to begin thinking about working on a mission team. We will be going to Central America again February 17 thru 24 to conduct our annual medical clinic. Whether you have medical experience or not, you can contribute to this team as a pharmacy worker, triage nurse, eyeglass dispenser or any number of other things: pack mule, candy-hander-outer, or traffic director in the clinic.

The cost of the trip will still be $1250 which includes travel, food and lodging except for our last day. Other out-of-pocket expenses won’t exceed $100.

I can promise it won’t be a vacation, but I can also promise you will love it more than any vacation you’ve ever had.

Click here for more information on the trip.

And then click here to sign up online.

If you have more questions, click here for our contact information.