Saturday February 6th is Container Loading Day
Greetings,
Saturday,
February. 6, Is the scheduled loading day for the next
container for Honduras. The container has been ordered
and should be there by
9:00 a.m. We will need as many
as possible to help with this effort. Benny
Rowe has secured a new location for warehouse space in
Curry Al. I would suggest that we try to have as
many trucks and trailers as possible and after we load
the container, we each make a load to Curry. This
way we will have most of the stuff we need to save for
shipment in the April container ready to go.
I
will see you in Arley with my truck and trailer on Sat.
Feb. 6 at about
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Help
for Haiti
It
is with a heavy heart and a sense of urgency that I write
you tonight. We are all aware of the massive devastation
that has fallen upon our brothers and sisters in Haiti. I
am writing you on behalf of their well being and offering
the folks of AHMEN the opportunity to help in many different
ways with the recovery efforts on the island country.
I
have three friends that work with me at the Hudson Alpha
Institute in Huntsville that have worked for years in
Haiti and the Dominican Republic. The group HERO: Haiti
Emergency Relief Organization does exactly the kind of
work in Haiti that you and I have done in Honduras. They
have a very capable distribution network for aid. They
have surgery capable clinics and several orphanages where
they work with people on the ground there that organize
their trips and work hand in hand with them to better
the lives of the folks they serve.
Today,
a scout group from their organization made it into the
country to assess all the damage to their compounds and
develop a plan to help as many people as they can. They
discovered that there are 1800 people waiting for medical
care, food and water at their main clinic and orphanage
compound. They do not have the medicine
or the food and water on hand to handle this crowd or
the countless others they could reach if they had the
resources. This is where we could come in. In
November/December many of our team leaders were blessed
by receiving a large portion of granted medicine. Right
now the people of Haiti have a much greater need than
our teams do for a summer trip to Honduras. I am
asking for your blessing for those of us that would like
to donate their meds to HERO.
HERO
has partnered with Trinity UMC of Huntsville and now
my home church of Good Shepherd UMC to begin a food collection
drive. They are in great need of dried beans, rice,
powdered milk and powdered baby formula. I urge
the other churches represented in AHMEN to join us. We
have been working with Brother Ray Crump and the others
at the North Alabama Conference Disaster Response Warehouse. All
food and medical items collected for this project will
be shipped from this warehouse as soon as we can solidify
the shipping. Obviously there is also a great need
for monetary donations as well if people would prefer
to do this there are two ways you can do it. Below
is there website. It is a great resource for information
about their works and offers the option of making a donation
on-line. http://haiti411.com/haiti/ The
second option would be to send a check by mail directly
to:
Trinity
UMC
607
Airport Road Southwest
Huntsville, AL 35802
Attention:
Haiti Food Drive
Tom
if you or anyone has any suggestions for or questions
about the work that is being done here and in Haiti
through HERO please contact merbeck@applied-genomics.com and
Troy Moore troy@omegagenome.org .
Your
brother in Christ,
Rod
Rodney
A. Beck
601
Genome Way Suite
2200
Huntsville,
AL 35806
Phone
(256)533-2949
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New
Feature - Honduran Profiles
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Leonarda's
Award Ceremony
Columbiana
UMC makes plans for their 2010 trip
Here
we go!! Time to get started planning for Honduras. The dates
for the trip this year are July 28th through August 6th.
I would like to have a meeting @ the church on January 10th
but I will be willing to have a meeting @ the Hospital for
all of the clinical people that can't make to the church
on that Sunday. As of right now , we have a fundraiser on
the 21st of January . This is for the Midstate Farmers Co-OP.
We will do roast, potatoes, salad, Desert - stuff like that.
My # is 948-7216 if you need me. much Love Shane
First
Honduras Community Needs Survey Findings
Sarah in Seminary
Column by Sarah Watson
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We are looking for
a GRANT WRITER:
 Good
News: we have a location for a PERMANAT WAREHOUSE.
Great location. “just what we need”.
There is only one problem. We need someone to write a grant for AHMEN
for the money for the warehouse.
How can you help?
Ask everybody in your church, your teams, and all of your connections
if they know of a person who writes grants. Yep, believe it or not, there
are regular people just like you and me who are called “grant writers”.
So, between all of our teams and connections, we have a grant writer,
we just need to find that person.
Our hero, a grant writer
When you find her/him, please let Ivan Green know and let’s get
started on this permanent solution to our warehouse problem.
Vaya con Dios,
Tom Camp Jan. 2010 |
Container
Handling Information
The
scheduling of the winter container for February,
along with the release of surplus donated supplies
by DRI and Alcon, has caused some confusion. The
February, or “winter,” container is intended
to be loaded with materials that are currently in
the Arley warehouse. Since we must vacate the Arley
warehouse by the end of February, it will be more
convenient (and probably cheaper in the long run)
to go ahead and ship these backlogged items rather
than move them to the new warehouse (whenever one
is found). Team leaders must understand that we are
not looking for any new items to be brought to the
warehouse at this time.
What
about our container for our normal team materials
we will need for the work of our teams in the coming
year?????
We
will be sending a regular container in the spring,
tentative date set for early to mid March for this.
Specific
dates and information to follow as the Green’s
get the dates from Dole for that.
So:
do we still need folks at the warehouse work day?
Absolutely !!!!! Contact Ivan Green if you are willing
to help with the cleaning out and organizing so we
can utilize as much of the materials as possible
and leave the Arley Warehouse as clean as possible
as a way of thanking Ellis.
Some
contacts you might need:
To
talk about containers and help with this:
Ivan
Green: greenei@bellsouth.net
To
talk about some of the medical supplies and grants
supplies you might want for your team for free:
Bruce
McFadden: BCMCF@BHAM.RR.COM |
Clowning
Around in Honduras
Why is the world would a clown go to Honduras? Ask Butterfly:
2009
Mary, a.k.a. Butterfly, joined a team from Christ United
Methodist Church, Jasper, Al. in 2009 as “the team
clown”. Boy was she busy. Take a look at some of
her activities.
This was the first time Butterfly had participated in
a foreign mission and wasn’t sure of her role.
As you can see, she not only fit into the total mission
work, but began some new mission areas as well.
More Photos
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Container
Update
The
scheduling of the winter container for February,
along with the release of surplus donated supplies
by DRI and Alcon, has caused some confusion. I just
received a communication from a team that was concerned
that they would have to get all their team supplies
ready for shipment by February. You need to remind
everyone that the container going down in February
is not intended for medicines and team supplies for
teams that are scheduled for the normal mission season.
There will still be a normal spring container that
is primarily for the purpose of sending down team supplies.
The February, or “winter,” container
is intended to be loaded with materials that are
currently in the Arley warehouse. Since we must vacate
the Arley warehouse by the end of February, it will
be more convenient (and probably cheaper in the long
run) to go ahead and ship these backlogged items
rather than move them to the new warehouse (whenever
one is found). Team leaders must understand that
we are not looking for any new items to be brought
to the warehouse at this time.
I
realize that this information is redundant to what
you have said in the past, but it is worth restating
if it can avoid any additional confusion.
Amor
en Cristo,m Guf |
La Ceiba Dump Mission
In the City of La Ceiba, Honduras
the city dump
has become the home for many of the poorer people of
La Ceiba. AHMEN helps Cruzada del Evangelica
supply Christmas thru their work that includes a church,
feeding kitchen, and medical clinics on site at the
dump.
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Hooks
Need Another Provider for March Mission
Ken & Peggy Hook also need another provider for
their mission trip to our clinic in Limon, Honduras. When
time permits, this team is very active with the
children at Leonarda's orphanage. If there is even
a slight chance you or a colleague might be available
or know of a provide who might be interested, please
email Ken & Peggy at hookkp@cox.net or
call them at 757-234-0073.
for March 20-28, 2010
Thanks Ken Hook
757-234-0073 |
Warehouse
Work Day Planned 12/29/09
Note from Ivan
Greetings
to All:
I
am planning to be at the warehouse in Arley
on Tue. 12/29/09 about 9:00 AM to start organizing
and sorting goods for the Feb. container. I could
really use your help in this effort. I will bring
some blank labels and Joy will prepare the manifest. I
need to send this information to Sandy ASAP so she
can prepare to recieve and distribute this
shipment. I can also be available on Thur.
12/31 09 if we need another work day.
The
dates I am planning are loading on Sat. 02/06/10
and preloading ( if nescessary) on Sat. 01/16/10.
I will confirm these dates with Dole after the first
of next year. This way we should be in position to
move the remainder to a new location on 01/16 or
02/06. I am expecting to have several garbage bags full
of trash to be thrown away when we finish on
12/29.We can divy these up and each bring some home
to throw away.
Lexie,
would you cantact Ellis and make arrangements for
us to get in? If you don't feel comfortable
asking to use his forklift, I will rent a palletjack
so we can move things around as we work. Sharon,
I may to get a check for this expense. Let
me know about this.
OK
guys. I need your help. Let me hear from
you.
May
You Enjoy A Blessed Christmas, Ivan
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 The
following AHMEM teams are planning to conduct eye glasses
ministries in Honduras for 2010. These are:
· February
11 – 21 TEAM
BELAIRE Clinica
de los Angeles, Belaire
· May
22 - 29 Baptist
Connection CHHF
, Limon
· May 28-June
5 316
fellowship La
Union & Moskita
· June
4 – 13 Livingston
Chapel Utila
· June
12 – 20 Wesley
UMC Yorito,
Yoro
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2010
Mission Dates Posted
VACANT 2010 DATE AVAILABLE TO ALL TEAMS
May
5-15, 2010 is open at our clinic in Limon. Any
team can have this week. This
is NOT a change but an addition to your already
scheduled week. Even a small medical team
would be great. It will be filled on
a first come, first serve basis.
CHHF
TEAM LEADER MEETING – SATURDAY, JANUARY
9, 2010
TIME – 10
am until?
PLACE -
USC School of Medicine, 6311 Garners Ferry Rd,
Columbia SC
Room
B1A
COST – Minimal
lunch charge
Please
mark your calendars! This is a
great time to share ideas and concerns with other
teams. All past, present or possible
future team members or support persons are invited.
If
anyone has any questions about the above information,
please let me know. I will be sending a reminder
email in December about the Team Leader Meeting. I
hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving with family
and friends.
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FreeRice
Submitted by Linda Tripp
FreeRice is a non-profit website run by the United Nations
World Food Program. Our partner is the Berkman Center
for Internet & Society at Harvard University.
FreeRice has two goals:
1. Provide education to everyone for free.
2. Help end world hunger by providing rice to hungry people
for free.
This is made possible by the generosity of the sponsors
who advertise on this site.
Whether you are CEO of a large corporation or a street
child in a poor country, improving your education can improve
your life. It is a great investment in yourself.
Perhaps even greater is the investment your donated rice
makes in hungry human beings, enabling them to function
and be productive. Somewhere in the world, a person is
eating rice that you helped provide. Thank you.
This is an extraordinary way to improve your skills while
helping to donate rice to those in need. Please visit the
site to see for yourselves: Free Rice
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California
Pediatrician joins AHMEN team from Alabama
I
am a recently retired pediatrician from California. I
have been to the garifuna area of Honduras 4 times. This
an area of the Caribbean coast inhabited by descendants
of escaped slaves from 250 years ago. It is the
poorest  part of a very poor country. I go with
a group led by 2 brothers from the United States, who
work with local friends to bring health care and other
improvements to the area. My role is to do checkups
and treat illness on the local children, as well as
do some work on adults. We work closely with
local christian groups, Cuban doctors, and Cuban trained
Honduran doctors and nurses. It is inspiring
to see these widely divergent groups working together
to help the people. We bring our own medicines,
and use the 2 clinics built by the group in 2 towns,
and also work in schools and other buildings in towns
without clinics. A typical day consists of seeing
patients for 6 or 7 hours, giving talks to the local
midwives, consulting
with the other doctors, and learning how they do things,
as they often know more than I about dealing with local
conditions, illnesses, and availability of treatment. We
are operating in a basic fashion, with a lab that can do
a CBC, u/a, pregnancy test, and malaria smear.
This year I did exams on 6 children at a new school for
the deaf in Pan De Flores, and at an orphanage for AIDS
children in Limon.
The area is very beautiful, on the coast, and we had showers
at the clinics for the first time. We bring our own
food and water and are well fed. Some of us sleep
at the clinics, and often we stay with local families in
huts.
When I return home, I feel so grateful for all I have,
such as electricity and water and bathrooms. I feel
like I have done something useful and productive and like
a better person, not so focused on my own little desires
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Hi Dr. Camp!
Things are good here. Joe Jones is here with his team
of 2 replacing the roof on the girls dorm. There was
supposed to be 12 people, but now they are down to 3.
Thats ok! We are still getting things done! I really
enjoyed my time with all of you. It was tons of fun and
rewarding at the same time. You cant beat that! Ive been
doing repairs around the dorm and I went and bought $100
in paint and supplies. Some of the rooms were in dire
need of help. I would love to be able to do more, but
I would need my dad here to help! I have been helping
the girls with letters to their sponsers. This week
I am going to hold classes to help them with their english.
I will say that I am very homesick and VERY sleep deprived.
I think I may have to cut my trip a month short. I am
ready to be with my Dad and I am sooooo ready for a good
nights sleep! How
are things in Alabama?
Kristy Wynn
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Task Force Forming
Join this exciting team – 2009/2010
When Benny Rowe, Lexie Hilton, and Rev. Dale Capron
(AHMEN) met Tom Corson (SIFAT) at the North  Ala. Conference
this year an idea was formed.
What about a joint project in Honduras building on the
net work and “in country” resources of AHMEN
with the knowledge and technique of SIFAT. And do it
all in Honduras?
Kathy Bryson then met with some of the AHMEN folks and
set in motion for Byron Morales to meet the Aug team
in Honduras and spend the week visiting as many of the
AHMEN projects as could be worked into the week.
Byron, a soon to be member of the SIFAT team, is from
Ecuador and has a unique way for viewing projects and
identifying problems and solutions. Both the AHMEN and
the CHIMES teams had a great time getting to know Byron
and “showing off” our handiwork.
As many of you know, AHMEN and the various projects
in Honduras are great at getting started, but after 2 – 5
years they lose steam and become stagnated. What we are
tentatively planning is a 3 year project. One or two
key people from the various projects and/or areas will
attend a workshop for 3 days in Honduras. Byron and the
SIFAT staff will facilitate the workshop. They will identify
problems and implement solutions specific to each areas
needs. The promoters then return to their home area and
put into practice whtat they have learned. This process
is repeated every 3 – 4 months for up to 3 years.
As the program unfolds, Byron says various Honduran leaders
will emerge from the workshops and, in the end, actually
take over the entire process.
Continued
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Update: Utila and Livingston
Chapel’s ’2009 Trip
Wed,night
- getting ready for Church. Dale is preaching 2night. 2
saved Monday, 1 saved yesterday, and 8 men & women saved
today! Many rededications!
A young
boy with polio and lazy eye was treated at clinic and was fitted
with his 1st pair of glasses. All children who needed
glasses were matched with perfect pair.
Matt has
become a street evangelist and is bringing some men he is witnessing
to, to church2night! We felt a couple trimmers
yesterday. None today. There was a 4.8 on Monday. We
are safe, well fed, good place to sleep - doing great. Many
stories for when we get home.
Love you
all - your prayers are being answered - YOU have a big part
in what is happening here.
:) Brenda & Dale
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Dale & Brenda Hyche
www.hunterschapel.org
www.honduranmissions.com
In God We Trust
"And the peace of God which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts
and minds through Christ Jesus." Philippians 4:7
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Helena United Methodst Chruch's Team back from La Ceiba and
Shalom in Honduras..
Two reports re. the Helena team:
Brent
Brady, AHMEN's Coordinator in Honduras, reports the Helena
Team completed the re-roofing of the girl's dorm. The
project looks great and there are no more leaks. this
was a much needed job.
From Joe Jones, Team Leader:
Helena
UMC had a great mission trip. The
other two servants that went, are already talking about the next
project. We see our role construction and repair. We
may also join with Discovery in well drilling.
Joe Jones 205 987-9995
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Raining Babies
The Baptist Connection, woriding in May
in Limon reported the delivery of a baby. This is the team that
had  wonderful support from Ciriboya Clinic with the loan of two
docs, one from Cuba and one from Honduras. While there, Cindy
delivered a baby and somebody had the good medical acumen to
order malaria on both the mom and the new baby. Both were positive.
The team sent both on to Toccoa for the special treatment necessary
for newborns with Malaria. As of last report, baby is doing well.
Now, Jane Cox and Guf called this week with report of two more
deliveries by the Columbiana team – both moms and babies
doing well and no sign of malaria.
Richard and Sharon Bowie reported 60% pos. malaria in some villages
this year.
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Mike
and Lee Ann visit Shalom on fact finding for construction this
summer.
Mike Dunlap and lee Ann Banks visited Shalom
in April 09 for a “Fact Finding” tour to spot areas
that need work on the building the girls live in. Shalom is located
on the property of the Mission Compound of Cruzado in La Ceiba.
They
took the entire dormitory to eat at the Pizza Hut and then on
to a day of shopping for food and “girl stuff”.
Mike,
a contractor, surveyed the actual building and sent pictures
to Joe Jones of Discovery United Methodist Church for their work
project this summer of ’09.
They also took “their girl”,
artist Magdalena, and her best friend to a special restaurant
as a treat.
Click here for photos
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Limon
Aid Team?
What did they do this year?
Where are they from?
Submitted by Dr. Tom Camp
 I
just received a delightful report from Janet Mahoney, Limon Aid
Treasurer send and team member from Lansing, Mi. This is the team
that has taken on the Orphanage in Limon that everyone is so enamored
with. In addition to sending money to finish the new building project
of the Limon Sewing School, they report a great week in Limon -
seeing over 500 pts in Limon, Icotea, and Honey River. Here was
a unique idea: they took down a back pack for each orphan in the
orphanage stuffed with tooth brushes, shoes, notebook, school supplies,
shoes, school uniform, and treats. While there they did repair work
on the orphanage, school, and library.
The kids from the orphanage attended the Grand Opening of the Limon
Library that was dedicated this summer. The kids were the main entertainment
with dancing and drum music supplied by goat skin covered tree trunks.
If you haven’t see a Garifina dance, you are missing something.
What next for this team? They are shooting to build a new orphanage
in Limon. For more about this team and their projects, take a look
at limonaidhonduras.org.
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AHMEN is able to accomplish it's goals is thru sponsorships. This
is a system in which an individual or groups make regular contributions
to support a particular project or person.
Thanks to the folks listed below for their support of the AHMEN
projects and kids in sponsorship:
Dr. Tom and Deborah Arnold North Ala. Conf. of
the United Methodist Church
Mt. Vernon Baptist Church, Adult Sunday School Class
(3 different classes support girls @ dorm) Jasper, Al
Larry Whitehead Warehouse Fabrics Inc. Winfield,
Al
Larry Pitts
Larry Pitts Ministries - Yvonne Seaman
J.T. Ray and Company Florence, Al
Yvonne Seaman C.D. and Linda Tripp
Dr. Jerry & Jean Boshell
Christ United Methodist Church, Adult Sunday School Class
Rick and Jilda Watson - The Overalls
Civitan Club of Jasper
Bobby and Sherry Granada
New Vision Community Church
Richard and Sharon Bowie
Bowie Pharmacy
Judy Camp
Ellis Wade, Houston Woods, Arley, Al
C.D. and Linda Tripp
Jane Cox |
D.J. Simonetti, Baker, Donelson
Law Firm,
Birmingham, Alabama
John L. Beauchamp
Financial Advisor
Merrill Lynch Birmingham, Al O.H. Brown,
CPA Jasper, Al
George E. Deavors,
CPA Jasper, Al
Skip Tucker Montgomery, Al
Rodney Redmill
Redmill Plumbing Jasper, Al
Tony Sparks
Walker County Bank Jasper, Al
John Paul Mitchell
John Mitchell Realty Jasper, Al
Russell Colvin
Blackwater Forge, Jasper, Al
Terry Gurganus
First National Bank Jasper, Al
Pat Gustin,
Gustin & Robinson Law Firm,
Jasper, Al
Walker Baptist Hospital,
Jasper, Al
Winfield Fabrics
Winfield, Alabama
Walker Recovery Center,
Jasper, Al
Rotary Club of Jasper |
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