Garifina-Latino Library Team Forming
Submitted by Dr. Tom Camp
There is a new team
forming up to distribute the library books to the Garifina
Communities July 2008. The Team Leader is Reverend. Alan
Gartzhorn
Date: July 20 – 27, 2008
The team will be joining
up with CHIMES Jesus Cacho and Bud McKinney. Jesus is
the Honduran coordinator of the Library Project.
Bud is
the CHIMES road manager.
Take a look at this information
and consider going with them for this exciting new aspect
of AHMEN’s Mission.
Rev. Alan Gantzhorn, pastor
of Aldersgate United Methodist Church in Molino, Florida
in the Pensacola District of
the Alabama West Florida Conference will be the team leader
of the VIM team sponsored by the Pensacola District. Alan
is also a member of the Cantonment Rotary Club which sponsored
the Rotary International matching grant with the Rotary
Club in Honduras. Alan has led VIM teams to Costa Rica
and recently participated in a team delivering books in
El Salvador.
Alan's email is: "Alan Gantzhorn" <flubird10@hotmail.com>
Phone: 850-587-5294
Janet Westlake, President of the Cantonment
Rotary Club and a Diaconal Minister in the United Methodist
Church,
will be responsible for the communication with the Pensacola
District, providing information and publicity for the District
Web site and to the Pensacola District Churches about the
mission trip. Her email is : "diaconalminister@juno.com" diaconalminister@juno.com
For
more information on this team give Alan and/or Janet a
ring.
Click here for Pictures
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Cruzado de Evangelico: Youth Conventions
- Summer 2008
Did you ever wonder what Shane and the
rest of the Cruzado folks do when not helping AHMEN teams
in Honduras. Take a look at this report from Shane Cooper,
the director of the Youth Programs for Cruzado.
Hi AHMEN Teams, We hope all is well.
I just wanted to give you a small update on what is going on with
the youth.
We are planning something that we had never attempted before. We want
to do two youth conventions this year. One of which we want to do at
La Ceiba in June that will involve four departments´, Atlantida,
Colon, Gracias a Dios and The Bay Islands. Continued |
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Peace Makers: Making a difference in Honduras
This is a group
of unique folks at T. R. Simmons Elementary School in Jasper, Alabama.
These 5th graders meet weekly and
take on various community projects. One of their “jobs” is
to increase the awareness of the  importance
of community to the younger kids in the school. They extend their
vision of community
to global awareness. They really do make the notion of “we
live in a global society” a reality.
These unique kids have
taken the Limon Soup Kitchen, which feeds 65 orphans in Honduras,
on as a project. Last year they send “shoe
boxes” full of Christmas Presents and school supplies for
the kids. This year they incorporated the entire school of T.R.
into their project and are sending multiple boxes for the use
of these kids. These boxes include pencils, notebooks, erasures,
various types of school supplies (and of course a few toys to
remind all of us to put a little play in our lives).
I don’t know what other schools are like, but I do know
we have some special kids working for their “sisters and
brothers” in other countries at T.R.
Special thanks also
to Counselor Cathy Jones and support mom Terry McKay.
For more
on the Peace Makers click on http://trs.jasper.k12.al.us/
Thank
you, Peace Makers,
Dr. Tom Camp
AHMEN: www.honduranmissions.com
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See Where you Sponsorship Money is Going
The Sponsorships are the life blood
of financing for the various programs and scholarships of folks
in Honduras.
When you are working in Limon, take a few minutes and visit the
Plan de Flores Woodworking School, see what the boys are learning,
meet their teachers and directors, visit their dorm, see where
they live and work, purchase some of their woodwork. While there,
make a point to meet and get to know 4 special boys. They have
moved into the dormitory of the school based on faith that that
they will find sponsors to help them stay there. They are from
various areas of Honduras and are looking to learn a way to make
a living, return to their home village with new skills and new
leadership abilities.
These boys are: Santos Bernardo Castro,
Andrea Ulloa
William Janel Castro,
Junior Geovany Rivera Santos
Douglas will direct you and accompany you to the near by village.
Ask for Alfredo and his wife Marianna. Don't pass up this opportunity
to see God at work in these young men's lives. You can be a part
of this.
Vaya con Dios,
Sandy Palencia: Cruzadas.Sandy@gmail.com
Dr. Tom Camp: lllamacamp@hughes.net |
Girl’s
Dorm
This is one of Sister Eleanor’s longest
running and important projects. It is located here on the Mission
Compound and serves
as
a home for 12 – 20 teenage girls who, for one reason or another, need a
save place to live. The girls all go to school at one of the local “high
schools”,
live together, and are supported solely by donations.
They love
to visit with the groups that come thru here. Take a few minutes to visit them,
see their home, and get to know
some of them. If you have an extra night, invite them to have
lunch or dinner with your group. All of them speak a little English,
and some of them are quite proficient in English, so don’t
let the language be a barrier to getting to know these future
leaders of Honduras.
The Dorm Mom is Suyappa and she likes to “show off her
girls”.
The office at the Mission Compound in La Ceiba will
set up the visit for you. They will be glad to introduce you
to the girls
and Suyappa.
If you happen to “fall in love” with one of them,
talk to Sandy in the office Mission Compound about sponsorships.
This is an easy way to totally change the life of two people – your “girl” and
you.
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Containers
Arrive in Honduras
Both containers from the AHMEN team arrived and were unloaded
on Friday and Saturday, April 28 & 27 2008. The teams gathered
in Arley last month for packing.
Didn't realize how much a determined bunch of gals and could stuff into a container,
but it's ALL here!Saludos, Brent
Click here for
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Church Mission Rally Planned
The Equality United Methodist Church is planning a Mission Rally
for the 11:00 service on May 18th and would like to have someone
speak on the AHMEN mission. Our church became aware of this mission
through Larry Pitts who spent his last days in service to the Lord
in Honduras. Larry adopted our church as his second home church
after visiting while staying at his hunting club in Equality. We
learned to love and appreciate his dedication to missions and the
Lord and would like to participate in some way in this mission
as a living memorial to him. We are inviting a representative from
SIFAT, Society of St. Andrews, the team leader for the mission
to Ecuador from Duncan United Methodist, and the Director (a member
of our church) of four group homes in Montgomery for displaced
children. Each person will have the opportunity to share for 5-7
minutes during the 11:00 hour. We are having lunch afterwards and
are asking that each representative set up a display in the fellowship
hall (during the Sunday School hour) so that they can talk one
on one to members after the luncheon. We are excited about this—our
first Mission Sunday!
You may contact me via email or by phone @
334-541-3402. Thank you so much for your good works for our Lord.
Anne Barkley barkley@windstream.net |
Update From Shane Cooper
I just got back from Limon and I was
able to talk to Alfredo about the Plan De Flores projects.
He told me that there were 16 students at the W.W. School and 18
students at the sewing school. I did a short interview with
him and one of the questions I asked was, how has
these schools affected their area ? His response was:
It has helped us tremendously, we are now starting
to see much fruit. There are a two boys in Plan De Flores who
finished
the W.W. program and have recently started their own work shop
and are now abled to help provide for their families.
There are also a few of them doing wood work in other
areas as well. One of the boys was able to get a job
in Mexico due to his w.w. skills. He also said that
some of them are are not necessarily working with wood, however
their
experience at the school changed their entire outlook on life and
now they expect to do more than just using a machete.
The sewing school is also becoming a great success because the
ladies are now able to do more for themselves.
He said that he knows that there have been lots of disappointments
and struggle, but he is now seeing a great difference
being made in the lives of most of the people and
he thinks it has all been worth it. Alfredo also said
that he believes that if it had not been for God and
the AHMEN teems they would have not had near as much progress.
I will
try to do a separate report on the people with each of their
successful stories.
Vaya con Dios,
Shane Cooper, Youth Director, Cruzado de Evangelico
La Ceiba, Honduras |
Darlene Desperately Needs
Our Help
Submitted by Linda Tripp
 Can you imagine your 2 year old daughter (or granddaughter) in this
situation: she looks about 7 months because she is so small. She can
sit up, but she has never
crawled, walked, or talked. She can cry, but often does not. She can
hear. She can smile, but 99% of the time does not. If you sit her down
in a chair or on the floor, she does not wander off. Sounds nice, that
she doesn’t wander off, huh? It is not a good thing, let me tell
you. Her hip isn’t right and one leg is shorter than the other.
Readers, she is pitiful. Gosh, I have seen many dogs much more healthy.
Her name is Darlene. And she is the product of rape by her grandfather,
who is also her father. She lives in Yorito, Honduras with her grandmother.
If 20 people would contribute just $10/month, we can get her evaluated
so see what her future may hold. Please pray about Darlene and contact
me.
Linda Tripp
LMMT4@yahoo.com
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Click here for Container Loading Story and Pictures
Container Arrives in Honduras
This is a letter from our new
Warehouse supervisor, Doris Brent, and her “assistant” Brent.
Each member of the AHMEN organization breathed a sigh of relief
when they
agreed to take on this job. If you need to contact them,
they live in Utila, Honduras: bradyhouse@verizon.net Hello Jane:
Sandy has informed us that the AHMEN
containers have arrived in country and
will be delivered to the
Cruzadas compound soon. Doris and I are headed to La Ceiba from
Utila to be there when they arrive. As "warehouse
managers" we'd like to make sure everything goes as smoothly
as possible and Sandy says she welcomes our help. We have a list
of proposed AHMEN'S mission dates from the website and a print
out for the team colors. However, not every team on the list
has been assigned a color and we're not sure if this means they
are not coming or will not be receiving supplies. We'd like to
store the boxes by colors and arrival dates to facilitate loading
at this end when the teams arrive. Not sure if we're supposed
to get a list of what's being sent by each team. A list of the
boxes that each team is sending will be would be very helpful.
We have one from the the Guffeys, but from no one else. Don't
know how things were done in the past and don't want to step
on any toes, but Larry Pitts did mention that there was often
confusion during the unloading and loading at the compound and
we'd like to make things run smoothly for everyone concerned.
Please
let us know what you think and we welcome any suggestions. Thank
you
In His Name, Brent
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Mobile Health Clinic
 Rev. Ray Crump has access to a 73 passenger school bus, in good
condition, few miles, and has storage facilities under the belly.
The question he asked me: Do we want a traveling clinic? When we
passed this question on to Sister Eleanor, she just
laughed. "You
know Dr. Camp, sometimes you asked the silliest questions. Of course we could
use it."
Now the question is: Are we willing to Put our Money where our
mouth is. Brother Ray has suggested we ask each
Sunday School Class if each member will put up
$10. He calculates this would be a good started for a bid on the
bus.Pray about this and let's give Brother Ray some feedback:
Rev. Ray Crump: RayLCr@aol.com |
Birth
Announcement
Announcing the arrival
ofJosue (Joshua) Menocal
son of Andrea Altman Menocal and Josue Menocal weighed in at
10 pounds 22 and 3/4" long. Born Wednesday April 16th,2008
At 9:25 am
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Carolina Honduras Health Foundation Team Leader Meeting
Saturday, April 26, 2008
10:00 am until ?
USC School of Medicine Campus – Building One
6311 Garners Ferry
Road
Columbia SC
Dr. Henry Gibson, founder of the CHHF, and Chris Zawacki,
Team Coordinator, hope you will be able to join them for our first
TEAM LEADER MEETING. It will be a time to ask questions, review
forms and most importantly, share ideas.
The only cost to you will
be your lunch (which will be served at the meeting) and gas for your
vehicle to get there. A special “thank
you” to Dr. & Mrs. Connor for arranging for the meeting
room and luncheon.
Please let me know if you think you will be
able to attend and approximately how many people will be coming
with you ASAP. We
will need an actual list of the names of the persons who will
be attending by Friday, April 18th. Also any known food allergies
or diet restrictions and the names of the persons involved. Please
encourage any of your team members or future team members to
attend. The more the merrier. Hope to see (and meet) you there!!!!
Chris
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Young
Girl Needs a Sponsor
Hello my name is Maribel
I am of Sico, Colon is an area where we practice mainly agriculture. It is a
small town far from the city. I have 2 brothers and 3 sisters and they are small,
I am the oldest daughter in my family. My mama lives in Sico and my papa died
five years ago. Since my papa died things have not been very easy for the family,
I could not continue studying there. So we ask God to help me out of the problem,
so it's like God send me to this place I am that God has a purpose for me.
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Pastor's Conference in Limon
Mt. Vernon's Team will be organizing and hosting a Pastor's Conference
in Limon on their May Mission Trip. The conference will be running
while the rest of the medical team holds clinics. This has been
a dream of Benny Rowe and other members of the team and the church
for several years.
The pastors conference will be in Limon at the
Church next to the clinic. The dates are May 19th, 20th
and 21st, 2008. Forty Pastors will be invited from the Limon
and Punta Piedra area. Our Pastor,
Rev. John Gates will be doing the teaching. David Kelly will
do the translation. We also plan for Brother John to preach
on Wednesday night of the 21st in the Church in Punta Piedra.
We believe this may be one of our more exciting and productive
trips. Please pray that it will be so.
God Bless all that you do.
Benny |
Request
for Members
The
July 11-20, 2008 team to Yorito, Yoro is in need of members.
Ideally: 2 physicians
or PAs, 3-4 nurses, a pharmacist, and others who are willing
to do whatever is needed. We would love to have a vet again
too. This
team will have a medical & educational function. If you have
a servant’s heart and want a little excitement in these
Honduran mountains, please contact CD Tripp at
256-351-1271.” |
2008 AHMEN Teams - Potential Destinations
Click the link below for a list of potential
destinations for 2008. Please have a look and contact the people
listed for
available
dates,
to
schedule your dates, and for details.
Destination
Ideas on New Teams - New Areas |
To: Teams working
for God in Honduras
From Leader Joe Jones
What I see is a dedicated group of Godly people
seeking to do God's will!
People are serving and want to be efficient and effective.
But
we must be careful not to let it become our ministry.
God
is the one in charge!
HE reminded our team of that in Honduras!
We must be flexible,
pliable and willing to change our plans for GOD's plans.
When we serve the least, we have served Christ!
Fellow Workers
just keep encouraging God's people and those called will respond!
God has and is blessing and growing HIS
ministry in Honduras! Man, it is great to be a part of HIS work!
Peace
to my brothers
and
Sisters!
Joe |
The Team Caldwell, Limon, Honduras, July '07
The Team Caldwell made a video of their mission trip to Limon Honduras
during July. Click the link below to see a short video of the
trip.
http://www.photoshow.com/watch/KJ7Dw3ig |
The Reverend Thomas Muhomba,
Planning Mission
Reverand Muhomba, of the North Alabama
Conference of United Methodist Church. planning
a trip there next year and is looking for team members.
tmuhomba@northalabamaumc.org
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AHMEN
and CHIMES Joining Forces Again
 AHMEN, CHIMES, and
the Honduran Medical community have another opportunity to join
forces for the health of the Garifina communities of Honduras.
Take a look at this. Are you ready to join our “Hundred Member
Brigade?”
We've been doing great work in the Garifuna communities of Honduras, and we need
your help to keep our success moving forward.
What's happening?
From August 6th to 15th, the Garifuna Medical Brigade, led by Dr. Luther Castillo
Harry, will travel to Garifuna communities throughout the Caribbean coast of
Honduras. This team will be made up of graduates and current students at the
Latin American Medical School of Medicine in Havana. Continued |
Attention
All Team Leaders As many of you know, the time to set
your dates for the '08 and '09 years is fast approaching.
In the past we have tried to coordinate the dates at the Nov.
meeting of AHMEN. It seems to me we have greatly
outgrown this system of coordination. Here is my suggestion:
1. Each team decide when the best time for them to go and where
they want
to go.
2.The team leaders then contact the appropriate organization,
i.e.Norma
Jean, Cruzado, CHIMES, Larry Pitt's Missions, etc. Firm up the
date with a
commitment from that organization.
3.The team leader then let me
know so I can put it on the web page.
I suspect there will be continued growth in the work God has
planned for us.
I would welcome any suggestions on the best way for us to do
this.
Vaya con Dios,
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main ways 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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