AHMEN's Larry Pitts
Begins Work on New Ministry
 Larry
Pitts, the fellow many of know as AHMEN's Warehouse Manager
both in Alabama and Honduras has now joined forces with his "adopted
Honduran son" Edy in a brand new prison ministry. Edy
is an ex gang leader from Central America who now works for
Jesus in the Prison system of Honduras. We can expect to
hear more about this is the future. For now, how about putting
Edy, Larry, and their new ministry on your prayer list. Edy
and Larry will collecting the following items to donate to
prisoners in Honduras. If you, or someone you know, would
like to participate in this new ministry, please contact
Larry Pitts:
Larry Pitts contact: lpahmen2@gmail.com or by phone: 205-221-0584
Items needed: tooth brushes, dental paste, soap, shampoo,
tennis shoes, digital camera, video camera
Keep them in your prayers and when you go to Honduras, ask Larry to take
you
to one of the prisons.
Mission Two: New Rain Forest Dwellings
Thanks for your timely response. The shacks will be built in the mountains
of Santa Barbara, Honduras. The new dwellings will be approximately 12'-0
x 24'-0 and they will replace stick houses lived in by the families in
the mountains. The existing stick houses have 1 to 2 inch gaps between
the sticks. This area is in a rain forest and the land on which each
family was deeded to them probably years ago via squatting, so there
should be no takeover from greedy land owners.
For the first one our plans are to hire unemployed locals at $4.00 to
$6.00 per day for construction. We also plan to rent donkeys to carry
all materials into the mountains. I plan to set up a base camp where
the road ends and manage the supply of materials. There will be no plumbing
or electricity requirements since none is available. As for the cost
our guesstimate is around $10,000 U.S. each. After the first one we will
establish a budget for additional shacks.
We expect to start shack number 1 around November 1st. This will be during
the rainy season but we are planning to proceed with construction. The
stick houses are typically always wet which explains our haste to finish
one. Haste is probably a poor choice of words since this has been prayed
over and a burden has been given. After shack the first shack, our construction
methods may change. Our plans are to buy concrete blocks and back pack
them in on the donkeys. I have been on the walk into the mountains and
I am cautious that even the donkeys may have a difficult time on the
slick (clay) mountain trails. I am exploring available housing in the
area for future construction and medical teams. At this time any monetary
donations are greatly needed. May god bless this effort and my best to
you all................Larry
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