National Emergency in Honduras

October 18, 2011

Dear friends of Good Samaritan,

We have an emergency going on in Honduras right now as a result of the hurricane that hit Mexico a few days ago.  The hurricane has caused heavy rains and flooding all over Honduras and neighboring countries and the rains keep coming. 

Many of the villages are completely cut off or isolated because of mudslides that have destroyed parts of the roads.  A part of the Pan American highway between the capital city of Tegucigalpa and the largest city in the south, Choluteca, has been washed away in one place, cutting off Choluteca and all surrounding towns and villages including San Marcos de Colon.

The President of Honduras has declared this a national disaster.  All schools, including ours, have been closed.  The people who work in the fields have been unable to work for days due to all of this rain and this means no pay and no food in their homes. 

Our pastors are investigating how many homes have been affected in their areas.

We want to make up food bags and start giving these out just as quickly as possible.  The mayor of San Marcos de Colon has asked for the mission’s help but we prefer to work directly with the people through our pastors. 

We don’t have time right now to send out a letter by regular mail so we are using e-mail.  If the Lord touches your heart to buy some food bags, the fastest way would be to send your donation by PayPal or any major credit card.  Just note that this is emergency relief for Honduras.  We plan to make up $20 food bags and you can buy as many as you want.  We want to give out one food bag in every home that has been affected by this disaster.  I know that many people are calling on God right now for help and we are praying that God will touch many hearts to help them.

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May God richly bless and repay you.  Please keep the people of Honduras in your prayers.

In Christ,

Joan Tyson