Tina's First Post...

Hello friends!

As you know, our church has been able to work with Honduras Ministries over the past year, and was able to send ten members on a short term mission trip in April. I have the opportunity to continue with their work in Honduras this summer.

Honduras, one of the poorest nations in the western hemisphere, has an unemployment rate of 27% and as many as two thirds of Hondurans live in poverty. I will be in Honduras this summer from June 21-August 3 on an internship with the ministry. I will work primarily with one of the board members (Nicole Morrow) who is taking a sabbatical to spend time in Honduras, working with the people there. We will work on grant-writing and other forms of fundraising, helping with food distribution, job training, and providing some medical care.

Through Honduras Ministries, it is possible to provide school supplies and uniforms for school-age children, a monthly supply of food for families in poverty, and small medical clinics for Hondurans. If you are interested in donating to the ministry, you can visit www.hondurasministries.org . The board of Honduras Ministries has been very generous in providing for my travel expenses and living expenses while I will be in the country, I would like to help them by gathering some donations to help out with the cost.

Because I will be gone most of the summer, I will not be able to earn money towards my school bills this fall. I am looking for opportunities to do odd jobs and baby-sitting in Kansas City to earn money before I leave on June 21. If you need anything or hear of anything, I would appreciate it if you pass the word on! My email is nrohmart@aol.com.

Lastly, but most importantly, I am writing this note to ask for your prayers. Please pray for the Honduran people and for Honduras Ministries’ efforts to reach them. Please pray for financial provision for the ministry and for the board and missionaries of the ministry. Finally, I would appreciate your prayers for me as I prepare for my trip. Please pray that I can transition as smoothly as possible to life in Honduras and communicate with the people around me (I have been trying to expand on my very basic knowledge of Spanish). Please pray that I can be a blessing the Hondurans I meet and to the ministry while I am there.

Thank you for all of your support and prayers! I will do my best to keep the blog and Facebook group updated while I am in Honduras. I also hope to send out emails to those without access to the blog and Facebook group, so if you are interested in emails, you can email me at the above address to let me know.

Tina Ohmart