Project Honduras - Make A Difference in the Lives of Hondurans

Guardian Angel Daycare, Staff, Kids & Volunteers

Omar & Falcon praying for the day!

Waiting for Medical Treatment

Wine To Water’s DROP Filter™ being demonstrated and gifted to local villages

Pharmacy visits after a Doctor’s consultation

Who We Are

Project Honduras is a group based in Utah working to support the people of Honduras.

United by a sense of service to God, Project Honduras has been growing in size. Its participants consist primarily of the members of the Salt Lake Christian Church, its sister church, the International Church of Christ in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, and friends and family.

David and Patricia Medina organized a service trip to Honduras in 2015. They invited people from their church, as well as friends and family, to join them. Eleven people visited a school for visually impaired students, a public hospital’s maternity ward, and a girls’ orphanage.

In the subsequent year, Project Honduras experienced significant growth, with the number of participants increasing to 20. The first group’s true spirit of service attracted more friends and family to participate. During that trip, a two-room elementary school, a public hospital, and a home for abused girls were visited and served.

To date, Project Honduras has made 8 service trips to Honduras. Despite the challenges posed by Covid restrictions, Project Honduras will persist in its mission to visit various locations and provide assistance, even if it means overcoming obstacles to accessing public hospitals. The goal is to establish strong connections. Trips usually include visits to rural schools and orphanages, as well as a medical team that travels with them. The international airport in Honduras has moved to the city of Comayagua. This change has led to the establishment of new connections with the local church and an orphanage for boys.

Currently, Project Honduras is in the planning phase for another trip scheduled for the Summer of 2024. The amount of preparation that goes into such a trip is huge, and all efforts are done by volunteers. Project Honduras is a 501 (c) (3) organization and, as such, can provide receipts for tax purposes upon request.

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What do participants do?

Some participants have individual skills, such as being a professional hairdresser. They can give haircuts to boys at an orphanage and to moms at a poor rural school. Most of the time, participants simply find projects they can help with.

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Where in Honduras?

Comayagua

In Comayagua, we partner with a center called Guardian Angels Daycare. Our work with them includes supporting any infrastructure projects they need and organizing special events for the children who attend the center. Guardian Angels is an after-school program where kids can learn basic life skills—such as etiquette and values—or simply enjoy supervised playtime while their parent or parents are at work.

We also support a boys’ center that houses young boys from ages 3 to 18 who, by determination of the state, cannot remain in their homes due to unsafe or unacceptable living conditions. The center is operated by a Catholic church, which cares for the boys through age 18 and provides the structure and guidance they need to move forward in life. Our support for this center has included medical brigades and donations, including beds, fans, and computers. We also spend time with the boys—playing with them, sharing a meal, and building relationships.

Casa Misericordia is a home for women with disabilities of all ages located in Comayagua. We have a team member who specializes in this area, and each year she, along with a few other team members, visits the center to provide support and teach basic skills that caretakers can use in their day-to-day work.

We also provide a medical brigade for the local church and its immediate family members. On average, we see around 100 people at these clinics.

Tegucigalpa

We have adopted a public school in the town of Guajire, located about 45 minutes outside the capital in the mountains, where agriculture is the primary source of livelihood. Many families in this community live on less than a dollar a day.

We have partnered with the local elementary school for many years and have since adopted two additional schools in the area. Our work includes construction projects to improve the learning environment, as well as medical brigades for the students and their immediate families.

One of our most significant accomplishments has been providing each school with a water reserve, as many go a week or more without running water. We have also installed flushing toilets to improve sanitation and basic living conditions.

We also provide a medical brigade for the local church and its immediate family members. On average, we see around 100 people at these clinics.

Roatán

Roatán is our newest project, and we will partner with a U.S.-based nonprofit, Abundant Life Foundation. The main purpose of this trip is to spend time with the children, lead activities, build relationships, and help raise funds to provide scholarships.

Because this is our first year working in Roatán, some details are still taking shape. We won’t know the exact scope of the work until we have a final count of participants, along with their ages and skill sets.