South Trail Church of Christ
Here while back South Trail sent us some funds to be used as we saw the need for children. We have been able to do so much with the money.

We have supplied over two hundred children with toothbrushes.

We have purchased much need Sunday school supplies such as ink and paper, it is somewhat expensive here and with their help we are well stocked and the children are making fun educational crafts projects every week. They have notebooks with their bible verses in English and Spanish for each week. They have the opportunity to cut, color, glue, glitter; it is such a joy and a pleasure to watch them get so excited over making bible crafts. I spoke to one mother recently that shared how her child shared her bible lesson through the craft projects and coloring sheets she brings home. This is a ministry in desperate need of financial support and South Trail church of Christ really made it possible to give all of these little ones such a great opportunity.

We also provide a snack for them on Sundays as the kitchen is closed, we had peanut butter sandwiches the other day and we even had cake one Sunday.

We have also been providing a food pantry to the community of Mololoa. We have several families who just can’t make it without a little help. Some of them do work but make so little that it doesn’t cover the cost of milk for the baby that the mom has to buy because she isn’t home to nurse, or the mother with twin infants whose husband left and has no way to work with two babies and is having trouble nursing. Milk for babies is very expensive here. Without these funds these families would have truly suffered the last few months.

Day of the Child is a very special day here. It is probably the biggest holiday here for children. What a wonderful concept to have a day in which we celebrate children. Last year we did not know until days before but this year we were prepared in large part thanks to the donations of South Trail. It was a huge day. We prepared decorations of balloons and streamers as well as fun posters covering the church with bible verses to remind children how special they are.

We had a mini carnival complete with games, and prizes, we hooked up a donated PA systems and had fun singing our favorite Sunday school songs with hundreds of children. We decorated and ate cupcakes. And no Honduran party would be complete without a piñata. And we had a few piñatas. It was a really wonderful day that was made possible because of the generosity of our fellow workers at South Trail.
I know that some things seem frivolous when children are in need of basic necessities but sometimes feeding their little spirit is so important as well and the chance to escape from everyday life of hauling water, watching your younger siblings, selling gum on the street, wondering where your next meal will come from, begging for shoes from people visiting, digging in trash cans for things to sell, just surviving, it was a wonderful chance to just have fun.
We want to say a special thank you to South Trail church of Christ and I hope that you enjoy the photos of all of those you have helped.
Love Melissa