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Honduras Feeding Center
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Would you believe we are now preparing to build our very first feeding center?
With your help we began feeding children in Cantaranas, Honduras just last year. We rented a house and filled it each day at lunch, and then as more of you began to sponsor children we filled it for two shifts and now for three. We are literally cramming in over 200 children each day and it is becoming an impossible task. There is just not enough room.
My plan was to eventually buy property and build a center that would be able to hold up to 300 kids at a time and have room in it for the storage, the kitchen and a small clinic; as well as a shaded playground area for the children to have a safe place to play. (I don’t know of a single playground in the entire country other than at McDonalds). I had no idea that the blessings of the Lord would be so great that we would have to do this in our first year!
As we looked for such a place, we were able to find only one suitable piece of land inside the little town and it is only about two blocks away from our current rented facility. The cost for the 5000 square yards was $52,000. This past March, Pastor Jim Nagey of the First Missionary Baptist Church in Gilbert, WV came to visit us with three of his church members. (They are currently supporting more than 50 children and wanted to do something big to help us — as if they had not already done enough!) Would you believe me if I told you they have given us a check for $52,000 to purchase the land? Well, they did! It’s a beautiful property with huge mango trees and even some cashew trees. All they ask is that we try to get others to help with the construction costs so they don’t have to bear the burden alone.
God has miraculously given us a property big enough for the playground, feeding center and eventually an expanded clinic, a 15 room guest center for those of you who come down on Visionary Trips and even space to have a grade school and Bible College. (see our phase chart on the next page).
As I said, the land is bought and paid for. Now we need to build the center as quickly as possible. We have an estimated cost of only $25,000 to build the 300 seat cafeteria with a kitchen, small clinic, storage and platform area for use during the daily Bible stories and for evangelistic services. To do this, I need your help and I know many of you will be glad to give it. Some have already pledged to help and nearly $1000 has already arrived.
If you could give just $100 for each child you support, that would pay for it. Can you imagine how easy this should be? I know some of you cannot give that much but others could give extra to fill your deficit. Of course, whatever you give is tax deductible and it is a gift that will last beyond your lifetime and mine. Over the decades to come, tens of thousands will be fed and come to Christ in this center. Please help us with a generous gift if you can, as quickly as you can. What’s next?
Our next feeding center will begin Lord willing, in August. It is in a little church at the top of a mountain that is only accessible by horses. There are only about 50 children living there so we should not have a need to build a feeding center for them, but if we do, it will be very, very small and house only the center and a clinic.
If you can come along from November 9-16 on our next Visionary trip with me, you’ll be able to go there and see if for yourself. I hope you will call me if you are interested or click here and you can see a 3 minute video on the trip that will answer all your questions.
In the mean time, get out your checkbook and help me with this project please. I and the kids, will really appreciate it! Make your check payable to either Final Frontiers or Touch a Life and please be sure to write “Cantaranas Construction” in the memo field. You can also use our site to give funds for this procjet, just click here to go to our Help Financially page. Thanks so much!
Yours for souls,
Jon Nelms
This 4 minute video will show you what we currently have for the children in Cantarannas, Honduras and what we will be able to do with a new feeding center.
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