All Saints' has embarked on a partnership
with the Diocese of Honduras to establish and nurture a church in the small town of Moroceli, Honduras. 

Update from Father Carlos
November 2009

Greetings in the name of Jesus Christ.
 
Thank God for all who sacrificed a portion of their income to enable missionary work in Honduras. In a previous post, I promised not to disappoint you. I believe God is doing the work and we can count on good attendance.
 
We have a group of six women with its own leadership, a group of youth organizations with their own leadership, and a group of twenty children.
 
We are offering Bible studies classes, discipleship, Sunday school and other ministries. We are also preparing a celebration for the great day of all saints during which we will have three baptisms and join with other living forces in the community of Moroceli, other Episcopal congregations, and those of other denominations here.  
 
Ministry Projects Completed:
 
…We finished the plastering.
…Balcony doors and windows are now installed.
…We have painted the front of the church, including logo signage
   for All Saints’, Moroceli and All Saints’, Lakeland.
…We have drilled a well (thanks to you), which provides abundant water.

Glory to God and greetings to all.
 
Rev. Carlo Alvarado
All Saints’ Episcopal Mission
Morceli, Honduras
revcarloalvarado@yahoo.es

Mission Team III (2009) With Father Carlos in Moroceli

The All Saints' Family, Moroceli

All Things Are Set For The First Holy Eucharist at All Saints'

Planning!

Duane Peachee Trying to Get a Drink of Water! 
Wes Cowley Wishes He'd Hurry Up!

The Bishop of Honduras Blesses Our New Church!

Future clergy in training for the province of  El Pareso where Moroceli is located.

Honduras Reflections
by
Katherine Headington
All Saints' Honduras Mission Team II

We would first like to thank our Lord and All Saints for leading us to a ministry in Honduras. Our first sight of this beautiful but rugged country was from the air. It is very mountainous and the airport is nestled in what appears to be one of the few relatively flat areas in the mountains. By our standards, it was a very short landing strip in the process of being repaved.           

 We were met by the wonderful Canon Kathy Pennybacker and her standard poodle Skylar. This pair is a formable magnet for the children everywhere we traveled. Skylar is the best behaved dog we have ever meet. The children almost always gather around these two . He is called the white ghost by the children who adore him.

 What is most impressive is the fact that the Episcopal church in Honduras is known as the church that helps people. Bishop Allen’s vision is to help provide basic services  such as basic health care, education, and to establish micro enterprises and a church that is self sustaining.

The people are so warm and loving. Children take care of entertaining each other. They use their imagination and have a wonderful time. They do not need the expensive toys our children in the USA must have. They are content to use their fine minds.

Their life is difficult by our standards but they have something we have lost. A deep commitment to family and in the cases where they have learned about Jesus a deep commitment to Him.

Many villages we visited did not have adequate water or sewer. The Episcopal church is working to correct this problem by digging wells and putting in latrines.

We would like to share a few examples of the commitment to Jesus we saw in Honduras.

A young man who is the youth director and the music director at one of the churches, works in a cigar factory to single handedly raise his brothers and sisters. This young man has put his own life on hold for his family. His only prayer at this time is always to be able to have a job. His priest sees a future priest in this young man but it isn’t possible at this time. Another man we met has 11 children. He earns $150 a month but pays $15 a month to rent a room for church services for a small struggling church in the worst part of Tegucigalpa.

The stories of self sacrifice are endless. We hope that you will join us in financially supporting this wonderful ministry in Honduras. We can do so much with such a small amount by our standards.

We have begun to put our small change in a jar each day earmarked for Honduras. Can’t each and everyone of us think of a way to give from our excess to help our brothers and sisters in Christ?

Moroceli Children

Honduras Mission Display Table at All Saints', Lakeland