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Hosting "Day of the Child" in the Activity Center

10/4/2010

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As soon as we finished pouring the final floor section of the Activity Center the crowds came to enjoy it.  Already we've hosted a field trip group from a different village, brought in our local elementary school for their "Day of the Child" celebration, and used it for our regular library activities. 
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For "Day of the Child" we had over 100 kids, teachers, and parents in our Activity Center and it didn't even feel crowded.  The kids performed their traditional dances, played games, ate party food, and destroyed a few pinatas.  It was a really fun afternoon and a great time to spend with the kids. 
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We so enjoyed being able to share our space with the community.  So, thanks to everyone who helped with the designing, the finances, or the manual labor that helped this building come into being -- the kids love it! 
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We Are a Honduran Non-Profit!

10/4/2010

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As many of you know, it has been a long process to get permission to take in kids here in Honduras.  For a year and a half now we have waited for  Give Hope 2 Kids  to be recognized as a Honduran non-profit.  Our papers would slowly move from one desk to another, always waiting for the next signature.  For about a year our papers pretty much sat in one spot, due to the unstable political climate here in 2009.  Well after all that, we want to announce that we are finally a Honduran non-profit! 

So, where to next?  Now we will be working with the social services here to open our Children's Home.  We have to travel to the capital of Honduras and submit our full plan for the operation of the Children's Home.  They will review our plan, most likely ask for changes, and then they will review our facilities, and possibly ask for changes there too.  Depending on what they require, this process could go very quickly or take several months.  We certainly hope this final step will move along rapidly and smoothly, as we are very excited to take in the first kids.

The other crucial step at this time is finding the right houseparents to care for the kids.  Many people have advised us to go to a particular part of Honduras to find houseparents, which is an area where we have few connections.  So this search for houseparents will be an adventure in itself.  It is so important to find the right people from the start.  We want our kids to have consistent and good caretakers in their lives from the beginning, so they can grow up in an environment that closely models normal family life.

Please keep us in your prayers as we move closer and closer to opening  Give Hope 2 Kids'  Children's Home.

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Monkeying Around

10/2/2010

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We wanted to show you our new pet kinkajou.  Her name is Chiquita, which means little girl (and is not just a brand of bananas).  These little guys make really fun pets. 
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But, since our monkey Chitlin' is jealous of our new pet acquisition, we need to include some photos of her recent antics as well.  
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She is growing and getting more rambunctious all the time.  She loves swinging in the cocoa trees and chumming with the dogs. 
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Roofs Needed at Urraco Elementary School

10/1/2010

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Several months ago when Jason's Father, Paul Furrow, came to visit, he spent time up at the elementary school while Jason was teaching English classes.  He got it in his heart to help put new roofs on two of the buildings there. 

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We teach our English classes in the assembly hall of the school and the roof on that building was getting dangerous.  Many of the wood rafters had termite damage or were rotted and part of the roof actually had several inches of plant life growing on it.  It was time for it to be fixed. 

Up a little hill from the rest of the elementary school is the old kindergarten.  Several years back there was a big storm that knocked over a tree onto the building.  Ever since then the kindergarten has been without a roof and kindergarten classes take place on the teacher's front porch.  The building was in rough shape after being without a roof all these years and the kindergartners still need a classroom.  This building needs a new roof.

The past few months we've gotten excited about this project.  It is a great way that we can give to our community.  We feel that the effort we put into making the school a better place will pay off in the kid's lives.  Through our example we hope they will learn to value their education highly and take their learning seriously.

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Thanks to the Group from Life Church

10/1/2010

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We just enjoyed having a group come from Life Church with Jason's Dad, Paul Furrow.  The big project for their trip was to get the new roofs up on two buildings at our elementary school.  In preparation, men from our village pulled off the old roof and took down a few trees.  Then our Honduran work crew built the rafters and prepared the buildings for the new roofs.  When the group arrived we were amazed that they got both roofs up in just over a day of work.  With another few days of work they put in all new wiring into the assembly hall and the kindergarten, both for lights and for a little computer lab (that we hope to put in as an upcoming project).

Then the group came back to our place to do some finishing work on our Activity Center.  They wired the building and put the lights up.  Then much to the kid's delight, they built soccer goals for our little indoor field. 
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We really appreciated the time we got to spend with this group and the friendships we formed.  Thanks for all your hard work group!
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The GH2K Board Comes to Visit

10/1/2010

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We just had the privilege of hosting the Give Hope 2 Kids Board for an on-site update and board meeting.  It was a great time to show everyone the progress we've made in the past couple of years and to talk about the future of our ministry.  Since the last time we  had so many  of  our board with us we've built three more buildings and  the activity center, as well as  planted our orchards. 
In the last two years our vision for Give Hope 2 Kids has really expanded.  Initially we just saw ourselves working with the kid's home.  Now we see how education and agriculture will play vital parts in the future of what we do as well.  Already our involvement with our village elementary school and our library program are great examples of this ministry expansion.  During our time with the board we spent time talking about the significance of this growing vision and how to keep all of these aspects of our ministry thriving. 
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We are excited to have such a strong group of visionary leaders behind us and we appreciate the time they gave to come and walk our property with their own two feet. 
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Waconia, MN 55387
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  • Home
  • About Us
    • Our History
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    • Statement of Faith
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  • Our Work
    • Building Families
    • Education and Outreach
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