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The lady standing in the center of the photo with two of her eight siblings, one on either side, is Jean Mangrum. She recently turned ninety, and a small group of her family and friends celebrated this momentous occasion with her.   In lieu of buying “Aunt...

08 December, 2021 /

This month we would like to introduce you to our newest Mission UpReach employees, Digna Mejia and Blanca Giron.  These two beautiful women are deaf.  They first came to us as students in our deaf school for adults, ESPERO.  They both completed the 7th grade...

08 December, 2021 /

ESPERO Deaf School Celebrates Year End and Graduation This month we celebrated the 6th grade graduation of 5 of our deaf adults. Here in Honduras, graduating from the 6th grade is a huge milestone.  The graduation celebration also served as the closing ceremony of the school,...

08 December, 2021 /

By Phil Waldron   Giving your charity dollars to Mission UpReach has never been more important than now. We depend on our Year End Campaign to generate about 40 to 50 percent of our overall annual budget for our ministry programs. Right now, as I’m writing to...

08 December, 2021 /

By Bob Stephens In recent years I’ve become more responsive to pleas for help, financial or otherwise.  Perhaps, one reason for my more receptive heart is having passed the “three score and ten” threshold, or maybe it’s having the passage in Matthew 25 replaying in my...

11 November, 2021 /

As we kick off our year end giving, your support means even more than usual because what you give doubles this time of year.  We truly feel honored when you commit to giving to Mission UpReach because it communicates a level of confidence in our...

11 November, 2021 /

By Jason Shelnutt   As we approach the end of the year, many of us are beginning to evaluate our income, taxes, and gifts to charitable organizations.  Our donations are the lifeblood of organizations such as Mission UpReach.   I have been a supporter for years because I...

11 November, 2021 /

We are thrilled to announce that this past month five couples made the decision to legalize their marriage and ask God to become the central focus of their marriage.  As we have mentioned before, free union relationships are the norm in Honduras and culturally acceptable. ...

11 November, 2021 /

For 2021, we have decided to spotlight a different Mission UpReach employee each month. Our goal is to give you a look at the various roles individuals play in the day-to-day operations of Mission UpReach. Geoviny is from Coyolar, a small village just outside of Santa...

10 November, 2021 /

By Phil Waldron   How Much Is a Human Life Worth? Back in May of 2020 Adam Rogers wrote an article with that title. In the article Rogers explains how our government calculated the VSL (Value of Statistical Life) of US Citizens during the early days of...

10 November, 2021 /
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