Author: eharbison

By Bobby McVey Why would I do a birthday fundraiser for Mission UpReach? That was the gist of the question Donna asked me to address in this short article for the newsletter. I could "preach to the choir" and tell you about all the good things that...

06 April, 2021 /

Erik Fernando Estrada Zepeda was born in Tegucigalpa but raised in a small town known as Santa Cruz de Yojoa near Lake Yojoa. He lived there for 15 years. When he turned 16, he moved to Zamorano University Campus to acquire his bachelor’s degree in...

06 April, 2021 /

By Phil Waldron Kay C James, founder and President of The Gloucester Institute, a leadership training center for young African Americans, wrote the following on March 17th, 2021: “Recent open-borders immigration policy and talk of potential amnesty has predictably resulted in a dramatic rise in unaccompanied children...

06 April, 2021 /

Shout out to Martha Taylor and Karen Gage who collectively raised $1,625 through their Facebook Fundraisers for Mission UpReach in December!  Not only is the monetary contribution making a difference directly in Honduras, but each fundraiser is helping us expand our reach to others who could...

03 March, 2021 /

Once again, our flight was cancelled for the 18th.  We have learned to laugh and just look for what God wants us to do in response.  We were rescheduled for the 25th and thankfully we have finally arrived safely in Honduras.  It feels good to...

03 March, 2021 /

As we began cancelling groups for 2020, our sadness mounted, and we comforted ourselves with believing that 2021 would see us restored to normalcy.  It appears that was just a dream, and now we are faced with the harsh reality that 2021 will likely be...

03 March, 2021 /

For 2021, we have decided to spotlight a different Mission UpReach employee each month. Currently there are 125 employees, so unfortunately you will only get to meet 12 of them this year. Our goal is to give you a look at the various roles individuals...

03 March, 2021 /

By Phil Waldron [caption id="attachment_204731" align="alignleft" width="423"] Photo Credit: Wall Street Journal[/caption] This month we want to continue to discuss and analyze various viewpoints of the very complicated and much nuanced issue of illegal immigration from the Northern Triangle (Honduras, El Salvador, and Guatemala) to the US....

03 March, 2021 /

As soon as we sent our last newsletter sharing that we would return to Honduras on February 5th, we got a fortunate call from one of our partners (Dean Sutphin with the Edward Via School of Osteopathic Medicine-VCOM) offering Phil and I the Covid vaccine. ...

07 February, 2021 /

By H Kendle Yates, MD Take a look anywhere, everywhere. The world is filled with people in need. Thankfully, there are good-hearted people who respond with mercy and love. Many faith-based organizations have arisen with great intentions. However, unknowingly many of these organizations end up harming...

07 February, 2021 /
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