A Note From Donna

Last evening, on our way home from a nearby city, we encountered a parade of vehicles, including 6 freezer trucks, with flashing lights and honking horns.  We discovered it was the arrival of vaccines from the President of El Salvador to specific Honduran municipalities.  It...

10 June, 2021 /

COVID seems to be increasing here in Santa Rosa. We have had a few of our employees test positive as well as family members of our deaf school students. We decided to close the school for a 10 day period to be sure the issue...

06 May, 2021 /

Wow, being back in country has been a very surreal experience for us. In one sense, it felt like we had never left, but then again, it all felt so foreign. Adapting again to power outages, scorpions in the kitchen, potholes, broken systems, and needs...

06 April, 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 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 /

Many of us are happy to see 2020 come to an end.  Unfortunately, many of our problems and concerns don’t end just because a calendar year does.  Although the vaccine is beginning to make its way into the population, many have lost and continue to...

07 January, 2021 /

As I look around at how many are suffering in this world, I feel a bit of despair and sadness. Our human tendency is to distract ourselves and try to escape the pain around us. I suppose we have to take a break if we...

11 December, 2020 /

It’s hard to believe we have been stateside since March 14th. Things in Honduras have opened up, but not fully. Covid is still moving through the population, much like it is doing here in the U.S. Our department, Copán is now leading in the number...

03 November, 2020 /

As a family, especially over the past 5 years, we have learned just how important hope is to sustaining us.  In the first days, weeks, and months after our son’s tragic accident, we hoped against all odds for his survival and full recovery.  I often...

07 October, 2020 /

I feel so hopeful and inspired by young women like Anny and Madison, whose excitement about God drives them to dedicate their time and energy to help Mission UpReach do more for others. I loved reading Anny’s perspective, having grown up in Honduras under difficult...

02 September, 2020 /
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