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Mission UpReach is always looking for ways to develop leaders in our surrounding communities, and a lot of that work happens in the churches we have planted. It’s one thing to start a church, but it is another to see consistent growth as the community...

By Phil Waldron, CEO Last month we shared with you the goal for our 2023 Spring campaign to raise $100,000 before June 1st in order to finish the construction on our Moses Project dormitory building. Thankfully the pledges have begun to trickle in. We are grateful...

By Phil Waldron, CEO On October 4th, 1998, Donna and I moved our young family to the island of Cozumel, QR, México. Thus began a five-year-long mission that God flourished in some incredible ways. During our time there, God allowed us to establish an orphanage called...

This year I had the privilege of spending three weeks at camp.  Despite the scorpions, bugs, heat, and cold showers, I truly loved the experience.  My role was to support our team as well as be the disciplinarian.  I, along with Irma Santos, our DESEO...

We are thrilled to introduce you to our newest staff member, Kevin Velis.  Kevin is originally from El Salvador, and he is a recent graduate of the Baxter Institute in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. We first met Kevin when he participated in a Mission UpReach CREO Bible...

Update on MUR’s 2022 Year:  For Phil and Donna, and Mission UpReach at large, this past year of 2022 was the most difficult year in their lives. Personally, Phil and Donna suffered the loss of their adult son, Harrison, who died after struggling for 7-years with...

We were so happy to witness the marriage of two of our young couples this past month. Many of you know that Mission UpReach, over the course of the last 13+ years, has assisted more than 100 couples legalize their relationships. Free union relationships (which...

By Phil Waldron, Co-Founder and CEO of Mission UpReach, Inc.   This past month I ran across an article that a friend had shared with me back in 2014. I had forgotten all about it and when I read it again this month, I was genuinely surprised...

The month of September is a very busy one here in Honduras. The celebration of Independence Day includes multiple days of parades. Our DESEO team as well our Deaf School (ESPERO) will be participating by invitation in the parades. Before Independence Day, one of the...

By Phil Waldron, CEO Recently I finished reading a book by Larry James of CitySquare in Dallas, TX entitled, The Wealth of the Poor. I found it to be both enlightening and encouraging at the same time. While I don’t believe in everything that the author...

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