For over a year our mission team in Honduras has been constructing a ministry center in downtown La Ceiba, Honduras. On this property we are building a high school, a medical clinic, a church, a theological seminary and a center for homeless children.
We are asking you to prayerfully consider giving a one-time financial gift to help us meet the construction costs. Here are two exciting reasons why you should consider giving now:
1) For a limited time a generous supporter has agreed to match every gift received $1 for $1. If you donate $100 we will receive $200.
2) Any financial gift you give is tax-deductible.
To learn more about our downtown ministry center watch our 3-minute video by clicking HERE.
To make an easy online contribution with your debit/credit card to our downtown ministry center click HERE.
Send an e-mail HERE if you'd rather receive information about writting a check.
Please be in prayer that God will provide the funds we need to complete this project. Also, please consider forwarding this information on to your church or friends and ask them if they would be interested in supporting God’s work in Honduras.
Thank you so much your prayers and support.
Mike and Ashley Troxell are missionaries to La Ceiba, Honduras with Mission to the World.
Monday, January 30, 2012
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Admin
Today was a day that is not normally blogged about. It was not the kind of day we usually talk about with supporters. It was an admin day.
What does that mean? Well, it means that Ashley and I spent the day doing paperwork kind of stuff. I don't know what things were like before computers and internet in missions, but I know now that part of my job as a missionary involves sitting at my computer and filling out some paperwork.
It isn't that this is a large part of my job, but there are certain things I have to do. We have to keep track of receipts, write thank you letters, call supporters, plan future work... So, we have to set aside days here and there in order to make sure these things get done since neither of us prefer to fill in a spreadsheet when we could be loving on some needy kids.
My favorite part of all of these admin jobs is when I get to talk with supporters. It is enjoyable to share with pastors, mission committee chairs, friends, and family what we are doing and how we are doing. It is also great to hear how they are doing as well. We also like to hear how we can pray for our supporters because we know the prayer is important and we care deeply about those who are praying and giving so that we can be here.
Today I wrote a few thank you letters, talked with two pastors and two missions chairmen, filed receipts, (blogged...), responded to a bunch of emails, found out (hopefully) how to get an extension on our visas and Ashley did a lot of similar things as well. I did not speak any Spanish or even leave the house, but it was a productive day. It is certainly worth it to have a day like this every few weeks because we love being here and love the work that we are beginning.
PS. I just saw that this is my 100th blog post! Fun stuff.
What does that mean? Well, it means that Ashley and I spent the day doing paperwork kind of stuff. I don't know what things were like before computers and internet in missions, but I know now that part of my job as a missionary involves sitting at my computer and filling out some paperwork.
It isn't that this is a large part of my job, but there are certain things I have to do. We have to keep track of receipts, write thank you letters, call supporters, plan future work... So, we have to set aside days here and there in order to make sure these things get done since neither of us prefer to fill in a spreadsheet when we could be loving on some needy kids.
My favorite part of all of these admin jobs is when I get to talk with supporters. It is enjoyable to share with pastors, mission committee chairs, friends, and family what we are doing and how we are doing. It is also great to hear how they are doing as well. We also like to hear how we can pray for our supporters because we know the prayer is important and we care deeply about those who are praying and giving so that we can be here.
Today I wrote a few thank you letters, talked with two pastors and two missions chairmen, filed receipts, (blogged...), responded to a bunch of emails, found out (hopefully) how to get an extension on our visas and Ashley did a lot of similar things as well. I did not speak any Spanish or even leave the house, but it was a productive day. It is certainly worth it to have a day like this every few weeks because we love being here and love the work that we are beginning.
PS. I just saw that this is my 100th blog post! Fun stuff.
Saturday, January 14, 2012
Starting from Scratch
Those of you who like to bake know that sometimes it is better to make everything from scratch. Other times, using a pre-made 'something' will save time and can be just as good. Our ministry here in Honduras is a little bit of a mix of both of these.
We are not totally starting from scratch because (as I shared in my last post) we are joining a team. So, we have experienced missionaries that we spend time with regularly, however, we came here to start ministering in an unreached community.
Our plan is to find the community in which the Lord wants us to work and begin the process of planting a church. What that means for us is building relationships. We do not yet know exactly what that will look like, but we have some ideas. Honduras is a poor country and, because of this, it is very likely that part of our ministry will involve helping to meet some of the physical needs of the community we work in. This, of course, will go hand in hand with sharing the name of Christ and the Good News of what He has done for us.
It is unlikely that we already have a relationship with anyone who lives in the potential communities. In this way, we will start from scratch by talking to people to find out their needs and desires. This will help us determine how we can reach out to them as a community. Please pray for us as this coming week as we plan to visit several communities; that God would reveal to us in which community specifically He is calling us.
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Our Team
When we arrived here in Honduras almost one month ago, we joined a team. That may not seem important to you, but it is extremely important to us. From day one, we have had friends, people we can trust, help in learning a new city, and experienced missionaries to give us advice when we need it. Since I talk a lot about our teammates on this blog, I thought it may help to 'introduce' them to you.
The Pettengills - Mike, Erin, and Madison Pettengill started this team here in La Ceiba about 3.5 years ago. Mike is the team leader and Erin is a nurse. They work mostly in a community called Armenia Bonito.
The Clows - John, Kathy, Abi, Bekah, Josiah and Evan have been in La Ceiba since the spring of 2010. John is in charge of all the construction projects and Kathy heads up the scholarship program. They both do a ton of work with the short-term teams that come in the summer.
Shannon Innes - Shannon has been here since May of last year. She is in the process of starting a home for young single moms.
Kate DeFuniak - Kate arrived here only a month or so before we did. She is working with street children and will be starting a drop-in center for them.
We are so glad that we are working with a team and that we will get to know each of these people a lot over the coming months and years! If you would like more information about them, their blogs are on the side of this page in the 'Friends Blogs' section.
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| Kate, John, Kathy, Shannon, Erin, Madison, Mike, Ashley & I Bekah, Evan, Josiah, Abi |
The Clows - John, Kathy, Abi, Bekah, Josiah and Evan have been in La Ceiba since the spring of 2010. John is in charge of all the construction projects and Kathy heads up the scholarship program. They both do a ton of work with the short-term teams that come in the summer.
Shannon Innes - Shannon has been here since May of last year. She is in the process of starting a home for young single moms.
Kate DeFuniak - Kate arrived here only a month or so before we did. She is working with street children and will be starting a drop-in center for them.
We are so glad that we are working with a team and that we will get to know each of these people a lot over the coming months and years! If you would like more information about them, their blogs are on the side of this page in the 'Friends Blogs' section.
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
We have an address!
Today I ran a few errands with our team leader Mike (3 guys on the team and 2 are named Mike...). One of them was to check out the Post Office. He had to get some mail and pay for some stuff and I got to buy a post office box! So, we can now receive mail (hint hint).
From what our team has told us, mail takes about 2 weeks to get here from in the US and it doesn't really matter what way it is shipped. In other words, don't pay extra shipping to get it here faster, because it will not get here faster. Hey, we live in Honduras and at least it gets here.
So, for those of you who want to send us something here is our new address:
Michael Troxell
PO Box 916
La Ceiba, Atlantida
Honduras
Central America
As a note, on our team I am generally referred to as Trox and our team leader, Mike Pettengill, is referred to as Mike. I had this 'problem' with the name Mike in 5th grade too, there were 5 Mikes out of about 25 kids.
From what our team has told us, mail takes about 2 weeks to get here from in the US and it doesn't really matter what way it is shipped. In other words, don't pay extra shipping to get it here faster, because it will not get here faster. Hey, we live in Honduras and at least it gets here.
So, for those of you who want to send us something here is our new address:
Michael Troxell
PO Box 916
La Ceiba, Atlantida
Honduras
Central America
As a note, on our team I am generally referred to as Trox and our team leader, Mike Pettengill, is referred to as Mike. I had this 'problem' with the name Mike in 5th grade too, there were 5 Mikes out of about 25 kids.
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