MISSIONS / MISIONES WWH2H is deeply and profoundly grateful to the many mission teams that have constructed buildings, provided medical/dental clinics, taught Vacation Bible School, and have done so much more to support the Children's Village and the local community. We could not do this without you and your heart for Jesus and the children. ASOCORA está profundamente agradecida por los muchos equipos de misión que han construido edificios, han provisto clínicas médicas y dentales, han enseñado la Bíblia y mucho más para apoyar al Hogar de Niños y la comunidad local. No podriamos, hacerlo sin Uds y sus corazones tocados por Jesús y por los niños.

Idalmy and Nurse Kim share a smile for the camera.

Following the list of UPCOMING MISSIONS are PAST MISSIONS with photos, summaries, presentations and videos provided by participants from previous missions. Please keep scrolling to see more of God's work in the world!

Después de la lista de MISIONES FUTURAS son MISIONES PASADAS con fotografías, resúmenes, presentaciones y videos provistos por los participantes de misiones previas. Por favor, ¡continúe leyendo el texto hacia abajo para ver más del trabajo de Dios en el mundo!

“For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, love and of self discipline.”
2 Timothy 1:17

"Pues Dios no nos ha dado un espíritu de timidez, sino de poder, de amor y de dominio propio." 2 Timoteo 1:17

UPCOMING MISSIONS / LAS MISIONES NUEVAS

If you plan to join one of our scheduled mission teams, please contact Mary Frenter or the corresponding team leader asap. We reserve the seats on the plane four to eight months in advance to get the best price and to ensure we can accommodate everyone.

Si quiere participar en una de nuestras misiones, por favor contacte a Mary Frenter o al líder del equipo tan pronto que sea posible. Reservamos los asientos en el avión con cuatro a ocho meses de anticipación para conseguir el mejor precio y para asegurar que podamos acomodar a todos.

• Estacada container unpacking and maintenance team October 7-17. Contact Lisa Closner, team leader, 503.753.2993.
  
  
• Mercy Ships International construction team, October 17-27, 2009. Contact Gary and Sylvia Thacker at 903.939.7103.
  
  
• Mercy Ships medical team to Baracoa, October 31-November 9, 2009. Contact Gary and Sylvia Thacker at 903.939.7682.
  
  
• Vacation Bible School team, November 21-28, 2009, led by Karen Douglass and Carol Rutledge. Contact Mary Frenter at 509.427.8585.
  
  
• Christmas team, December 13, 2009-January 2, 2010. Contact Mary Frenter at 509.427.8585.
  
  
• Mercy Ships work team, January 31-February 9, 2010. Contact Gary and Sylvia Thacker at 903.939.7682.
  
  
• March medical/dental/optical team, March 10-20, 2010. Orientation meeting October 20, 2009 at 6:30 in Longview. Contact Mary Frenter at 509.427.8585.
  
  
• Immanual maintenance/youth team, March TBD, 2010. Contact Joanie Swedberg at 360.388.1063 (cell) or ajswedberg@wwestsky.net.
  
  
• Mercy Ships work team, April 24-May 4, 2010. Contact Gary and Sylvia Thacker at 903.939.7682.
  
  
• Mercy Ships work team, October 30-November 9, 2010. Contact Gary and Sylvia Thacker at 903.939.7682.
  
  
• A Touch of Hope team, February 2011. Contact Tracy Beard at 360.414.5934.
  

“Again, I tell you that if two of you on earth agree about anything you ask for, it will be done for you by my Father in heaven. For where two or three come together in my name, there am I with them.” Matthew 18:19-20

"Además les digo que si dos de ustedes en la tierra se ponen de acuerdo sobre cualquier cosa que pidan, les será concedida por mi Padre que está en el cielo.20 Porque donde dos o tres se reúnen en mi nombre, allí estoy yo en medio de ellos." Mateo 18:19-20

PAST MISSIONS / LAS MISIONES COMPLETAS

• Estacada Community Fellowship maintenance/correspondence, August 18-26, 2009.
  
  
• MRI dental/medical team from Antioch Bible Church, August 14-21, 2009. (Team 1-Puerto Cortes clinic at church; Team 2-Children's Village).
  
  
• Mercy Ships International construction team, August 1-11, 2009.
  
  
• Mercy Ships International construction team, July 18-28, 2009.
  
  
• Mercy Ships International construction team, June 20-30, 2009.
  
  
• Tennessee construction team, June 18-30, 2009.
  
  
• Damascus Christian Church construction team, June 15-25, 2009.
  
  
• WWH2H medical/dental team, May 22-31, 2009.
  
  
• Mercy Ships International medical team to Concepción del Sur, March 21-31, 2009.
  
  
• Mercy Ships International construction team, March 7-17, 2009.
  
  
• Ashley and Gary Kwasney and friends, March 13-25, 2009.
  
  
• Tennessee construction team, March 14-21, 2009.
  
  
• Summit Valley construction team to do plumbing and electrical for Babies House, February 27-March 6, 2009.
  
  
• John Atherton built cupboards and shelves for Babies House, February 14-March 14, 2009.
  
  
• Ryan Closner volunteer teacher, February 9-April 20, 2009.
  
  
• Kim Sharp Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, January 22-27, 2009.
  
  
• Immanuel Lutheran maintenance/youth team, December 26, 2008-January 2, 2009.
  
  
• Faith Tabernacle Vacation Bible School team, November 21-29, 2008.
  
  
• Mercy Ships construction team, October 18-28, 2008 -AND- November 10, 2008. Contact Gary and Sylvia Thacker at 903.939.7103 or gary.thacker@mercyships.org.
  
  
• WWH2H Medical/Dental Team, October 7-18, 2008. Contact Mary Frenter at 509.427.8585 or email maryf@22h2h.org.
  
  
• Medical Relief International Team (Antioch Bible Church, Redmond, WA), September 13-20. The medical mission trip provides free dental and medical care to local communities in the the Tegucigalpita area. The team generally consists of about 25 members: dentists, physicians, nurse practitioners, nurses, student nurses, and various assistants of both medical and non-medical skill levels. Contact Claudia Blazer at cblazer@abchurch.org or 425.284.2630.
  
  
• Sort/Look and See/Repair/Crusade team, September 3-13, 2008. Contact Mary Frenter at 509.427.8585 or email maryf@22h2h.org.
  
  
• Closners' Church, July 16-26, 2008 for sort/repair/build team. Contact Lisa Closner at 503.753.2993 or email lclosner@hotmail.com.
  
  
• Geraci Family, July 8-August 14, 2008 to help teach English.
  
  
• The Rock Church construction team, July 8-16, 2008. Team of volunteers to participate in a construction team. Contact Lisa Closner at 503.753.2993 or email lclosner@hotmail.com. Visit http://www.therockfamily.org
  
  
• Mercy Ships construction team, June 21-July 1, 2008 (closed).
  
  
• Carolyn Williams, June 14-26, 2008 to help care for infants.
  
  
• Kendall Bible Baptist Church, June 9-16, 2008 for container sorting (closed).
  
  
• Mercy Ships construction team, June 7-17, 2008 (closed).
  
  
• Chelsea Swedberg, May 20-August 19, 2008 to help teach English.
  
  
• Washington Overseas Missions Medical/Dental/Optometry Team, March 25-April 3, 2008. Medical/dental/optometry team with own translators to do clinics in remote areas around Tegucigalpita, Los Flores, and Puerto Cortes. To learn more, visit http://www.overseasmission.org or contact Jay Quattlebaum, Washington Overseas Missions Coordinator, at jquattlebaum@ameren.com or jayquattlebaum@charter.net.
  
  
• Combined Youth Team, March 18-25, 2008. Youth from Montana and Oregon are coming together to teach ESL on a one-on-one format. Contact Lisa Closner at 503.630.5707 or lclosner@gmail.com or Pastor Ashley Kwasney at 406.471.0061 or pastorashley@centurytel.net.
  
  
• A Touch of Hope Mission Team, February 15-24, 2008. Team of youth and adults performed for Village children with puppets, skits, etc. They provided the funds to purchase school supplies for children. In 2005, they purchased school uniforms and supplies for 113 kids in the villages. Read about their trip in their March newsletter. To learn more, visit atouchofhope.org or contact Tracy Beard at atouchofhope@hotmail.com, 360.751.3910.
  
  
• WWH2H VBS Team, January 18-26, 2008. Team members need to love children and be physically fit to handle heat and physical activity. We love having teenagers!!! We hope to spread the news of Jesus and His love, and give hope to all we encounter. The team is full for this trip, but plan to join us next January. Contact Tina Campbell at tlducks@juno.com or 360.274.8840.

November 2007 - Summit Valley Church Construction Team

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Where to begin...want to share the wonderful events of the recent CCC Team to Honduras from Addy, Washington.

• Went to church where our Village Children serenaded us with choruses in English and Spanish. Angels!!! Walked the property we are considering to purchase for the WWH2H church/community center project. It has two partially completed large buildings, one small, and lots of room. We will see what God has in mind.
• Mary got to drive our new 72-passenger bus to Tegucigalpita one day (about 6 blocks from the Village) to pick up supplies. Oscar rode by the door, helping me miss the dogs, children, and other vehicles who dared to be on the road at the time. With the exception of a stroller left a bit too far out on the road, I managed to miss the obstacles and only slightly nicked the stroller.
• I love how each child picks out one or two of our volunteers to bond with. Daniel took charge of Jim Culverwell that first day and pretty much stuck to him like glue the rest of the week, while he and wife Tammy helped electrify the place. Daniel seemed to have a mission in mind, and whether he realized it or not, he so touched Jim, that a miraculous transformation happened in Jim's life and he told me at week's end, he would never be the same.
• One of my favorite memories is watching our men walking back to the project each day across the back field with 6 or 7 little boys charging after them, grabbing hands, jumping on backs to be part of the crew.
• Guy "Chico" Bumstead, Mary and Lyle's son, commandeered Alexander to be his second in command and together they dug the "Chico River", strung electrical wires and hung doors. Adonis and Nelson were never far from the action, helping, playing with the leftover boards and pole-vaulting through the ever-present mud marshes. Ted and Cindi Birklid and John Carlson mudded the whole place. I found a tiny handprint in one of their "finished" walls left by one of their "helpers." On the first day, chief electrician Ben Campbell was spared electrocution by the grace of God--just one of the many miracles of the week. Plumber Jim Beaston spent most of the week up to his kneecaps in mud, hooking troublesome pipes together to bring water to the home. Right alongside our volunteers were Fredy and his Honduran crew running to keep up with these "crazy" folks from Washington who put so much hustle, they were a blur.
• Back at the Main Building, Mary Hopkins kept the kitchen staff in stitches as she taught them how to make several dishes and her famous rolls. They taught her how to make tortillas and other things, all the while with so much laughter and giggling as they all struggled to understand each other. Megan and Natalia Carlson filled in everywhere. Upstairs they helped wrap well over 300 presents for Christmas, downstairs they helped with the cooking and serving, outside they played and cuddled the little children (certainly their favorite part), and at the building site they did whatever anyone needed them to do.
• Monday, we had a wonderful Thanksgiving Dinner for everyone. The power was out, making it a real adventure. The kids loved it, especially the pie for dessert!!
• Tuesday was Decorate-for-Christmas Day. Most of the kids got to help, each putting his/her own ornament on the tree and then posing in front of the tree and the nativity scene for pictures.
• Thursday was party day with presents for all the November birthdays and small gifts for all the other children and our staff, brought by the Addy team. The look on Yoselyn's face as she cradled her first baby doll and climbed into Guy's lap, was priceless!
• And then it was over...way too soon... with the usual tears, hugs, last minute pictures, "just one more pleeeaassse" we left to do a bit of shopping in Puerto Cortes
• and we were on our way back home arriving at SEATAC to a rare Seattle snowstorm, exhausted, blessed and making plans to return next year. Thank you all for your prayers for us while we were gone.

October 2007 - Immanuel Lutheran Construction Team

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A mission team from Immanuel worked at Children’s Village from October 19 to November 2. With the foundation and wall structures already completed by local labor and other mission teams, it was the Immanuel team’s responsibility to build a roof for the new Girls’ Home. In the months prior to the trip, the team raised more than $3,000 to purchase steel beams and roofing supplies.

Men from the team worked 10 to 12-hour days cutting and welding steel beams into 35’ half trusses, welding the lateral members into place and installing the metal roofing. The team also built a shelter for the bus. Women on the team took care of cooking, cleaning and doing laundry for the group; some building site cleaning; painting trusses; handywoman repairs; sorting a roomful of Christmas presents; reorganizing the medical supply closet; and sorting and distributing donated clothing. At the end of the day, team members relaxed by playing games, singing, tickling, and cuddling with kids. We had a great time!

Damascus Drama Team Youth / Los jovenes de equipo de drama de Damascus Local school children watch the team / Los estudiantes locales observan al equipo Pastor Oscar and Mary Frenter baptize a young woman / El pastor Oscar y Mary Frenter bautizan una mujer

June 2007 - Damascus Drama Team Volleyball Presentation (.pps) (3 MB) / Volleyball Presentation (.pdf) (3.4 MB) / Presentación de Voleibol (.pps) (3 MB) The Drama team visit was amazing. It consisted of WWH2H board members, students from the Drama Team from Damascus Christian School in Damascus, Oregon, and a wonderful family that has been to other parts of Honduras in the past on mission trips. The two main goals of this group were interaction and teaching the children, and evangelism. The Drama team separated the children into Bigs and Littles. With the small children they played games that taught acting skills. The older children learned even more indepth skills in drama and acting, as well as some magic tricks to use for evangelism. Colleen Atherton held volleyball lessons in the mornings. Her dad, John taught the older boys valuable skills in using skits and magic tricks as a means of evangelizing their friends. All of this wonderful training laid a foundation. On Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, we took the skits and magic tricks to three local schools and presented them to over 600 children, strongly proclaiming the message of the Gospel. Many children prayed the prayer of salvation at these programs. We also held a special youth service on Friday night at our WWH2H Church in Puerto Cortes, where two people gave their lives to the Lord. This is all due to the humble service and faithful prayer and fasting that many in Honduras and the U.S. participated in prior to the trip. On Sunday, we held a baptismal service. Four members of the WWH2H Church were baptized. Thirteen-year-old Alex, one of the children living at the Village, was one of them. The widow of the deceased pastor (of the church our Board used to attend) was given donated funds to replace the beds and refrigerator she had sold to pay the school costs for her two children. She was overcome with gratitude. What can we say to all of you who came on this team? Sacrificing your time, funds and prayers to bless the children and people of Honduras. "Thank you" just doesn't seem to be enough.