Minutemen/Minutewomen Alert
"It’s time to go!”
Pastor Sandra walked to the river again to check the water level. The Chamelecon River now coursed around the tree—the tree she had fixed as a signal to evacuate. Pastor Sandra and her two teenage daughters had left their home amidst the chaos of thousands of other people trying to decide where to seek shelter and what, if anything, to take with them. Edgar, her husband, had stayed behind. He managed to arrange for a big truck to rescue the contents of his small motorcycle parts store in the back room of their house. Edgar was one of the last to leave Montañuela.
Pastor Sandra and her family escaped Hurricane Eta to their mother’s house in a nearby town. The entire 7,000-person population of Montañuela, Cortés, Honduras, was force to leave their homes.
After the waters receded somewhat, a few were able to return and review the damage. Stains on the interior sanctuary wall showed the water had reached approximately twelve feet. Debris and mud were everywhere. Then came the next storm—Hurricane Iota. Already flooded areas soon became unrecognizable. In less than two weeks’ time, double hurricanes had destroyed homes, crops, businesses, and infrastructure in areas across Central America. Particularly hard hit were the northern and eastern portions of Honduras.
Pastor Sandra and her congregation haven’t been allowed in to survey damage to their homes or the church yet. Additional rains keep the community submerged. It’s been a month of living with friends and family or making do in the emergency shelters around the county.
“My feet hurt,” Pastor Sandra explains. “I am using borrowed shoes to walk to the shelters.” She tries to visit her parishioners and minister to them with a family devotional time. She makes sure they have the food and clothing they need, but she can’t provide for every need. Hygiene can be a problem; often, hundreds of people are housed in a grade school—a basic building without showers or ample clean water.
One day the members of the Montañuela Honduras Holiness Church will be allowed back to rake out the mud and assess the damage to their homes, small businesses, and their church. Your gift will help bring immediate relief to Pastor Sandra’s family and hundreds of others across Honduras. Your donation will also help with the cleanup and development of communities.
Three Ways to Partner:
- Please pray for those in Honduras affected by these hurricanes. Pray for their continued safety and for the floodwaters to recede so people can reenter their homes and businesses and start to rebuild their lives. Please also pray for the spiritual needs of these people, and for the love of Christ to be evident in the response of our global workers and local churches.
- Please send a gift to the Honduras Disaster Relief Fund to help provide for the immediate needs of the people impacted by the hurricanes. You can help respond to their needs with a tangible expression of Christ’s love by using the “Give” button today.
- Please invite your friends and family members to join you as WGM Minutemen/Minutewomen. Through a pledge of $10, they’ll be able to partner with a network of people who are making a difference in lives across the globe. Ask someone you know to come alongside you today.
We are charged to disciple the nations. Partner with us and the Honduran churches to impact whole communities with God’s love. We’re so grateful for your willingness to respond quickly as WGM Minutemen/Minutewomen to people in need. Your partnership with us and the Honduran churches allows us to impact whole communities with God’s love.
