From left to right,
Yohana Yamileth Moncada (wife of Luis) ,
Alicia Geraldina Ordoñez (wife of Timoteo),
Timoteo Estrada Flores, Luis Andrés Estrada.
The Mission at Asociación Building Hope
Asociación was started by Luis Estrada as a ministry to serve the people in Tierra del Padres, Honduras. The people at Tierra del Padres are a group of indigenous Lencas who live in community together. This community struggles to have the basic necessities, and the Estrada family has taken on the mission to serve these people to the glory of God the Father. Estrada’s work through the churches in needy villages to find and meet the needs of the families there. These needs are met one family at a time.
Feeding the Hungry
A feeding center was built by Luis in Tierra del Padres for use on Sundays to give the children a nutritious and substantial meal. Each week, with the help of his family, the children have Bible class, prayer, and then eat their meal together.The Feeding Center was created to help families provide nutritious food for their children. "When we feed them food we also feed them the love of Jesus." We need support and sponsors for the feeding center so we can feed these children one meal per day. This meal would be served to the children Monday-Friday after school and then on Sunday after Bible class.
Shelter for the Needy
One of the ministries of Building Hope is to construct homes for families who do not have adequate shelter in which to live. Each home is 18'x18' with bunk beds, three rooms, wood floor, wood sides, and a tin roof. The family begins their morning with little to no shelter and sleeps that night in their new home.
Medical Clinics
When Mission teams visit a medical clinic is set up where the visiting doctors and nurses provide medical assistance to adults and children who need attention and medications due to colds, coughs, fever, flu, etc. Pregnant women and children are also given vitamins to help keep them healthy and strong. Medication is also given to deworm children and adults.
The Dump Ministry
The Dump is a place where the most extreme poverty can be seen. Men and women go to the dump to dig for any scrap metal, card board, or aluminum they can sell to get money for the day to feed their family. The people work from 5:30 AM to 6:00 PM and earn about 100 lempiras per day, which is equivalent to $4.13.