The last few months have been
very busy, but also very rewarding. On
many fronts, World Gospel Outreach has been having a great year. There are more evangelism medical team members
coming to Honduras to serve with us this year than ever before. This means that more and more Hondurans will
hear the Gospel of Christ. It is
exciting to see how God is working in the lives of Honduran people from those
who come to the brigade sites to the pastors who continue to minister when we
leave to the staff of WGO who continue to grow in faith and their commitment to
serve.
I am privileged to be a part
of some great innovations to the children’s program at Rancho Ebenezer. For years, we’ve had a desire to bring more
children into the ranch program. The
need is so great in Honduras due to the social problems that exist here. There are other children’s programs in the
country, both government and private centers.
However, so many of them provide substandard care for children. At Rancho Ebenezer, we have always provided
excellent care for children, but we’ve not been successful at growing the
program in a sustainable way. The important
changes we are making will allow us to care for more children, perhaps double
and triple the current level, as well as, continue to provide a safe, nurturing
environment where healthy mentoring can take place. It is vital that we take these steps. For every child that we are unable to bring
into the
program to provide a high level of care, that child will remain in either a
government or other private center where the care
is much lower.
It is our prayer that the children’s program will set a standard for
how to care for children in need and do it in a sustainable way. This is an opportunity for us to improve on
the best aspects of our program and exhibit good stewardship at the same time.
Jennifer, Rodolfo, and I will be
traveling to the U.S. We will be in
Arkansas from June 14-July 4. We will
then be in California from July 4-July 26.
We look forward to seeing as many of you as possible, and are excited to
be able to share what God is doing here in Honduras through World Gospel Outreach. Our email address is robjenbutts@gmail.com and our
U.S. cell phone number is (559) 410-2576
while we are in the States. Please feel free to call or email us if you
have time to get together. We always love seeing as many of you as we can.