A house (if that’s what you call it) just outside the dump. We visited with an older woman and a young girl who lived here. In contrast to the filth, flies and smell were their beautiful smiles. During the Jesus Banquet, people had the opportunity to come over and pick out some new (nearly new) [...]

My friend Randy I do my best to describe what a trip to Honduras is like. I share on this blog stories and pictures of things that have touched us in ways so deep that we’ll forever be affected by then. As hard as I try, I’ll NEVER be able to fully explain what a [...]

It’s cold this morning. It’s been cold every morning and evening this week. We were totally unprepared for this kind of weather. I’m wearing my last pair of clean shorts, yes shorts. That’s because my only pair of jeans, that would be a little warmer, are filthy. So I sit here with 3 shirts on [...]

Yesterday was an amazing day. I’m sorry I didn’t post this last night, we were all flat worn out. We were on the road yesterday by 5:30 am and picking up trash around feeding area by 6:30. It was a full day of serving people … hungry, dirty people. Marc Tindall guessed that we served [...]

We arrived this morning at 6 am to pick up trash around the area we would be serving the Jesus Banquet today. No one needs to have a banquet for dump people in an area that’s trashy. The tables are ready, people are arriving, but the food has yet to get here (typical Honduras). Picture [...]

I don’t speak Spanish and Hondurans don’t speak English, but we do speak the language of love. Today we spoke love. Today we spoke touch. Today we spoke the language of smiles. We spent time this afternoon in a little village just north of the capital city playing with sweet Honduran kids. We played soccer, [...]

Just wanted you let you know that we arrived safely in Teguc Honduras. Our plane landed perfectly on the 2nd shortest major runway in the world. The thunderous applause by everyone after the plane landed was a new touch. I’ll keep you informed on our trip several times a day.

I’ve mentioned before that part of my daily reading schedule is the book of Proverbs. I read the chapter of Proverbs that corresponds with the date. For example, today is October 25th, so I read Proverbs chapter 25. That allows me to read through the book of Proverbs every month. I found it interesting that [...]

Little red beans are the main staple source of protein in Honduras. Heavy rains this summer have destroyed the bean crops and caused a food crisis in Honduras. This really hurts the poor because the shortage has caused the price to go 5 times higher than they were last year, and there are some places [...]

A group of ladies from church put these three boxes together. They weighed 66, 69 and 35 pounds. Inside these boxes are 58 individual bags of Christmas goodies for the dump kids in Honduras. I’ll be blessed to be a part of a group this December that gets to hand these goodies out to the [...]

Here’s a video that my friend, Dee Green, made. Dee was one of the 46 from Childress that went with us this past summer to Honduras. Music “Let it be Me” by Acappella Ministries.

The dump video documentary is finished. After much work by my friend Andy Hubright, you can see all 38 minutes of the documentary. Stop by and check out TheDumpMovie.com. You may have seen the first 13 minutes, but the last 20 minutes are new. A big thanks to Andy for all he’s done. ————————— I [...]

When I started trying to talk people into going with me this summer, I never dreamed that I’d take a group of 46. I wanted others to get the chance to experience the excitement, the emotion and the fullfillment that comes from short term missions and putting others before self. I had fallen in love [...]

I’ll be honest, we found plenty of time to laugh and have some fun on our trip. Here are a few random pictures that really stood out to me… Some of the clothes we were donating and giving away, found their way into our fashion show. Paul’s suitcase was lost the first three days, so [...]

There is nothing more thrilling than building houses in Honduras. They are what we call, “instant gratification.” That’s because in one afternoon you go from an empty dirt lot to having a home for someone. The family who’s getting the home comes and watches and everyone is happy, smiling and thankful. My friend John Henderson [...]

We had two different days of medical/dental clinics while in Honduras. Medical care is a basic need that often goes unmet in Honduras. We were blessed last week to take with us 3 doctors, a dentist and 2 nurses. We brought suitcases full of antibiotics, anti-parasite meds, ointments, vitamins, and other basic medications. There were [...]

Over the next three days I’m going to try and show you some of the things we did in Honduras. They say pictures tell the story … so here it goes. On July 24th a group of 45 flew out of Dallas to go to Honduras and spend the week serving others. We had mothers, [...]

Dr. Dee Green has spent his week in Honduras building houses and seeing patients in the medical clinics. He signed up to come to Honduras knowing full well that he’d be gone on his anniversary. Today he celebrates his 38th anniversary away from his sweet wife Susan. I’m sure when Dee gets home he’ll make [...]

Tuesday’s medical & dental clinic was much more successful than I ever imagined. It was estimated that 500 people were seen. Poor people who can’t afford get help were helped. Our doctors, dentist, nurses and everyone else, were amazing. Several ladies did a VBS, puppet show & bible lessons with those waiting in line. We [...]

I want to share a quick story about a baby that was seen at our medical clinic that took place yesterday across from the dump. The baby was 2 weeks old and the momma brought him in because she said he was sick. When our doctors saw him he they immediately noticed that the baby [...]

Here are a few pictures. Internet here is SO slow. Ugh… Haley loving on a sweet Honduran child. She and others were building a home for this child and her family. Eric did a dental clinic all day today. An estimated 400+ were treated by doctors and dentists today. A hungry boy who was fed [...]

As my friend Marc Tindall loves to says, “Today was a great day in Honduras.” My group of 46 worked so hard today and were exhausted when they came in tonight. Yet, they didn’t come in talking about how hard it was, or how they’d got rained on, or how tired they were, instead they [...]

(A little girl and her puppy, that I met at the dump last December.) Our group of 46 from Childress leaves tomorrow for Honduras. We’ll spend 8 days building houses, feeding the hungry, working at the dump, doing VBS, doing medical & dental clinics, loving on kids and telling others about Jesus. I’m excited about [...]

I told those going to Honduras with me, that I’d post this video today. I’m not trying to scare them, I just don’t want them to miss part of the excitement of the trip. The runway our plane lands on in Tegucigalpa is the second shortest major airport runway in the world. Because the runway [...]

We’re blessed to be some of the richest people in the world. But often times here’s what happens … “Because we don’t usually have to depend on God for food, money to buy our next meal, or shelter, we don’t feel needy. In fact, we generally think of ourselves as fairly independent and capable. Even [...]

In about two weeks I’ll be here… in a dump … in Honduras. The following video is a documentary on the dump in Tegucigalpa Honduras, and the dump ministry that takes place there. My friend Andy Hubright has been working on a documentary about the dump for a few months. He shot all the scenes for [...]

One of the people I’ve met at the Tegucigalpa dump is a 17 year-old girl named Fany. She is a very outgoing teenager who has become close friends with Marc & Terri Tindall. When they feed at the dump, Fany is good at crowd control and sometimes helps serve or hand out water. Fany does [...]

I’d like you to meet some of my heroes from Quanah High School in Quanah, Texas. They are some of the seniors from Pam Ward’s English class. The heard about Dump Day, watched the gut-wrenching video from the dump and were moved to the point of wanting to get involved. They challenged the Junior’s English [...]

This past December, a group of us met at the dump in Tegucigalpa, Honduras for a banquet. Sounds crazy doesn’t it … for who has a banquet at a dump? Instead of serving food from the back of a pickup, we rented chairs and tables that were covered in white tablecloths. Instead of the people [...]

MY FAITH WAS TOO SMALL: Wow! What an incredible day yesterday’s Dump Day was. I’m more than a little blown-away by the events that took place yesterday, and I’m still trying to process the amazing things that happened. In one day we raised just over $25,000 for the people of the Tegucigalpa, Honduras dump. I [...]

UPDATE at 6:07 p.m. CST – Bread For A Hungry World has offered to match up to $25,000 is we reach $25,000. We’re currently at $19,000. Let’s keep giving!!! Welcome to Dump Day 2010 I’m excited about today, because today we’re going to put others needs above our own. Today we’re going to do one [...]

DUMP DAY: We’ll kickoff Dump Day tomorrow morning at 8 a.m. (CST). Stop by tomorrow and make a pledge of any amount. Just leave a comment (anonymous or sign in, doesn’t matter) and say, “I’m pledging to send $______ amount.” Then we can keep a running tally of where we are on a total for [...]

Dump Day starts Wednesday morning at 8 a.m. What is “Dump Day?” Click here to read a little more. Stop by here and make a pledge to feed the hungry people of the Tegucigalpa, Honduras Dump. More info on Dump Day and the 30 Hour Fast in the morning (Tuesday morning). This is Sisia. Best [...]

I’d like you to meet Sisia. Best guess is that she’s about 18-months-old. This picture was taken yesterday at the dump when Marc & Terri Tindall were there feeding. You should know that because of the 2009 “Dump Day, she got to eat yesterday! Thank you. (If you get a chance, click on the picture [...]

DUMP DAY: Next Wednesday (May 5th) is Dump Day. Thanks for doing such a good job spreading the word. I think more people are going to be involved in giving to hungry people this year than even last year. If you’re a little unsure what “Dump Day” is, you can read all about it here. [...]