Root Minsitries video

Want to know a little about how I got to Honduras and what Root Ministries does?


http://vimeo.com/113533787


A big thanks to Tommy and Centerpoint Fellowship for making this video for Root Ministries!

Fall Update

We are so thankful for each of you! Without each of you all that has happened the past few months would not be possible! We are thankful for everyone who was a part of the fence project, through prayers donations and actual physical work- THE FENCE PROJECT IS FINALLY COMPLETE!! It is a physical reminder to me of how God is faithful to provide! We are thankful for each of you who pray for, support, encourage, and send special gifts to our family! Thank you for doing for our family what you would do for your own. Thank you for loving us so well! Thank you to each of you who pray, support, and believe in a feeding program kid. They are going to be the change in their community with your encouragement and support!



In September a team from Centerpoint came and worked hard on putting up the chain link fencing at the property! The team included my brothers and sister in-law! It is always nice to have family in town.



















They did a very entertaining reenactment of "David and Goliath" complete with water balloons.





They brought bags of special gift (and diapers) that many of you donated and we had Christmas in September!




In October I had the opportunity to travel back to Alabama and spend some time to relax and just visit with my family!


I returned to back to Puerto Lempira and the workers started worked hard to finish the razor wire, concrete, and install gates to complete the fence project!



In November, the six 7th grade students from the feeding program graduated! We could not be more proud of them! To have a 7th grade education in this community is a HUGE deal.





 Caleb turned two!


Grace and I traveled to Tegucigapla where Grace had her tonsils and adenoids removed.






D.P. turned 3!



We had a water party to celebrate the boys' birthdays.



Grace graduated preschool.




We had an American thanksgiving meal with all the Americans in our area.

2015 7th graders

The school year here in Honduras runs from February to November. With the end of the 2014 school year coming up we have begun to look for the next year 7th grade students for Instituto Vida Abundante.  This coming year there are 9 students that have been accepted to 7th grade from the Kasaubila Feeding Program. The cost is 50 dollars a month for January-December of 2015. If you are interest in giving the gift of a 7th grade education to one of these kids please contact me at Morganlhayden@gmail.com

 

You set up your payments through the school's razoo page http://www.razoo.com/story/Iva-Student-Sponsorships-2015

 

 

Celina Jarison

Age:12

Favorite subject:math

Favorite color: pink

Wants to be: a teacher or nurse

Wants to go to IVA: to learn more about Christ

 

Edguardo Flores

Age:13

Favorite color: orange

Favorite subjects: math and Spanish

Wants to be a: professional soccer player

Wants to go to IVA: because it is a good school for poor children to get out of the poverty cycle.

 

 

Kelvin Castro

Age:14

Favorite color: green

Favorite subject: math

Wants to be a:doctor

Wants to go to IVA: because it is the best school close to his house

 

 

 

Noe Lipton

age:14

favorite color: orange

Favorite subject:Math

Wants to be a :lawyer

Why he wants to go to IVA: "I like to study"

Bilix Manister

age:13

Favorite subject: Spanish

Wants to be a :teacher

Why he wants to go to IVA: "I like this school"

Miraina Paricio

Age:12

Favorite color: pink

Favorite subject: Math

Wants to study more when she grows up.

Wants to go to IVA: "because my mom is poor and I can not study in another school."

Jimena Bell

Age:12

Favorite color: sky blue

Favorite subject: Spanish

Wants to be a: Secretary

Wants to study at IVA "to learn English"

Summer 2014 update

Things have been busy the past few months with lots of change for our family.

 

Our family a new malnourished 9 month old foster baby, Cris. He was in the hospital here for 3 weeks. When baby Cris came to live with us he weighed 9 pounds, had blonde hair (a protein deficiency), he could not drink a bottle, and had no control of his head. After 2 weeks he now weighs a little over 12 pounds, he is drinking a bottle (and holding it on his own) and can now hold his head up! His grandmother returned to their village 8 hours away to get his malnourished twin and bring him back. We are caring for Cris until the grandmother can return with the twin. We paid her way back to her village and sent milk and fortified rice for the twin, but the grandmother has to work to earn enough for her return trip. This could take a while. We are thinking baby Cris will probably be with us for about a month.

In June we started construction on the fence project. This is a security fence with concrete blocks, chain link fencing, and Constantine wire. The fence will be over 10 feet tall  and enclose 500 meters of property when completed. This fence will separate the area where our future home will be from the feeding program area, it will protect the feeding program garden, and actually allow the feeding program kids to actually eat at the property! 

The feeding program kids have started working to make their soccer field at the property. The construction workers have taken on working with the boys and are also going to have their own team. There will be 3 teams: little boys up to 12, big boys 12-18 , and men.

MOST EXCITING NEWS THAT WE HAVE TO SHARE ...



FENCE PROJECT IS FUNDED!! ALL CONSTRUCTION WILL BE COMPLETE THE FIRST WEEK OF OCTOBER (if there is no rain) GOD IS GOOD!!!

Thank you for all of your prayers, encouragement, and support! We are blessed to have each of you as part of this ministry.

Fence Project

In June we started construction on the security fence project. This fence when complete will be 4 cinder blocks, 6 feet of chain link fencing,topped with two feet of constantina wire, two metal 18 foot gates for car access, and one metal 5 foot gate for people access. The fence will enclose 500 meters of property and seperate the feeding program side from the area where our future home will be. The fence will protect the feeding program garden as well as actually allow us to cook meals for the feeding program in our kitchen!


With the rise in cost of materials and shipping, we are in need of a little financial help to finish this project.

We have divided the remainder of the project into two parts.

PART ONE
chain link fencing
30 bags of cement
20 days of labor
PRAISE GOD, TOTALLY FUNDED!!!!!!!!!!!!


PART TWO
gates
20 bags of cement
5 days of labor

WE ONLY NEED $917.50





Please pray with us for this need, share with your friends, and think about giving!

If you would like to make a donation you can do so online using the paypal link  or mail checks to Root Ministries (fence project) P.O. Box 6200 Montgomery, AL. 36106

THANK YOU A HUNDRED TIMES

Yesterday, I had the honor of doing a “home visit” for two of the children in the feeding program who will attend 7^th grade at Instituto Vida Abundante starting in January.

I have known this family for about 3 years but I have never personally visited their home.

Today the mom cheerfully welcomed me in eager to listen to my ramblings in Spanish.

She was very open and honest. We talked with no culture barrier just as two moms.

A little while later her husband woke up (he works nights so he sleeps until lunch time every day)

I have never met this man but I know the way his stepsons talk about him that he is a great man. He tells me about how only the rich studied when he was young (it isn't much different now). He said he went through 6^th grade in his village. Then his sister ended up paying for him to go to high school. After high school he wants to continue to study so he took a 10 day trip in a small canoe to the city. Then he then had to hitch rides across the country. He finally ended up in the capital about a month later. With no money he had to join the military. So for 3 years he worked in the military and saved money so he could study.  When he finally left the military he had just enough money to study but not to live on. He made friends with a man who owned a wood shop. He slept on the wood at night and the man fed him in exchange for a little volunteer help. So that is how he made it through university. After he graduated he went back to his village and was a teacher for 12 years. He no longer has a place as a teacher but he still fully believes in education. He repeated over and over how he would do anything he could to help his step sons study if they wanted to study. He told me “here (la moskitia) without an education it is like driving a truck and not know how to drive then you are bound to get into something you can’t get out of. With an education you can do anything”

 

He said “Thank you” a hundred times in our conversation.

I want to say thank you, Lord and thank YOU a hundred times!

Without the Lord and each of you opportunities like 7^th grade would not be possible for these kids. Thank you for being a part of their lives, for believing in them, and believing in Instituto Vida Abundante!  

7th grade school sponsorship opportunity

Here in La Moskitia it is a huge deal to have a education through 6^th grade. To have an education beyond 6^th grade is a rare find usually reserved for the wealthy. My dear friends at Reach Out Honduras are opening Instituto Vida Abunante this February  in order to provide private Christian education to those students  who probably would not have the opportunity to study otherwise.

We are excited that from the Kasaubilia Feeding Program we have 6 students who will be attending 7^th grade this coming school year at Instituto Vida Abundante.

Derlin, Gekdar, and Jovani were accepted in the first  round and have all been fully sponsored!

 

 

Dierlin

 

Gekdar

 

Jovani

 

Monica, Marilis, and Hardi have now been accepted as well! We are still looking for sponsors for these 3 students.  The cost is 50 dollars a month for the entire year of 2014 (January-December) Please let me know if you would be interested in helping further provide a hope and a future to one of these students.

 SPONSORED

Monica

 

 

SPONSORED

Marilis



Hardi

 

Here is a little more information on the school if you are interested in hearing more: http://reachouthonduras.org/the-school-dream-with-us/