Hola & Greetings Fellow Missionaries!
With the school system closed in Honduras since the month of March due to COVID-19, the villages we serve have been greatly affected because of the lack of resources (transportation issues, internet, etc.) to teach the students. However, with the leadership of Father Gildo, Father Vicente & our Honduras Core Team, some of these hurdles have been cleared.
For example: one of the local teachers, Efrain, has obtained a permit that allows him to use his motorcycle to visit the villages, once or twice a week, to support the middle school students with basic skills. Additionally, 6 of our high school students went back to the EVS High School where they are studying & working hard to catch-up with the other students.
EVS designed a biosafety protocol that includes in-person classes only for our 6-students while the rest of the students attend classes online, plus return 1-day a week with proper social-distancing.
Like the proverb says: “Where there’s a will, there’s a way.” Let us continue praying that our Honduras Mission team, Father Gildo & Father Vicente’s team keep finding the ways & means to help our students navigate through these difficult times. Please feel free to reach out to me at any time for more information: fmarsan@ap.church
Bendiciones,
Franklin
School is in Session
As schools reopen in both the USA & Honduras amid the COVID-19 pandemic, students are facing challenges they have never imagined. The end of summer brings back-to-school jitters, but this year there is an extra layer of concern. Of course, social distancing measures & wearing masks are a given, but there remain confusing protocols, technological glitches & a lack of access to resources that cross all borders.
With many children home-schooling at the start of 2020, there is a sense of independence as well as autonomy. We must help our students adjust going back to the rigidity of learning.
Whether online or in-person, our students can at least find hope!
Reconnecting with classmates brings back a sense of normalcy plus eliminates a smidgeon of loneliness. Dreams of returning to school for graduation & other milestones are fulfilled even though things are not quite “normal” they are still special.
Honduras Mission Directors
We are extremely blessed to have both Deacon Mike Mims & Franklin Marsan as caring & experienced leaders of our mission team. They have carried forth the same passion that initially fueled Deacon Mike Mims. One of the Mission’s main goal has always been to support the disadvantaged children in the communities that we serve by providing them with the opportunity to receive a quality education in a safe & loving environment.