A message to my fellow Missionaries from your Mission Director…
Blessings to all of you. It has been a tough year for all of us & a disappointment in that we could not travel to our villages.
Our team has continued to meet & provide financial support to the mountain communities we serve through Fr. Gildo. As we celebrate this season of Advent & await the great gift of the birth of our Lord & Savior, it is the perfect time to reflect & remember the hope that Christ gives us by His coming & give thanks for how He continues to bless us with the desire to serve Him as we serve those in Honduras.
With all the many ministries that have had to “shut down” due to COVID-19 we have been able to support our friends in Honduras with financial aid & hope to increase our aid in the wake of the recent hurricanes that have impacted the area. Please continue to pray for the families & for our Mission so that we can return soon & move forward with our planned projects.
This morning at Mass I proclaimed the last Gospel that Deacon Mike Mims proclaimed on the day he was killed (Luke 5:17-26). It was somewhat a struggle for me as I recalled the loss of my friend because it tells the story of what lengths friends will go through to help one another. But my sadness slowly turned to joy as I thought about all of you who have continued to advance his hope for a Mission that would change the lives of the people we serve in Honduras. All of you have certainly done that & I thank God & I am so privileged to serve alongside of you. Of all the ministries I have been a part of over the years, our Honduras Missionaries are some of the most dedicated Christians I have had the pleasure to know & work with. You are without a doubt “the best” & I thank all of you for your sacrifice to our Mission.
Our commitment & hope will continue as we put this year behind us & look forward to 2021. We do know that we will join the families & our friends in Honduras again & continue to serve with the Missionary heart of Jesus. What is certain right now is that I will be retiring this coming February & moving to Utah. Whether I will be joining you on future Missions remains to be seen. I have committed to the Team that if we can meet local Honduran officials & make some progress on the building of a High School in La Colonia or progress on the “clean water” project in El Mirador then I will be traveling with you next year. We have come along way in fulfilling the dream of Deacon Mike Mims. I will keep you informed & will continue to pray that all of you & your families have a Happy, Holy (& Healthy) Christmas & a blessed New Year!
Your brother in Christ, Deacon Mike
HONDURAS MISSION DIRECTOR
We are extremely blessed to have Deacon Mike Mort as a caring & experienced leader of our mission team. He has 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.