tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8089868875915873819.post1322728739043170290..comments2024-03-02T12:16:05.362-06:00Comments on Sowers4Pastors: Is it safe to visit Honduras on a mission trip?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8089868875915873819.post-42529482825157760752017-10-08T13:31:09.002-06:002017-10-08T13:31:09.002-06:00Have you ever considered publishing an e-book or g...Have you ever considered publishing an e-book or guest authoring <br />on other blogs? I have a blog based on the same ideas you discuss and would love to have you share some stories/information. I know my subscribers would <br />enjoy your work. If you're even remotely interested, feel free to <br />shoot me an e-mail.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8089868875915873819.post-10042941621344239692014-05-11T22:03:27.274-06:002014-05-11T22:03:27.274-06:00What types of dangers might a youth group mission ...What types of dangers might a youth group mission team meet in San Pedro Sula? Is there any specific precautions or things we should look out for?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594687147789279320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8089868875915873819.post-74830304674846281482013-10-24T10:04:44.554-06:002013-10-24T10:04:44.554-06:00My youth group will be going on a mission trip the...My youth group will be going on a mission trip there this summer 2014, and some parents are concerned. I however, believe the same as mentioned. If your leader, and your goal is God's will then you are in the right hands. You prepare, listen to your leader, and know when and where to be then your mission can be successful. Trust in the Lord, and his will can be done.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8089868875915873819.post-50449284444057742282013-09-02T22:12:43.765-06:002013-09-02T22:12:43.765-06:00I've been leading mission trips to Honduras si...I've been leading mission trips to Honduras since Hurricane Mitch. Allen and the Sowers family help me bring dental students to serve the folks there. My little daughter (6) and I follow their advice and put our trust in the Lord. I agree with "the Lord's will is the safest place to be". That doesn't mean we may not run into danger, but He will be with us, just like He was with Trish and Ben! <br />Annettenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8089868875915873819.post-15412536103909638422013-09-02T18:36:45.917-06:002013-09-02T18:36:45.917-06:00Thanks for your sharing your insightful thoughts, ...Thanks for your sharing your insightful thoughts, Trish. I visit Honduras (Tegucigalpa) three times per year and plan to continue doing this. I have been coming to Honduras for almost twenty years and unfortunately have seen the increase in danger. <br /><br />I co-lead a team of women every January when we cook for a Women's Conference. I go every November to prepare for the conference. I also usually go during the summer "for fun" and to visit my adopted Honduran family (although this summer was part of a team from my church that worked at the camp where the conference is held in January.) As team members are making the decision about whether to go, I have also been asked about safety. My answer is similiar to yours...if this is what God wants you to do you are better off in Honduras than anywhere else in the world.<br /><br />I also contemplate this as I look toward the future and my desire to live in Honduras when I retire (to be involved in ministry). Sometimes I think it's not a smart thing to do because it's a dangerous country but come back to...if it's what God wants me to do, it's the safest place for me to be.<br /><br />As I say all this and I also try to be a wise traveler and take precautions in where and when I go somewhere, who I go with, not displaying large sums of money, not wearing jewelry that makes me a target (and if I were to loose it, I would not feel overly sad about its loss), etc. I follow the leads of the Hondurans I know and trust God.<br /><br />I'll refer people to this blog post when I get further questions. Thank you for thoughtful response.Cindy in Californiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14821444090012679893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8089868875915873819.post-55643286159827597592013-09-02T08:44:21.238-06:002013-09-02T08:44:21.238-06:00Thanks for your comment, Allen. We appreciate it!Thanks for your comment, Allen. We appreciate it!Trishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00707876118083759696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8089868875915873819.post-14327652744625467642013-09-01T23:11:21.040-06:002013-09-01T23:11:21.040-06:00Good post Trish! On our trips we generally follow...Good post Trish! On our trips we generally follow a few safety rules....always driving with another person (that speaks fluent Spanish) with doors locked, preferably with shaded windows up, and no driving at night with maybe one exception to go a short distance to a Wed. night church service and back. We go into areas we feel comfortable with and are somewhat known. I might add it is important for the leaders to have God's peace. San Pedro Sula area is dangerous, be extremely careful in this area and so is the Northern coast (per U.S. Embassy & friends). Having said all that if God is calling you to come to Honduras come and be a blessing to a wonderful people. -allen little, with The Foundation Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8089868875915873819.post-63544310236808322082013-09-01T21:12:20.311-06:002013-09-01T21:12:20.311-06:00Thanks for this, Doug!Thanks for this, Doug!Trishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00707876118083759696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8089868875915873819.post-56432703270791418652013-09-01T19:02:56.277-06:002013-09-01T19:02:56.277-06:00I would like to add my opinion as a recent visitor...I would like to add my opinion as a recent visitor to Honduras. I spent 16 days in Hondurus just 2 years ago, half of which was with the Sowers in Gracias and the surrounding areas. I felt more peace and security walking alone after dark in Gracias than I do in my own home town of Lakeland, Florida. As Trish said, there are risks but I think you would find that the risks in Gracias are likely to be no more than in your own home town.<br />However, you may not feel that way in Tegucigulpa unless you lived in Brooklyn, NY. Just south of there is another small city named Catacamas where everyone is just as friendly and hospitable as you could want them to be. San Pedro Sula is as modern and busy as any large city in the states. Surely, the risks are comparable as well as you travel from one area of the city to the next. The same is true from one region of the country to the next.<br />The risks are real but the same God who protects you while home will also protect you abroad for He is a faithful God and able to perform all that He says he will do. If God has called you to it He will certainly walk you through it.<br />Pastor Douglas W. 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