FAITH & WORK SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM
Questions? Contact our Sponsorship Coordinator: sponsorship@missioners.org
NOTE: Currently, due to the pandemic, resources are going toward the basic needs of our children and their families, helping with rent, food, and medicine, however, we are encouraging families to find work again now that the country is beginning to open after six months of being 'closed' and have begun planning to return to normal operations in 2021. Please let us know if you are willing to become a sponsor to support the people of Honduras during these difficult times! (Updated October 2020) .
The program serves the children and youth of Honduras and is unique in its focus on discipleship - not only teaching the gospel of Jesus Christ, but also teaching participants how to teach and evangelize others in their country. We begin by ensuring the basic needs of each participant are met, then progress to education, general social services, catechesis and active discipleship. As a sponsor you are able to truly accompany your child as a "spiritual parent", through prayer, material support, and personal letters.
We provide:
- School supplies, uniforms and transportation - Community service projects to teach the value of generosity
- Weekly tutoring - Involvement in the local parish (e.g., Mass, catechesis & youth group)
- Faith formation for the children & their families - Communication with sponsors through letters
- Annual recreational outings to facilitate fellowship & Christ-centered friendships
Allocation of Funds:
25% | Basic and Material Needs (e.g., emergency food, clothing, shelter, medical needs, school supplies, uniforms)
65% | Discipleship, Ministries & Services (e.g., materials to meet each child’s academic, catechetical, sacramental and spiritual needs, programs, coordination, Honduran staff & staff support)
10% | Administration (i.e., Stateside administration of the program, coordination with benefactors).
Current sponsors, please send physical letters for the children to: Missioners of Christ, 9 Carlisle Road, Newville, PA, 17241
Or email a scanned copy of your hand-written letter to: sponsorship@missioners.org.
Meet our students
Students In Need of a sponsor:
Grevin, 14 I like this program because they support us in our studies and we can also go to the Hombres de Cristo program. I like school, especially physics class because we play soccer, and Spanish class because I get to improve my spelling. When I grow up I would like to be a doctor to protect life. Please pray for this program, pray that I will be able to pass my classes, and for the health of my grandmother |
Francisco, 8 I like this program because they tutor us. When I grow up I want to be a police officer. Please pray for all my brothers and sisters and for my parents. |
Maryuri, 15 I like to be in the scholarship program because we have a library and all the academic resources we need to study. I like to go to school to learn as much as I can, be with my classmates, and do my homework. Please pray for my family and for this program |
Vivian, 13 I like this program because they teach us to be responsible with our homework, we get to do different activities, and they tutor us. I like to study Spanish in school. I would like to be a bilingual secretary. Please pray that I understand high school, for my family, and for Lorena and all the Missioners |
Jose Alfredo, 12 When I grow up I want to be a police officer, pilot or doctor. I like this program because the missioners give us English classes and we do our homework. Please pray for my mother who is always facing different problems at home with my stepfather and with her health. |
Heidy Nazareth, 12 I like school because I understand the different topics. I especially like computer class. I like the scholarship program because they help us out, we have fun, pray together and learn. When I grow up I would like to be a veterinarian. Please pray for children that do not have this opportunity that we have. |
Axel, 10 I like this program because the missioners comes to the library to teach us about God. Also, I like the classes, the tutors, and the trips with my friends from the program. My favorite class is Spanish because the teacher reads me stories. When I grow up I would like to be a carpenter to repair and design tables, dressers, and other wooden furniture. |
Anthony David, 9 I am in the 4th grade. I have an older brother and live with my mother. Thank you for your support! |
Genesis, 10 I like this program because we get to do social work. Also, I come to do homework and read. I like to be with the other children. I like school because I love to read and write and also Math and Spanish. When I grow up I would like to be a teacher. Please pray for the health of my grandparents and my great-grandmother. |
Soany, 14 I like this program because we get to play and learn, and they teach us to speak English. My favorite subject is English. When I grow up I would like to be a bilingual secretary. Please pray for my family, for my godparents, for homeless children, and for the poor. |
Ana Giselle, 14 I like to go school because I like to learn, to be with my classmates, and to do my homework. I like the scholarship program because of the group activities they do and when we get to do social work. When I grow up I would like to be a teacher. Please pray that I do well in school, for my family, and for the Missioners. |
Erica, 15 I like to have fun and study in school. I would like be a lawyer. I like the scholarship program because we learn English, also we have computer courses, conversations, and prayer. Please pray for my family |
Luis, 13 I like that this program helps me with my homework and that they are very nice to us. I like school, especially math and recess. Since I like math, when I grow up I would like to go into Business Administration or be a lawyer. Please pray for the people who send money, and for Lorena, because she helps us do our homework. |
Additional Students in our program:
Solangie, 7 I really like to read and write and I like Spanish. When I grow up I would like to be a teacher to be able to teach children to write and read. I like this program because they tutor us, give us school supplies, and I like when the missioners teach us English. Please pray for all of my family. |
Jeison, 10 I like this program because they tutor us and help us with our work and we get to play. I would like be a professor when I grow up. I like Math and Spanish. Please pray for my brother Alejandro |
Leonel, 14 I like everything about this program. I like the missioners who come to help us. I like the English classes and when they help us out. Thank you very much! When I grow up I want to be a doctor or a math teacher. Please pray for the health of all my family and every one of the Missioners. |
Ana Belen, 14 I like to go to school to learn as much as I can, to be with my classmates, and to do homework. My favorite class is Natural Sciences. I like to play soccer. I like this program because of the economic and spiritual support they give us. Please pray for my vocation and pray for unity in my family. |
Emerson, 12 I like this program because the missioners help us with homework and teach us a lot. I like to study in school and my favorite subject is Math. When I grow up I would like to study robotics and be a chef, specifically a pastry chef or a professional soccer player. Please pray for my family, and especially for my mom who is sick. |
Angel Daniel, 13 I like this program because of the spiritual help they give us. I like to study and I like Math. When I grow up I would like to be a lawyer. Please pray for my family |
Adalicia, 10 I like to play and study at school. When I grow up I would like to be a police officer. I like to go and read in the scholarship program’s library and I like the games and activities that they organize for us. Please pray for all of my family, for the Church, and for our catechism program. |
Catherine, 18 I am in my first year in highschool. I have three younger siblings. Thank you for supporting our program! |
Milagro, 16 I like this program because we get to learn English, we get to do social work alongside the Missioners, and they just help us out. In school what I like most is Technology class. Please pray for families in need, for the sick in the hospitals, and for all the people who do not have food to eat and live on the streets |
Juan Josue, 17 I like this program because the missioners give us English classes and I like the friendship that all of us share in the program. I want to go to college after finishing high school and to study Psychology or be a lawyer. I am still thinking about what profession I would like to have. Please pray for me that I can make good decisions in life. |
Jose Emanuel, 5 I like this program because I get to play and learn more about God. What I like about kindergarten is getting to play and do homework. I like to study vowels. When I grow up I would like to be a firefighter and a doctor. Please pray for my mother Delmis. |
Jose Andiel, 8 I like this program because they tutor us and provide material support. I like learning in school. My favorite subject is Math. When I grow up I would like to be a priest, I want you to pray for my family, especially my father who is in jail. |
Rubén Antonio, 11 I am in the fourth grade. I have 3 older sisters. I am grateful for this program! |
Moises, 15 I like this program because I receive material and spiritual support and I have good friends here. I like school because it has workshops and fields for soccer. I like Technical Drawing class. When I grow up I would like to be a professional soccer player and a paramedic. Please pray for all the members of my family. |
Alejandro, 14 I like that this program helps us with our projects in school and other things that we need in our classes. I am doing well in school I would like to learn about robotics, to build and disemble robots and other electronic things. Please pray for my family and all the missioners |
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Lorena Ventura LEAD Sponsorship and FOrmation Teacher |
OUR MINISTRIES
Discipleship
misioneros de la casa JUAN PABLO II
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Equipo Juvenil de EvangelizadoreS
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Educational
EducatodosA program sponsored by the government of Honduras and USAID which allows continued education through night and weekend study. This program is ideal for youth and young adults who cannot attend regular schooling, often due to being too far behind, or needing to work during the day to support their families.
Social WorkIn this ministry we serve the children who are in the Becas (Scholarship) program, carrying out social projects while teaching the faith and love for neighbor. Our objective is that the children learn to appreciate all they are provided and that they feel useful for their family and their environment. We seek to encourage the children to serve others and learn the value of community.
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Tutoring The Missioners offer two sessions of tutoring each day, and have opened a library for use by our sponsored youth. In this ministry, kids receive help with their homework in math, grammar and literature. They are also taught about moral and spiritual values. Our objectives are a good academic performance for the child and to encourage moral values.
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Family Ministries
Mother's ProgramWe encourage the mothers of the children that participate in the scholarship program to join us for bible study and social events. Our social worker, teaches them family skills, lessons in faith, and crafts or different skills that can benefit them in their daily lives.. The objectives of this ministry is to help mothers remember the worth they have as women.
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Children of the mother's ProgramThis program is for the small children that the mothers from the Mothers Program bring because they don't have someone to leave them with when they attend their meetings. There is a group of missioners that spends time with them giving them talks and projects about the faith.
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