By José Chinchilla
FLM National Director, Honduras

En Español

In his first stage of his life, Diego Josué has had the opportunity and the joy of being in a loving family, a family that has understood the call to care for the vulnerable even though they know the possibility that one day Diego might return with his biological family. "This is an act of love, not for the interest of wanting to stay with Diego" were the words of Nancy, the foster parent, when asked why she did this. Today Diego is in the hands of Rodolfo and Nancy where he will receive everything he needs to develop in a healthy way in all areas of his life: spiritual, emotional, social, physical and educational. Diego's story will be a story full of hope, redemption and transformation for his life. We thank God for affirming hearts and minds to those families who have decided to serve others.

En Español

Food, medical needs, and a safe place to live with a loving, Christian family. Those are our top priorities for our children and caregivers who live at Por Los Niños in Catacamas, Honduras. It is already difficult to ship items to Honduras, but in these challenging and uncertain times, it is near impossible. However, with your help on GivingTuesdayNow on May 5, we can purchase needed items in Catacamas. José Chinchilla, our National Director in Honduras, is making sure that our children and caregivers are safe and healthy. But we need your help.

Many people are out of work or need to scale back their donations right now. We understand. We are also encouraged by the people who have contacted us and who want to donate a portion of their stimulus check to his important work. We appreciate local businesses in Catacamas who have reached out to help during this time, even though it is not easy for them.

If you are able, will you make a donation this Tuesday to help feed and care for our children?

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God has entrusted us with the care and responsibility for these young lives and their caregivers. We take it seriously and are doing everything we can to ensure their safety and good health.

Please join us as we partner with God “to place the lonely in families.”—Psalm 68:6

Blessings,
Lisa

by Lisa Steele, FLM Executive Director

En Español

Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.—Romans 12:2

This has been my favorite verse for as long as I can remember. It is so easy to continue to do things the same way. It is familiar. It is comfortable. We know how to do it. But when we stop and renew our mind—thinking of how we can approach a situation differently and more effectively—we can transform our life and the work around us.

Transforming lives is what we do at Family Life Missions. Our Foster Care Program (Creciendo en Familia=Growing in Family) provides a stable Christian home for a child in Catacamas. And, of course, those children living at Por Los Niños continue to receive love and care from our caregivers, teachers and staff

Our Family Preservation Program (Transformando Vidas=Transforming Lives) is growing! This program provides important resources and tools to families in the community through workshops and our bilingual school. Last year we reunited Erick with his biological family after intensive preparations, and we continue to check with his family on a regular basis. We see many opportunities in the future to reach out and equip families to be healthy physically, spiritually, and emotionally.

by José Chinchilla, Honduras National Director

En Español

We are happy and grateful to see Family Life Missions grow every day. In January the first, new legal foster care families were trained at Por Los Niños in several areas including trauma, attachment, and child development. This is historic for Honduras and for FLM to be able to prepare the families that have been chosen by God to be the ones fostering many children of Honduras. We are amazed to see the grace of God in these families and for the children. We are so proud of all who have helped us and support us as we expand our programs and make FLM an organization that transforms the lives of many children.

I have been reflecting over the transitions of life and one of the things I´ve learned is that good transitions lead to good transformations.