HONDURAS CAMALOTE Camalote’s region has 21 villages located in the Pijol Rainforest in Honduras. These villages are spread out within a fertile, dark green valley. Most of its population consists of peasants. The education level in the area is very low. God is doing a miracle in these communities.

Six years ago a couple of believers of a nearby GCLA church, dreamt about starting a rural church in this region. GCLA missions’ ministry partnered with them in reaching out to these 21 communities. Ever since, the Gospel is being shared in every home and more than 27 home groups have been started.

The Word of God is being taught in all the home groups, and the new believers are also learning how to teach His Word to others. This discipleship program is accompanied with the endeavor of helping the poor, the sick, the orphans, and the widows. This church plant has created opportunities for U.S. churches to engage in this awe-inspiring task. Today the dream is being fulfilled. God keeps adding those who were meant to be saved.

Tilapia Farm and other projects

In 2006 we received a grant to build ponds to grow tilapia fish farms. Currently, there are 31 families who are part of this fish farm program. We estimate the income of these families will increase from $250 to $1,000 a year.

Don Julio, the leader of the church in Camalote, says that these actions of love and care, accompanied with the Gospel, ease the pressures of their hard lives. When American brothers and sisters come to meet the most pressing needs of the people, they impact these communities in indescribable ways, resulting in many people receiving Jesus as their personal Savior.

In 2007, the vision is to expand these efforts by starting a pig farm that will benefit at least 40 families every year. The facilities of this farm are almost finished. After the pig farm, the next project will be the farming of non-traditional crops.

Children’s clinic One of the most difficult scenes is to witness a child starve. Surveys reveal that over 1,000 children from ages 1 to 5 are suffering of severe malnutrition, and the effects of this underfeeding will affect them for the rest of their lives. In 2007 we hope to break ground by building a children’s clinic. This effort is intended to battle against the hunger and illnesses of many children.

Holy Coffee!!!
Before Hurricane Mitch, the coffee plantations represented an important revenue source for the people in Camalote. The hurricane destroyed all the coffee plantations. Growing coffee is again becoming popular in Camalote. The coffee lovers who tasted the coffee from Camalote agreed that it’s the best coffee they have had. In 2007, we will begin processing and marketing this coffee in churches around the U.S. We will pay the growers a fair trade price, plus the proceedings will be invested in education and health care.

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