Walnut Creek Presbyterian Church, thank you for your investment in planting a new church in El Paraíso, Honduras. Iglesia Amor Viviente has completed construction and 250 children are participating in the Compassion-assisted child development center. Above photo: Participants and staff celebrate the inauguration of the child development center. Implementation Milestones Located in an area of extreme poverty, the team at Iglesia Amor Viviente are bringing hope to the community. Having ... Read More
Church Plant Update
Greetings, Walnut Creek Presbyterian Church! We're pleased to report that the team at Iglesia Amor Viviente has completed construction of the church auditorium! The auditorium is fully functional and used for worship services, classes and meetings. We are grateful for your support in planting a new church in Honduras. As the church becomes established, attendance is growing. Since our last report, 10 people have professed faith in Christ and 90 adults and 50 children attend church ... Read More
An Update From Iglesia Amor Viviente
Walnut Creek Presbyterian Church, the church plant team at Iglesia Amor Viviente has made steady gains since our last report. Construction is progressing on the new facility in Danli, Honduras and the team is very active in community ministry. 80 adults and 40 children are attending the church and five people recently made professions of faith. Your gift to plant a new church is bringing hope and new life to a community in desperate need. Construction Progress and Next Steps Workers ... Read More
Church Plant Progress
Greetings, Walnut Creek Presbyterian Church! We're pleased to bring you an update from Iglesia Amor Viviente, the church plant you support in Danli, Honduras. The construction team is hard at work and the church is active in ministry outreach. 80 adults and 40 children are attending the church. Since our last report, 14 people have made professions of faith and six people have been baptized. Construction Status and Next Steps Construction is underway and the project is divided into ... Read More
Honduras Church Plant Update
Walnut Creek Presbyterian Church, thank you for your partnership in planting a new church in Honduras. The presence of the new church, Iglesia Amor Viviente, is bringing hope to a community in extreme poverty. Residents of the community are very receptive to the gospel and over the last 60 days, 32 people have professed faith in Christ. Currently, 80 adults and 40 children are attending the new church. In the above photo, child development staff survey the community and register children ... Read More
Greetings From Compassion Honduras
Greetings from Honduras! We hope you are doing well and we praise God for your passion for the Great Commission and to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ. We thank you for joining us in the mission to release children from poverty in Jesus’ name. We believe that our partnership will bring more people to the knowledge of truth and salvation. My name is Yolanda Rodas, I am the Country Director for Compassion Honduras. Compassion began to support our churches in 1974 through Guatemala and El ... Read More
Partnering With Compassion International
Thank you for partnering with Compassion International to expand the reach of the gospel and bring the hope of Jesus to children and families living in extreme poverty in Honduras. By partnering with us to plant a new church in Honduras, you are helping a local church develop a sustained gospel presence in the community. Having a safe new building to meet in gives the church room to grow and the capacity to offer Compassion’s holistic child development program. Compassion International highly ... Read More
Secular Research Affirms Faith-Based Approach for Children in Poverty
Everything we do at Compassion International is in partnership with the local church. We are convinced that this is the most effective approach in releasing children from poverty. We thought you would appreciate the following article as it is a third-party perspective that affirms that strategy. Since it was established in 1946, UNICEF has been a leader in researching the needs of children living in poverty and identifying effective solutions to those needs. Today, UNICEF’s research is used to ... Read More
Welcome!
We are so glad you have joined us in planting churches with Compassion International. This site is set up especially for you to keep you informed and engaged with all that your support is doing. Updates will be added to this site, sharing the progress of planting this church, approximately every 60 days until the building is complete and registered children are participating in Compassion's program. We will alert you of newly added content, but feel free to visit often as you think of and pray ... Read More