Diplomatic Meetings and Summer Mission Teams

For the past few weeks, our website has been dominated with the political happenings in Honduras.  And yet despite the chaos, our ministry has continued to move forward.  Last Sunday (6/28), when Zelaya was removed from power by the rest of the government, we had a short-term team here with us in La Ceiba.  It was a Sunday, so we didn’t have much planned, but the team stayed inside anyway, just to play it safe.

Our most recent short-term team, 14 youth and adults from two churches in Georgia.

The next few days we continued to work on construction projects, kids club, and English classes.  Once the team left, we took a break (attempted our failed vacation), and began to prepare for the rest of the summer teams.

Despite the recent news of meetings between the two sides in Honduras (more on that in a second), our planned teams for the rest of July and August still have a tough decision to make.  Do they continue with their travel and ministry plans despite the political situation, or do they postpone their trip for a later date?

Costa Rica Meetings

Zelaya (left) and Micheletti

Both the old president, Zelaya, and the new president, Micheletti, have agreed to meet in our old home town of San Jose, Costa Rica.  The Costa Rican president, Oscar Arias, has volunteered to serve as a mediator between the two sides.  This task will not be easy, as Zelaya has said he is “simply listening…to see how they [Micheletti] are planning their departure.”  On the other side, Michelettie is standing just a firm, stating that “under no circumstances will he agree to the return of Mr. Zelaya to power.”