February 2 - 9, 2008 we will once again head to Honduras for another opportunity to help Hondurans help themselves and also share God’s love with the people of Honduras. Please start praying now for those God has called to go as well and those that they will come in contact with.

Honduras Missions

What is HOI?

Honduras Outreach, Inc. is a transdenominational mission program dedicated to improving lives of residents of and visitors to the Agalta Valley, Olancho, Honduras.  The rural Agalta Valley is home to around 25,000 Hondurans and North Americans minister to each other and share the love of Jesus Christ.

 

Rancho el Paraiso, the heart of the ministry in Olancho, is a 1,600-acre working and demonstration ranch.  About 44 Hondurans are employed there full time.  It is also the temporary home of visiting mission groups and the permanent site of the Louise Mahaffey Bible Training Center for the Americas.  There is a medical clinic on the ranch, and four satellite clinics in the valley.  HOI was incorporated in 1987, and has hosted mission teams each year since.

What is a Typical Trip?

The mission experience begins early on Saturday at the airport.  You fly into Tegucigalpa, Honduras, where you are met by HOI staff.  They take you to Juticalpa, the halfway point of your trip to Rancho el Paraiso, where you spend the night in a hotel and have dinner in a local restaurant.  After breakfast the next morning you continue to the ranch.  Sunday afternoons are a leisurely introduction to the ranch. Monday morning starts your work project, and you work on that each day.  Evenings are a great time for group gatherings, and HOI has scheduled some activities. On Friday morning you leave for Tegucigalpa and arrive at the hotel in time for shopping and dinner.

 

You are accompanied by experienced HOI staff at all times during your trip. All meals are provided either at a restaurant or the ranch. All hotel stays are arranged and included. HOI provides all transportation, from pick-up to drop-off back at Toncotin Airport. In fact, we arrange the whole trip for you once you decide to go.

What Do Groups Need?

The only requirements we have for the trip is a willing spirit. Most construction projects done by groups are relatively simple in nature. You are always under the direct supervision of the Honduran staff. The person who will accompany your group is bilingual, so Spanish speaking is not required. We do recommend, however, that your group try to learn a few simple phrases. You can carry on a decent conversation with some basics.

 

Rancho el Paraiso has a dorm with four rooms; each sleeps eight, and four bathrooms with North American fixtures. Facilities are basically like a nice camp house, and the staff is dedicated to you.

 

Cost of the trip is airfare to Tegucigalpa, generally ranging from about $500 to $700, plus $550. This fee includes everything in country, except for a $27 departure tax at the airport, and any monies for souvenirs.