Author: eharbison

The Pandemic challenges continue to plague us as we strive to keep our deaf students in school.  We had begun the school year with an altered schedule that would safely have less than 10 students at school each evening.  That was going well until the...

06 August, 2021 /

By Anny Tabora, DESEO Team Leader A few months after the pandemic began, the word ‘intentionality’ began to echo within me and since then I have realized how many things require intentionality. Even though the Bible doesn’t mention the word ‘intentionality’ specifically, there are many verses...

06 August, 2021 /

By Phil Waldron   The most heart wrenching pictures I’ve seen in regard to the border crisis are photos of children. Although we have noted the effects of families left behind as parents make the trek to the United States, we haven’t discussed what happens when children...

06 August, 2021 /

Here we are at the beginning of July when we would have normally already hosted 7-8 groups (with another 5-7 remaining for the year).  It seems so bizarre not having U.S. visitors.  The absence of visiting groups has certainly given me more time personally to...

08 July, 2021 /

Meet Katya Vanessa Lagos. She’s 23 years old and was born and raised in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. Katya graduated from Zamorano University in 2019 with a bachelor’s degree in Agricultural Sciences and Production. Katya interned with Alltech®️ testing their nutritional technology in dairy cattle, which helped...

06 July, 2021 /

As we mentioned in previous newsletters, we decided to use the remaining donated funds for hurricane relief to assist as many as possible with much needed medications, especially because we haven’t been able to conduct our usual village medical clinics.  We spent $25,000 and because...

06 July, 2021 /

  By Phil Waldron, CEO Mission UpReach [caption id="attachment_205058" align="alignleft" width="457"] Photo cred: Orlando Estrada, AFP[/caption] On June 10th, 2021 the NY Post published an article saying this:  “The president of Guatemala says he places blame for the US’ border crisis on President Biden and the Democrats’ “lukewarm” rhetoric...

06 July, 2021 /

Last evening, on our way home from a nearby city, we encountered a parade of vehicles, including 6 freezer trucks, with flashing lights and honking horns.  We discovered it was the arrival of vaccines from the President of El Salvador to specific Honduran municipalities.  It...

10 June, 2021 /

For 2021, we have decided to spotlight a different Mission UpReach employee each month. Our goal is to give you a look at the various roles individuals play in the day-to-day operations of Mission UpReach. Kerlin is 24 years old and has spent most of his...

10 June, 2021 /
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