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by José Chinchilla, Honduras National Director

sowing seed We are happy and grateful to see Family Life Missions grow every day. In January the first, new legal foster care families were trained at Por Los Niños in several areas including trauma, attachment, and child development. This is historic for Honduras and for FLM to be able to prepare the families that have been chosen by God to be the ones fostering many children of Honduras. We are amazed to see the grace of God in these families and for the children. We are so proud of all who have helped us and support us as we expand our programs and make FLM an organization that transforms the lives of many children.

I have been reflecting over the transitions of life and one of the things I´ve learned is that good transitions lead to good transformations.

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By José Chinchilla, National Director, Honduras

En Español

"People were bringing little children to Jesus for him to place his hands on them, but the disciples rebuked them. When Jesus saw this, he was indignant. He said to them, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these." Mark 10 13-14 NIV.

When we reread these passages, one of the things that we may observe and infer in the times of Jesus is how the children were rejected, vulnerable and disadvantaged. Society in those times saw children, widows, orphans and disabled children as unworthy to get close to Jesus and receive instructions and blessings from him. Disciples and the “adult” society thought that they were the only ones worthy of Jesus. They were convinced that their way of living life was sufficient to receive God’s Word, but not the children. Society and adults can be very arrogant and overpowering and can see children as not important in society and in God’s plans for his Kingdom. Actually, the Kingdom of God is such as these and God said it firmly and for many reasons.

Hope.

We hope for small things, like nice weather. “I hope it doesn’t rain tomorrow.” We hope for big things. “I hope we have enough money for groceries and the light bill.”

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And then, we have Hope.

We have the eternal hope that comes through Jesus Christ. The children who live at Por Los Niños read about hope, sing about hope, wish for hope, and many have hope, because of the good work being done in the name of Jesus in Catacamas, Honduras. Many of these children have been abandoned or are considered vulnerable. Many of them come to live at PLN not having much hope. But with the tools our staff has in trauma training and holistic care, the patience of our house parents, the love of those who surround them, and the consistent help of our sponsors, these children begin to not only learn about hope—they begin to feel hope.

For 25 years Family Life Missions has had a laser focus on Por Los Niños, the residential homes where our children live in Catacamas. Over the years we have learned a lot. One of the biggest lessons we have learned is that providing homes for abandoned and vulnerable children is important, but the most important thing we can do is to get to the root of the problem. And that is where our two newer programs fill that gap.

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