tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90881775718986280192024-03-05T06:32:55.068-08:00Michael's Missions MusingsPerspectives on Volunteerism and Community Empowerment in HondurasMichael Franklinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04190182525889734709noreply@blogger.comBlogger242125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088177571898628019.post-38265102192315017592024-03-05T06:32:00.000-08:002024-03-05T06:32:02.733-08:00Renaissance in Yorito: AHMEN Begins Sustainable Education <p>Everyone who has met Sergio over the years knows he is a mild man of smaller stature. However, our physical characteristics do not define us. Sergio is a giant among men for his persistence and wishes for his community. <a href="http://facebook.com/ahmeninhonduras">AHMEN</a>'s Rio de Agua Viva team has been lucky over the years to count on Sergio's participation in our community empowerment workshops; however, it is Yorito that is the true lucky one. Watch Sergio's interview below and learn about what makes this friend of mine so powerful.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="382" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/QjehQfxq46I" width="460" youtube-src-id="QjehQfxq46I"></iframe></div><br /><p></p><div><br /></div><div>Now that you know a little about Sergio, it is time for me to tell you something just as important. <a href="http://ahmen.org">AHMEN</a> does not currently have volunteer team going to Yorito. The people of Yorito want and need a yearly medical team and a regular group of educational volunteers to come teach organic gardening practices. While, Sergio is a man that can make mighty things happen, it is together that we are the difference!</div><div><br /></div><div>How can you help?</div>Michael Franklinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04190182525889734709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088177571898628019.post-5367386802998862992024-03-04T17:38:00.000-08:002024-03-04T17:38:45.837-08:00Sometimes Equity Involves Inviting Men to the Table<p> </p><p><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">Equity isn't always one direction. When a group of all women community leaders train on the empowerment process, it is a male perspective increasing diversity in the group. Who is this lone man who has joined ACSI-Jutiapa? JOSÉ MERAZ!</span><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="389" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/JcujKHtxIrc" width="468" youtube-src-id="JcujKHtxIrc"></iframe></div><br /><p></p><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">Do you know whose voice is missing, whose voice would also illuminate the diversity of <a href="http://ahmen.org">AHMEN</a>'s community empowerment program. YOURS! Sure, many people are already on the job, in the group, and receiving the feedback. However, your unique experience would propel the sustainable development process even further. <a href="http://Facebook.com/AHMENinHonduras">Contact me</a> today to learn how to join the momentum of change. Alone, we can spark change, but together, we are the difference.</span></div>Michael Franklinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04190182525889734709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088177571898628019.post-25376003802031418592024-02-04T15:25:00.000-08:002024-02-14T04:53:25.308-08:00Moving Parts are Moving: Río Team Recruiting<span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: x-large;"><br /><br />Happy New Year!<br /><br />I don't want to scare you this close to Valentine’s Day, but I've got to tell you now that the Río team canoe is running out of seats.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />And we need you to sign up fast!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Don't miss out on an opportunity to help us keep the team fee to a low $1000 per person. Join us June 1-8 to "teach the teacher" to the Youth and Women's Networks of Jutiapa and Nueva Armenia. Check out our schedule below:<br />June 1: Atlanta to Roatan Island (only $512 as of 2/4/24)<br />June 2: Ferry from Roatan to Mainland, Practice Lessons, Cultural Welcome Celebration<br />June 3-5: Community Development Lessons<br />June 6: AM Graduation and PM Ferry to Roatan<br />June 7: Fun in the Sun<br />June 8: Return Home<br /><br />What will you be teaching, you might ask? Well, we are open to your suggestions but have some from your students as well:<br /><br />-Microbusiness/Microloan<br /><br />-Human Rights (Women and Children)</span><div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: x-large;"><br />-Baking and Bake Sales<br /><br />-Clean Water Culture from Kindergarten to the Retirement Home<br /><br />-Water Safety and Lifeguarding<br /><br />-Community Gardening and Compost<br /><br />To sign up, you can send in your full team fee of $1000 or reserve your spot with a $100 deposit online at <a href="http://ahmen.org/">ahmen.org</a> or send in a check made out to "AHMEN" with "Rio Team" on the "For" line and addressed to AHMEN/Andrea Nuss 287 Tommy Robinson Rd. Jasper, Al 35504.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Let's make this year's team the best one in ELEVEN years! Join us today to make a difference in helping local Hondurans build the country they want to see their grandchildren inherit. Together, we are the difference.<br /><br /><br /><br /></span><br /></div>Michael Franklinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04190182525889734709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088177571898628019.post-52327070523221120572023-12-28T13:02:00.000-08:002023-12-28T13:02:53.520-08:00AHMEN's Community Empowerment Program - Agentes Comunitarios de Salud Integral - 2023 Report<p> If you follow <a href="http://ahmen.org">AHMEN</a> on <a href="http://Facebook.com/ahmeninhonduras">Facebook</a>, <a href="http://Instagram.com/AHMENinHonduras">Instagram</a>, or <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@ahmeninhonduras9374">Youtube</a>, you get a glimpse into our regular interpretation of our community involvement initiatives in Honduras. However, what you don't always receive all the time that we are working to provide more of is the viewpoint of the end user. It doesn't really matter what we think about how our donations and the way we use them on local education efforts function to the benefit of Honduran families. What counts is how they are important to the community members who attend and receive training at our quarterly empowerment seminars. Take a look here at how two attendees sum up their training and how it contributes to their capacity as leaders.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="375" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/K6ag-yNFo7k" width="481" youtube-src-id="K6ag-yNFo7k"></iframe></div><br /><p>If this side of the story interests you, then why don't you join us in Honduras next summer to meet the individuals attending AHMEN's community agent training program? <a href="https://www.ahmen.org/contact">Contact me</a> here to learn more! If you are not the traveling type but want to see this program continue, why don't you begin contributing to our efforts today? <a href="mailto:AHMENinHonduras@gmail.com">Email me here</a> when you do.</p><p>Together, we are the difference!</p>Michael Franklinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04190182525889734709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088177571898628019.post-25437624247215536872023-12-02T07:49:00.000-08:002023-12-28T12:20:52.663-08:00Yorito Tornado Relief<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">One of the benefits of AHMEN's community agent training program is that AHMEN's Rio de Agua Viva team receives regular, up-to-date information from local sources. It's not always good news.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKcggq3w7JCe8r63XKZhb9ZR2mVjkaNl5XItTZq18nu9_5ZNujATSPAE_W0a7EnxCNvzNn9gr29QJ6FDn07OjYcXLzo2UC-bZDleAjSAitlGLaHbEWsMHbDpde-DqLEPZ33GZ8X0GMeLxrn6dMWBgMeem59JTbA1M6qr2YRdHe7YcKpfAc-_bc11K_6hG0/s1024/IMG-20230920-WA0046.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKcggq3w7JCe8r63XKZhb9ZR2mVjkaNl5XItTZq18nu9_5ZNujATSPAE_W0a7EnxCNvzNn9gr29QJ6FDn07OjYcXLzo2UC-bZDleAjSAitlGLaHbEWsMHbDpde-DqLEPZ33GZ8X0GMeLxrn6dMWBgMeem59JTbA1M6qr2YRdHe7YcKpfAc-_bc11K_6hG0/w300-h400/IMG-20230920-WA0046.jpg" width="300" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Last fall, a tornado struck Yorito, Yoro, Honduras and severely damaged many buildings and homes. </span><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAdDIguFqkj8s3HWW11dMzpb6AltzGnPSjSNxOe-V9eq8zAeTKBc5KE6HemqCZz8o7-X9mJYM35LrQnY3i8yp_um1C8ex91aaWvnn5fA4sXvtkh3L_CHsSSulXGMdckuAefQwGOYzvfijBRwkCMaRKMgSpFYKAJtq1YWPmb0RjgxZk_-ov8booS7PewTRR/s1024/IMG-20230920-WA0039.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAdDIguFqkj8s3HWW11dMzpb6AltzGnPSjSNxOe-V9eq8zAeTKBc5KE6HemqCZz8o7-X9mJYM35LrQnY3i8yp_um1C8ex91aaWvnn5fA4sXvtkh3L_CHsSSulXGMdckuAefQwGOYzvfijBRwkCMaRKMgSpFYKAJtq1YWPmb0RjgxZk_-ov8booS7PewTRR/w400-h300/IMG-20230920-WA0039.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">AHMEN is not currently equipped to fund rebuilding projects across the town, but we can with your help.</span></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbC4Rcu_WkJhe4XmoBKFNvASMKVj9Tbk0I-Qaz_se4Fog1ZGscP5qbKIscebDfEpUHcQkhM-jiScN950JzLqA9YvR0viUm51WWFqA6EEBdjnVBtS4xbIF9ovzRqeKD4tnlUpD7J6VstKzIYCuoYwnlpgpYAdGqVOEd2Rvx31jHLkC2m4DEcEI-il3alOpa/s1024/IMG-20230920-WA0019.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbC4Rcu_WkJhe4XmoBKFNvASMKVj9Tbk0I-Qaz_se4Fog1ZGscP5qbKIscebDfEpUHcQkhM-jiScN950JzLqA9YvR0viUm51WWFqA6EEBdjnVBtS4xbIF9ovzRqeKD4tnlUpD7J6VstKzIYCuoYwnlpgpYAdGqVOEd2Rvx31jHLkC2m4DEcEI-il3alOpa/w300-h400/IMG-20230920-WA0019.jpg" width="300" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Tornadoes have followed me my entire life. One landed in my backyard in Smyrna, Ga when I was six-years-old. Another hit St. James Elementary in Montgomery, AL just an hour before the bell was to ring on spring morning. I remember seeing paper falling from the sky hours before the 2011 Tuscaloosa-Birmingham tornadoes. I knew something weird was about to happen. Yet another followed me to Nashville, TN in the spring of 2020. If you have similar tales of storms invading your personal space, or have even lost everything due to one, you know how vulnerable and exposed storm damage can make you feel.</span></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8KPR540ubF64D-SLBk_GAwVJ1esCc8w1zzsHmlwLBiKkh_IVpW_za824gGdeqyTSwrLodvEsQ-5s6eEp1upMZt7BId3a6QjTSt06rSRYrLJ6n0jjClpa8UtrU3Tid-yMOP61uoYNs863Cj6ac4dEPeeOwTtigxZPJKxlkS7ixqPn4pve84z8aP__AT9eQ/s1024/IMG-20230920-WA0009.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8KPR540ubF64D-SLBk_GAwVJ1esCc8w1zzsHmlwLBiKkh_IVpW_za824gGdeqyTSwrLodvEsQ-5s6eEp1upMZt7BId3a6QjTSt06rSRYrLJ6n0jjClpa8UtrU3Tid-yMOP61uoYNs863Cj6ac4dEPeeOwTtigxZPJKxlkS7ixqPn4pve84z8aP__AT9eQ/w400-h300/IMG-20230920-WA0009.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">AHMEN's Rio de Agua Viva team would like to establish a rebuilding fund for cases just like these so that during unpredictable times we can help.</span></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFSF3TiqOzMeDl_BokhJNNngo-qmAnv1ujzEdIP8WGAHmP5xzoE5zdLA807YlQlbEhDoga2QO5xGOlKJbkcow9rWKwrzIYvT-RC42katpB77Q14g5LQiglZoN8PEUxePHQLuk7y6w07WFJdloNfqnvTmgDHCT1qZtcVTXDF2ca4nQ2JojoBFmxDfxyPiQd/s1024/IMG-20230920-WA0005.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFSF3TiqOzMeDl_BokhJNNngo-qmAnv1ujzEdIP8WGAHmP5xzoE5zdLA807YlQlbEhDoga2QO5xGOlKJbkcow9rWKwrzIYvT-RC42katpB77Q14g5LQiglZoN8PEUxePHQLuk7y6w07WFJdloNfqnvTmgDHCT1qZtcVTXDF2ca4nQ2JojoBFmxDfxyPiQd/w300-h400/IMG-20230920-WA0005.jpg" width="300" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Would you consider taking our message to your Sunday School class, church, local organization, and family? A one-time or regular donation will mean the world to families left without rooves, walls, and windows.</span></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoirfS8jwl1JMS-R0jebz4HLrAfAJ3IpMDs-7zC9Nn6DGy7YsK4rgJb_wkJtsAsKjSsIPgcTVkfQCCyCsQG6N-JmOS1KMVvm23SpeAhyphenhyphenbdJmWXxxKhfa_G9VoeMAepvFL-iEdiCl3vPp-r6P5z1LS4AdHEQIzq-S_WGtHCFXWqhlSknQB2mhU8D6QtiHQq/s1024/IMG-20230920-WA0004.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoirfS8jwl1JMS-R0jebz4HLrAfAJ3IpMDs-7zC9Nn6DGy7YsK4rgJb_wkJtsAsKjSsIPgcTVkfQCCyCsQG6N-JmOS1KMVvm23SpeAhyphenhyphenbdJmWXxxKhfa_G9VoeMAepvFL-iEdiCl3vPp-r6P5z1LS4AdHEQIzq-S_WGtHCFXWqhlSknQB2mhU8D6QtiHQq/w300-h400/IMG-20230920-WA0004.jpg" width="300" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Visit <a href="http://AHMEN.org">AHMEN.org</a> to donate. <a href="mailto:AHMENinHonduras@gmail.com">Email</a> me when you do. Then, share this blog with others so we can amass a relief fund for Yorito's recent storm damage and other towns which experience weather loss in the future. Maybe you would even like to lead a building team to go repair the dozen or so houses left in disrepair. <a href="https://www.ahmen.org/contact">Contact AHMEN today</a> to learn how to get started!</span></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn4-Y60vmXOM2ZPQHYlqRlnm2JEPE_c5moSL_D06fbYYsDXjYh1FZYdcVN4-1oN4Den0NnQmMqM9l6oRrzKMntv32E55g_Sc8D8ZcwHIvhJpfUL98QaW5O5W-CgYD6WU3o_N0Rxayde-iXqrfD64js0M0f7SqLElz1PD67Vs-gpzC3Ldr_Pzc-3IDKd5TM/s1024/IMG-20230920-WA0001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn4-Y60vmXOM2ZPQHYlqRlnm2JEPE_c5moSL_D06fbYYsDXjYh1FZYdcVN4-1oN4Den0NnQmMqM9l6oRrzKMntv32E55g_Sc8D8ZcwHIvhJpfUL98QaW5O5W-CgYD6WU3o_N0Rxayde-iXqrfD64js0M0f7SqLElz1PD67Vs-gpzC3Ldr_Pzc-3IDKd5TM/s320/IMG-20230920-WA0001.jpg" width="240" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Without friends and family to help, we are all alone in times of need. However, with your support, together we are the difference.</span></div>Michael Franklinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04190182525889734709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088177571898628019.post-27116704365149687722023-12-02T07:39:00.000-08:002023-12-28T11:29:29.065-08:00Women's Empowerment in Honduras<p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><a href="http://Facebook.com/ahmeninhonduras">AHMEN</a>'s Rio de Agua Viva team and those of us involved in community empowerment find ourselves working with women on a regular basis. Oftentimes, there aren't any men in the room other than ourselves. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSqDH8M4fVy1D9ipJX2ok2fY_55fRcpHzBveWYAWS4k7lXu5iyyQYd5-7aud2SQu5ajU08dWzQNzXU8e7ZuffV-73Wm_lKUdRVoJS2wuSQiqoAMrzLbX9-AAbxlMhxloEZ818KY5-CUye6TzmqgvHfZDf2bK8EVn3PRHUsxZy5qDCWR0Uuvlgpu0u5a7W9/s1599/IMG-20231125-WA0007.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="899" data-original-width="1599" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSqDH8M4fVy1D9ipJX2ok2fY_55fRcpHzBveWYAWS4k7lXu5iyyQYd5-7aud2SQu5ajU08dWzQNzXU8e7ZuffV-73Wm_lKUdRVoJS2wuSQiqoAMrzLbX9-AAbxlMhxloEZ818KY5-CUye6TzmqgvHfZDf2bK8EVn3PRHUsxZy5qDCWR0Uuvlgpu0u5a7W9/w400-h225/IMG-20231125-WA0007.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">This is not because men are not appreciative of education and do not want their communities to thrive. No, we do not discriminate on invitations. In fact, we wholeheartedly believe that every classroom functions better with a variety of opinions and backgrounds.</span></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe0sPS83ZAIt3T4N-WZh_YUwlqSBru1BQNmvORfWs37Mav_99UjwMuaVzl-n1NxO2NTSDsm9c5TvmVg_mMA0SIjbx2D07Vo3_kDn2CvsNE4TI91QByTdNJA3iJ1I6S_lTHb8dpBm1kbyF62NOG1Y_FEZ-QX9G-67G28g5zPgU67BA_D8CX4oWgwdd2Kqku/s1280/IMG-20231125-WA0005.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe0sPS83ZAIt3T4N-WZh_YUwlqSBru1BQNmvORfWs37Mav_99UjwMuaVzl-n1NxO2NTSDsm9c5TvmVg_mMA0SIjbx2D07Vo3_kDn2CvsNE4TI91QByTdNJA3iJ1I6S_lTHb8dpBm1kbyF62NOG1Y_FEZ-QX9G-67G28g5zPgU67BA_D8CX4oWgwdd2Kqku/w400-h225/IMG-20231125-WA0005.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">One reason that AHMEN's community empowerment workshops tend to boast a majority female participation rate is that women in Honduras can be said to be left out of traditional educational spheres. So one might make the argument that where society's machismo leaves women out of education for the sake of learning, AHMEN makes up the difference!</span></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2QuvMIJcXexVUSOp4nIPPBGQoPhq9_FJuSiS_BfDMaV8jZsDd6CUndrdc2DDS26mjZJTsLyJN_yZQQbK6CUCgYpZyxN3UDuCXb7q1i7kqy_wT-21wEl3NQoDLbRxXQ2BjYw6l-pQ3pTjVA1kTm4yy6FfzKKdm-_Hl4OZPgK9c2AHAVKgXKdHIa6Tz_5rc/s1280/IMG-20231125-WA0004.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2QuvMIJcXexVUSOp4nIPPBGQoPhq9_FJuSiS_BfDMaV8jZsDd6CUndrdc2DDS26mjZJTsLyJN_yZQQbK6CUCgYpZyxN3UDuCXb7q1i7kqy_wT-21wEl3NQoDLbRxXQ2BjYw6l-pQ3pTjVA1kTm4yy6FfzKKdm-_Hl4OZPgK9c2AHAVKgXKdHIa6Tz_5rc/w400-h225/IMG-20231125-WA0004.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">I remember hearing from the adults around me when I was a teenager back in the early 2000s that the reason that we did not see a lot of men at the free medical clinics our brigades supplied was because the men were out working. With authority, the male leaders of our medical staff would say "The women had to bring the kids in to be seen by our teams."</span></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg88-tAvR4zEEziQEJVzahRXo5yyyyf1Dxqb6TQJv0VzxwV9vRzYc2bu-KfSmrwJIUDRMVcpWqw2T87Lz_lTGhRmvuhqRJJZliF16BdbAB5mYwpAZwjPet3f4mXLNspdKN8K0ki5H82hurlf1NJVcByiJOm21sC-mgifptTJf0pt5mTZfCEmdGfIOXyDVTY/s1280/IMG-20231125-WA0003.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg88-tAvR4zEEziQEJVzahRXo5yyyyf1Dxqb6TQJv0VzxwV9vRzYc2bu-KfSmrwJIUDRMVcpWqw2T87Lz_lTGhRmvuhqRJJZliF16BdbAB5mYwpAZwjPet3f4mXLNspdKN8K0ki5H82hurlf1NJVcByiJOm21sC-mgifptTJf0pt5mTZfCEmdGfIOXyDVTY/w400-h225/IMG-20231125-WA0003.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">While this may have been true, could we also not say that the men did not see it as their job or role in a patriarchal sphere to walk the family five miles to see the only physicians available locally for months? Feminists understand that the domestic chore of caring for the children is considered "women's work" by the dominant culture.</span></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXsexi9OQ6FwPP_45HVsuz6qthlOMwD7R0hasG4YgTjmHXB-ss5xTSf5blvG4P7OZAREd74DsBF-VTwXl0j0684XuNC4d0gsYoBR9oVKI03VkTAgLVT53lLsXWXB3fH8iRpE3-qbhjrm6Ceoph6Is1OI38wTfL3N9yszrq7wfpvSnxYHvweWH79DUjsaEF/s1280/IMG-20231125-WA0002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXsexi9OQ6FwPP_45HVsuz6qthlOMwD7R0hasG4YgTjmHXB-ss5xTSf5blvG4P7OZAREd74DsBF-VTwXl0j0684XuNC4d0gsYoBR9oVKI03VkTAgLVT53lLsXWXB3fH8iRpE3-qbhjrm6Ceoph6Is1OI38wTfL3N9yszrq7wfpvSnxYHvweWH79DUjsaEF/w400-h225/IMG-20231125-WA0002.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">On the other side of the patriarchy we understand that society prioritizes the education of men because men <i>belong</i> in the public sphere. After all, what is a woman to do with an education when dinner needs preparing? </span></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYhYCehO3BDDgTIw-moEwKvrUGOBPjyCQ-yrQ8nRoQm_R_tUxECWQYjwgBAcC7VUj7cVIkwxzUsJIOswspKQB8XPu7pkpl1Y81JFxw7QOlPiEnqzkWMuDx24MIX3L3XDCL4zU7mExj7zy7dWSF67Es3MfhHoKjIWamfOl7zEjVxJppVP43pJtIReMcY88p/s1599/IMG-20231125-WA0001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="899" data-original-width="1599" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYhYCehO3BDDgTIw-moEwKvrUGOBPjyCQ-yrQ8nRoQm_R_tUxECWQYjwgBAcC7VUj7cVIkwxzUsJIOswspKQB8XPu7pkpl1Y81JFxw7QOlPiEnqzkWMuDx24MIX3L3XDCL4zU7mExj7zy7dWSF67Es3MfhHoKjIWamfOl7zEjVxJppVP43pJtIReMcY88p/w400-h225/IMG-20231125-WA0001.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Such regressive attitudes prevail in our modern society even in the most cosmopolitan countries. However, their prevalence in Latin America leave women without the ability to truly care for themselves or their families. Gibbons et al. (2022) write: </span></div><div><span style="background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #282828;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #282828;"><span> </span>Education is the key driver of women’s empowerment. Education reduces women’s poverty <span> </span>(</span><a href="https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.902196/full#B41" style="background-color: #f7f7f7; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(29, 181, 195) !important; hyphens: auto; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; word-break: break-word;">McCarthy, 2015</a><span style="background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #282828;">), allows them better employment opportunities (</span><a href="https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.902196/full#B56" style="background-color: #f7f7f7; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(29, 181, 195) !important; hyphens: auto; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; word-break: break-word;">Spierings et al., 2010</a><span style="background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #282828;">),</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #282828;"><span> </span>empowers them to have the number of children they desire (</span><a href="https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.902196/full#B49" style="background-color: #f7f7f7; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(29, 181, 195) !important; hyphens: auto; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; word-break: break-word;">Poelker and Gibbons, 2018</a><span style="background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #282828;">),</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #282828;"><span> </span>improves women’s health (</span><a href="https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.902196/full#B4" style="background-color: #f7f7f7; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(29, 181, 195) !important; hyphens: auto; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; word-break: break-word;">Alsan and Cutler, 2013</a><span style="background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #282828;">), and increases their political</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #282828;"><span> </span>participation (</span><a href="https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.902196/full#B21" style="background-color: #f7f7f7; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(29, 181, 195) !important; hyphens: auto; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; word-break: break-word;">Fanny and Oluwasanumi, 2014</a><span style="background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #282828;">; </span><a href="https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.902196/full#B7" style="background-color: #f7f7f7; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(29, 181, 195) !important; hyphens: auto; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; word-break: break-word;">Bird, 2019</a><span style="background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #282828;">). </span></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaTIEcF-HTVsyHbsxRPjSG9B5rlMoiMzrvJA0BF2yzh_V_3BNOcwLc1etuCeZ4icNqU03jjpwsyC9ZLQQ-efCkVUqJ62voX9bNn_8bo3VvMtlnMA581rqhjMhI_06gs1O3mUQKebNJ8Ulgh5nqRn-iIsMlTYxEH0c2JybV2Mmai_5zk8_XjTjwCEmEabAi/s1280/IMG-20231125-WA0000.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="720" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaTIEcF-HTVsyHbsxRPjSG9B5rlMoiMzrvJA0BF2yzh_V_3BNOcwLc1etuCeZ4icNqU03jjpwsyC9ZLQQ-efCkVUqJ62voX9bNn_8bo3VvMtlnMA581rqhjMhI_06gs1O3mUQKebNJ8Ulgh5nqRn-iIsMlTYxEH0c2JybV2Mmai_5zk8_XjTjwCEmEabAi/w225-h400/IMG-20231125-WA0000.jpg" width="225" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">AHMEN's Rio de Agua Viva team believes the woman at the well, Mother Mary, and Mary Magdalen were deliberately given a voice in the Holy Bible to crumble the façade of misogyny. We therefore work with purpose in educating women so that they do not need to wait on society to change so their children may have a better life. Women can be the change they want to see in their communities right now.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">If you agree with us, why don't you consider a monthly donation toward community empowerment in Honduras through AHMEN by visiting <a href="http://AHMEN.org">AHMEN.org</a>? <a href="https://www.ahmen.org/contact">Email me</a> when you do so I can get your gift to the right cause! If you are a more "hands on" type of activist, why not join our June 1-8 team to go work directly with the women we serve? Either way, <a href="mailto:AHMENinHonduras@gmail.com">contact</a> me today to learn more!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Together, we are the difference.</span></div>Michael Franklinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04190182525889734709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088177571898628019.post-91908122676950287622023-12-02T07:36:00.000-08:002023-12-03T11:08:40.143-08:00Red de Mujeres Represents! <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"> The Women's Network of Jutiapa is on fire. They recently demonstrated in Jutiapa for women's rights.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOwb2JJBSckotn1LgGzCH7kwTBHsAwloHPTBmg0JOw5VaGdIS5Ru381X7qqHNYt0ukm9J6vBLUpRA7ZpGrTAif1wlhYe48CFSfq-aM3OdK2fAmFeUfi5zSZjcgHUBvYZsaQXEtY4W65f-o4kgLOhbtm-9jbZ_1bQqSrFg38vhDREO6Fc3_5en_AAb_rYlJ/s1600/IMG-20231127-WA0007.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOwb2JJBSckotn1LgGzCH7kwTBHsAwloHPTBmg0JOw5VaGdIS5Ru381X7qqHNYt0ukm9J6vBLUpRA7ZpGrTAif1wlhYe48CFSfq-aM3OdK2fAmFeUfi5zSZjcgHUBvYZsaQXEtY4W65f-o4kgLOhbtm-9jbZ_1bQqSrFg38vhDREO6Fc3_5en_AAb_rYlJ/w640-h480/IMG-20231127-WA0007.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><p></p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">"Don't accept crumbs from anyone. You are a woman not an ant."<br /><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEN5B7xq5Fr1gsSyOEYxunqWXvkCXEm-HH23wsf_2RoUGRGnSFcNpBPIl-7wcMUcX8HIt0RO9MSdKQZMW0brRPwRN-u8Ldt0pARxzPreM_sC0SNQ2YUNhL_0QwACgiPv56J3pO45uB_RvJG0Of_H3IWPCt-Y-aAAEgHbaBKIkAKugngnoOncHJfF2azMuQ/s1512/IMG-20231127-WA0005.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEN5B7xq5Fr1gsSyOEYxunqWXvkCXEm-HH23wsf_2RoUGRGnSFcNpBPIl-7wcMUcX8HIt0RO9MSdKQZMW0brRPwRN-u8Ldt0pARxzPreM_sC0SNQ2YUNhL_0QwACgiPv56J3pO45uB_RvJG0Of_H3IWPCt-Y-aAAEgHbaBKIkAKugngnoOncHJfF2azMuQ/w640-h640/IMG-20231127-WA0005.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">"Gendered violence can by symbolic, psychological, political, physical, sexual, economic and patronymic."</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5vR8zfC9kQf88NShQ61ehZtoyNbSQzfEAZRI3Zz-838Yb9pZUSaLysSDoSaER6Te7kkKbs5JffMWsxBHZ7-7Up-K53LDTN3RBj0dxbuM8p2DGT8UPDotANjm4Zr1eNw47O5MxapVOSMKxpMsFY3y18PCiTWLRsrl6skszNaRYP92FxWBLQO7syZFxvnnb/s1512/IMG-20231127-WA0002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5vR8zfC9kQf88NShQ61ehZtoyNbSQzfEAZRI3Zz-838Yb9pZUSaLysSDoSaER6Te7kkKbs5JffMWsxBHZ7-7Up-K53LDTN3RBj0dxbuM8p2DGT8UPDotANjm4Zr1eNw47O5MxapVOSMKxpMsFY3y18PCiTWLRsrl6skszNaRYP92FxWBLQO7syZFxvnnb/w640-h640/IMG-20231127-WA0002.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">"No more murders of women in Jutiapa, Atlantida.."</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA54oNeTIXT-W-OIK3XhyS4CCho9_k2oEP5tqOC0zDeI102pNcSdoG1YiRFCJzT1KsWiJsfTCAPRAswVuJknlgL397iSB5JbC1lvEatjbcttuG31HfjgklgExlR2U5wFj6aa8wmsQBJO5VsIT5wZ2xMRPSYIOMzW6adzmeLMYG2q7JP85X709oVay0YJaj/s1512/IMG-20231127-WA0000.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA54oNeTIXT-W-OIK3XhyS4CCho9_k2oEP5tqOC0zDeI102pNcSdoG1YiRFCJzT1KsWiJsfTCAPRAswVuJknlgL397iSB5JbC1lvEatjbcttuG31HfjgklgExlR2U5wFj6aa8wmsQBJO5VsIT5wZ2xMRPSYIOMzW6adzmeLMYG2q7JP85X709oVay0YJaj/w640-h640/IMG-20231127-WA0000.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p></p><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">AHMEN's Rio de Agua Viva team is proud to work with the Women's Network of Jutiapa to help end sexism in Honduras. Not only does unequal, violent treatment of women hurt women, it cripples the entire community.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">Would you like to work with the Women's Network (Red de Mujeres) with the Rio team next year? Sign up with us today by sending an <a href="mailto:AHMENinHonduras@gmail.com">email</a> or visiting us on <a href="http://Facebook.com/AHMENinHonduras">social media</a>. You can also send a message via <a href="https://www.ahmen.org/contact">AHMEN's new website</a>.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">When even just one of God's creatures' integral worth is compromised, we are all alone. Together, we are the difference! </span></div>Michael Franklinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04190182525889734709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088177571898628019.post-66857613593458055992023-12-02T07:34:00.000-08:002023-12-03T08:06:02.418-08:00The Gang is Back Together<p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">When a group of trained community leaders gets back together with their teacher after a long hiatus, they have a lot to say. Of course, they do! Much changed in Honduras over the last several years.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5z2INTRAO80I9ATYT-eBbJcemgNKIJoAmMmbWsYTTNZ3jXHbBeRxP-7sQR98cGU1sQO0LJTOghbhEjQ-d_UQ6-EAamwhvtgs2AMs4qKgB1iGCcKDmjbDgToiWBGL8q1srombgFmZelw2mvHuDIRPPUNkMgzyGzWdg-8hivVIUA1gDC1gwtHPTt5dDbHAw/s1280/IMG-20231026-WA0005.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5z2INTRAO80I9ATYT-eBbJcemgNKIJoAmMmbWsYTTNZ3jXHbBeRxP-7sQR98cGU1sQO0LJTOghbhEjQ-d_UQ6-EAamwhvtgs2AMs4qKgB1iGCcKDmjbDgToiWBGL8q1srombgFmZelw2mvHuDIRPPUNkMgzyGzWdg-8hivVIUA1gDC1gwtHPTt5dDbHAw/w400-h400/IMG-20231026-WA0005.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">While it really was always the case, the women are in charge of Honduras now. Honduras overthrew the coup dictator Juan Orlando Hernandez and elected its first woman president, Xiomara Castro.</span></div><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEMZ0SeDfciIm_4yf-xtOL0lTb-3Nfibc-iTAmWNNyMK3cK-grRES3L9GQBuItJ5iulmz09nXx2Q7syVFiHkLVKhgQj4AzB4MS18-g4Cg_v75Kc1T3cPNCkujYYCoZVGJVteQdbVX1TV2fJMSyoK0F8RjTVYr3JdOmoa2bkv5v7fpCZ4xi9QEIqzAMezWU/s1280/IMG-20231026-WA0004.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEMZ0SeDfciIm_4yf-xtOL0lTb-3Nfibc-iTAmWNNyMK3cK-grRES3L9GQBuItJ5iulmz09nXx2Q7syVFiHkLVKhgQj4AzB4MS18-g4Cg_v75Kc1T3cPNCkujYYCoZVGJVteQdbVX1TV2fJMSyoK0F8RjTVYr3JdOmoa2bkv5v7fpCZ4xi9QEIqzAMezWU/s320/IMG-20231026-WA0004.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Indigenous leaders are now well-positions throughout the government from top to bottom, and the youth of the country see that they are the ones who will lead the nation's transition from banana republic dominated by the hegemonic powers that be into an environmentally-conscious, justice-based round table where criminals do not corrupt with impunity.</span></div><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizS80rwQAyo503TjCarezEeQQb_pwEEtGHrcDcGYX8gV9m2tPh9KBROS86rtknlj_7KJ5jzzGoOGUTrLNWO6mJaseCfQCgMtOLS4ZjXo2KXHgWg8SO6s7omjp6ZwrCzNQxChOxda5-bbdzvpajVSRXb2vjyOGuFHu2KwsZpq6T6uG5GQlZ-Yf7JYexzoIt/s1280/IMG-20231026-WA0003.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizS80rwQAyo503TjCarezEeQQb_pwEEtGHrcDcGYX8gV9m2tPh9KBROS86rtknlj_7KJ5jzzGoOGUTrLNWO6mJaseCfQCgMtOLS4ZjXo2KXHgWg8SO6s7omjp6ZwrCzNQxChOxda5-bbdzvpajVSRXb2vjyOGuFHu2KwsZpq6T6uG5GQlZ-Yf7JYexzoIt/s320/IMG-20231026-WA0003.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">AHMEN's community agents are back together again with high hopes, positive aspirations, and forward-leaning postures not ignorant of the fact entire families and neighborhoods are daily abandoning their precious country. No, they march forward inspired to preserve and prosper the best of Honduras.</span></div><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9G_v2Mf8_pZrG-gJrl82sawCAxQqrWl6p9vZL5ucOykFVo0FxRgV5STlvhXa45VJ0LM8RsAwkyLV1UmSka8f1c94XcgapcKsI_aZNgXn3RGKngjS_6WHt25bzoK2DjvH3MHgAqM_2rmIfhyphenhyphen8D5Cq1RHixVqKq9Ot33viE-MUW_4oDYmGzJCCc_BGJwfY1/s1280/IMG-20231026-WA0002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9G_v2Mf8_pZrG-gJrl82sawCAxQqrWl6p9vZL5ucOykFVo0FxRgV5STlvhXa45VJ0LM8RsAwkyLV1UmSka8f1c94XcgapcKsI_aZNgXn3RGKngjS_6WHt25bzoK2DjvH3MHgAqM_2rmIfhyphenhyphen8D5Cq1RHixVqKq9Ot33viE-MUW_4oDYmGzJCCc_BGJwfY1/s320/IMG-20231026-WA0002.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">ACSI-Jutiapa 2.0 wishes to fill the hearts and minds of those around them in order to ensure the next generation of Honduras no longer lives in exodus but brick-by-brick rebuilds the temple.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_cPA9HpKl2sc_9wNFvuSy96cYFlYVrpCXsbBLQGgESY4rUABXUuXTNwg8GHeFoEsxWSjQYKsXtRWAz3KrKYpPAzJTxMnJ5FXUKVKWPQiPKzIZtKakOm7wUhIB9iJeDlZJJVrG2KZwc7odTLsk-1RO-R1VdmYzRZiRqcQ0Efz3-PPCyhAp-cFfZJmGn2DW/s1600/IMG-20231026-WA0001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1600" height="151" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_cPA9HpKl2sc_9wNFvuSy96cYFlYVrpCXsbBLQGgESY4rUABXUuXTNwg8GHeFoEsxWSjQYKsXtRWAz3KrKYpPAzJTxMnJ5FXUKVKWPQiPKzIZtKakOm7wUhIB9iJeDlZJJVrG2KZwc7odTLsk-1RO-R1VdmYzRZiRqcQ0Efz3-PPCyhAp-cFfZJmGn2DW/s320/IMG-20231026-WA0001.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">To begin, their goals are brief but powerful. They are centered in liberty. </span></div><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgncRqi5IfSfFKK7UifioGhym-NDukXFQ-MBJaPEooZklMOTSjBuOifPEno_diZ4-5APnFe9Tm9gnqaNeZZIcP2vhRIGZdEDbv8i4HhVkmYREzI92ZTTAKocBfILSYObvf-mPN6r2ZrBPBTaBCHhWiCkAVObz8XKgjivZn2kyFAZFvbgMRdRjLg5EvQGKOr/s1280/IMG-20231017-WA0012.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgncRqi5IfSfFKK7UifioGhym-NDukXFQ-MBJaPEooZklMOTSjBuOifPEno_diZ4-5APnFe9Tm9gnqaNeZZIcP2vhRIGZdEDbv8i4HhVkmYREzI92ZTTAKocBfILSYObvf-mPN6r2ZrBPBTaBCHhWiCkAVObz8XKgjivZn2kyFAZFvbgMRdRjLg5EvQGKOr/s320/IMG-20231017-WA0012.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Goal #1: Look for more men to join the program. Just because women and children keep the nation alive does not mean that men should not be a part of the conversation, the solution.</span></div><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiArnmuSDZCpHQP4Uw2coFXtQyx7kdpkydzMAqI-ZXORv2ubx8ZqD-iINMkNbzSFqj29do9F2r0tbfMpg_QcuEoX9MhzaLBw8xRIiV7Mx1wKUCvdIa43wz0NQz5W9QXIXKHVQFv3wR2B_ocKgyA66VQBEHv8rlI5OdIwNqV9ggV6qIJ0faXJiLJv6j-K4-d/s1280/IMG-20231017-WA0011.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiArnmuSDZCpHQP4Uw2coFXtQyx7kdpkydzMAqI-ZXORv2ubx8ZqD-iINMkNbzSFqj29do9F2r0tbfMpg_QcuEoX9MhzaLBw8xRIiV7Mx1wKUCvdIa43wz0NQz5W9QXIXKHVQFv3wR2B_ocKgyA66VQBEHv8rlI5OdIwNqV9ggV6qIJ0faXJiLJv6j-K4-d/s320/IMG-20231017-WA0011.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Goal #2: Ensure the participation of the mayor and local health department. This group does not want to function in a vacuum. They do not want to be a pet project of AHMEN. They desire to be a self-sustaining cog in the wheels of progress throughout their community.</span></div><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqt9qrOJ-RrXylAIxUxMZLi6rBzNNzXjtlgJYP9cDXxJ02O49PxDB5uBDKV5g7bo8d-aMfCXj1007KcNkq0obOPjdh0Sb73vIdpWvMjr3dOemIrZrfPofDUHyYVQgEiOCVQGPS7f3OiydCZKp1gsCcyd62vsjBN8pLLE525Np8Q6n7SCZUlo-hzMJYZ6Pa/s1512/IMG-20231017-WA0010.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqt9qrOJ-RrXylAIxUxMZLi6rBzNNzXjtlgJYP9cDXxJ02O49PxDB5uBDKV5g7bo8d-aMfCXj1007KcNkq0obOPjdh0Sb73vIdpWvMjr3dOemIrZrfPofDUHyYVQgEiOCVQGPS7f3OiydCZKp1gsCcyd62vsjBN8pLLE525Np8Q6n7SCZUlo-hzMJYZ6Pa/s320/IMG-20231017-WA0010.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Goal #3: Increase communication and interaction at each subsequent meeting. ACSI-Jutiapa wishes to do more each time they get together. This means taking over the responsibilities of the group chat, organizing meeting times, and contributing to lesson plans. The previous ACSI community agents remember what it was like to be recipients of education. They are ready to be contributors!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">When AHMEN's Rio de Agua Viva team began working with leadership across Honduras 15 years ago in an organized fashion with the explicit goal of empowering local Hondurans to take ownership over their own development, we never knew the challenges that we would face. Today, we understand the road behind us was just iron sharpening iron. In the road ahead, with your help, we pray to make steel. Together, we are the difference. How can you help?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><br /><p></p>Michael Franklinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04190182525889734709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088177571898628019.post-28980074130178349822023-12-02T07:30:00.000-08:002023-12-03T07:44:23.258-08:00His Truth Is Marching On<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;">Don't drop the ball.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dykPALeyNo3ZTRuvL-6vLTH4NC82-XuA2kD8J_mIv07K531AcczcGw8qeCFQ3RyL1iIwi9WOzrQqcMeKImBLQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Stay after it. </span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large; text-align: center;"> <iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwSBGFph3gx68yv0FH0iv-60vDoI74HbcBbOh3wk1TQy4Sk_J9JhECkzbO732PoRs2UgHilH84-GYDq4-TxUw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;">Keep going.</span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"> </span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"> <iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwvx2Y2YlwsS0GnRwlNlelX9In2H7e_ZeRhHkVt-44p6_t5Em3BLIUOo-I2SLWpEEgZsgJazpBoGbsNUa7Olg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></span><span style="font-size: x-large;">Don't stop now.</span></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh30wQcj9kWE16rF7cYEO1qGfS0SHl8Ll9jA6L6ojY-el_qsq1EXIEvjZLoS8fQX5SWfi2CFna2ijAM30L5AuAnKBhSX7Vcz1OHWmblB_U3N33j0AO2RlIkC1WPoXsY9BZYLObHLexJgOD5kemCOjqbZaUh-a-szs1-4vwarP9Fe-UHcvcrnp9knH5gmJcH/s1600/IMG-20231003-WA0029.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh30wQcj9kWE16rF7cYEO1qGfS0SHl8Ll9jA6L6ojY-el_qsq1EXIEvjZLoS8fQX5SWfi2CFna2ijAM30L5AuAnKBhSX7Vcz1OHWmblB_U3N33j0AO2RlIkC1WPoXsY9BZYLObHLexJgOD5kemCOjqbZaUh-a-szs1-4vwarP9Fe-UHcvcrnp9knH5gmJcH/w400-h300/IMG-20231003-WA0029.jpg" width="400" /></span></a><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">These are not just motivating phrases but the bread and butter of development work. The tedious zigzag pattern from A to B wears out even the most hopeful Pollyanna. Truly, the time and effort of long-term planning for short-term goals, translation, and interpretation of results wears on me like a 3rd-generation hand-me-down. Nonetheless, the garment that l would like to wear as well as my predecessors does not always stand up to the test of time in that way.</span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTrVr6rby9Zh6plCCvBjwxVeMdaP9sRhZcAzP3q0_XWtKeA6lcUZy6LrZsWnqHSiETfGUksRM2v09pvmQkx6Hka0p3KV5qH_CAsTXh5qVuI_xKduWJHcTg1R4dQFEyJIJYn4De7dI83ELwBYiBfSxyf3ivjvQZjNsO-5x8zov1ReGgcAjsD9n-Tmay1Mfg/s1600/IMG-20231003-WA0044.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTrVr6rby9Zh6plCCvBjwxVeMdaP9sRhZcAzP3q0_XWtKeA6lcUZy6LrZsWnqHSiETfGUksRM2v09pvmQkx6Hka0p3KV5qH_CAsTXh5qVuI_xKduWJHcTg1R4dQFEyJIJYn4De7dI83ELwBYiBfSxyf3ivjvQZjNsO-5x8zov1ReGgcAjsD9n-Tmay1Mfg/w400-h300/IMG-20231003-WA0044.jpg" width="400" /></span></a><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">Sometimes we have to remove the sleeves from a dress shirt, cut out the neck of a t-shirt, or tie-dye our undies for a new purpose. This fall, <a href="http://www.ahmen.org">AHMEN's Rio de Agua Viva team</a> began to repurpose its former community empowerment program for the modern era. We are determined to give everything we can out of this life and God's purpose for us. When our former community development coordinator reached out to us this summer to mend our socks, if you will, the decision was made not only to re-start our sustainability seminars, but to ensure former graduates were front and center.</span></div></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxOgKvpa1caB-qjLmicDtKtuFLYk9bEa0dAGO8gVIE9bFJt4c5QwnjBH7bRgt-5VmCADYGZ-dn4qzl3S_Nr2UJ13RJBw0mT6kkQrBzHKNbAhyphenhyphenn2QxLFAy6_0bpCzf345rXIbNw16Nv1JA8Jz7A2NPPym78e_z1ZGYEPRQS805sk0dAiGLv8Cia_gfHg-EJ/s1600/IMG-20231003-WA0011.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxOgKvpa1caB-qjLmicDtKtuFLYk9bEa0dAGO8gVIE9bFJt4c5QwnjBH7bRgt-5VmCADYGZ-dn4qzl3S_Nr2UJ13RJBw0mT6kkQrBzHKNbAhyphenhyphenn2QxLFAy6_0bpCzf345rXIbNw16Nv1JA8Jz7A2NPPym78e_z1ZGYEPRQS805sk0dAiGLv8Cia_gfHg-EJ/w400-h300/IMG-20231003-WA0011.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">Agentes Comunitarios de Salud Integral is back, baby ... And better than ever! We need to start fresh but freshly start.</span><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">Instead of relying simply on a single top-down approach, we set out to rely on the former community agents who stayed in touch, continued replicating their training, and vowed not to be overlooked.<br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOFmc1E0g8j-fsBir3OLxaa58fa0w1hZVcHJUj32WzFnnzCssWTgHLwvJ0Uz5B-vOGuWvhmp_7GqghH6MX3OtFkUFWA1y0Avxvj1KBeVp-V2v849-0At8K4LhAHfmV7RF7QSx7IpmFLy1n8lv_kXx_uHu5LjLQ4PQuKbxPY_3ASXWNVBRfZWMyDRwRVhqX/s1600/IMG-20231003-WA0022.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOFmc1E0g8j-fsBir3OLxaa58fa0w1hZVcHJUj32WzFnnzCssWTgHLwvJ0Uz5B-vOGuWvhmp_7GqghH6MX3OtFkUFWA1y0Avxvj1KBeVp-V2v849-0At8K4LhAHfmV7RF7QSx7IpmFLy1n8lv_kXx_uHu5LjLQ4PQuKbxPY_3ASXWNVBRfZWMyDRwRVhqX/w400-h300/IMG-20231003-WA0022.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">During the September reanimation meeting, <span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">The participants were highly participative and commented about the training subject, specifically those related to women’s rights and entrepreneurism.</span></span></div><div><span style="text-align: justify; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="text-align: justify; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">All of them were convinced of the value of the training program to improve their quality life and contribution to holistic community development. They are ready to restart as soon as possible and expressed a dire need for methods to meet local economic need through socio-emotional learning.</span></span></div><div><span style="text-align: justify; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">As we rise from the ashes of the past like the phoenix, I want to remind you that you once prayed for the success of our program. You once <a href="http://www.ahmen.org">donated</a>. You once held a fundraiser, and you once joined the Rio team to teach your sisters and brothers in Honduras. I ask you now to find that spark again and rejoin our efforts. Alone we may make remarkable progress, but together, we are the difference!</span></div><div><span id="docs-internal-guid-9e67d7d0-7fff-8c3c-26fe-a30c083f598d"><div><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></div></span></div>Michael Franklinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04190182525889734709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088177571898628019.post-85737556940530191342023-12-02T07:09:00.000-08:002023-12-04T03:40:23.166-08:00An Opportunity for Sustainability<p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Being a long-term, short-term missionary for the last 25 years has been a rewarding experience. I have learned many important life skills along the way. One of the most valuable personality traits which grew in me from the ebb and flow of successes in Honduras has been being able to see the silver lining. Making limonada out of limones isn't always my first response, but God's strong hands help squeeze it out of me.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">For the last few years, AHMEN's Río de Agua Viva team has been working with the Red de Jóvenes in Jutiapa, Atlántida. This animated group of students trusts the Río team to help them plan and carry out many social projects in the area. Recently, youth network asked us to donate toward a piñata fund for El Día Internacional de Juventud. At first, I was not opposed as I am always down for a party.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcjB4Bs7X9sBX0tQk4djxCgNeNGHoMDbgM1Yg6erpb_BBGvRVFocKXxzm9F80GS0XmF4S98qjeB4RfBpGpyXsenUkQbRTNiZDMkOvuwqWbU8Pv8a_p43fb1GrVFUXqsHCDviexXIrhH6Bgy0dd-GPvcUYZniHMD3XKVoJnmzWn5dBfy_KJJH5tjjTwzNUJ/s1600/PINATA%20BAYRON%20AND%20YOUTH%20NERWORK%20MEMBERS.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcjB4Bs7X9sBX0tQk4djxCgNeNGHoMDbgM1Yg6erpb_BBGvRVFocKXxzm9F80GS0XmF4S98qjeB4RfBpGpyXsenUkQbRTNiZDMkOvuwqWbU8Pv8a_p43fb1GrVFUXqsHCDviexXIrhH6Bgy0dd-GPvcUYZniHMD3XKVoJnmzWn5dBfy_KJJH5tjjTwzNUJ/w400-h300/PINATA%20BAYRON%20AND%20YOUTH%20NERWORK%20MEMBERS.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">For the last few years, AHMEN's Río de Agua Viva team has been working with the Red de Jóvenes in Jutiapa, Atlántida. This animated group of students trusts the Río team to help them plan and carry out many social projects in the area. Recently, youth network asked us to donate toward a piñata fund for El Día Internacional de Juventud. At first, I was not opposed as I am always down for a party.<br /></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzoBIrF_zCYXnjZI52_cY1Df1P5qQLpzZVXzmiIXijF-ChEUuYVSXLxZJDA9EdhUHIa59QjzPQw7vo--u1iXQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">However, when we heard that the piñatas were going to cost $100 each, we knew that the party was going to be out of reach. I mean, we might as well have brought in the fatted calf for that price!<br /></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dy7el1gWHZnmgaiFKmJKGvppMkMXnN1s9ItLAO3uGBw1ajaUMLblmSMB65jFHGsAG4R3ndaOw3KDncGj2mIKQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">In frustration and desperately searching for a solution, I requested AHMEN's community development coordinator explain that the group should learn to make piñatas on their own. We made them in my Spanish classes without proper instruction or an immense socio-historical background with piñatas; why couldn't the very capable leadership of the Youth Network be able to learn to make their own party crafts. They had surely busted dozens of piñatas in their lives, even at half my age!</span></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxqEnvRLS_nrdJMrJUIroRw14uwbHFGpPPeAOSISagfZCWSqyo_3wB-xwWWKJbS0Ddm07Z5dKGdM3G4zb2zNQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Well, my Grinch moment turned into a valuable opportunity for sustainability. AHMEN's community development coordinator found a local piñata maker who was thrilled to teach a lesson to our group.</span></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxrrKVZixgYm4VwVxDWdhLzP1q-G69GHlrGTC1dxhb9dLFnpqpaI2U32SuM0SmmqbGC3iL5uQAzwm7akhHPFA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Not only that, the decision was made to also invite members of the Red de Mujeres (Women's Network) and our new community agent training program.</span></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzomdJ30GQx5tS9kI57U6KL6PiNJniC-8p3vJyoUMpNavr7dYIrivR3UoT9UHwcd28kvHyrKmHH8j8Gqq1sEA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">In this way, the Honduran leaders we depend on to teach their neighbors valuable survival skills learned to make an essential party favorite just in time for the year's biggest festivities!</span></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dz_SkwklojTxk4qrpIVzNc1c9Rh-Vd_DLNRBOtOiSLLFSyREpS4hWpHd2cn1euClGqmEZ39jwgBsbzzu1l3Wg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">So what is the lesson here? In mission work, be ready to say "no" to any request. However, if you do, also be ready with an alternative and the people power to see the negotiation through to success.</span></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwmfBY6S4kbXesPEaNBvEnfFSzk-32QQbjoLP039kbjF5_7wQp0hJHkCydLxRqrO7Rm1A9pni6Y6qpyAqojpQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgme0SCP1hCZxG67G8ju8ZTf7_FLzO-yI8HRlcs5ugMsM386VvOXTMOPyo4vCmq_u_6lMDwvLm1WQmZKrvkd3pOu_1p0u-ojFPqqSL5jVx-RbyMojIx469ocun9UcYhxaaUZ8obirG3C38BBqcsIadLLZNDEJym9-xI57f1CxVvI5SUv5JO6Wmjs0VDMpYX/s1599/IMG-20231001-WA0000.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgITdmxQpTU5eUqQlD1ol1q0aVQyf8RyFn9EGKRsLnjc7NqN9q6B0SxJp3E40uN35E-XKV9_gpSVYfdEoeNqViPM69BlClgVQHe8-qX3aXlPWxEzl2v6-PskZrl4uJrNKQqKP2pMROTSAwR7wzZMkBcOFirhZDL-Pjphyphenhyphen30Zd6BW0NCMSQFAVqa3XNqNaOt/w400-h225/IMG-20231001-WA0010.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Not a single one of us can quench the thirst of God's thirsty people without the Lord's provision of the sweet fruit of solution to juice. Moreover, we are not supposed to go at it alone. Someone has to slice and squeeze. Someone has to mix. Someone has to pour, and someone has to find cookies to enjoy with the ambrosia of our labor. Alone, we will always look to the same boring model, but TOGETHER we are the difference.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Michael Franklinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04190182525889734709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088177571898628019.post-53905839326582497432023-11-20T18:47:00.000-08:002023-11-21T11:08:38.093-08:00We need your help in 2024!<p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPch8Vo7OptPR_n6bkDOTSovjeprcKBl_WfAGtcpKWQcQ1vPi5PxDDKSr0RQl_7sS911qVk8JQYjXv3ncyoWlezS3OIc6Wllo1iUCciha__PjzKazCKifOni1fbIRsEWrJGFH0zTUcbwqG7ULV8QP1yAkq82pCJLhjPMn7ywtiwmMHIQfi64ih4sdzf-Mi/s1080/Blue%20Volunteering%20Drive%20Square%20Video%20-%20Made%20with%20PosterMyWall%20(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPch8Vo7OptPR_n6bkDOTSovjeprcKBl_WfAGtcpKWQcQ1vPi5PxDDKSr0RQl_7sS911qVk8JQYjXv3ncyoWlezS3OIc6Wllo1iUCciha__PjzKazCKifOni1fbIRsEWrJGFH0zTUcbwqG7ULV8QP1yAkq82pCJLhjPMn7ywtiwmMHIQfi64ih4sdzf-Mi/w640-h640/Blue%20Volunteering%20Drive%20Square%20Video%20-%20Made%20with%20PosterMyWall%20(2).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><div><span style="font-size: large;">It is that time of year again! The educational mission team that I started almost eleven years ago plans to return to Honduras again in 2024 to teach skills which will enable each student we serve to truly impact the lives of their families and neighbors.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">And WOW! Look at that price above. This is our lowest tuition ever. I don't want to fool you, though. This is the membership fee based on a minimum of ten members. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">It is also based on the hope that we can find donors to cover the costs of the team activities below:</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-size: large;">$30/person water filter contribution</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">$45/person round trip ferry tickets </span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">$50/person ground transportation</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">$75/person AHMEN membership fees</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">$100/person TEDx La Ceiba Youth Empowerment Conference</span></li></ul><div><span style="font-size: large;">Prayer Warriors, Fundraisers, and Donors, we kindly ask for your help in covering the costs above so our team members may travel and serve the people of Honduras at the lowest cost to them. With ten members on the team, we need to raise $3,000 to ensure our members only have to pay $900 to join the us in June.</span></div></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">To donate, simply send me an <a href="mailto:AHMENinHonduras@gmail.com">email</a> explaining the amount of your donation and which team need you seek to fulfill. Then, make out your check to AHMEN with "Rio Team" on the "For" line. Mail to AHMEN/Andrea Nuss 287 Tommy Robinson Rd. Jasper, AL 35504<span face="Open Sans, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #585858;"><span style="background-color: white;">.</span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">So what will we be doing, you ask, with your contribution??</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">June 1: We arrive in Roatan, Honduras and travel to Villa Helens in Sambo Creek.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">June 2: Make final preparations and practice our teaching assignments. Lessons start in the evening followed by a cultural celebration!</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">June 3-4: Our team will be working with local teachers at the high school in Jutiapa, the Youth Network in Cantor, and a national science fair in La Ceiba teaching the dynamic topics listed in the flyer above.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">June 5: Attend and host TEDx La Ceiba - a first-time attempt to gather altruistic visionaries dedicated to shaping a just Honduran future to share their thoughts with the world.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">June 6: Debrief, closing ceremonies, and goodbyes before returning by ferry to Roatan</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">June 7: Unstructured R&R</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">June 8: Return home</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">This year's Rio team is jam-packed and reminiscent of a Tom Camp Tour de Corse. With your help, we can make it all happen. For it is together, that we are the difference. </span></div>Michael Franklinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04190182525889734709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088177571898628019.post-43698524691059689442023-09-04T12:23:00.004-07:002023-09-06T05:06:16.813-07:00AHMEN’s Río de Agua Viva Team Turns Ten: Team I, Part 6<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn2E47aXpi0gIXAlECTJiTma7G-s_d3TkxlmV1NHbvorhy225KOHGGTLySYP0oPAj9J0f9jnf3NcCS69tmRPzxwrdjCsl_Xddl6-hdmlOFAtdn-rwbGZPPb4nbXDI8t8Q4zc9uO3vp5X64SCVTvzXDIFUjS3rlU4YXcF7dCRDNbBVEr6cma3iW_ROybmSh/s1440/FF4A9948-95EA-451F-9E5B-1CF6A65F1053.jpeg" style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn2E47aXpi0gIXAlECTJiTma7G-s_d3TkxlmV1NHbvorhy225KOHGGTLySYP0oPAj9J0f9jnf3NcCS69tmRPzxwrdjCsl_Xddl6-hdmlOFAtdn-rwbGZPPb4nbXDI8t8Q4zc9uO3vp5X64SCVTvzXDIFUjS3rlU4YXcF7dCRDNbBVEr6cma3iW_ROybmSh/w640-h480/FF4A9948-95EA-451F-9E5B-1CF6A65F1053.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffd966; 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color: #ffd966; font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-large; white-space-collapse: preserve;">The greenhouse is complete!! </span></p><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-size-adjust: auto; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="clear: right; float: right; font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="color: #ffd966; font-size: x-large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFUcifD4moW9XZ3_0hbbiUIT_1ZPiSYcFxeVBa7X7kxUfcKCK8GkbMfRvjI5gvRi6elW6I8VEhMV0LOCUVjh-JAqeH9A8g5Ahpg_f_6Qhd_30kskS8ahBosCXXbeqsC2DLTfZaEn4cG9SFoQ409AqZKdhwVvftTKSn3ycZjAPe7VkOBLf6GlClMo3UaKLP/w320-h240/F6EF0B26-11F8-45AC-925E-45DFD43E468C.jpeg" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: center;" width="320" /></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The combined efforts of </span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x6umtig x1b1mbwd xaqea5y xav7gou x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz xt0b8zv x1qq9wsj xo1l8bm" href="https://www.facebook.com/Reddejovenesjutiapa?__cft__[0]=AZVaDlCNBYFAycv6FQbfp0GBvURrQ9M-RvCeomrEuoBzBTzb8UUeWKXKvPZ-pRObQJfOc2F_Ubek1JRlaKuspBTNIKKK64GFko7MoivADdaVGYHRPpGPvanL_C2Q3wAXtGyZy2QYgtXg2E-qTHqvgBSReBQX1W9eSEGtIJnsCTJqX4rYmlKzpofW0YRMEcxfw_nuxhLHw-hVOrz3RSJY3SS6&__tn__=-]K-R" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: var(--accent); cursor: pointer; display: inline; 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color: var(--accent); cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-family: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0"><span class="xt0psk2" style="display: inline; font-family: inherit;">Emilio Mcfield</span></a></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">, the wisdom of Pastor Mario, along with the brute strength of David Hutzel, and the sensemaking abilities of their fearless leader got this job done.</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div></span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; 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float: right; font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeyMhtVa4Tfctl3Sy2RUqSHmCixyGT6JeWwZnguws8PIJn6e0CbMlwG2O9OnXMoHQmn6ccKrt0jvovO5SZBBdMVqnkfSYOmwZhkxlj9uvmTMUJDrMoWtvUyrhPBGZPx2y5-L9mwqqWIm_unxcCNqs4mKHHHeRW0FC42rPxFDcQt1RsWUpzV-ZL2WV99Mwh/s1440/AE5BD6FD-B52E-41B3-9DCE-990DAFAC087A.jpeg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"></a><span style="color: #ffd966; font-size: x-large;">During our three-day lesson we taught to make cuts with the power saw, drill holes and drive screws the drill, and build a foundation. </span></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #ffd966; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; 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font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-size-adjust: auto; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #ffd966; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #ffd966; font-size: x-large;">Learn how the "B" team followed up on this project a few weeks later in the next blog!</span></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #ffd966; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #ffd966; font-size: x-large;">Are you interested in following up in Cantor on our team or your own? </span><a href="http://facebook.com/ahmeninhonduras" style="font-size: xx-large;">Contact me</a><span style="color: #ffd966; font-size: xx-large;"> today!</span></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #ffd966; font-size: xx-large;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #ffd966; font-size: xx-large;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #ffd966; font-size: x-large;">Together, we are the difference!</span></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #ffd966; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><span style="color: #ffd966; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffd966; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><span style="color: #ffd966; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffd966; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><span style="color: #ffd966; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); text-size-adjust: auto; white-space: pre-wrap;">Day 3, Year 10 of leading </span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); text-size-adjust: auto; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x6umtig x1b1mbwd xaqea5y xav7gou x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz xt0b8zv x1qq9wsj xo1l8bm" href="https://www.facebook.com/AHMENinHonduras?__cft__[0]=AZWk2esLAk6hLB6Q_e2q84_HqkfWhKqXN_JU_0ttk4vpgf4amCRJcfGPDGuAtyi37Kb3cvuWY5KFkQMp7GTyurT278BfiLWPrslV32tCsx4Yp5SDKiKZ6Brh01KHTpsAdtHvseUvy04kAOE1ivcfRg-lPl134SCJ0baid6-6Cdz0xeqybHGHLNgJRDdwLxsFtQNS-KsdytvBkY2vCXHOjsb5&__tn__=-]K-R" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: var(--accent); cursor: pointer; display: inline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0"><span class="xt0psk2" style="display: inline;">AHMEN</span></a></span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); text-size-adjust: auto; white-space: pre-wrap;">‘s Río de Agua Viva team, 2.5 decades of short-term volunteership in Honduras</span></span><p></p><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-size-adjust: auto; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrIWAeWMz3ELnFool9HUkGIM5rswRH57FXJTHxwKDcvUAB5UvOxjMTNQ6PVpVT3cy7jHzWZZDmkiI_zcULS3AxGfU1gY42YzInh9OJ5g2ddAVrFxNMUTXbj3c5_qGqegPXRjrRbd7XADcO9j1oIIShxy9iTiIYzBpUPlZL-MQe6CzBuewf25w3-qBkdhCW/s1440/7CB635D8-C976-4699-9ECC-32CCC387FDCF.jpeg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="clear: right; color: white; float: right; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrIWAeWMz3ELnFool9HUkGIM5rswRH57FXJTHxwKDcvUAB5UvOxjMTNQ6PVpVT3cy7jHzWZZDmkiI_zcULS3AxGfU1gY42YzInh9OJ5g2ddAVrFxNMUTXbj3c5_qGqegPXRjrRbd7XADcO9j1oIIShxy9iTiIYzBpUPlZL-MQe6CzBuewf25w3-qBkdhCW/s320/7CB635D8-C976-4699-9ECC-32CCC387FDCF.jpeg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="color: white; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">The day was long and for good reason. We got a lot done! </span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="color: white; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="color: white; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">First things first, <span><a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x6umtig x1b1mbwd xaqea5y xav7gou x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz xt0b8zv x1qq9wsj xo1l8bm" href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100091919110464&__cft__[0]=AZWk2esLAk6hLB6Q_e2q84_HqkfWhKqXN_JU_0ttk4vpgf4amCRJcfGPDGuAtyi37Kb3cvuWY5KFkQMp7GTyurT278BfiLWPrslV32tCsx4Yp5SDKiKZ6Brh01KHTpsAdtHvseUvy04kAOE1ivcfRg-lPl134SCJ0baid6-6Cdz0xeqybHGHLNgJRDdwLxsFtQNS-KsdytvBkY2vCXHOjsb5&__tn__=-]K-R" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: var(--accent); cursor: pointer; display: inline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0"><span class="xt0psk2" style="display: inline;">Emilio Mcfield</span></a></span>, David, Mario and I marched down to the hardware store and ensured our materials would be delivered promptly. </span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRgm3rvXRE9-EKYiZNEsFFJofVeTxJtx7n4JPisUGrliyRQp7Ndkp5TT_SDjis6TmZPUfNoE6Uh1LIzw58Ft67jZr8WYrBZtdXEHWTooK0msEt_AGJvmfEOF-scTMRB81ycohz_6FeDhThXxrOt59uuCGIMEmIZKSWyhp2SgRIcP2QQHqDBDJ6UsPQi9X2/s1440/7D5F6B79-0E2A-4AA6-A5DA-F1A614104D2A.jpeg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="color: white; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRgm3rvXRE9-EKYiZNEsFFJofVeTxJtx7n4JPisUGrliyRQp7Ndkp5TT_SDjis6TmZPUfNoE6Uh1LIzw58Ft67jZr8WYrBZtdXEHWTooK0msEt_AGJvmfEOF-scTMRB81ycohz_6FeDhThXxrOt59uuCGIMEmIZKSWyhp2SgRIcP2QQHqDBDJ6UsPQi9X2/s320/7D5F6B79-0E2A-4AA6-A5DA-F1A614104D2A.jpeg" width="320" /></span></a></div></div><div dir="auto"><span style="color: white; 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font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">Thank <span><a style="cursor: pointer;" tabindex="-1"></a></span>you <span><a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x6umtig x1b1mbwd xaqea5y xav7gou x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz xt0b8zv x1qq9wsj xo1l8bm" href="https://www.facebook.com/Reddejovenesjutiapa?__cft__[0]=AZWk2esLAk6hLB6Q_e2q84_HqkfWhKqXN_JU_0ttk4vpgf4amCRJcfGPDGuAtyi37Kb3cvuWY5KFkQMp7GTyurT278BfiLWPrslV32tCsx4Yp5SDKiKZ6Brh01KHTpsAdtHvseUvy04kAOE1ivcfRg-lPl134SCJ0baid6-6Cdz0xeqybHGHLNgJRDdwLxsFtQNS-KsdytvBkY2vCXHOjsb5&__tn__=-]K-R" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: var(--accent); cursor: pointer; display: inline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0"><span class="xt0psk2" style="display: inline;">Red de Jóvenes de Jutiapa-Honduras</span></a></span> for your help, for receiving the lessons we shared, and for starting a nursery to combat deforestation in your area.</span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; 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font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">If you are ready to get down and dirty teaching practical skills to local Honduran leadership, contact me today!</span></div><div dir="auto"><div dir="auto"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJSoh_1e4Luin1psrjem0167q-FCHtnFZ63M5-gOV9Cbd8-_tMla7tXWiWsgF7gKvGCUpsokRYZ6kG-PVXGq62fGDNuMIL9eeHz6k0AxJR0NS7iNR4iYxBkqkqbxpVTRRryEZdmn7uBDJ8HzKbMiaajVeVNqrRCisOqsGLVkFIOIpZ1uR_sGUEao1-siPV/s1440/BA645A6E-CECE-4E9E-AAB7-A24C9A07383A.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="color: white; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJSoh_1e4Luin1psrjem0167q-FCHtnFZ63M5-gOV9Cbd8-_tMla7tXWiWsgF7gKvGCUpsokRYZ6kG-PVXGq62fGDNuMIL9eeHz6k0AxJR0NS7iNR4iYxBkqkqbxpVTRRryEZdmn7uBDJ8HzKbMiaajVeVNqrRCisOqsGLVkFIOIpZ1uR_sGUEao1-siPV/s320/BA645A6E-CECE-4E9E-AAB7-A24C9A07383A.jpeg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="color: white; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="color: white; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">Together, we are the difference!</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="color: white; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="color: white; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><span style="color: white; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">How can you help?</div><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4WYlajW5vShUkYsvio2Px2aoorBNRwty0_SlMKTUP1o4KWninrhE2GLJ1jeytD_j2SjXvDcko9ENENUi-HwuuyUUSjIPVk6Y2muoQaojQad3Mcw8NL_U4hZatUnXrwN3sH-BDGaiRMKZfL8XqPhBx1lNlcFFaLsQjL93x3TnHTmxn15LfC-1SIJ4tOqgB/s1440/1072FE7A-4AB8-4AC1-9642-747E4A96778D.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: white; 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font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><br /><br /></span><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px;"><br /></div></div>Michael Franklinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04190182525889734709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088177571898628019.post-76905885351343300682023-07-31T06:23:00.001-07:002023-07-31T06:23:29.420-07:00AHMEN’s Río de Agua Viva Team Turns Ten: Team I, Part 4<p><span style="color: white; font-size: x-large;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); font-family: inherit; text-size-adjust: auto; white-space: pre-wrap;">Day 2 of </span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); font-family: inherit; text-size-adjust: auto; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x6umtig x1b1mbwd xaqea5y xav7gou x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz xt0b8zv x1qq9wsj xo1l8bm" href="https://www.facebook.com/AHMENinHonduras?__cft__[0]=AZWKQS2o89gBHV26l7Tu5GPUNI8SdW_Wpor2g7ox3cH3JtMgkLHLaSkreMmj-0Wf57nk4E6qFJxdPtPb8fLDEyNUafOy17DzdUnNIaXOxax01v__At03NGj6jICQg32s6OF999LHF7SlIpWQhDc8aTOxKPgc4V0HJWtulR4V_CIv8cvq_WpeBpEXDnsnAT5LaSsArj4tgga9GDqMWF6hCYGt&__tn__=-]K-R" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: var(--accent); cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-family: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0"><span class="xt0psk2" style="display: inline; font-family: inherit;">AHMEN</span></a></span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); font-family: inherit; text-size-adjust: auto; white-space: pre-wrap;">‘s 2023 10th Anniversary Río de Agua Viva team arrived and so the glorious team t-shirts made an appearance. Our building materials, however, did not. This was our first obstacle.</span></span></p><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-size-adjust: auto; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: white; font-size: x-large;">Our second challenge came in the building of a flat surface on a hill. This involved cutting down a coconut tree against my wishes and moving 20 wheelbarrows of earth from across the street. The trunk of the tree was then split to be used as the new retaining wall for our foundation <span style="font-family: inherit;"><a style="cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit;" tabindex="-1"></a></span>supported by 10 wheelbarrows full of stone.</span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-size-adjust: auto; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: white; font-size: x-large;">It was hot work, but with the vigor of the <span style="font-family: inherit;"><a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x6umtig x1b1mbwd xaqea5y xav7gou x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz xt0b8zv x1qq9wsj xo1l8bm" href="https://www.facebook.com/Reddejovenesjutiapa?__cft__[0]=AZWKQS2o89gBHV26l7Tu5GPUNI8SdW_Wpor2g7ox3cH3JtMgkLHLaSkreMmj-0Wf57nk4E6qFJxdPtPb8fLDEyNUafOy17DzdUnNIaXOxax01v__At03NGj6jICQg32s6OF999LHF7SlIpWQhDc8aTOxKPgc4V0HJWtulR4V_CIv8cvq_WpeBpEXDnsnAT5LaSsArj4tgga9GDqMWF6hCYGt&__tn__=-]K-R" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: var(--accent); cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-family: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0"><span class="xt0psk2" style="display: inline; font-family: inherit;">Red de Jóvenes de Jutiapa-Honduras</span></a></span> the day was over before we knew it. Thank you, Jennifer Calhoun for the t-shirts and our support from donors to rock haulers!</span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-size-adjust: auto; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: white; font-size: x-large;">With this lesson the Youth Network learned how to overcome the uncertainties of unsteady terrain. They learned to work together across language and how to be patient with the Norteamericanos!</span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-size-adjust: auto; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: white; font-size: x-large;">Is this the type of volunteer project calling you to Honduras? Work and teach with the Río team this next summer.</span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-size-adjust: auto; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: white; font-size: x-large;">Together, we are the difference.</span></div><div dir="auto" style="color: #050505; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF-Ko6tYSTFbXEa5KlzqDEB4tIhotsKCKscSHyl_6oh9uQQHq3_AdAnebaUUSAMtfmw7LMAda5JM1c94h9Ky2qp3uIBxSuwuMhvvtMGSCcHCT3UoAKqvjhFRLJBtgozqSkTYr4RGs9Yc6B6swmpWWP3cP9woa7gaNGP382A7p1zKJut404CizliMQQ2y63/s1440/6B6932D1-42FD-4C3F-B307-94527084A70A.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"> <span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); text-size-adjust: auto; white-space: pre-wrap;">This is still Day 1 of </span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); text-size-adjust: auto; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x6umtig x1b1mbwd xaqea5y xav7gou x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz xt0b8zv x1qq9wsj xo1l8bm" href="https://www.facebook.com/AHMENinHonduras?__cft__[0]=AZXHm0p1ZwctwceRPmdvhmmbzm2ZGd4KsEX_O8PSKJNgXxJBV0WcLN63Rakf35rKIOjdhu3kAV_sHTy3QOZihlrliiLeuRzOXFJuKkXXLa6NHaS_2DVczqjQwz_zFvx1KA1Tm7CYQKxeIKbQyI4f4iKeil8z1EGKR02jKGas_PJlQd6fA5eD_gkafv72um7GFg1cSWGSU08taE7C0PebBrAE&__tn__=-]K-R" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: var(--accent); cursor: pointer; display: inline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0"><span class="xt0psk2" style="display: inline;">AHMEN</span></a></span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); text-size-adjust: auto; white-space: pre-wrap;">‘s Río de Agua Viva 10th Anniversary team!! We visited an incubator project in Nueva Armenia with a plan to share ten live chickens with every family in town. Honduran communities are doing it; they are meeting demands in creative ways. It is still and always will be a nation full of a giving people.</span></span></p><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-size-adjust: auto; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #fff2cc; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="485" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/RoXwMeOFcJA" width="583" youtube-src-id="RoXwMeOFcJA"></iframe></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #fff2cc;">But I ask, what can you offer? How can you help AHMEN do even more to partner with local families on the road to self-determination? Alone, we can </span><span style="color: #fff2cc;"><a style="cursor: pointer;" tabindex="-1"></a></span><span style="color: #fff2cc;">do a lot, but TOGETHER we are the difference!</span></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="color: #fff2cc;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="color: #fff2cc; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">Are you interested in learning more about how to help empower Honduran communities thrive in Honduras? Join the conversation at www.honduranmissions.com.</span></div></div>Michael Franklinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04190182525889734709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088177571898628019.post-81213252498085657032023-06-30T11:59:00.000-07:002023-07-03T07:52:52.165-07:00AHMEN’s Río de Agua Viva Team Turns Ten: Team I, Part 1<p><span style="color: #b6d7a8; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); white-space-collapse: preserve;">Year 25 of serving alongside Hondurans for Honduras --- </span><span style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); white-space-collapse: preserve;">Year 10 of leading </span><span style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); white-space-collapse: preserve;"><a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x6umtig x1b1mbwd xaqea5y xav7gou x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz xt0b8zv x1qq9wsj xo1l8bm" href="https://www.facebook.com/AHMENinHonduras?__cft__[0]=AZWVWsE-qZClAOkA6wHBsOgwe-QZ-7PMS1RmlX5DJq5jebtl90oY2Zu-g_IJ6egILVrk0TKwHxeAFClCOisxSje7FOjSRgdAibNjjZKswWokq_dAyvT4kWXKQygnQ0NLVuuvNWtDM0vL7nHj_jwVFQH7__CMjwTfFVD0O3smCHhLMVC-N8gfYeMJqGTqp5xeCE3NmC3wKGQGDTntkeWv6c5k&__tn__=-]K-R" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: var(--accent); cursor: pointer; display: inline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0"><span class="xt0psk2" style="display: inline;">AHMEN</span></a></span><span style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); white-space-collapse: preserve;">’s Río de Agua Viva team</span></span></p><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-size-adjust: auto; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="color: #b6d7a8; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">And what a first day our team had! Thanks to our receiving donations of computers, monitors, and printers from Agilent Technologies' Greg Thompson, we were able to partner with <span><a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x6umtig x1b1mbwd xaqea5y xav7gou x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz xt0b8zv x1qq9wsj xo1l8bm" href="https://www.facebook.com/drlutherharry?__cft__[0]=AZWVWsE-qZClAOkA6wHBsOgwe-QZ-7PMS1RmlX5DJq5jebtl90oY2Zu-g_IJ6egILVrk0TKwHxeAFClCOisxSje7FOjSRgdAibNjjZKswWokq_dAyvT4kWXKQygnQ0NLVuuvNWtDM0vL7nHj_jwVFQH7__CMjwTfFVD0O3smCHhLMVC-N8gfYeMJqGTqp5xeCE3NmC3wKGQGDTntkeWv6c5k&__tn__=-]K-R" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: var(--accent); cursor: pointer; display: inline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0"><span class="xt0psk2" style="display: inline;">Dr. Luther Harry</span></a></span> to equip the town of Nueva Armenia with a technology center. You and I take our everyday luxuries for granted, but we can partner with Honduran communities together and put our privilege to work in many <span><a style="cursor: pointer;" tabindex="-1"></a></span>sustainable ways. Contact me to learn more about how to get involved with the Alabama Honduras Medical Educational Network today!</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="color: #b6d7a8; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-size-adjust: auto; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="color: #b6d7a8; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b6d7a8; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="415" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/-p5ALrup0YQ" width="500" youtube-src-id="-p5ALrup0YQ"></iframe></span></div><span style="color: #b6d7a8; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><div dir="auto"><span style="color: #b6d7a8; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">Together, we are the difference.</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="color: #b6d7a8; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="color: #b6d7a8; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">To learn more about how you can be a part of meaningful, sustainable relationships with Honduran communities, visit <a href="http://www.honduranmissions.com">www.honduranmissions.com</a>.</span></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #b6d7a8; font-family: helvetica; font-size: xx-large;"><br /></span></div></div>Michael Franklinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04190182525889734709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088177571898628019.post-79525253678110690002023-06-30T11:52:00.001-07:002023-07-03T07:53:00.131-07:00AHMEN’s Río de Agua Viva Team Turns Ten: Team I, Part 2<p><span style="color: #a2c4c9; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"> <span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); text-size-adjust: auto; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x6umtig x1b1mbwd xaqea5y xav7gou x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz xt0b8zv x1qq9wsj xo1l8bm" href="https://www.facebook.com/AHMENinHonduras?__cft__[0]=AZVlYjhbGVkfIBnXPrnAO3ReME0rInMwyaxUfRY2TR2HSK2QsipM5jIUzk9nsjbPFUVaT0QaNX1c_k9PTMXF8QFvGDiTD3xNGjbOrJiH8GJyF938GJPZxIXB59Xefz25TGhYWOUuHHFTIWfpc9skKUJLVCyqM8bGl2dyBU_TLeEE2JcXJn6JIWdaBP8I-n2K7ibNGOy46HBwyw5ZxeZDtTfW&__tn__=-]K-R" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: var(--accent); cursor: pointer; display: inline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0"><span class="xt0psk2" style="display: inline;">AHMEN</span></a></span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); text-size-adjust: auto; white-space: pre-wrap;">’s Río de Agua Viva team started its first day by meeting </span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); text-size-adjust: auto; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x6umtig x1b1mbwd xaqea5y xav7gou x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz xt0b8zv x1qq9wsj xo1l8bm" href="https://www.facebook.com/Reddejovenesjutiapa?__cft__[0]=AZVlYjhbGVkfIBnXPrnAO3ReME0rInMwyaxUfRY2TR2HSK2QsipM5jIUzk9nsjbPFUVaT0QaNX1c_k9PTMXF8QFvGDiTD3xNGjbOrJiH8GJyF938GJPZxIXB59Xefz25TGhYWOUuHHFTIWfpc9skKUJLVCyqM8bGl2dyBU_TLeEE2JcXJn6JIWdaBP8I-n2K7ibNGOy46HBwyw5ZxeZDtTfW&__tn__=-]K-R" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: var(--accent); cursor: pointer; display: inline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0"><span class="xt0psk2" style="display: inline;">Red de Jóvenes de Jutiapa-Honduras</span></a></span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); text-size-adjust: auto; white-space: pre-wrap;"> to brief our plan for the week and to organize supplies. We also brought a special guest. When </span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); text-size-adjust: auto; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x6umtig x1b1mbwd xaqea5y xav7gou x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz xt0b8zv x1qq9wsj xo1l8bm" href="https://www.facebook.com/drlutherharry?__cft__[0]=AZVlYjhbGVkfIBnXPrnAO3ReME0rInMwyaxUfRY2TR2HSK2QsipM5jIUzk9nsjbPFUVaT0QaNX1c_k9PTMXF8QFvGDiTD3xNGjbOrJiH8GJyF938GJPZxIXB59Xefz25TGhYWOUuHHFTIWfpc9skKUJLVCyqM8bGl2dyBU_TLeEE2JcXJn6JIWdaBP8I-n2K7ibNGOy46HBwyw5ZxeZDtTfW&__tn__=-]K-R" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: var(--accent); cursor: pointer; display: inline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0"><span class="xt0psk2" style="display: inline;">Dr. Luther Harry</span></a>, Secretary of Science, Technology, and Scientific Innovation,</span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); text-size-adjust: auto; white-space: pre-wrap;"> thanked me for introducing him to this dynamic young group of leaders, I reminded him that even though we were in their shoes once, the children are our future now. </span></span></p><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #a2c4c9; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large; text-size-adjust: auto; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik9C64N1Kl_19lTm15s1DCqNEhaMPu3iYf4rB0St6u3IBPCZ-A1K93ZxgUsweXsEsTv0_G5_Bgt0aYC423ZuMWDd-5x3E-UZQRL8xxPLyY-_HjGw8rOiT8qB3PMK_xZKvzg5eBWZZU4yW9XryJg1Fd0IJDUoiLJOw1y3pxsRQNLPJRINIbcy9l2vkyBd2X/s1080/352228285_637042198325331_3674265766754423986_n%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #a2c4c9; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1080" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik9C64N1Kl_19lTm15s1DCqNEhaMPu3iYf4rB0St6u3IBPCZ-A1K93ZxgUsweXsEsTv0_G5_Bgt0aYC423ZuMWDd-5x3E-UZQRL8xxPLyY-_HjGw8rOiT8qB3PMK_xZKvzg5eBWZZU4yW9XryJg1Fd0IJDUoiLJOw1y3pxsRQNLPJRINIbcy9l2vkyBd2X/w640-h426/352228285_637042198325331_3674265766754423986_n%202.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="color: #a2c4c9; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p><span style="color: #a2c4c9; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); white-space-collapse: preserve;">Work with </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=625951409567693&set=a.451654080330761" style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); white-space-collapse: preserve;">AHMEN</a><span style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); white-space-collapse: preserve;"> to help Hondurans build the Honduras they want to see. </span></span></p><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-size-adjust: auto; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="color: #a2c4c9; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="color: #a2c4c9; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0GI48ndhaTDzTpNUja_vH0dOjAEbvMnwXp6kgy6pY3LvlgWmaCCIU9A435kdz54nYHKwR2kKk7w4vHR7bcrQa5WECedDJ2fLTpVSz6Xnvnl_ylZRkBdYbF54K192lgOzAY2QSw-7Mw-qrhM_2UdPNNpxTVFCslMe-3YMaqAx-7sNR3cUb84NX-7RnHjhB/s1951/84016853-B029-44DB-B738-01EB1AF4CC2E.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #a2c4c9; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1159" data-original-width="1951" height="380" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0GI48ndhaTDzTpNUja_vH0dOjAEbvMnwXp6kgy6pY3LvlgWmaCCIU9A435kdz54nYHKwR2kKk7w4vHR7bcrQa5WECedDJ2fLTpVSz6Xnvnl_ylZRkBdYbF54K192lgOzAY2QSw-7Mw-qrhM_2UdPNNpxTVFCslMe-3YMaqAx-7sNR3cUb84NX-7RnHjhB/w640-h380/84016853-B029-44DB-B738-01EB1AF4CC2E.jpeg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="color: #a2c4c9; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><div dir="auto"><span style="color: #a2c4c9; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="color: #a2c4c9; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">Together, we are the difference.</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="color: #a2c4c9; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="color: #a2c4c9; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">Visit www.honduranmissions.com to learn more about how to partner in sustainability with Honduran leadership.</span></div></div>Michael Franklinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04190182525889734709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088177571898628019.post-45443125932162565122023-03-03T04:34:00.017-08:002023-03-09T14:57:34.216-08:00Training the Trainer for Ten Years<p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE5xRsIVmavaVkmLsbr1Tsm4-Vs7WWvkJVWxa3pFaoP9L-jU5uW6gkj4MwU1iw8mr3mRb1AyMBBkBR_oZnVQSrxaZEv_ExZiezZxxiGNmUJh71ZbaWYP80iVcwvFaryqYttrInmlT2G7hRiIWr3WZqElA9bKoqzdgAvJ6tH_mCFcVsqblSMY_JNJmJAQ/s2048/25EEF858-0DCC-4EAA-A34B-33517EECE728.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE5xRsIVmavaVkmLsbr1Tsm4-Vs7WWvkJVWxa3pFaoP9L-jU5uW6gkj4MwU1iw8mr3mRb1AyMBBkBR_oZnVQSrxaZEv_ExZiezZxxiGNmUJh71ZbaWYP80iVcwvFaryqYttrInmlT2G7hRiIWr3WZqElA9bKoqzdgAvJ6tH_mCFcVsqblSMY_JNJmJAQ/w480-h640/25EEF858-0DCC-4EAA-A34B-33517EECE728.jpeg" width="480" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I’m looking for YOU to volunteer in Honduras with me June 3-10! We are celebrating a decade of work together as a team. Don’t you wanna join us?! Teach by day; Caribbean and pool swimming, strategic planning, storytelling, and game playing by night 😎 We are a multiethnic, multilingual, multinational team aspiring to give the youth of Jutiapa the leg up they need to become the leaders Honduras deserves! The youth network of Jutiapa requests we prepare seminars on the following topics:</span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"> <span face="arial, sans-serif" lang="ES-HN" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">1.<span style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span face="arial, sans-serif" lang="ES-HN" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Certificated Courses</span></span></p><p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 18.190000534057617px; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.75in;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span lang="ES-HN">-<span style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span lang="ES-HN">Lessons on leadership, human rights</span></span></p><p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 18.190000534057617px; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.75in;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span lang="ES-HN">-<span style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span lang="ES-HN">Lessons on specific health topics</span></span></p><p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 18.190000534057617px; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.75in;"><span face="arial, sans-serif"><span lang="ES-HN" style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 18.190000534057617px; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span lang="ES-HN">2.<span style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span lang="ES-HN">Virtual Workshops</span></span></p><p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 18.190000534057617px; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.5in;"><span face="arial, sans-serif"><span lang="ES-HN" style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 18.190000534057617px; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.75in;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span lang="ES-HN">-<span style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span lang="ES-HN">Social Networks (How to use them strategically for self-promotion, activism, and business) </span></span></p><p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 18.190000534057617px; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.75in;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span lang="ES-HN">-<span style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span lang="ES-HN">Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop</span></span></p><p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 18.190000534057617px; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.75in;"><span face="arial, sans-serif"><span lang="ES-HN" style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 18.190000534057617px; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span lang="ES-HN">3.<span style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span lang="ES-HN">Professional Development</span></span></p><p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 18.190000534057617px; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.5in;"><span face="arial, sans-serif"><span lang="ES-HN" style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 18.190000534057617px; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.75in;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span lang="ES-HN">-<span style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span lang="ES-HN">English skills for basic communication and business</span></span></p><p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 18.190000534057617px; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.75in;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span lang="ES-HN">-<span style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span lang="ES-HN">Delivering a presentation in English</span></span></p><p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 18.190000534057617px; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.75in;"><span face="arial, sans-serif"><span lang="ES-HN" style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 18.190000534057617px; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span lang="ES-HN">4.<span style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span lang="ES-HN">Social and Humanitarian Aid</span></span></p><p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 18.190000534057617px; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.5in;"><span face="arial, sans-serif"><span lang="ES-HN" style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 18.190000534057617px; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.75in;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span lang="ES-HN">-<span style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> Fundraising</span></span><span lang="ES-HN"> for the youth and women's center</span></span></p><p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 18.190000534057617px; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.75in;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span lang="ES-HN">-<span style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> Fundraising f</span></span><span lang="ES-HN">or the basic needs of children</span></span></p><p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 18.190000534057617px; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.75in;"><span face="arial, sans-serif"><span lang="ES-HN" style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 18.190000534057617px; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span lang="ES-HN">5.<span style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span lang="ES-HN">Art and Culture</span></span></p><p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 18.190000534057617px; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.5in;"><span face="arial, sans-serif"><span lang="ES-HN" style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 18.190000534057617px; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.75in;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span lang="ES-HN">-<span style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span lang="ES-HN">Promoting the municipality through art</span></span></p><p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 18.190000534057617px; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.75in;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span lang="ES-HN">-<span style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span lang="ES-HN">Creating a dance club</span></span></p><p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 18.190000534057617px; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.75in;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span lang="ES-HN">-<span style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span lang="ES-HN">Promoting Garifuna culture and history by learning the Punta</span></span></p><p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 18.190000534057617px; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.75in;"><span face="arial, sans-serif"><span lang="ES-HN" style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 18.190000534057617px; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span lang="ES-HN">6.<span style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span lang="ES-HN">Theatrical Presentation</span></span></p><p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 18.190000534057617px; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.5in;"><span face="arial, sans-serif"><span lang="ES-HN" style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 18.190000534057617px; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.75in;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span lang="ES-HN">-<span style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span lang="ES-HN">Reestablish the theater group</span></span></p><p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 18.190000534057617px; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.75in;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span lang="ES-HN">-<span style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span lang="ES-HN">Write and develop “dramas” to promote causes</span></span></p><p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 18.190000534057617px; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.75in;"><span face="arial, sans-serif"><span lang="ES-HN" style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 18.190000534057617px; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span lang="ES-HN">7.<span style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span lang="ES-HN">Environmental Action</span></span></p><p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 18.190000534057617px; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.5in;"><span face="arial, sans-serif"><span lang="ES-HN" style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 18.190000534057617px; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.75in;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span lang="ES-HN">-<span style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span lang="ES-HN">Clean up the community</span></span></p><p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 18.190000534057617px; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.75in;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span lang="ES-HN">-<span style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span lang="ES-HN">Reestablish community gardens</span></span></p><p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 18.190000534057617px; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.75in;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span lang="ES-HN">-<span style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span lang="ES-HN">Create a tree nursery</span></span></p><p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 18.190000534057617px; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.75in;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span lang="ES-HN">-<span style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span lang="ES-HN">Development of a clean community culture</span></span></p><p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 18.190000534057617px; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.75in;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span lang="ES-HN">-<span style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span lang="ES-HN">Beekeeping for Beginners</span></span></p><p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 18.190000534057617px; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.75in;"><span face="arial, sans-serif"><span lang="ES-HN" style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 18.190000534057617px; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span lang="ES-HN">8.<span style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span lang="ES-HN">Health Topics</span></span></p><p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 18.190000534057617px; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.5in;"><span face="arial, sans-serif"><span lang="ES-HN" style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 18.190000534057617px; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.75in;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span lang="ES-HN">-<span style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span lang="ES-HN">Domestic Violence</span></span></p><p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 18.190000534057617px; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.75in;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span lang="ES-HN">-<span style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span lang="ES-HN">Contraception</span></span></p><p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 18.190000534057617px; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.75in;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span lang="ES-HN">-<span style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span lang="ES-HN">HIV/AIDS</span></span></p><p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 18.190000534057617px; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.75in;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span lang="ES-HN">-<span style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span lang="ES-HN">Tuberculosis</span></span></p><p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 18.190000534057617px; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.75in;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span lang="ES-HN">-<span style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span lang="ES-HN">Hypertension</span></span></p><p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 18.190000534057617px; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.75in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="ES-HN" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Who are the fundraisers, donors, t-shirt sponsors, prayer warriors, and traveling members for the 10th Anniversary of <a href="https://www.facebook.com/AHMENinHonduras?__cft__[0]=AZW1G-qgXv1ycx--eff7pGl5mFULOww_CGKbRbKWchTrlv28Li5yv8EDrUDFmQZamXz4S6KqgWu56vvu3tDOj4wJV6YwLyt2tgaToFsjQkSNkQ&__tn__=-]K-R">AHMEN</a>‘s Río team?? We leave June 3 … let’s get to work!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Together, we are the difference.<br /><br /></span><p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; line-height: 18.190000534057617px; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.75in;"><span><span lang="ES-HN" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></span></p>Michael Franklinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04190182525889734709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088177571898628019.post-39163671132148826252023-02-20T08:39:00.003-08:002023-02-20T17:08:08.974-08:00Red de Jovenes de Jutiapa y Los Agentes Comunitarios de La Mosquitia Distribuyen Regalos de Navidad - 2022<p><span style="font-size: x-large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC36_U2VNL9XpO-qu_z4TDTh2u8GT94ZyT8OZVNMSc96KkCy5JRlLH27g4CJZK-hbVfzfTjkvvakLlMGcNXBUGNwnIPl7EDOLMSIIyO7RJIYpazWjqBOzoD-UFKUB8OwYeHQwfWHqt3LnjPZDGQf-kqN1D8sAA6lkUnh3pA978kspqeibpY2gccWTVTA/s1280/IMG-20230115-WA0020.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="959" data-original-width="1280" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC36_U2VNL9XpO-qu_z4TDTh2u8GT94ZyT8OZVNMSc96KkCy5JRlLH27g4CJZK-hbVfzfTjkvvakLlMGcNXBUGNwnIPl7EDOLMSIIyO7RJIYpazWjqBOzoD-UFKUB8OwYeHQwfWHqt3LnjPZDGQf-kqN1D8sAA6lkUnh3pA978kspqeibpY2gccWTVTA/w400-h300/IMG-20230115-WA0020.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"> My momma always said "the answer is always 'no' until you ask." These wise words have opened up many a can of worms for me over the years. Here recently, however, they connected the lives of children in Honduras to those in and around Birmingham, Alabama. </span><p></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9JXzwTKLJOzinNknBYqf-nvd0rHkh9cickjMzb5KIqHpKcx_8ymWpYWdvugs1pVawY0hMADbypoEiwoykT7Zn-i1uPiKpIqLaZh_LWNH-O7tdp9wbkZkkWo8HER0GxCFD42UMXXzyxVnvgBdl7eRVlD9OeZ44SmF3HEBeXwxjUbhGtqx6wSxWfjcV7A/s1280/IMG-20230115-WA0015.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="959" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9JXzwTKLJOzinNknBYqf-nvd0rHkh9cickjMzb5KIqHpKcx_8ymWpYWdvugs1pVawY0hMADbypoEiwoykT7Zn-i1uPiKpIqLaZh_LWNH-O7tdp9wbkZkkWo8HER0GxCFD42UMXXzyxVnvgBdl7eRVlD9OeZ44SmF3HEBeXwxjUbhGtqx6wSxWfjcV7A/w300-h400/IMG-20230115-WA0015.jpg" width="300" /></a></div>Historically, I have always been a little shy about promoting our efforts in Honduras while at work. This year, I just went for it. I reached out to my principals and asked permission to raise supplies for the AHMEN Christmas shoe box ministry. I designed the project so each grade would bring in a different supply and called the project "Holiday Honduras." </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQOAYBimLw3-RxEvZ5M_VftHf7lnIfTcZU5NHzjp8I0U6IwQ1xbrODTAcM8ixLrN0ZnX6RyXVVLnkr7A_WdAPj3oQQYdhZlKJ_kJfCZJ755NpwzFZLppxoVPMXZj7bBuikGSo_JMqOKo0Zd7Dg03cLiwuxxC-oJxkhtMiVLMTpCBKcRjSYSmbGac87Vw/s1600/IMG-20230105-WA0000.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQOAYBimLw3-RxEvZ5M_VftHf7lnIfTcZU5NHzjp8I0U6IwQ1xbrODTAcM8ixLrN0ZnX6RyXVVLnkr7A_WdAPj3oQQYdhZlKJ_kJfCZJ755NpwzFZLppxoVPMXZj7bBuikGSo_JMqOKo0Zd7Dg03cLiwuxxC-oJxkhtMiVLMTpCBKcRjSYSmbGac87Vw/w480-h640/IMG-20230105-WA0000.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">The Honduran students received gifts from their peers in Pleasant Grove, Oak Grove, and West Jefferson, Alabama. From art kits to toothbrushes and toy puzzles to hand sanitizer, the kind gestures extended from students in Jefferson County, Alabama to their counterparts in Atlantida are already making a difference in the learning environment.</span></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL_mOq8r75FPMFLTrbEGqeCef-mDLz37eVxdKXPIZxuDHNomtBBPxCGGO_zBjhgTqLtSJiLCP8F2CYsxXX5S8J_DXzoFPvKp9pTa4QpHVTbvjKvCFNGHJEt5yEV24W25FwFynZDmXl5Ne8hbLHTqFsAYU4kg7dVDBQKG9Rb2GxTGFLKs1AvJkMdsUxdw/s1600/IMG-20221230-WA0031.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL_mOq8r75FPMFLTrbEGqeCef-mDLz37eVxdKXPIZxuDHNomtBBPxCGGO_zBjhgTqLtSJiLCP8F2CYsxXX5S8J_DXzoFPvKp9pTa4QpHVTbvjKvCFNGHJEt5yEV24W25FwFynZDmXl5Ne8hbLHTqFsAYU4kg7dVDBQKG9Rb2GxTGFLKs1AvJkMdsUxdw/w480-h640/IMG-20221230-WA0031.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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If you would like to ever meet some of the people whose lives you changed with your donation, <a href="http://www.honduranmissions.com/teams">contact me</a> today! We are planning the 10th anniversary Rio de Agua Viva team now and need your help.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj59wI11xHROVBKrbv5RKA7TGl3Qb6vvu0982w6xR7X8Wvrw-PJT-T1OMdTt0TnUZM8Uxvebde1KeGc9V3RgkL8lwML1tFKB8PGgKQVuv9oi4zqsGSSqcPmhoU_ZiOLyTasDgjUHOmeYq2BE78Pr43SVDZLS52E6I0ryUmTYVUiJe7CzSNHJJHUWIaTHg/s1024/IMG-20221230-WA0000.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj59wI11xHROVBKrbv5RKA7TGl3Qb6vvu0982w6xR7X8Wvrw-PJT-T1OMdTt0TnUZM8Uxvebde1KeGc9V3RgkL8lwML1tFKB8PGgKQVuv9oi4zqsGSSqcPmhoU_ZiOLyTasDgjUHOmeYq2BE78Pr43SVDZLS52E6I0ryUmTYVUiJe7CzSNHJJHUWIaTHg/w640-h480/IMG-20221230-WA0000.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Together, we are the difference!</span></div>Michael Franklinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04190182525889734709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088177571898628019.post-38367030758858546492023-01-29T11:06:00.003-08:002023-01-29T12:50:17.691-08:00ACSI-Jutiapa: Sonia's Kickoff to 2023<p><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8Tohec1Uqtjba9R5Vh0vPzsKxu1BQRAKMhQeSWfWmDdTYzJ046Obj1nJGnqyK8Aa9J-v2SusjQ8AYXuauwiR9b5lSv9DRASl_Z_ff9jrRGigBNAlBByWzsdboJGUUiWcqqLckWJi-WADApL_JPwFoQNiHU4bKpKtNG5gAHb9cpda7tbdTdg7WIMIE3w/s640/IMG-20230109-WA0004.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8Tohec1Uqtjba9R5Vh0vPzsKxu1BQRAKMhQeSWfWmDdTYzJ046Obj1nJGnqyK8Aa9J-v2SusjQ8AYXuauwiR9b5lSv9DRASl_Z_ff9jrRGigBNAlBByWzsdboJGUUiWcqqLckWJi-WADApL_JPwFoQNiHU4bKpKtNG5gAHb9cpda7tbdTdg7WIMIE3w/w640-h480/IMG-20230109-WA0004.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: x-large;">PSSS...Psss..psss..Hey Jimmy, you ever know anyone in Agua Dulce who needs a baleada and some free health knowledge?</span></div><div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: x-large;">Oh yeah, I know a lady who attended AHMEN's initial ACSI in Jutiapa in 2013. She has worked with mission teams as a liaison for years because she has been a liasion for her community for years. Sonia mainly works with women and children.</span></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqWoMBpJ0en0Q7sZGSQRSOONlyDauQnVEM_9jWW4EcR_UiDoMrHLNVyYogMISgoSAC7TX9zeXjvL9dtO50fYYWPn_Pn8Hmzai_b7KOwwtp290Ocy8lGKzn1OliPDkmR3kM3Pui3dcfZNz_1ibCFQfhLHdAc-WYBv1irKVktDxxrBZpeS11lhiDlzsMoA/s1280/IMG-20230109-WA0000.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="748" data-original-width="1280" height="374" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqWoMBpJ0en0Q7sZGSQRSOONlyDauQnVEM_9jWW4EcR_UiDoMrHLNVyYogMISgoSAC7TX9zeXjvL9dtO50fYYWPn_Pn8Hmzai_b7KOwwtp290Ocy8lGKzn1OliPDkmR3kM3Pui3dcfZNz_1ibCFQfhLHdAc-WYBv1irKVktDxxrBZpeS11lhiDlzsMoA/w640-h374/IMG-20230109-WA0000.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><span style="color: #ffa400; 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margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="899" data-original-width="1599" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYAaYDDf6tfo4nCeLDgT2ccZUO7BUyjerWVmyHWmYDU59jAvIl9kGDkjYT_Jv1na7lZSwJvjvDRoUFp9TCjNqxINegbbpGg3E5qw1g7ckJ0rgTa_sTMwdsLwPUL0oY8dVETs0eGLXPfLf-b00jVO5oscGh9g6WCIZSoBPc6z1zJQW-oA9QgF3cKwobzg/w640-h360/IMG-20230106-WA0017.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: x-large;">What a fine example of the replication process. When Sonia graduated from AHMEN's Community Empowerment Program she took on the roll of community health advocate. She began a campaign of sharing health information with her community, and here we are!</span><div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: x-large;">If you would like to come teach with Sonia in Agua Dulce, drop me a line. If you want to donate to her efforts, visit facebook.com/ahmeninhonduras.</span></div><div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: x-large;">Sonia's is just one of multiple aspects of the ongoing sustainable education efforts AHMEN's volunteership supports. Tune in for a Rio de Agua Viva team update!</span></div><div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: x-large;">Together, we are the difference.</span></div><div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p></div>Michael Franklinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04190182525889734709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088177571898628019.post-74542724357841375042023-01-02T11:25:00.003-08:002023-01-02T11:25:52.765-08:00Forget Tickemaster..Check Out Sonia's Health Tour 2023!<p> <br />Happy New Year! How would you like to get off on a good foot for 2023? In addition to your weight loss, money saving, and less screen time plans, I want to invite you to also put your support behind this woman.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZqzIRb5xaD2r6lcMHTWob284CLv7H5cLtpmHtrw2HYkeVgZtCP05-tDlV5QjhulSh8-Bn797m3ys65EfQmWgt8xRieibhu_3umjhWmzsdfSQjDrLROOJEi-Vqil5TYKULwMDs4i7v8IklWJsq38odU4A1dTi6fmHepO2UPq7eU-bdmPlPF-oM9DsAjA/s4000/IMG_20220612_203500.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZqzIRb5xaD2r6lcMHTWob284CLv7H5cLtpmHtrw2HYkeVgZtCP05-tDlV5QjhulSh8-Bn797m3ys65EfQmWgt8xRieibhu_3umjhWmzsdfSQjDrLROOJEi-Vqil5TYKULwMDs4i7v8IklWJsq38odU4A1dTi6fmHepO2UPq7eU-bdmPlPF-oM9DsAjA/w640-h480/IMG_20220612_203500.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Dr. Michael Joseph Franklin and Sonia Barahona in front of the ACSI-Jutiapa Community Agents</div><p></p><p>Sonia Barahona was one of the OG ACSI of Jutiapa. She has worked with AHMEN volunteers for ages, and she has just dropped her educational tour schedule. DONATE <a href="https://www.facebook.com/AHMENinHonduras">HERE</a> to help her get it done! You can set up your monthly donation via the @AHMENinHonduras Facebook page. Make sure to specify that it goes to Sonia's ACSI Workshops in Jutiapa. For good measure, send me an email too so I can share the good news with Sonia.</p><p>Now what will the women and children around the Jutiapa area be learning??</p><p><br /></p>January<div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>About the vaccination campaign</li><li>Signs, Symptoms, and Treatment of Depression</li><li>How to know if you have Dengue Fever and what to do about it</li><li>COVID - Year 3</li></ul><div>February</div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Overcoming Child Malnutrition</li><li>Learning About Mental Health</li><li>COVID Prevention </li><li>Children's Human Rights</li></ul><div>March</div></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Diarrhea Prevention and Treatment</li><li>Keeping Parasites Out of Your Life</li><li>How to Purify Water Through Filtration</li><li>Overcoming Violence in the Home and Community</li></ul><div>April</div></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Birth Control</li><li>Child Nutrition, Part 2</li><li>Taking Care of Your Body</li><li>Don't Stay Unvaccinated</li></ul><div>May</div></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>About Mosquitos</li><li>Cleaning the Areas for Cleaning</li><li>Clean the Streets!</li><li>Caring for Babies</li></ul><div>June</div></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Taking Time to Bond with Children</li><li>Violence Against Women</li><li>Sexual Abuse</li><li>Women's Rights</li></ul></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>This lady is a dynamo, and we want to make sure she has everything she needs to give the gift of education to her neighbors. 100% of your monthly donation will go to Sonia and her teaching ministry. Donate today!</div><div><br /></div><div>You can also work with Sonia in June on AHMEN's Rio de Agua Viva team. Contact me today @AHMENinHonduras to learn more.</div><div><br /></div><div>Together, we are the difference.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p></div></div>Michael Franklinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04190182525889734709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088177571898628019.post-6011496337133175062022-11-07T09:55:00.001-08:002022-11-07T09:55:11.449-08:00Río de Agua Viva Turns 10!<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikI0Am5AjhjhUotTuENr-F3nD_ZJEsB44C1uOpcTaOlafsEj5MO9RKCqRW8b2mkbhWIIoWlD-wB3MwEm8ky4a-ZDjFLo4XHTQ58zcIe96TwI7a1NfxPZnAGYM8L2araZia2QNcmW0YbUypvaqkxukqWWl_Fcm1MzU23OCSMg0HsZaFaj1hiU20Mk-Z1Q/s900/Rio%202023%20Flyer.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikI0Am5AjhjhUotTuENr-F3nD_ZJEsB44C1uOpcTaOlafsEj5MO9RKCqRW8b2mkbhWIIoWlD-wB3MwEm8ky4a-ZDjFLo4XHTQ58zcIe96TwI7a1NfxPZnAGYM8L2araZia2QNcmW0YbUypvaqkxukqWWl_Fcm1MzU23OCSMg0HsZaFaj1hiU20Mk-Z1Q/w426-h640/Rio%202023%20Flyer.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Michael Franklinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04190182525889734709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088177571898628019.post-86536406364625877882022-09-06T06:17:00.002-07:002022-09-06T06:17:53.915-07:00Practice Improves Upon Perfection<span style="font-size: large;">When the <a href="http://facebook.com/ahmeninhonduras">Rio team</a> was first conceived in the fall of 2012, our team leadership enjoyed deep discussions on the morality of how we delivered our educational programming. The debate was over whether each one of the Honduran community agents who attended our seminars would receive training in each of the topics we bring or be able to specialize. We opted to ensure everyone attended all the lessons no matter the topic to maximize exposure. I don't know if it was because of tradition or insecurity, lack of prayer or lack of faith, over the last 8 years, we never tried any other way. </span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Then Greg Thompson took the <a href="http://instagram.com/ahmeninhonduras">Rio team</a> by storm and said "Let's try it the other way!" I could not believe my ears when Greg told me that the Youth Network members and additional community members would each pick one topic to study deeply over three days. However, when I saw his team practicing their lessons after a night of relaxation at <a href="https://www.villahelens.com/home">Villa Helens</a>, my eyes told me it was happening.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Meet the teachers of AHMEN's Rio de Agua Viva 2022 team:</span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBaJjZXiFQUB8PhQ282KvhbspomG9eb5y25EdYE6mGhrNQU0ynQrrOSoSiNQkTW2h2R0gxTKBIcxUfp6sSiC2Hy590CqY7eLmRDHVpvXo0jfVCuYCgcS3APGear-8_jLxB8pnoAiQt1yZGdbPaLMSl4cdtV6vTvFVwAdCPj7pmVHWVlZ37VpW1_VjRbQ/s4000/IMG_20220612_094021.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBaJjZXiFQUB8PhQ282KvhbspomG9eb5y25EdYE6mGhrNQU0ynQrrOSoSiNQkTW2h2R0gxTKBIcxUfp6sSiC2Hy590CqY7eLmRDHVpvXo0jfVCuYCgcS3APGear-8_jLxB8pnoAiQt1yZGdbPaLMSl4cdtV6vTvFVwAdCPj7pmVHWVlZ37VpW1_VjRbQ/w640-h480/IMG_20220612_094021.jpg" title="Emilio & Erica Bustillo. Emilio helped teach power tool use, and Erica interpreted for hairstyling." width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Emilio & Erica Bustillo. Emilio helped teach power tool use, and Erica interpreted for hairstyling.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR3c8Q1Buy07a4L6RHqTZZgOzkp1FgQfIOk0CC1zm3Ai2vCd5mOeeDY9QpUxClQjzpahi5Vha9Pi6sAFlwNeWLkLJ3Hk8uAv8RvqVJ-iW4aM9LrWlXm8N9qpr9hKDk7rFMFQaB4OhSKRbu8BYwVE-W0SlrrOK5K-gx62IreTgKk-uWsJkCEo7Sh99I2A/s4000/IMG_20220612_094157.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR3c8Q1Buy07a4L6RHqTZZgOzkp1FgQfIOk0CC1zm3Ai2vCd5mOeeDY9QpUxClQjzpahi5Vha9Pi6sAFlwNeWLkLJ3Hk8uAv8RvqVJ-iW4aM9LrWlXm8N9qpr9hKDk7rFMFQaB4OhSKRbu8BYwVE-W0SlrrOK5K-gx62IreTgKk-uWsJkCEo7Sh99I2A/w480-h640/IMG_20220612_094157.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Greg Thompson prepares his lessons in carpentry.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiY6f3R5FzYyvDMXDHOtHYJd-tJKuy0HLHfdKBUoJ8jiVNf8MPK08aofVMj1Wnq2ahk1_gQYLwyCKAsxFn0KkYen_YelRhswHuEwh5B9yy9N6a3wJMZzCb64WXjjBbMhOk3JZVZ2XAPg2DrdIXF2L_YkUU_OhLNjzV7lTTLSc-mgLtNwRgPQFG8XZdaA/s4000/IMG_20220612_094217.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiY6f3R5FzYyvDMXDHOtHYJd-tJKuy0HLHfdKBUoJ8jiVNf8MPK08aofVMj1Wnq2ahk1_gQYLwyCKAsxFn0KkYen_YelRhswHuEwh5B9yy9N6a3wJMZzCb64WXjjBbMhOk3JZVZ2XAPg2DrdIXF2L_YkUU_OhLNjzV7lTTLSc-mgLtNwRgPQFG8XZdaA/w480-h640/IMG_20220612_094217.jpg" width="480" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Plumbing and toilet assembly with Greg's nephew, Jesse</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE2X-FP8fLQujMjTWGRVSS-z46haTzFGWbVbldm9zcFqSqXgeoQwssH6wH_45sGV0FKbOCT_01YVxkwEsPqwavnT39n18fqDBFcM9qripVyz5Aq6RYJDjq0jiKArGFNTythrkHFFIjltV7pMypmv2pgy247pQnVtNEmHv4aRiLOqBep8-fdJXFyCRsqA/s4000/IMG_20220612_110130.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE2X-FP8fLQujMjTWGRVSS-z46haTzFGWbVbldm9zcFqSqXgeoQwssH6wH_45sGV0FKbOCT_01YVxkwEsPqwavnT39n18fqDBFcM9qripVyz5Aq6RYJDjq0jiKArGFNTythrkHFFIjltV7pMypmv2pgy247pQnVtNEmHv4aRiLOqBep8-fdJXFyCRsqA/w480-h640/IMG_20220612_110130.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: center;">Computer applications with Kyle</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF4m_BakZgrZzeJwoBlKYP7wrRXJAya8yxs_dHaHMnUZrOTCdR6s5SYx3MlyzsU3u-MSFQHMXtbB616NHQiMdEke35BNXA4ROB5W8dLpz9XJQg3JuvnIdoIW6pvKcE_hLPoMdyh9y97nlA7oNlXgIBmXPOH-QoIasOZEoeZW1Qjj0iCsybhRKQv6xd2A/s4000/IMG_20220612_114103.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF4m_BakZgrZzeJwoBlKYP7wrRXJAya8yxs_dHaHMnUZrOTCdR6s5SYx3MlyzsU3u-MSFQHMXtbB616NHQiMdEke35BNXA4ROB5W8dLpz9XJQg3JuvnIdoIW6pvKcE_hLPoMdyh9y97nlA7oNlXgIBmXPOH-QoIasOZEoeZW1Qjj0iCsybhRKQv6xd2A/w640-h480/IMG_20220612_114103.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: center;">Julie on the left taught how to prepare a construction budget. Sarah on the right taught hair styling.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The <a href="http://youtube.com/ahmeninhonduras">Rio team</a> has a lot in store for its tenth anniversary, and we need your help to make it happen. Please contact me to start talking about how you can be a part of sustainable development in Honduras with <a href="http://honduranmissions.com">AHMEN</a>'s Rio de Agua Viva team.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Individually, we can only do so much. Together, let's be the difference!</span></div><br /><div><br /></div>Michael Franklinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04190182525889734709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088177571898628019.post-79843549858106893252022-08-19T16:11:00.000-07:002022-08-19T16:11:52.844-07:00It's a Thompson Thing<span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /><br /> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisjYlZ10EW4W5hHkzk_rprfSufBV2Rhp0WFj_WTz5oEpriIZY7LmExVlrJmTZAY8rEnZikM0mEKypy1nkGNrWTXgh2nUdqFs87oEtKu57ykzl6BtAlLkIQHAKF3vOSM0cUZV1ZK2ULl0gCkBNdWptDbwC80r7Bp-r9fjBSUhunBus6UAKtzyB1Kay9tw/s4000/IMG_20220613_122333.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisjYlZ10EW4W5hHkzk_rprfSufBV2Rhp0WFj_WTz5oEpriIZY7LmExVlrJmTZAY8rEnZikM0mEKypy1nkGNrWTXgh2nUdqFs87oEtKu57ykzl6BtAlLkIQHAKF3vOSM0cUZV1ZK2ULl0gCkBNdWptDbwC80r7Bp-r9fjBSUhunBus6UAKtzyB1Kay9tw/w640-h480/IMG_20220613_122333.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><br />When a flame flickers, does the multiverse see it coming? Better yet, what does the God of eternity do to prepare for the pending darkness? The laws of conservation of mass and energy say that every speck of dust that exists has always existed in some form or fashion. Furthermore, that same matter will always exist! Why am I blowing wind at the philosophical sails of the cosmos? I have a hunch that AHMEN has been witness to an intergalactic legacy transfer. <br /><br /> <br /><br />For those of you who might have been lucky enough to know AHMEN founder Dr. Tom Camp, you know that he didn't sweat the small stuff. He didn't let the little things get under his skin because he went all out in everything he did. The goal Uncle Tom had was not to be grandiose for the sake of it but to check all of the boxes. In conversations over the years about Honduras, Dr. Camp would often end the conversation with questions like "Who are we leaving out?" and "What are we forgetting?" If Uncle Tom saw a hot dog dressed to the nines, he would wonder what additional toppings would make for a more perfect bite.<br /> <br /><br />If we were teaching water filtration, one type of instruction on one type of filter wasn't good enough. We needed three. If we were inviting a Honduran preacher to join our team, we would suddenly have a whole cadre of pastors traveling with us. If we were called on a home visit to meet with a sick mother, we would end up assessing the health needs of the entire family. If you knew Nath Thompson Camp, then you understood his need to be thorough.<br /> <br /><br />The year before time began to take Uncle Tom from us, God gave AHMEN another Thompson to help fill the void. Gregory Thompson joined the Alabama Honduras Medical Educational Network in 2017 ready to do it all!<br /> <br /><br />And just like a Thompson, he was a little sneaky about it at first. Greg came on the Río team at its largest. We were a team of 25 people that year, and you could literally see the energy beaming from Greg's bones at our team's massive undertaking. The next year our team was much smaller in size and scope. I would not have characterized Greg's reaction as disappointment. What I think he observed was that our efforts that year were insufficient. Again, the universe manifests emotions to spur us along. In this case, our 2018 team motivated Greg to dig an additional estuary for the Rio team. <br /><br /><br />In 2019, we both had a little Thompson in us. As I visited all four of <a href="http://honduranmissions.com">AHMEN</a>'s ACSI workshop sites in a little under ten days, Greg led his first solo team. I was able to spend 48-hours with him as he did, and I was taken aback by the direction of Greg's leadership. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkIPP4uBkPmxP7YWW7BCAwaP2LmdsoW6opczfs4S_mmMAQ2kqnT6hcf54SkkbemEzf4sjh6qhDo_tp3IDScZLltjkdcMVHERnB01V85EqqZe3Oq1JZZN8-lzML1sb1Td-p9gk0ZNhZmWAfzmYZVif3-1-UzNLI3fKEeB2WGUMIFtxbY1-OEmM9EXdzzA/s960/greg%20dummy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkIPP4uBkPmxP7YWW7BCAwaP2LmdsoW6opczfs4S_mmMAQ2kqnT6hcf54SkkbemEzf4sjh6qhDo_tp3IDScZLltjkdcMVHERnB01V85EqqZe3Oq1JZZN8-lzML1sb1Td-p9gk0ZNhZmWAfzmYZVif3-1-UzNLI3fKEeB2WGUMIFtxbY1-OEmM9EXdzzA/w640-h480/greg%20dummy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Not only had he recruited his own team of volunteers to teach first aid and sex ed, Mr. Thompson brought a real CPR dummy on the team with him to validate the entire training. Not only had Greg opened up an entire new area for AHMEN in partnership with Jutiapa's Youth Network, he invited the entire Youth Network back to Villa Helens for a pool party as friends. Joyfully, Greg took on additional challenges not to prove to himself what he could do, Mr. Thompson told the dealer "hit me" because there was more to be done. What I witnessed that year was oddly similar to the behavior of another dark-haired, bearded man I used to travel with to Honduras. What I witnessed must be a Thompson thing, and I can’t wait to tell you about our adventures this summer in my next blog. <br /><br /> <br /><br />-- <br /><br /> <br /><br />Why don’t you consider joining me in Honduras in 2023 for the 10-year anniversary of <a href="http://instagram.com/ahmeninhonduras">AHMEN</a>’s Río de Agua Viva team? This will be our grandest endeavor yet! Just go to <a href="http://Facebook.com/ahmeninhonduras">Facebook.com/ahmeninhonduras</a>. Drop your $100 deposit for next year’s team in the donation box, and we will provide you a $100 discount on your team fees. Greg and I can’t partner with the people of Honduras in a vacuum. We need your help. <br /><br /> <br /><br />Together, we are the difference. <br /></span><br /> Michael Franklinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04190182525889734709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088177571898628019.post-30608985383202052532022-06-08T11:00:00.004-07:002022-06-08T11:13:10.227-07:00Adding Torches to Light the Way<span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ1y950auCmJC34L3b3O6TYBFV7WHWfgZlJxmgyCcZAzGXbo8tcNusKYNR3MU2as7UUVUhR0NJnrK8kOu64Eaemm33JkaHCJRfVm0-o7Q3BfsksYRar5gKdNvWpeVsfFs22lBerpOaIWGoCDHCK7P7hGS8YMnHArXSVrxHgXktM6Rdy0-aHCF69_KGiw/s3264/20190613_173425.jpg" style="color: #f3f3f3;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ1y950auCmJC34L3b3O6TYBFV7WHWfgZlJxmgyCcZAzGXbo8tcNusKYNR3MU2as7UUVUhR0NJnrK8kOu64Eaemm33JkaHCJRfVm0-o7Q3BfsksYRar5gKdNvWpeVsfFs22lBerpOaIWGoCDHCK7P7hGS8YMnHArXSVrxHgXktM6Rdy0-aHCF69_KGiw/w640-h480/20190613_173425.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: white;">Over the last few years, just as the Rio de Agua Viva team hit its peak, I began to turn the reigns over to Greg Thompson. If you follow <a href="#">AHMEN</a> on <a href="#">Facebook</a>, <a href="#">Instagram</a>, <a href="#">Twitter</a>, or <a href="#">YouTube</a>, you have seen that Gregory is exceeding all expectations.<br /><br />Check out what Greg has planned this year!</span><br /><br /><b><span style="color: #ff00fe;">Course: Styling and Salon Management<br /></span></b><span style="color: #f3f3f3;">Instructor: Sarah Hunterman – hair stylist of 20+ years, 8+ years in salon education, and owns a salon business</span><br /><br /><span style="color: #f3f3f3;">The hair workshop will be a hands-on introduction to client consultation, wet cut, clipper cut (fades), and styling. The hair workshop will be designed to train the learner to create beautiful and stylish hair designs on paying clients. This can include cut, style, and salon operation discussions.</span><br /><br /><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Course: Information Technology for Business Administration<br /></span></b><span style="color: #f3f3f3;">Instructor: Kyle Hollis – Owner and Manager of Pensieve LLC, a consulting company for employee human resources management utilizing information technology</span><br /><br /><span style="color: #f3f3f3;">This course will provide an exploratory foundation in business office administration and support. Students will complete many hands-on activities to build a foundation in Microsoft Office software applications. Through instructional activities, students will have opportunities to apply employability skills and research possible career options in business administration.</span></span><div><span style="color: #f3f3f3; font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;"><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span>Activities will include:</span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #f3f3f3;"><br /></span><span style="color: #f3f3f3;"><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span>1) Resume Building</span><br /><span style="color: #f3f3f3;"><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span>2) Profit & Loss Statements</span><br /><span style="color: #f3f3f3;"><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span>3) Budgeting</span><br /><span style="color: #f3f3f3;"><span> </span><span> </span><span> 4</span>) Business Presentations</span><br /><br /><span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>Course: Plumbing for Maintenance and Construction<br /></b></span><span style="color: #f3f3f3;">Instructor: Jesse Thompson – Employee of Fix and Flow Plumbing Co.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: #f3f3f3;">Summary: Plumbing is a trade that has transformed humanity's lifestyle. This course is designed to give a very high level overview of some basic plumbing concepts such as water flow, pipe types, and tools utilized. This course will also address practical skills for common plumbing repairs. Upon completion, participants should be able to do basic diagnostics and repairs of fundamental plumbing systems such as toilets, drains, sinks, and showers. </span><br /><br /><span style="color: red;"><b>Course: Carpentry Basics and Power Tool Operation<br /></b></span><span style="color: #f3f3f3;">Instructor: Gregory Thompson – Owner and Manager of Real Estate Investment Company</span><br /><br /><span style="color: #f3f3f3;">This course is designed to give a high-level overview of carpentry and other items that utilize wood as a construction material. Upon completion, participants should be able to understand some basic construction concepts to facilitate more in-depth learning. In addition, the proper utilization of power tools will be covered.</span><br /><br /><b><span style="color: #04ff00;">Course: Massage for Relaxation and Revenue Generation<br /></span></b><span style="color: #f3f3f3;">Instructor: Karen is a local massage therapist in the Jutiapa area. Eliany, the chief community agent in Jutiapa, has arranged for Karen to join us as an additional lesson to close out the workshop.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: #f3f3f3;">This course is designed to give the attendee knowledge of performing therapeutic massage for relaxation and muscle therapy. This is a hands on course in which the participants will learn techniques, muscle structure, and how to operate a profitable business performing massages.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: white;">Wow! God really shows out when you give Him/Her/It a chance! Now that Greg has the Rio team on autopilot, it will most likely be time for me to start a new team of my own or continue with the theme of having "A" and "B" teams. If you would like to explore joining the Rio team and traveling to remote locations to serve indigenous communities through educational development, <a href="http://facebook.com/ahmeninhonduras">CONTACT ME</a> TODAY!!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />And stay tuned for updates from the field.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Thank you to Greg again for taking on this team that I believe is truly the hands of God. Individually, we stand stagnant without the energy to light the way, but together, we are the difference.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span></span><br /></div>Michael Franklinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04190182525889734709noreply@blogger.com0