Our journey to La Campa, Honduras, began in 2009 when we took our first short-term mission trip as team leaders from First Baptist Church Atlanta. We had been on three mission trips to two different countries prior to 2009, but every country is different, so we didn’t know exactly what to expect. By the end of that first trip, we knew we wanted to return, but had no idea at that time that we would eventually live here permanently-until 2012 when things began to become more clear.

Again, we were here with another mission team, and we each began to sense during that trip that big changes were coming in our lives. Once we shared with each other what we had experienced, we began to believe that we were going to be able to spend more time in Honduras. But even then we weren’t absolutely sure of what exactly that meant. After this, there were more trips, and the more we explored Honduras, the more we discovered we really wanted to live here.

In 2013, we purchased a piece of land in La Campa and began building our home. Moving day finally came in May of 2015. We traveled to Honduras with our two suitcases and backpacks each. The team we came down with also checked six trunks of personal belongings for us. With those few possessions, our pickup and a house not quite completed, we began the adventure in Honduras.

We learned a lot during our first four years here and through many different circumstances we realized that it was time for us to establish two new nonprofit organizations: Family Health & Development Foundation Honduras (FHD Honduras), or Fundación Salud Y Desarollo Familiar Para Honduras and FHD Missions, Inc. FHD Honduras is a legal nonprofit in Honduras and FHD Missions, Inc. is the complementary nonprofit organization in the U.S.

With these new organizations we are able to engage more significantly with the healthcare system in Honduras, expand educational opportunities, and assist with community development projects to impact families in western Honduras. We are most excited about our new project called La Casa de Rubén. Please visit our Facebook page and In Hines Sight to learn more.