Tegucigalpa delegate Bessy Vargas received the stunning news that her boyfriend Roberto was shot through the heart while trying to save his younger brother from being beaten by gang members. He had just left a message on Bessy’s cell phone--which she heard only after the report of his death. He told her he was on his way to pick up some of his mom’s freshly-made tamales as a treat for Bessy and her family. How these tragic moments make us long for the promise in Isaiah 60:18, “Violence shall no more be heard in your land…”. With both the Women’s Spirituality Group and the Health Care Volunteers this month, we began working on non-violent conflict management techniques—something really needed by our leaders, and which we hope to work on church-wide in the new year.
Janet Alcántara
I.C.L.H., Apdo. 2861 Tegucigalpa, Honduras C.A. |
November 08/yr. 3
in Honduras
Janet Alcántara
"O God our Saviour, gather us together…so that we may be—I Chronicles 16:35 thankful and praise your holy name.”
Deaconess Janet Russell Alcántara/Iglesia Cristiana Luterana de Honduras/dcsjanet@hotmail.com
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Violence often impacts the lives of participants during our work-shops—and it happened yet again during the Assembly.
¡Fútbol! “You can’t talk about Honduras without talking about fútbol (soccer),” a taxi driver confided to me this month. “It’s very important!” This month’s win (1-0) of the game against Mexico certainly helped boost the Honduras team’s traditionally low self-esteem, since Mexico is always resentfully perceived as The Best at everything—be it business, culture, or of course, sports. But Honduras qualified to go on to the next round. Go Honduras!!
