Our Beginnings

In April of 2003 my perspective on life was radically changed. I traveled the countryside of Honduras, seeing first-hand the extreme conditions; families living in shacks with dirt floors and no running water, poverty, hunger, disease, sickness, desperation, violence, and hopelessness. My eyes were opened to a simple fact; the majority of people in the world do not live the way I had lived my entire life, in a small rural town in Pennsylvania.

I was moved to the core of my being. I felt overwhelmingly blessed to have what I have, but more importantly, I felt compelled—and obligated to do what I could do to make a difference, here in Honduras.
I couldn’t go back to life as I knew it. I was forever changed and determined to do what I could do. Even if it was just something little, I knew I had to do something.

I developed a relationship with a Christian man who was, at that time, working with children and youth in a soccer outreach program. We began by expanding the soccer program, and then started new programs designed to change the lives of families in the local community.

We purchased a small plot of land and we began building a facility, which would serve as a church, a youth center, and vocational training center. We also have medical clinics at the facility. It took us 4 years to complete the facility, but it is now up-and-running and serving the community.