#Hilliard4Honduras

SEND HOPE TO HONDURAS

This Giving Tuesday, you can help feed schoolchildren and their families in drought-stricken Honduras.

For years, Life Community Church members have sponsored hundreds of children at two schools in the remote, mountainous community of Arenales, providing school supplies, meals, shoes and medical care and sending volunteers to serve in person. This year, the people there are caught in a crisis because their rainy season never arrived, wiping out their subsistence crops of corn and beans and the coffee-farm harvests that provide jobs.

Global aid agencies recognize the need, and LCC has already raised money for one food delivery to Arenales through its longtime partner in the area, Sowers4Pastors. That's 25 pounds of rice and 30 pounds of beans, oatmeal, sugar, and corn flour for each family.

Delivering more food is essential, as the next harvest season is many months away, and a Super El Niño threatens to erase it.

You can help to fill this urgent need. 

1. GIVE

A gift of $36 supplies 55 pounds of food for each student. Consider helping even more families by feeding three children for $108, five for $180, or 10 for $360. Use the DONATE button on this page. Consider extending your gift even further with employer matching.  

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2. SHARE

We're asking everyone to share this important need with at least two people. You can direct them right back to this pack for more info or pass along the Sharing Flyer.

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3. INVITE

Consider becoming a Honduras Champion and inviting even more people to support. When you become a champion we'll ask you to share the need with 10 people and a local business or two. We'll even set you up with a tracker right here on this page so that you and your team can track your progress together.

Interested in being a Champion? Email us at hello@lifecommunity.com

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#Hilliard4Honduras is organized by Life Community Church for Sowers4Pastors. LCC will forward the campaign proceeds it receives to Sowers4Pastors for emergency food relief. Platform fees may affect the amount received.

FAQs

Who receives the food?
The families of more than 300 children at two schools in Arenales and students at more than 20 other schools surrounding the town of Gracias in Lempira, one of the poorest of Honduras' 18 state-like "departments."

Where is the food purchased and how does it get to them?
The food is being sourced in Honduras for now, but Gracias-based Sowers4Pastors had to travel 3.5 hours to find quality rice at a reasonable price amid the drought. A convoy of trucks hauls the food into the mountain villages for distribution to families.

Looking beyond the drought, how can I best make a long-term impact?
Sponsoring a child in the Arenales schools through the Sowers4Pastors program creates an ongoing connection that fosters their development. Click here to learn about the program and choose a child.