A True Fairy Tale . . .
Once upon a time in the merry land of Maryland there dwelt a man and wife by the names of Heath and Erin. In this merry land, Heath and Erin had four wonderful children (two “homegrown” and two welcomed from a kingdom far, far away). While Heath and Erin felt that no more children would be coming from kingdoms far, far away (or kingdoms close by for that matter), there remained within them a desire to help other children living without a forever family. So, in the year of our Lord 2012, they gathered together a group of like-minded people from within their church, and together they all began Abba's Hands and Heart orphan ministry.
In the winter of 2014 a few of these AHHers visited the far off land of Honduras, and fell in love with a ministry there called La Providencia. The “Laprovidencians” are a kind-hearted people, desiring to help orphans and widows and to build up the community around them by showing and teaching the love of the True King. The Laprovidencians give many children the chance to have the love and stability of a family as well as a strong bilingual education; they also improve the economic and social well-being of their community in healthy ways.
The next year the AHHers decided to take a bigger team to experience the land of the Laprovidencians. So in the winter of 2015 several AHHers returned to Honduras and were warmly welcomed by the people of the land. During these visits, Heath and Erin were drawn into close fellowship with the children and adults, and greatly enjoyed the culture, the climate, and the coffee. They would joke about moving to the land of the Laprovidencians, but always returned to their “normal” life in their home in Merry Land.
After returning to Merry Land the second time, and unbeknownst to each other, Heath and Erin had frequent pleasant thoughts of returning to Honduras to work with the Laprovidencians. About three weeks after they got home, Erin said to Heath, “You were kidding about going to La Providencia to live for a year, right?” And Heath replied, “No.” As happens so often in the home of Heath and Erin, the wonderful children deterred the conversation from going any farther. So later on, Erin questioned Heath again. “You were kidding about saying you weren't kidding about going to La Providencia, right?” “Um, what?” Heath replied. Upon further investigation it was discovered that both Heath and Erin were open to and excited about the idea of living in Honduras for a year and working as missionaries for La Providencia.
However, being the “normal” Merry Landers that they are, becoming temporary Laprovidencians seemed a wee bit crazy. So Erin emailed Miss K in the Land of La Providencia, to confirm that all the reasons this Crazy Idea wouldn't work were in fact valid. That way Erin would be able to stop thinking about this Crazy Idea. But Miss K's email claimed that all the objections to this Crazy Idea were in fact not problems at all! Over the next few weeks, counsel was sought, prayers were prayed, and research was done, all pointing to the feasibility and divine calling of this Crazy Idea. “Coincidences” continued to pop up, doors and windows were flung open, peace guarded their hearts and minds, and Heath and Erin began to think this Crazy Idea might not be so crazy after all, but might actually be the calling of the True King beckoning them to another section of His Kingdom.
And thus the adventure begins . . .
Once upon a time in the merry land of Maryland there dwelt a man and wife by the names of Heath and Erin. In this merry land, Heath and Erin had four wonderful children (two “homegrown” and two welcomed from a kingdom far, far away). While Heath and Erin felt that no more children would be coming from kingdoms far, far away (or kingdoms close by for that matter), there remained within them a desire to help other children living without a forever family. So, in the year of our Lord 2012, they gathered together a group of like-minded people from within their church, and together they all began Abba's Hands and Heart orphan ministry.
In the winter of 2014 a few of these AHHers visited the far off land of Honduras, and fell in love with a ministry there called La Providencia. The “Laprovidencians” are a kind-hearted people, desiring to help orphans and widows and to build up the community around them by showing and teaching the love of the True King. The Laprovidencians give many children the chance to have the love and stability of a family as well as a strong bilingual education; they also improve the economic and social well-being of their community in healthy ways.
The next year the AHHers decided to take a bigger team to experience the land of the Laprovidencians. So in the winter of 2015 several AHHers returned to Honduras and were warmly welcomed by the people of the land. During these visits, Heath and Erin were drawn into close fellowship with the children and adults, and greatly enjoyed the culture, the climate, and the coffee. They would joke about moving to the land of the Laprovidencians, but always returned to their “normal” life in their home in Merry Land.
After returning to Merry Land the second time, and unbeknownst to each other, Heath and Erin had frequent pleasant thoughts of returning to Honduras to work with the Laprovidencians. About three weeks after they got home, Erin said to Heath, “You were kidding about going to La Providencia to live for a year, right?” And Heath replied, “No.” As happens so often in the home of Heath and Erin, the wonderful children deterred the conversation from going any farther. So later on, Erin questioned Heath again. “You were kidding about saying you weren't kidding about going to La Providencia, right?” “Um, what?” Heath replied. Upon further investigation it was discovered that both Heath and Erin were open to and excited about the idea of living in Honduras for a year and working as missionaries for La Providencia.
And thus the adventure begins . . .
(Translation: We're moving to Honduras as missionaries for a year!!! We'll leave around August 1st. If you would like to receive our updates, or if you would be able to support us financially or by praying for us, please let us know. We'd love to have you on our team!)
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