¡Celebremos La Recuperación en Honduras!

Group members in front of the “La Muralla” (The Wall) a low ROPES course challenge.
Back Row: Dan Lovejoy, Nate Ison, Davis Brown, Micah Hobbs
Middle Row: Christi Adkins, Sheldon Adkins, Michelle Brown, Andrew Claxton
Front Row: Cole Adkins, Daniel Adkins

On Saturday, July 9, seven adults and three kids from Memorial Road’s Celebrate Recovery program set off on a mission trip to Catacamas, Honduras where we worked with a marvelous mission organization, PREDISAN, and the local church that meets at the Good Samaritan Clinic in Catacamas.

PREDISAN takes its name from the Spanish words “To proclaim” and “to heal” because its mission comes from Jesus’s charge to the 12 in Luke 9:2: “to proclaim the kingdom of God and heal the sick.”

For PREDISAN, healing isn’t just providing medication and procedures. PREDISAN runs community healthcare clinics in the remote Honduran mountains, the CEREPA drug and alcohol treatment center, and the large and modern Good Samaritan Clinic in Catacamas. Their work has dramatically reduced infant mortality, maternal mortality, and other early deaths. Their healthy schools program helps the poorest of the poor in Honduras to attend school and eat well while they’re learning. Their focus is on healing communities with the love of Jesus -- whether that healing is spiritual or physical.

Our work was divided in two. In the mornings, our jefe (boss), Sheldon Adkins, directed us in the construction of five elements of a low ROPES course on the grounds of the CEREPA drug and alchohol treatment center. Thanks to the extensive assistance of the CEREPA patients and staff, we were able to complete all five elements. On Friday, we went through the ROPES course with the CEREPA staff. Sheldon Adkins and his wife Christi, both certified therapists with extensive ROPES experience, showed the staff how to use the course therapeutically with CEREPA patients and community members.




 Marcio David Matamoros, PREDISAN’s Director of Groups, completes the “Swinging Log” challenge on the newly completed CEREPA ROPES course. It’s harder than it looks!

In the afternoons, we trained local church members, PREDISAN staff, and interested community members in the 7 Keys of Celebrate Recovery. We were humbled and gratified by great attendance at these trainings and the keen interest the attendees demonstrated. They took notes, asked questions, and really showed us they were interested in the program.

On Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday nights, we Celebrated Recovery! Three members of our group gave their powerful testimonies on these nights, and every night, we lost power during the testimony.

The Hondurans didn’t miss a beat, running to podium with flashlights. These were powerful nights of worship, testimony and sharing for the Hondurans and for us. On Thursday night, the Hondurans ran the program. We were impressed at how well their program ran. On Friday night, Micah gave a powerful charge to the attendees to share the love and healing of Christ with their community.

We are grateful to the PREDISAN staff, the church in Catacamas, and our generous contributors for the opportunity to serve. Most of all, we are grateful to Jesus for the grace and healing he has provided for us - so much that it can overflow into the lives of others.

Grateful Believer,
Dan