Amigos helped fund the school that is operated by Helping Honduras Kids (David Ashby). It is built on top of a steep hill. Some children walk as long as two hours each way, each day. It is an incredible setting! Each child receives a nutricious meal each day.

Amigos of Honduras and Max International have teamed up to do something substantial to permanently improve the lives in Honduras. Amigos has given a presentation at the last two Max conventions held in September of 2008 and 2009. Max associates have then committed monthly payments to fund the completion of the water project in El Pariso.

Bob Kaelin came to Honduras with us and presented to Javier Linarte, president of the village, the ceremonial Max golf shirt. We look forward to working together with Bob and Craig Case on many projects at the "Max Mountain" in Honduras.

It is impossible to put into words how much this help fom Max means to Amigos and the people of Honduras. It is incremental funding that is directly for water projects. 100% of every Max dollar donated is bringing clean, pure water to people who, in most cases, have only had access to rain water. Max International has chosen wisely to provide water to our great friends in Honduras. Their website www.maxgivesback.com goes directly to the Amigos of Honduras site.

On the northern coast near La Ceiba many kids live with their grandmothers. We try to help with their needs. They are also being helped by our good friends at Helping Honduras Kids and Honduras Children.

There are a group of about 35 families that were displaced in 1974 by hurricane Fifi from their farmlands on the Mosquitia Coast. They have been "squatting" on land since that time. Amigos has purchased a plot of land where they can start over. Helping Honduras Kids has completed a "kinder" for the children on the land. Helping Honduras Kids has now completed the kindergarten and volunteers are teaching. We also were introduced to a new campesino village called Bonatillo. We distributed school kits on this trip to the children of Bonatillo.

Olman Flores runs a great orphanage near La Ceiba. They have 16 small houses and about 140 children. We have visited this great facility every trip to see "our kids". Olman indicated that SOS is having water problems so our engineer is visiting to see how we can help.

Valerie Nelson left the tropics of Canada intent on helping in some way in Roatan. She has developed an HIV awareness clinic. She is saving lives of children born to HIV mothers by providing formula for the babies. Amigos helps Valerie by sending shipments of clothing and formula. We are also helping to fund the purchase of a home for one of the HIV mothers. Valerie also built a home for infants called The Morgan Jayne Project. She is a wonderful lady that does incredible work!

In Comayagua we do microcredit loans for individuals that want to become independent. Loans have been for everything from wood for a carpenter to a fruit stand for a vendor.

Doctor Black has moved from Texas to help Hondurans. He has opened a medical clinic up the Cangrejal River near La Ceiba. He also tries to provide a glass of milk a day to the children. David has also started soccer teams for the youth. We provide the uniforms and soccer balls for these teams and try to keep the clinic stocked with medicine.

Charlie and Amalia run the new child care center in El Porvenir. Amigos provided the materials for the building. Eve Horowitz finds volunteer to help them with this great project. The children get instruction and a meal each day.

Hurrican Mitch in 1998 ruined many of the farms in Comayagua. Carlos had a successful farm before Mitch but it was wiped out by this nasty storm. Carlos is now a "pig farmer". He does all the work and Amigos provided funds for materials and his first pigs.