Seek support from community
In March, Andrea and Lauren Stratman of Columbus went to the mountains of Central Honduras on a mission with their church, Mud Creek Baptist Church in Hendersonville. They served with Christian Community in Honduras, a nonprofit organization based in North Carolina.
That mission experience made such an impression on the Stratmans that they are planning another mission trip July 9-16. During this trip, they plan to hold backyard vacation Bible school sessions and to work on the medical facility Christian Community in Honduras helps to sponsor. The medical clinic currently serves approximately 100 men, women and children weekly. It provides a medical doctor, Dr. Floripe Gonzalez, a dentist and a small pharmacy.
The Stratmans said the clinic still needs a great deal of work to make it as up to date and useful as possible. The facility will also house mission teams while they are in the country, which will decrease the overall cost of mission trips.
The Stratmans said the cost of the trip will be approximately $1,600 per person, and they are asking the community to help with those costs. Donations can be mailed to Mud Creek Baptist Church, July Honduras Mission Trip/Stratman, 403 Rutledge Drive, Hendersonville, N.C. 28739.
– article submitted by Andrea and Lauren Stratman