Lifesong-Honduras

Lifesong for Orphans is partnering with Tree of Life Ministry (TOLM) to provide orphan care in Honduras.

Tree of Life Ministry is working in Honduras to provide HOPE to the Hopeless, HELP to the Helpless, & HEALING to the Hurting.

TOLM's vision is to reach out and meet the physical needs of other. By doing so, TOLM "will give to them the catalyst that will change their lives, destinies, and futures; aiming them more accurately toward their eternal purpose and destinations."

Some of TOLM's goals include:

Providing an education to the poorest of youth
Providing food to the poorest of youth
Providing vocational training & micro-business opportunities
Providing free medical and dental clinics to those in need
Training young people to give back to their communities
Reaching people in the jungles of the Mosquito Coast

Currently, there are 550 children living on the Escalon campus. Escalon is translated "escalator" and is used to describe the children's escalator out of poverty/brokenness. These children live on the campus and attend school here as well. In addition to school, the staff provides job skill training/micro-business opportunities, such as: glass etching, a bakery, growing a private label coffee, and two small retail stores. Each student is equipped with hands-on experience and challenged to open a business within the community in order to learn new skills and potentially generate income for their family.

To learn more about TOLM, please visit their website at: http://www.tolm.org

**all info taken from www.tolm.org

About Honduras

Honduras

Location
Central America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between Guatemala and Nicaragua and bordering the Gulf of Fonseca (North Pacific Ocean), between El Salvador and Nicaragua

Capital City
Tegucigalpa

Area
112,090 sq km (slightly larger than Tennessee)

Population
7,792,854

Languages
Spanish, Amerindian dialects

Religion
Roman Catholic 97%, Protestant 3%

**data from www.cia.gov