summer/fall newsletter 2014
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News and Information about the Melton's ministry in the country of Honduras.TRANSCRIPT
Summer/Fall 2014
Melton Messenger
Dear Family and Friends,
This year has been full of activities from medical brigades to traveling and visiting
friends, family and supporters in the US. We are so grateful for the protection God provides as
we travel to so many different places.
February arrived, and with it the medical brigade. It was a huge blessing to have 17 peo-
ple arrive to help complete our goal of serving in small communities in both the spiritual and
physical needs of the people. In the week they were with us , we were able to serve 4 communi-
ties, attending over 1000 people and seeing more
than 100 people come to Christ. I was also over-
joyed to see the overwhelming support of our na-
tional brethren helping out each day. We had a
total of around 34 people going out to serve. I am
grateful for the Lord’s protection over each one
who traveled so far to help the people in the San
Luis area.
March brought my brother, Brad Melton, and lots of
work! What a huge blessing he was to our ministry, as
well as being enjoyed by 4 little nephews, in the two
weeks he was with us. Uncle Brad is just cool! Also
this month, we had such a huge answer to prayer con-
cerning a much-needed water tank. It belonged to a
local gas company that had left it sitting unused for
about 7 years. Miraculously, the Lord softened their
hearts to donate the 11,000 gallon tank to the ministry
here in San Luis. The tank has a value of around
$10,000 – the Lord is good!
There is a saying that goes something like,
“Give a man a fish, and you help him for a day; teach
him to fish, and you help him for the rest of his life.”
Evangelistic Faith Missions, P.O. BOX 609, Bedford, Indiana, 47421
Melton Messenger For many years in Honduras, the missionaries have taught, sacrificed,
and led by example so our Honduran brethren could follow; and, so to
speak, “learn how to fish.” It is interesting to see the positive impact
each missionary has had on the work and brought it to where we are to-
day. God has blessed and the ministry is moving forward: New church-
es are being opened, works that were closed are now being reopened
and present works are growing.
For the last several years our focus has been on trying to help the
national brethren to realize the work belongs to them. The biggest hur-
dle they have is finances. When they look at how much it costs to maintain the ministries, it
looks like a very difficult task. Around 4-5 years ago, I asked the Lord what else He had for
us in Honduras . He whispered to me that we had a little less than 30 acres in San Luis and
we were not using it to its fullest potential. With ideas the Lord has given me, I have been
able to be a tool in the Lord’s hand. The idea for many projects have been put into place and
these, in turn, will provide a steady income to cover the monthly expenses of the ministry.
The final outcome: They are self-supported! See the last page for a list of the projects and the
process of each one.
Please continue to pray for us as we help the nationals reach for this goal and that
these projects would be a success and used for His glory. Thank you to each one who has
given for many of these projects as well as for the financial support of our family. We have
felt the prayers of many of you and are so grateful for those that lift us up in prayer so faith-
fully.
In His Service,
Daniel, Tiffany, Kendrick, Kaleb, Kenton, & Kaden
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Evangelistic Faith Missions, P.O. BOX 609, Bedford, Indiana, 47421
Email: [email protected]
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Evangelistic Faith Missions, P.O. BOX 609, Bedford, Indiana, 47421
Email: [email protected]
We have planted around 500 mahogany trees – this is a 30-year or
more project.
We’ve set up 7 Honey bee hives – honey bees with no stingers
(isn’t that great?). Our goal is 20 hives.
We have planted 13,000 coffee trees. It will be at least another
year before they begin to produce.
We have had a chicken project for the
last several years with good results. We
have 300 chickens and are selling close to
7,000 eggs each month. Since it went
well, we have a goal of purchasing 1,000 chickens in the next couple of
weeks.
Our new water well is proving to be a huge blessing not only to the
clinic and mission property but soon to the community. Dr. John Col-
lins has donated a UV water system so that we can verify the quality
of the water to a high enough standard that we can bottle the water and sell it in the communi-
ty to help support the ministry.
Four tilapia fish ponds are being used to help support the Bible school.
160 Allspice trees are being planted, along with about 1,500 banana trees in between.
Brad Melton pulling stumps with backhoe
Honey bee hives
Chicken house ready for them to move in
Allspice Trees
Coffee Trees
Tilapia ponds