Our Bags are (Nearly) Packed
Dear friends, today I began to pack my suitcase because in just a few days, I’ll be joining members of our 2018 mission team as we fly to Tegucigalpa. We will serve at the school for a week, from July 14-21. We will be serving in the classrooms in a variety of ways, think pinewood […]
Back to Honduras!
Hello from Honduras! My name is Emily, and as many of you may have read in the past, I was the summer intern during the summer of 2017. I left Honduras in August to finish my last year of school at Mississippi State University. Thankfully, I graduated in May with a degree in Foreign Language […]
Happy Mother’s Day – God made you so well!
Honduras is a place of strong mamas! Unfortunately, dads often fall by the wayside, or become increasingly less present in their children’s lives, but present moms, aunts, and grandmas are staples in most Honduran homes. So needless to say, celebrating Mother’s Day well is important in Honduras and also here at Jubilee. And yes, in […]
Gratitude All Around
Just over a week ago, I returned from visiting Jubilee. The school’s theme verse for this year is 1 Thessalonians 5:18, “Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” In the spirit of that verse, the grounds of Jubilee have been filled with expressions of gratitude this school […]
New School Year!
This is always a joyful and busy time as we begin a new school year! There is A LOT that goes into getting ready for a new year and thankfully it is a big team effort! Some of the many to-do’s include decorating and organizing each classroom, enrolling all of the students, interviewing the new […]
“Let the Children Come to Me”
In early November we wrapped up our eighth school year at Jubilee Centers International and flew to Michigan to prepare for our seventh annual celebration event! Our theme this year was Let the Children Come to Me which speaks of our desire for children to be warmly welcomed into Jesus’ arms and to have a […]
“Mar K 2” Forever Marked Youth Adventure Camp!
Written by Brother, Missionary, Friend, and Group Leader Edgar Maldonado. Edgar is originally from Puerto Rico and served as a leader in Youth Adventure Camps in Puerto Rico, the US, Venezuela, as well as other countries. It was during the first weekend of September that our team met in Honduras to lead the first ever […]
Get to Know Us–Mrs. Claudia Velasquez
Who better to feature than the teacher who has been serving with us since the inception of JCI, eight years ago? When we were looking for a way to start Jubilee, God orchestrated a “chance” meeting between David and his former high school classmate, Claudia Velasquez. She had experience in the field of education and […]
Joining God’s Work in Honduras
The last week of July brought an unforgettable experience for our family. On July 21, we traveled with two of our children (Lydia, 16 and Eli, 13) from our home in Grand Rapids, Michigan to Tegucigalpa, Honduras. We planned to spend a week engaging some of the students of Jubilee in an art camp that […]
Always Growing, Always Changing, Always Improving
What a blessing that each year since the inception of Jubilee, we have been able to share with you about how we are growing, changing, and improving! Currently, we are finishing construction of a small, wooden building that will house a kitchen and meeting space. A few months ago, we were able to complete the […]
