Julie Nyhoff de Valladares. Our newsletter this month is about Jairo (pronounced Hi-ro) Gonzalez, a recent microloan recipient. Jairo works for a Honduran non-profit ministry that provides comprehensive spiritual, educational, medical, and nutritional care for many Honduran families. This organization … Read More
Julie Nyhoff de Valladares. Imagine living without a bathroom—no tub, shower, or functioning toilet! Only a crude outhouse made by stringing together some ragged tarps for privacy. Furthermore, imagine living without any laundry facilities. The only way you can wash … Read More
The Year in Review Prov. 19:17 – One who is gracious to a poor man lends to the Lord, and He will repay him for his good deeds. Here at the end of 2024, I would like to paint a … Read More
Ten years ago, Professor Antonio Castellanos of Siguatepeque lost his son to diabetes. This opened his eyes to the urgent need for a diabetes clinic in Siguatepeque, especially one that served the poor. So he founded the Diabetes Association of … Read More
Last year, I reported on an exciting microloan project that the Society of the Good Shepherd is involved with in the small town of Taulebé in Honduras. The project was providing $3000 in seed money to assist a number of … Read More
Some time ago, the mayor of Comayagua invited several representatives of the Society of the Good Shepherd to meet with him and several doctors at his office. The mayor and the doctors told the Society about an important need at … Read More
Roni Zelaya is a young man from the remote, rural state of Olancho in Honduras, where there is a lot of dairy farming. Roni has been a committed Christian for many years, and his dedication to Christ led him to … Read More
David Bercot. Normally the Society of the Good Shepherd limits our interest-free loan ministry to Honduras. However, during the past six months, an unusual opportunity opened up for us in a closed country. Because this is a closed country, we … Read More
For many years, the Society of the Good Shepherd has shied away from making agricultural loans. We made several such loans at the beginning of our ministry 24 years ago, and we soon realized that agricultural loans come with a … Read More
Two of our most recent loan recipients are Gerson and Angie Velasquez. And their loan came at a critical moment in their lives, in answer to their prayers. Let me introduce you to them. Gerson and Angie met at a … Read More
