Vlad Radetskie. Hello, we are the Radetskie family: Vlad, Sabina, David, and Erika-Feruza. In 2010, we purchased a plot of land in the village of Yaloma, in the Khachmaz district of Azerbaijan. The village of Yaloma is located in northern … Read More
In every society there are children with special needs like Down syndrome, blindness, deafness, and autism. Children in Honduras are no different. However, in most towns in Honduras, the public school system has no funds for a special needs school. … Read More
Antonio Alberto and his wife Dilian [DEEL-yen] have been model loan recipients of the Society of the Good Shepherd for the past 16 years. Antonio first took out an interest-free loan from the Society in 2010 when he was a … Read More
David Bercot. The work of the Society of the Good Shepherd began in January, 2000, when my nine-year old son, Isaiah, and I flew to Honduras. The night before we left, a friend gave me the name of a very … Read More
April Newsletter 2026 One of our new loan recipients has proved herself to be a good example of all that we hope to support and encourage in our microloan ministry at the Society of the Good Shepherd. Her name is … Read More
In early February, an exuberant team sent by the Society of the Good Shepherd dove into our newest clinic project: the building of a dialysis clinic in Taulebé, Honduras. The team was only in Honduras for nine days, but they … Read More
Last year, we told our readers that we have extended our microloan ministry to a closed Muslim country. To be sure, Christianity is tolerated in this country—but only so long as it remains within the walls of a church. Evangelism … Read More
It has been an amazing year for the Society of the Good Shepherd. And we take great honor and joy in reporting to you the details of the things God has done—thanks to your help and investment in the people … Read More
In 2021, Honduras was largely shut down due to the Covid restrictions imposed by the government. We were extra careful in making loans during this period. Nevertheless, it was during this time that we made loans to two people who … Read More
Carlos Hernandez met one of our directors, Luis Vega, while studying in seminary in Siguatepeque in the 1990’s. Luis was studying there also. Carlos then spent 15 years pastoring a church near Lake Yojoa, not far from Siguatepeque. Eight years … Read More
