February 2008
Technical Institue Dedication. On Tuesday February 26, 2008 we held the Dedication of the El Hogar Technical Institute in the Amarateca Valley.  It was a glorious event!  The day dawned with a crystal blue sky, a gentle warm breeze, and much excitement in the air. Read more about Dedication celebration here.


January 2008
The El Hogar work team handbook has just been updated. This new version has new important information for each work team going to El Hogar in 2008.
Click here to download the 2007 El Hogar Work Team Handbook (Word .doc - 47 pages).


November
Graduation took place this past November. El Hogar is proud to announce the graduation of 12 boys from the 6th grade, 11 from Prepa (7th grade), 22 from the Technical Institute, and 13 from the Agricultural School and Farm.


September 2007
Rev. W. Richard Kunz, father of Rich Kunz, died at home after a lengthy illness on September 23, 2007.  He had been on Hospice care and was able to spend his last hours surrounded by those who loved him best.

Pastor Kunz was an ordained Methodist minister who served various churches in Brooklyn NY , Bethlehem PA and other urban communities. When asked to describe his years of ministry, he once said, "They were humble but quite rich". He was a vibrant example of the "worker priest". We ask for your prayers for the repose of his soul and for strength and consolation for his wife, Eleanor, and his children, Rich, Joanne and Mary. A funeral service will be held Wednesday September 26 at 10:30 am at Fairless Hills Methodist Church, PA.


September 2007
Hurricane Felix - On September 4, 2007, hurricane Felix hit the northeast part of Honduras. People living near rivers and the coast were evacuated. Bishop Allen called for all the churches to be prepared to house people who needed a place to stay. There are some areas in that part of the country which have severe flooding. However, it seems the country was far better prepared for Felix than they were for hurricane Mitch in 1998. The storm decreased in strength as it approached the middle of the country. The area around Tegucigalpa received just a slight amount of rain. Fortunately, for El Hogar, all three of our schools were spared any problem. Our prayers go out to all the people affected by this storm.


September 2007
Don Julio Matute died recently.  He, his wife, Dona Tona, and Lazaro were the first employees of El Hogar.  Although he was experiencing some health problems during this last year, he continued to be a faithful worker. Don Julio is the one, who over the years, built much of our school.   He was the one who knew where to find the sewer lines, and the water lines, and the electrical lines.  He is the one people went to first when something needed to be fixed.  He devoted his life to El Hogar.  Besides his practical work, he also served as a surrogate grandfather to the boys at El Hogar.  He could often be seen with a small group of boys or teenagers around him, helping him and learning from him.  He was an important member of our team, and was just honored for his service a new months ago.  He is, and will be, missed. Everywhere one looks, there are evidences of his work, and reminders of his personality.  He is truly a person whose faithful labor made the world a better place.


September 2007
The Lexington Minuteman recently featured an article about the experiences of a work team from The Church of Our Redeemer Episcopal church in Lexington, MA. Read their article here.


March 2007
The Episcopal Relief and Development office of the Episcopal Church USA has just granted El Hogar significant support to launch a new community development initiative through El Hogar’s Agricultural School and Farm. Read more here.


December 2006
The Bake House, a popular small cafe in West Vancouver, Canada, with the assistance of Grade 6 and 7 students from Chartwell Elementary School, hosted a Christmas fund-raiser for El Hogar on December 9, 2006. Read about this very successful event here.


November 2006
El Hogar Graduation Ceremonies took place in November 2006 - See a list of recent graduates from our three schools and read a description of the 2nd annual El Hogar Reunion written by Rev. Kunz.


October 2006
Episcopalians for Global Reconciliation recently featured an article about El Hogar in their Weekly Update. Read their whole article here.


September 2006
El Hogar Reaches out to Girls!
The staff of El Hogar Projects and the board of El Hogar Ministries are overjoyed to report that we will begin taking young girls into our ministry in Honduras beginning in January 2007! Read more about this exciting new program.


September 2006
Shipping Policy changes - For many, many years thoughtful donors and friends of El Hogar have been sending goods and supplies to El Hogar. It is through this kindness that we have clothing, medicine and school supplies for our boys. This is has been a tremendous help to our program and has saved us precious money. Recently we have felt the need to reevaluate our shipping program to best serve our program. Click here to learn more about our new shipping policy.


September 2006
The El Hogar Marimba Band traveled to Ohio to perform at the General Convention of the Episcopal Church this past June. Read some of the boys comments about their experience in the US.


June 2006
The El Hogar Marimba Band CD - Sounds of Love and Hope - is now available. Josh and Steve Taylor traveled to Hondurus this past spring to record the El Hogar Mirimba band. Josh, a music school graduate, now working in local recording studios mixed and edited the material to create a full length CD. All the proceeds from the CDs will go to El Hogar. Read more about their trip here.
Click here for a CD order form.




Click here to see an archive of past news stories from El Hogar.