Dear brothers and sisters in Christ.

As we reflect upon this past year, we are reminded how grateful we are for faithful brothers and sisters in Christ like you. You’ve been with us in a year of very busy ministry, and opportunities to spread the Gospel. We want you to know how much we appreciate your support and especially your prayers.

As 2025 begins, we want to personally thank you for your invaluable partnership with our ministry in the Island of Roatan. Your prayers, support, and belief in our ministry of equipping the congregation have made a tremendous difference.

We’ve seen how the people are transformed in many ways and are being equipped for the challenges ahead in their Christian lives, and this is also transforming their families and impacting the communities.

Because of your faithfulness, we have continued with our ministry in the Island of Roatan.

For our family, this past year has been marked by new members in the family.

My son Stephen and his wife Brooke Mejia now have a girl named Rose Athena Mejia, our beautiful granddaughter that we are looking forward to meeting for the first time.

What is Happening in the Roatan Churches

A dream come true

Many families in Roatan have received the donation of a free house, through the work of the Dwelling Organization who build houses for the poor on the Island.

This past year four families in our church have been blessed with a totally free house. The Rivaz Family, the Flores Family, the Serranos Family and the Maradiaga Family. It was a dream come true for all of them.

Women’s Event

About 40 women meet together to learn about the love of God for them. It is with the purpose of strengthening their personal relationships with God and to cultivate the fellowship as they meet and grow together. Food and games are always available so that everybody enjoys having fun.

Couples’ Event

As we said before, healthy families lead to a healthy congregation. We recently held an event for couples at the Church with the purpose of strengthening their marital relationships. The event was attended by 18 couples from the Church who were strengthened with very good teachings for marriage. At the same time they had fun with a jenga game that all of them enjoyed. We prepared a dinner, especially for them and it was beautifully presented. Special thank you to Paty, Natalia and Kara who made this event possible.

Christmas presents, God’s Provision for the Kids.

Once again it was a blessing to see the joy and smiles on the faces of boys and girls who received a gift in our churches.

So for another year our church kids experienced the blessing of receiving a Christmas present in cooperation with Christ Church in Campbellton, St. Andrew’s in Dalhousie, and St. Mary’s in Robinsonville N.B. We thank them very much for their generosity that makes this activity possible every year bringing a great smile to many kids. 

Financial Support 

On the financial side, we continue to be very positive and to pray and praise God with faith and thanksgiving. We also ask you to continue to pray about our finances, that for the next year and in coming years our support will stabilize and be sufficient to cover our needs. 

At the moment our finances need to stabilize; in fact, please consider helping us keep our balance stabilized; we are trusting in God that He will provide.

To donate now, please click on the following link (or copy and paste it into your browser):

https://www.canadahelps.org/en/dn/13778

Or you can visit the Diocese of Fredericton’s website (www.anglican.nb.ca) then go to “Donate” for various ways to give online. Be sure to select “Honduras Mission Fund”.

Cheques should be made payable to “The Diocesan Synod of Fredericton” and sent to:

Anglican Diocesan Synod of Fredericton, 

168 Church Street Room 20, 

Fredericton, NB E3B 4C9

Phone: (506) 459-1801

All cheques should have “Honduras Mission” noted on the reference line.

We greatly appreciate your prayer and financial support to date and trust that you will continue to support us.

Please continue to pray for:

1. For our family: Nelson, Kara and Kelly as we continue serving the Lord in Roatán, and Stephen who lives in Midland, now married to Brooke Mejia with Rose Athena Mejia their daughter who is 3 months old.

2. Continued and stable financial support as we continue to serve the Lord in Roatán, Honduras. 

3.   Our congregations: St. Peter by the Sea in Brick Bay, and Emmanuel in Coxen Hole, that we can continue growing, worshiping, and focusing on Jesus Christ. 

4.   Please pray for the Rev. Robert Browning and for his ministry to English-speakers in Eastern Roatán.

5.   Evangelism and practical outreach in the local communities.

6.  For a Couples event for the Church in Roatán this coming 15th of February. That everyone who participates will embrace the challenges in their marriages with God’s help. 

7. The Episcopal Church in Honduras and our Bishop Lloyd Allen, who continues leading our Diocese for the next three years.

8. For Carmen, Arlin, Charon, Ingris, and Alexy, as they continue at University here in Roatan. Also for Jafet in 11th grade.

9. Pray for Nelson, as Dean of the churches in the Atlantic area of ​​the country of Honduras and Roatan in the Bay Islands. 

10. Pray for our Diocesan Convention next 21,22,23 of February on mainland Honduras and for us and the delegates who will represent the church.

Thank you to all who have faithfully prayed and faithfully given to support this remarkable and incredible work of ministering to the people in our congregations.

“Whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.” Matthew 25:40.

Your prayers and continued support enable us to continue touching people’s lives with Jesus’ love.

Empowering the Church

Building Biblically Faithful People

Learning, Growing and Serving

Nelson and Kara Mejia