6/30/2009 Political Situation Honduras

Some of you have contacted us with questions about the current turmoil

in Honduras, and for that reason we have decided to send you a small

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5/28/2009 Powerful earthquake hits Honduras

In the night from 27 to 28 May, Honduras was struck by a powerful earthquake, one that had a force of 7.1 magnitude.

All the children and adults who we work with are safe and the buildings in which we live and work have suffered only very minor damage.

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5/25/2009 In Memoriam

When the phone rang none of us could have guessed the news that we were about to hear.

“Ramon has died, he drowned in the river”. We put the receiver down, in disbelief, without asking any further questions. We were left in tears and loneliness.

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2/11/2009 Cowboy Zelaya

A camouflage cowboy

How far can he go? When Manuel Zelaya, Honduras’ president, was elected in 2006, a sense of relief was palpable among the people. A businessman, chosen to be the people’s chief! Granted, there were some uncomfortable rumors about electoral fraud and the man always wore such an exotic Texan cowboy hat, but he had done so well in business, surely he would do well for his nation too?

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1/31/2009 news letter president

This time I will not go through a long list of people to thank, but simply extend my gratitude to all of you for the support you have shown us, in whatever form and shape. Please do continue to support us, for the children cannot live without that help. I will now share the most important matters to let you know what we have done and why.

First some facts:

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