WORLD MISSIONS
LOUISIANA WORLD MISSION PROJECTS
Centers of Hope Mission International
Project #772-0011
The Centers of Hope is a Christian humanitarian mission to the people of Central America andAfrica, with projects in Nicaragua and Kenya. Founded by Donald & Sharon Gerkin (both deceased), the mission is twofold: training of indigenous leaders to minister to their culture, and through the ministry of U.S. mission teams that specialize in construction, medical care, humanitarian aid, and/or evangelism. Centers of Hope feeds over 4000 children per month in several cities in Nicaragua: Managua, Nuevo Amanecer, Piedra Quemadas, San Rafael del Sur, Matagalpa, Rivas, and El Salto. In addition to churches across Nicaragua and Africa, they operate an orphanage at Zion Worship Center in Mutomo, Kenya.
La Ceiba, Honduras | Mercy Ministries
Project #102-9417
Financial donations assists Mercy Ministries of the Lighthouse Church of God in La Ceiba in providing for the children’s physical and academic needs. Support helps fund school supplies and the after school feeding program. Mission trips to La Ceiba undertake various projects to meet the ongoing needs of the Honduran people including construction and water relief.
Matthew & Marsena Cunningham
Missionaries Abroad
Project #065-0960