The Inspiring Story of Pastor Yovanny

The life of a pastor can be difficult and pose many challenges. Pastors are required to be spiritual leaders, counsel the troubled and hurting, and balance a church budget. And currently, offerings and church attendance are low, due to the current state of the global pandemic.

Now, I ask you to imagine (actually walk in their shoes) the difficult role of the pastor in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. In addition to the hurdles mentioned above, the community you serve lives in extreme poverty, has a shortage of clean, safe water, a lack of critical medical care, and a feeling of hopelessness. The community faces wide-spread injustice and lack of economic opportunity. And as a pastor in Honduras, your “salary”, would be just a few dollars per day!

This is why we were so pleased to recently provide a $900 microfinance loan to Pastor “Yovanny” (pictured). Yovanny leads a small rural church near Tegucigalpa, Honduras. Like most small church pastors, he receives very little compensation and was struggling to provide for his family (a wife, Cindy, and four children) while juggling the demands of his congregation. The loan enabled Yovanny to achieve his dream of opening a small hand-made wooden furniture business. The business runs out of the back of his church and provides affordable furniture to his community. He can now earn a living with the skill of his hands.

Yovanny is an excellent example of the spirit of grit and determination so prevalent in the people of Honduras. CareLink capital helps people break the cycle of poverty and dependency. It is powerful and transformative.

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