Friday, June 1, 2012

International Christian Hospice Newletter Spring 2012


Greetings friends! We thank the Lord for His faithful presence through the past few months. It has been a time of transition for ICH as well as for us personally. We have moved our home and office to another location but we are still in the Columbia, S.C. area. Our phone and email have not changed. It has required all of Ron’s handyman skills to renovate the new house/office but it looks like things are coming together.

ICH has experienced the financial challenges that many other ministries are going through. We are tightening the budget and being as wise as possible with reduced donations this year. Finances have impacted our travel and ministry time in other countries this spring but the Lord is not limited nor His plans thwarted. We have several things to report about ICH progress in Central America.

ICH in Honduras

Pastor Francisco Ilias, as ICH Central American Director, is continuing to report ongoing work. He is leading his church in very active hospice ministry in the San Pedro Sula area. They are ministering in the hospitals, doing home care and outreach through their church. ICH impact has grown this spring through a weekend ICH conference which he led. The keynote speaker at the conference was Dr. Manuel Aguilar, a director of the largest, national run mission hospital in Honduras. We have known Dr. Aguilar for 5 years and been blessed by sharing a common goal of ministry. He has broadened the scope of impact of the Evangelical Hospital, located in Seguatepeque, which is in the heart of Honduras. The emphasis of his work has grown to include hospice care, palliative care and a focus on those who are dying with HIV/AIDs. Dr. Aguilar and Pastor Ilias together presented a day of education and inspiration to a large gathering of Pastors and church leaders. As a result we have heard reports that many other churches and believers in Honduras have begun reaching out to the dying and suffering in their own towns and villages with a better understanding of their physical, emotional and spiritual needs. Christian Hospice is proving to be one of the most effective, practical avenues for sharing Christ’s love and we are honored to be a part of God’s work in Honduras.

Upcoming Ministry Opportunities in Central America

ICH teams will be ministering in Guatemala and Honduras in the months of July and August this year. In Honduras we are planning ministry work in Seguatepeque, Santa Barbara, Tela, La Ceiba and San Pedro Sula. In Guatemala we will be working in Guatemala City, Chocola, San Antonio and the Peten. We anticipate a very packed schedule as our team members from both North and South Carolina join us. Thank you for your prayers for safe travel, logistics and effective ministry for the Kingdom. Please let us know if you would be interested in joining us for a mission trip.

We thank our Heavenly Father for each of our friends, prayer partners and supporters! International Christian Hospice is an extension of you so please join us in any way that you are able. We’d love to hear from you!

In Christ’s love and service,

Ron and Susan Naish

Donations accepted for ICH at 303 Madison Heights Dr. Marshall, N.C. 28753