Hope of Life International

Hope of Life has once again been able to help hundreds of people from the neighboring communities and other places in the region that are in great need with the help of several missionary groups from various churches and organizations from Kentucky, Michigan, Virginia, Louisiana, and Puerto Rico.

For several weeks, the missionary groups, in cooperation with the missionary Carlos Vargas, have been able to build houses for many families, sponsor and build greenhouses that will provide food for the community, and hand out non-perishable food as well as food that was prepared in the infant feeding centers in Teculutan and other villages like Los Limones and Pueblo Modelo.

Likewise they’ve been able to provide various types of community assistance such as medical, dental, and eye clinics; personal hygiene workshops; church maintenance and donation of candy and toys to the children.

Missionary Carlos Vargas of Hope of Life; along with staff and volunteer missionaries are seen distributing aid to victims from the devastating flooding in the areas of San Isidro and Valle Nuevo, in Chiquimula.

This aid consists of relief bags full of clothing, food supplies such as canned beans, rice, dry goods, juice and other items from HOL’s warehouse. These provisions benefited more than 150 families that were displaced during the storm. Over 20 tons of supplies were distributed to the victims of these villages within the first few days of the disaster.
Missionary Carlos has been traveling from one village to the next consoling families that are heartbroken from the loss of their loved ones and all their worldly possessions. At Hope of Life we are committed to help as much as possible providing for their physical needs and also praying for spiritual strength during their time of anguish. Please be part of rebuilding the hopes and dreams of these lost people.

 Aid is arriving to the devastated communities of Gualan, trusting in God that we can help all the affected families in the region.

As a result of the excessive rain brought on by Tropical Storm Agatha, on the morning of May 30, The Motagua River rose 25 ft. above level destroying everything in its path: bridges, fields, homes and entire villages. Many families have lost all material belongings and some their most precious possessions their loved ones.

Missionary Carlos Vargas, staff and volunteers from Liberty University began assisting families in the affected areas of Zacapa, such as: La Vega, El Coban en Teculutan and Chispan in Estanzuela, offering aid to save the lives of people that were in danger. Observing firsthand the needs that these families had, he immediately began organizing distribution of emergency supplies.

Hope of Life began distribution of food and clean water to the areas that were accessible. This effort was coordinated with the leaders of each community and thus enabled the victims to receive the relief supplies immediately. We were heart fully saddened during the first days of the flooding because the roads into Gualan were closed and we were not able to reach many villages that were in dire need.

However the roads are now opened for travel to these villages. Missionary Carlos was able to see all the major needs of the affected areas in Gualán, and visited shelters by the side of President of the Republic Álvaro Colom. The families of Limones, El Rincon, La Linea and other villages are receiving aid sent from Hope of Life, working jointly with the Mayor of Gualán, Juan Mejía.

We do not know yet how many lives have been lost but just one is too many. The feeling of anguish and pain is blatant in the region our HOPE is in God and all the Samaritans that can contribute their grain of sand to restore the life of all the victims of tropical storm Agatha. 

The heart saddens when seeing that because of a family´s economic limitations and the remote places where they live, a child can suffer in a huge way.

The 20th of May, Maria Araceli Larios Garcia, six years old, was rescued in the village of Santa Barbara, Chiquimula; an area that is located on the other side of a river that is impossible for vehicles to pass through. However, with the help of the family members and the decision to help the little girl, they were able to transport her by carrying her in a hammock, which was necessary due to her severe malnourished state that made it impossible for her to move by herself.

Because of her extreme delicate state, she was taken to the hospital where she is now recuperating.

 “The children of Guatemala need you, may we open our eyes to the great need…only by uniting together we will make the difference.”

Thank you for your prayers and support, they are what make it possible every day to be able to bring more and more children that need us so much, no matter what the problems or obstacles may be that stand in our way.

This week, four children with severe malnutrition and physical disorders came to the Liberty Nutrition and Rescue Center. Their illnesses were caused by serve lack of food, clean water, and medical attention.  Theses resources were unattainable, because these children lived in the “darkest” parts of the mountains.   Two of the children, which came from two different villages in the western part of the country, were born with cleft lips and palates.

Our Mission founder, Carlos Vargas, hopes to be able to help change the lives of these four children. In the same way, he has been able to help many others who have come to the Hope of Life Mission in their time of need. The progress continues with our newest project, the Saint Luke Hospital. We are trusting in God to provide the finances and resources to allow us to finish the construction soon, so that we can serve the sick and poverty-stricken children of our beautiful Guatemala.

We extend a prayerful invitation to all those who feel called to be part of this amazing opportunity. However you choose to be involved, we welcome your generous gift. Whether your gift is physical labor, financial generosity, and/or spiritual support, it all helps us reach our goal of providing outstanding medical care to the children of Guatemala.

Everyday, the Saint Luke Hospital is becoming more and more necessary!

Together we can continue to make this vision a reality!

Yesterday, Brandon Ken Recinos Martinez was admitted into the Nutritional and Rescue Center “Liberty” with severe malnourishment. He is  4 years old and only weighed 6.8kgm, which would be the normal weight of a 5 month old baby.

The missionary Carlos Vargas, with tears in his eyes and holding the child in his arms, spoke of the urgency of the “San Lucas” hospital and the blessing it will be, to be able to save the lives of thousands of boys and girls that are found in the same situation as Brandon Recinos.

Up until today, we have been able to save the lives of hundreds of children thanks to the Nutrition and Rescue Center “Liberty”. But thanks to many people and institutions that have realized the great work that could be done, we know that with the construction of the Hospital “San Lucas” we will be able to reach not only hundreds, but thousands of lives like that of Brandon Recinos.

We give thanks to God and bless all the people that are involved in this noble work. With their love, help and strength they are making a dream become a reality.