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2016 Year In Review

By on January 1, 2017 in Equatorial Guinea, Honduras

2016 has to be one of our most difficult and emotionally trying years for the Pettengill family. There were so many changes and difficult times and moving from our home in Honduras to Africa thinned out our support group and made communication difficult. Here are some of the highlights from 2016: January We concluded our […]

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Honest Update On Our Little Family

By on October 17, 2016 in Equatorial Guinea, Honduras, Maddy, Prayer

In the past year God has placed a few thorns in our family’s side. Unlike, Paul, we shouted, “Ouch. Stop it God. No, take it away.” God, in his perfect wisdom, has pushed and pushed and always has been there waiting to receive us when we are ready to trust him. Some of the thorns […]

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Nine Years Of Being Missionaries

By on August 26, 2016 in Costa Rica, Equatorial Guinea, Honduras

August 27th is the official nine-year anniversary of our family arriving on the mission field. August 27, 2007 we left Sacramento, CA (our home for 20 years) and moved to San Jose, Costa Rica. After a year of studying Spanish in Costa Rica we moved to La Ceiba, Honduras and started a new ministry site […]

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7 1/2 Years In Honduras Comes To A Close

By on February 9, 2016 in Honduras

On Monday Erin and Mike left Hondruas for likely the final time. We flew from San Pedro Sula to Atlanta. We will spend the next seven-weeks on the East Coast (of the US), before we depart for Equatorial Guinea on March 30th. Our family launched a new ministry for MTW in La Ceiba, Honduras over 7 […]

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Final Construction Update From Honduras

By on January 29, 2016 in Honduras, Seminary

Construction on the theological seminary in La Ceiba is moving along quite rapidly. It has been amazing to watch. The seminary will occupy the second floor of the downtown ministry center above the clinic, kitchen, dinning hall and the Peter Project (streetkids ministry). In 2012 we started collecting Spanish language theology books to create a […]

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Honduras And Murder – No Longer #1

By on January 27, 2016 in Honduras

Honduras was the most murderous country in the world in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014. Every year we have lived in Honduras it has had more murders per capita than any other country on the plant. Honduras holds that distinction no longer. Our neighbor to the south-west, El Salvador, was the most […]

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Presbyterian Pastors Conference In Honduras

By on January 23, 2016 in Honduras, Training

This past week Team Honduras hosted the 2nd annual Central American Presbyterian Pastors conference in La Ceiba. The theme of the conference was “How to Build the Kingdom of God in My Local Church.” Dr. Richard Ramsay taught this three-day conference to 25 pastors and MTW missionaries. The conference was attended by pastors from Panama, […]

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