Author: elayudante

“For I know the plans I have for you”, declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future” Jeremiah 29:11. This verse has always resonated with me having been blessed my entire life by getting to see God’s provision during different stages of my life.…

Hi, my name is Emily Neal and I am a student at California Baptist University. I spent 10 weeks of my summer at El Ayudante. The EA family and the community of Lo de Reina were kind, welcoming and so loving during my time there! I was in awe every day that I got to…

Hi, my name is Jon Dunsmore and I am from Aurora, IL. I am the newest missionary here at El Ayudante. I’d like to share a little about my journey that brought me here full time. Several years ago, I was in a very dark pit of life, feeling lost, with a huge empty space…

We are the Jorge and Savanah Madrid.  God has blessed us with 2 beautiful daughters, Sofia(9) and Jolanda(5).   We are from Owensboro, Kentuky.  Jorge was originally born in Tela, Honduras.  His family journeyed from Hoduras to America, by foot, when he was a child.  They entered the states in 1995.  Since then Kentucky has been…

My name is Miguel Ortega from Aurora Colorado and I arrived in Honduras a product of serendipity – connected through old friends to ‘a mission in Honduras.’ I had only interviewed with El Ayudante by Skype a week before and bought the plane tickets 3 days in advance.  I had hardly prepared myself to immerse…

We often talk about our CTC’s (community transformation committees). They are elected representatives in each community that we meet with on a regular basis to hear their dreams and goals and help them find ways to achieve those.  One of the dreams/goals of our La Laguna CTC was focused on their youth…….they wanted their youth to…

Hey there! My name is Casey Coyle. I am from the wonderful Bluegrass state of Kentucky and graduated from the University of Kentucky (Go Cats!!), majoring in Spanish. In 2014, I went on a week-long mission trip to El Ayudante and couldn’t get enough, so I came back again in 2015 and 2016. There was…

Hello! My name is Brittany Rambatt. I was born and raised in the small community of Sharon, Wisconsin. Sharon is located in the southeast part of the state on the WI/IL border, about an hour south of Madison. I graduated from the University of Wisconsin River Falls with a degree in Agricultural Education and worked…

One of the joys of working with El Ayudante is that we get to stick around in our community to see the effects of our ministry. I first met Lily when she was 17, 3 years ago. She and her 19 year old boyfriend, Marlon, had a 6 month old baby named Carol. One day…

I am a firm believer that God places individuals in your path that have an impact on your life. Below is one of those instances. My wife, Teresa, and I are regular volunteers at El Ayudante. On our last trip, I had a very moving experience. On Monday morning, we arrived at the clinic to…