The Opportunity

Greetings All!

With the National Missionary Conference here in Cincinnati and the SLP booth there, we're real busy preparing for that and the CBN Trade Show Friday, but I couldn't resist letting you know how excited I am about The Opportunity we have before us. You may already know that the First Lady of Honduras ha extended an invitation to SonLight Power, through the Healthy Schools Program - to install solar power systems in almost 400 rural schools where there is no electricity. The Honduran government is going to waive all import duties for equipment imported for these projects and provide logistical support on the ground in Honduras.

Our press release will be on the SLP web site within a day or so, but this is a great opportunity for as many as 500 churches to send as many as 1,000 members on short term mission trips that are "soft landings" and very impact full to the education, health and future well being of Honduran people - through their children. All of the areas affected by these systems are the poorest communities in the country. It is our experience that the practical and spiritual benefits these systems provide make a SonLight Power mission trip a great experience for those going on the mission trip and those in the villages, many of which have never had anyone visit from outside the immediate area.

Some of the children have never seen a television set before and almost none of them have any idea about the world outside of Honduras. The savings afforded by the Honduran government means a system costs about $3,000 in equipment, a savings of about $500. Please take the opportunity of reading the latest SonLight Beacon and consider providing myself or SonLight Power Board of Trustee member with the Director of Missions for your church. We can partner together to "Bring Light into Darkness" and let children know that Jesus truly does love them.

SonLight mission trippers need not have skills in solar power. For each team we need 5 people to assist in the solar power install - and up to five to interact with the children of each school. We train those interested in the install part. Playing with children is a natural.

We expect this project to take 5-7 years, but God has His own plan - perhaps you can sponsor a school and be part of a team to install it. Telling the children why we come is a great blessing - that I can share if necessary. (-:}

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posted by SolarAl @ 1:39 PM