Honduras 2026
Mission Trips are hard.
They can be uncomfortable, unpredictable, and confusing. Sometimes they can even be scary. Traveling to a foreign country, navigating a different culture, not knowing the language, or simply being far from the comforts of home certainly isn’t something most people jump into without preparation and prayer.
But sometimes the things that are hardest yield the most beautiful results.
This Summer, a team of 35 traveled to Honduras for the 27th annual Medical Mission Trip from May 29-June 4, and if you ask each person about their experience, you’ll likely get 35 unique answers. But I imagine every story would share the same theme: God was at work.
Our 2026 Honduras Mission Team!
Throughout the week, we visited five different villages across Honduras, providing medical care and children’s ministry to hundreds of people. Some villages were only 45 minutes away, while others required a journey of more than three hours through the mountains (and on a boat!)
Each day, our medical team transformed an open-air community space into a rotating clinic, offering consultations, deworming medication, vitamins, eyeglasses, and other basic care. At the same time, our children’s ministry team shared the hope of the gospel through games, crafts, songs, puzzles, soccer, face painting, and plenty of laughter.
By the end of each day, we returned exhausted, but full. We saw God at work in every conversation attempted through broken Spanish and English, in every prescription filled, in every child who smiled beneath a freshly painted face, and in every opportunity to serve our neighbors in Christ’s name.
Each evening, our team gathered to worship, hear a short teaching, and share stories from the day. Again and again, we heard evidence of God’s faithfulness. For some, the trip deepened their trust in the Lord. As upcoming Orangewood senior Sam Lambert shared, “Seeing the joy and gratitude of the people we met reminded me that God works through simple acts of kindness.”
Others reflected on the power of Christian community. Addison Lambert, also an upcoming senior, said she learned “the value of having a close community” and saw firsthand how “if everyone works together, beautiful things can be done.”
Those themes echoed throughout the week. Friendships deepened as team members served, worshiped, and worked together. Faith grew stronger as people stepped outside their comfort zones and trusted God in unfamiliar circumstances.
By the end of the week, our team had cared for 702 people across five villages. But perhaps even more importantly, God was at work in the hearts of those who served.
Mission trips are hard.
But they are also life-changing. They stretch our faith, broaden our perspective, and remind us that God’s kingdom extends far beyond our own communities. They invite us to step outside of our comfort zones and discover the joy of serving others in the name of Jesus.
We are grateful for every person who prayed, gave, served, and supported this year’s trip.
And a special thank you to Bob Mauger, who has faithfully led this trip for the last 27 years. We are forever grateful for your leadership and love in every minute detail. The lives impacted by his obedience to the Lord are immeasurable.
See more photos below!
