Our Little Roses, Honduras

What is Our Little Roses?

Our Little Roses home is a residential home and model ministry for abandoned and abused girls. The girls are provided spiritual guidance, moral foundation and medical and psychological services.  Education is a priority with the ultimate goal of assisting the girls in seeking employment and career opportunities. 

Read more about Our Little Roses at www.ourlittleroses.org.  Learn what they are doing to help girls and young women break the cycle of poverty in Honduras.

One missionary to OLR made a great video about the home:  view it here. 

Quick Facts about OLR

  • The home is for girls ages 0 to 18.
  • The home was built in 1992 and housed 35 girls.  Today there are over 60 girls.
  • Transition homes are offered to girls who attend university. They must obey house rules regarding their work, university attendance and grades, and personal activities.
  • There are currently 14 girls in the transition homes.
  • The girls at OLR come from a variety of backgrounds, including abuse, neglect, and poverty.
  • OLR is funded by individuals, churches, and organizations from all over the world.
  • Many girls serve as choir members, acolytes, and ushers in their local church.
  • Each girl has daily chores and responsibilities at the home.
  • Many girls receive a bilingual education at Holy Family School.

Mission Trips to Our Little Roses

St. George's makes two annual trips to OLR:  one in February for adults, and one in June for adults and youth. The trips focus on building relationships, repairing OLR facilities, and sharing the Gospel.

You do not have to know Spanish to travel to OLR!  Many St. George's members have not known Spanish and have still been able to serve the girls at OLR in meaningful ways.

Please contact Patsy Curry at 385-2078 for more information. 

 

 

Photos from the June 2011 mission in Honduras!


Committed to Breaking the Cycle of Poverty through Education

This June, the members of the St. George’s mission trip to Our Little Roses visited with fourteen outstanding young women who have graduated from high school and are now working and attending universities. We visited them at their homes - two very special houses called Transition Homes - where the girls learn independent living skills as they pursue their educational goals.

In Honduras less than 42% of Honduran girls graduate from sixth grade! Less than 2% of university graduates are women. In twenty years the OLR ministry has established an extraordinary track record of educational successes. Here are some of those success stories:

Paula attended the Honduran Military Academy in high school and will graduate this year from college with a degree in industrial engineering. She worked full time while attending the university and she has accepted a job in administration at a local manufacturing plant.

There are two girls with careers in dentistry: Jensy is in her final year of dental school and will begin a year of community service as a dentist. Eugenia is studying to be an orthodontist.

Odalis graduated from high school with a degree in social service and now works full time for the organization “Food For The Poor” in Honduras while attending the university. Her sister, Dulmys, works in the office of the mayor of San Pedro Sula and is studying tourism at the university.

Francis, Karla Patricia, and Heather are working as teachers’ assistants at the Holy Family Bi-Lingual School and attending university.

Many of the members of the St. George’s group have known these girls for 15 years. What a testimony to the steadfast support that St. George’s continues to give to this life changing ministry to see these young women and hear of their amazing accomplishments. These young women are beacons of hope for the younger girls who see in them that hard work and taking advantage of the opportunities given to them by Our Little Roses can truly make a difference.

These stories and future educational opportunities depend on the support of churches such as ours and individual donors and sponsors. What a joy to support a ministry where we can see how education is changing the life of a deserving girl into a world of success. And there are fifty-five younger girls studying and hoping to pursue their life goals also! We cannot let them down.

Patsy Curry, June 2008