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El Guanabano, Honduras

In a community without running water, imagine the joy when taps are turned on for the very first time. With hard work by the Carpenteros and other organizations, water now flows to the people of El Guanabano.

The journey started at 4 a.m. on Monday, April 10, 2006 for most of the team. Rick DeJonge (Immanuel CRC), Adrian Kloet (Ancaster Meadowlands CRC), Henk Schilthuis and Coby Visser (Ancaster CRC), Nick Groen, Tony Verdonk and teamleader Ken VanderLaan (Calvary CRC) all met at Calvary CRC as well as some members of the church community and previous Carpenteros, for the send off prayer of blessing for the team and the journey ahead.

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42 dead in mudslides in Guatemala 5 Sep 2010 | 7:50 pm Honduras News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
At least 42 people have died in mudslides that followed heavy rains in Guatemala, local media reported Sunday.
Floods 'national tragedy' in Guatemala 5 Sep 2010 | 7:28 pm Honduras News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom declared a "national tragedy" on Sunday after landslides killed at least 37 people and left rescuers digging in the mud for nearly two dozen still missing.Colom decla...
Up to 100 feared buried in Guatemala landslides 5 Sep 2010 | 6:40 pm Honduras News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
Rescuers stand around a bus buried in a landslide on the Inter-American highway, 80 km (50 miles) outside of the Guatemalan capital Tecpan, September 4, 2010.
Grief Across Latin America for Migrant Killings 31 Aug 2010 | 11:00 pm NYT > Honduras
Migrants are apparently dying at the hands of a drug gang seeking money or possibly recruits, officials said, though no nobody knows for sure.
Deadline Day as it happened 31 Aug 2010 | 1:52 pm BBC News and Sport Search: honduras
The summer transfer window slammed shut at 1800 BST on Tuesday, but news of last-minute deals is still coming through.
Leeds snap up Clayton and Nunez 31 Aug 2010 | 10:43 am BBC News and Sport Search: honduras
Leeds United sign Manchester City midfielder Adam Clayton and Honduras international Ramon Nunez.
Izaguirre delights Celtic manager 29 Aug 2010 | 12:10 pm BBC News and Sport Search: honduras
Celtic boss Neil Lennon is full of praise for debutant Emilio Izaguirre after the 1-0 win over Motherwell.
Honduras Faces Criticism Over Journalist Killings After a Coup 26 Jul 2010 | 11:00 pm NYT > Honduras
A report by the Committee to Protect Journalists says the government’s failure to investigate the killings of seven journalists has fostered “a climate of lawlessness.”
Nike Agrees to Help Laid-Off Workers in Honduras 26 Jul 2010 | 11:00 pm NYT > Honduras
Student groups had pressed Nike to pay severance that the two subcontractors in Honduras had failed to pay.
HONDURAS: The Military Still Have Veto Power 3 Jul 2010 | 12:25 pm Honduras Isolated - INTER PRESS SERVICE
The de facto veto power that the military exercised with the toppling of president Manuel Zelaya exactly one year ago today effectively blocks any possible political or electoral reforms, experts say.
AMERICAS: OAS Debates Same Old Problems, Few New Solutions 14 Jun 2010 | 3:37 am Honduras Isolated - INTER PRESS SERVICE
The 40th General Assembly of the Organisation of American States, held in the Peruvian capital this week, failed to issue a decision on the reinstatement of Honduras, and instead served as a forum for Argentina, which seeks sovereignty over the Malvinas/Falkland Islands, and for Bolivia, in its fight for access to the Pacific Ocean.
HONDURAS: Inter-American Human Rights Report Riles Government 22 May 2010 | 3:37 am Honduras Isolated - INTER PRESS SERVICE
On a fact-finding mission to Honduras this week, an Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) delegation took aim at the dismissal of several judges who expressed their opposition to the Jun. 28 ouster of president Manuel Zelaya.