Maternity Home Update April 20
The Maternity Home ministry provides Connect Global access to serve both moms and newborns with great care and dignity while sharing the good news of Jesus with our employees, hospital staff and each new mom that we meet.
Connect Global Ministry at the Maternity Home continues despite challenges of COVID-19 response and nationwide restrictions
We have been honored to serve 356 moms so far since we opened in September of 2019. We are open 7 days a week and 24 hours a day. We are thrilled to be able to provide care for moms during this time of social distancing and quarantines. Our team has taken great precaution and gone to great lengths to provide a safe, clean environment for our moms. Connect Global has followed the measures outlines by the CDC, W.H.O, and other global sources to ensure that our efforts are in line with the suggested methods of sanitation, and prevention against this virus.
Current Restrictions and shutdown of public transportation has expanded our opportunities to help moms and their newborns.
One of the main ways that the COVID-19 restrictions have challenged several moms during this time is by leaving many without transportation options once they have been successfully discharged from the hospital. Many of the moms we meet are from outside the city and have traveled many hours, in some cases, to deliver their children in La Ceiba. When they are cleared to go home, many are left without transportation. The local buses and taxi services have been suspended in accordance with the strict “stay in place’ orders that blanket the country. The Connect Global team has been able to fill this need and solve this problem for a couple of our most recent moms.
Another challenge has been getting food and making sure we have every supply needed to take care of these moms properly so we can continue to provide a clean, sanitized area for recovery. Our National Directors, Jorge and Janeth have done a great job leading the charge on this ministry and making sure that our team has everything they need. They make almost daily deliveries of milk, eggs, grains, oil, cleaning supplies, gloves, masks and more to ensure that our team is well equipped for normal responsibilities in addition to COVID-19 prevention.
The Connect Global team is grateful for your continued support and prayers
Everyday presents our team in Honduras with new challenges and opportunities. We choose to go towards the tension and provide care for those God has directed us to despite the things that are stacked against us. We know that God is our provider and He chooses to use people like you and me to compete the Mission. I am so happy you have chosen to Serve and Give with us, You make all the difference in the world.
In addition to 3 meals per day, each mom at the Connect Global Maternity Home ministry can expect a clean bed, new laundry facilities, a clothing bank of new and donated clothes, as well as a caring, loving staff.
Connect Global National Director in Honduras, Jorge Amador, was able to drive this family out to their home because public transportation has been suspended due to the COVID-19 restrictions
This Maternity Home is truly a blessing from God and has already been a blessing to over 356 mothers as of April 20th.
Our team is committed to serving the moms in our care with love and grace.
If you would like the opportunity to invest in the care of these moms, you can do so by making a donation online, or by planning to come on one of the several mission trips we have scheduled this year.
We would love for you to be a part of this life changing ministry.
Connect Global June Mission Team at the entrance to the Maternity Home in La Ceiba, Honduras.
Mission Team Members inside the Maternity Home in La Ceiba, Honduras in June 2019.
Connect Global Maternity Home Ministry Fund
Thank You for Your Support, every dollar donated goes to help us operate the 24/7 ministry here at the Maternity Home.
Our team provides 24 hour care which includes, preparing and serving hot meals, processing donations, cleaning, and ministry in the form of prayer, and providing items for the moms to help them recover and make their way back to their own home.