Future Leaders of Honduras

The task of turning children’s tasks and attention away from the garbage dump and into educational ambition is easier with some, more difficult with others. There are four young men at AFE who have a particular amount of pressure to continue working in the dump. These are Sergio David Paz Moya, Gerson Vasquez, Jonathon Jeffery Paz, and Ariel Valladares. Although they are only teenagers, as the oldest boys they bear the burden of supporting their entire families from their earnings in the dump. After praying with these students and speaking with their families, we have decided to send these students to El Sembrador.



El Sembrador is a Christian Vocational School in Honduras that excels in producing future Honduran leaders. In fact, about fifty years ago one young man who had spent his life on the street graduated from El Sembrador and later became the pastor of the “Amor y Vida” church, which has birthed several church plants and social action projects, including AFE’s church. The former street boy turned pastor was Jorge Pinto, and AFE owes a lot of what it is to him. We hope for just as amazing results with the AFE children who attend. We have sent two students in the past with great success. Many have heard of Antonio and the work God has done in his life. He is graduating El Sembrador this year.

We have a plan to help the families of these four students while they study at El Sembrador. It is a three year commitment but once they graduate, they will have the equivalence of a high school degree and vocational certificate in a specific field. To send a student to El Sembrador costs about $1,200 per student for the entire year. That price includes room, board, registration, tuition, uniform, school supplies and snack food. There is also a little cushion for extra expenses such as clothing and medicine, etc.

If you are interested in providing a full or partial scholarship for any of these four students, please contact Rey Diaz at reyangeldiaz@gmail.com . Please keep these students in your prayers as we seek God’s will for their lives.