THE COMMUNITY
El Coyolar is located in the Honduran province of Olancho. It is a safe, tight-knit community of about 100 people who love and trust one another. El Coyolar is a farming community full of gifted people who are motivated to make change for the better. In spite of their determination, opportunities are limited in terms of education, career paths, and health care.
A Partnership
A partnership in learning, in service, in caring for our neighbour, in Christ; a partnership in which the weakness of each meets the strength of the other; a partnership that enriches our understanding of the global “body of Christ” as together we work toward long-term community development in El Coyolar: this is the vision for the relationship between New West CRC and El Coyolar.
From 2010 to 2019, our congregation was blessed to be in partnership with a community in Honduras, the rural village of El Coyolar. It was a partnership in learning, service, caring for our neighbour, and Christ; a partnership in which the weakness of each meets the strength of the other; a partnership that enriched our understanding of the global “body of Christ” as we worked toward long-term community development in El Coyolar and some surrounding communities: this was the vision for the relationship between New West CRC and El Coyolar. Through a generous donation from a family in our congregation, that partnership has continued over the last several years with the construction of a large-scale agricultural project. A large greenhouse operation has begun in the community–now community-owned and led–enabling them to achieve greater sustainability, education and hope for the next generation. Our offering will support ongoing elementary education as well as capacity-building initiatives.