We still need a few more sponsors for Beach Christmas!

***UPDATE: WE ARE ALL SPONSORED FOR BEACH CHRISTMAS NOW! THANK YOU TO EVERYONE FOR YOUR GENEROUS SUPPORT!

We are getting ready to rock and roll for Beach Christmas this weekend, but we still have a few people who need sponsors. Below are the names of the individuals awaiting sponsorship. Please consider a contribution to help our BC family spend a wonderful weekend away celebrating God's faithfulness this year! You can read more about how we celebrate Beach Christmas here. 

Juan: A proud papa

Martha: A single mom giving it her all

Edis: Working hard for her family

Eugenio: A quiet family man

Alba: Our loving house mom

Hermilenda and Diastefano's family: Our gracious Beach Christmas hosts

Eugenio: A quiet family man

By Courtney Sullivan 

Eugenio and his family have been a part of our ministry for the past several years. Eugenio typically doesn't say much, and he comes off as very serious, but he is a quiet and dedicated leader. 

Eugenio works contstruction and odd jobs to support himself, his wife Edis, and his four children (Nayeli, Escarlen, Melvin and Michel). Sometimes work is scarce, and times become tough. Eugenio is always consistent, though. He loves his family fiercely and works faithfully to do his best for them. 

We love watching Eugenio interact with his children at Beach Christmas. It's a weekend away from stress where he doesn't have to worry about work or how to put food on the table that day. He can just relax and spend time with the kids he works so hard for. Last year, we were amazed as we watched Eugenio spent hours pushing around his daughter Michel on a float in the ocean. It was a task that seemed so repetitive from the outside, but Eugenio was so patient and loving. We know that kind of example is having such a positive impact on his kids. 

-If you are interested in sponsoring Eugenio, please click on the blog title and leave a reply in the comments section. A full sponsorship is $150. You can contribute online via the donate page of the website. You can also mail check donations to P.O. Box 20454 Oklahoma City, OK 73156.-

Our wonderful drivers: Rafa and Edwin

By Courtney Sullivan 

-OUR DRIVERS ARE NOW SPONSORED FOR BEACH CHRISTMAS!-

Each year we are blessed to be able to travel to Amapala thanks to some wonderful transportation provided to us by Honduras Travelling. They are generous enough to donate most of their services for the trip, and they only ask that we help out with gas and take care of their drivers during the weekend.

Rafa and Edwin are the two drivers we use the most during our busy summer months, and they have joined us at Beach Christmas for the past few years. We spend so much time with Rafa and Edwin over the summer, that they have essentially become a part of our BC family. All of our teens and BC family members love them, and we love watching the way they interact during Beach Christmas. Some of the best parts of the trip are watching Rafa and Edwin hoist kids on their shoulders for chicken fights or participate with our teens in cannonball contests.  

Rafa and Edwin take wonderful care of us, and we would like to take care of them in return. Rafa and Edwin will be spending the whole weekend with us in Amapala. The will need one sponsor of $150 total to cover their food and lodging costs, plus a little extra for the weekend. Please consider contributing toward these two drivers who help us so much during the year. They definitely deserve this opportunity to relax for all of their hard work! 

Dayana: Boundless energy and a heart of gold

By Courtney Sullivan

-DAYANA IS NOW SPONSORED FOR BEACH CHRISTMAS!-

Dayana is a hilarious ball of energy and a dancing machine. If you have visited Breaking Chains in the last several years, you know that to be true. And if you’ve visited consistently over the last several years, you have seen what an incredible change God has made in her life.

Dayana can be a lot to handle. She struggles to pay attention and behave at times, as do many 10-year-olds. But she has come a long way and transformed beautifully since the beginning thanks to support from her wonderful parents, her BC family, and God’s continued hand in her life.

Underneath all of Dayana’s energy lies a heart of gold. She has an incredible ability for empathy, makes connections quickly, and feels things deeply. We pray that God will continue to mold and shape her ability to care for others into a beautiful future.  

Dayana also LOVES the beach. We always laugh that Dayana has no voice left at the end of each beach trip because she has laughed and talked and played too hard. Sharing time with her family and our BC family brings her so much joy. Please consider sponsoring to give Dayana a wonderful Beach Christmas this year!

-If you are interested in sponsoring Dayana, please click on the blog title and leave a reply in the comments section. A full sponsorship is $150. You can contribute online through the donate page of the blog. You can also mail check contributions to P.O. Box 20454 Oklahoma City, OK 73156.- 

Tobasqui: Our bright and photogenic ball of energy

By Michael Carson

-TOBASQUI IS NOW SPONSORED FOR BEACH CHRISTMAS!-

Tobasqui just finished his second grade year at Santa Monica, and he will start third grade in February. This kid can certainly be a punk when he wants to be, but he's easily the most photogenic child I have ever seen. Seriously, if we're going for "Most Likely to be the BC Child Model," our little Tobes wins.

We have worked hard alongside Tobasqui's mother to better his behavior in school. His mother isn't exactly a disciplinarian, and his father died years ago. We have to push Martha to push Tobasqui to better himself. She often wants to baby him, since he's the younger of her two children. But when he gets in trouble, she does her best to teach him consequences. Since the beginning of the year, we haven't received any more calls about Tobasqui's behavior. We're proud of this fact. We hope we can keep Tobasqui motivated because he's extremely bright. If he keeps up his behavior, he could do very well as he gets older.

Please pray we can help Martha be a good mother to Tobasqui and that Tobasqui will grow up learning discipline and responsibility. Please consider sponsoring Tobasqui's trip to Amapala with our BC family this year.

Henyi: Forging ahead and succeeding in middle school

By Michael Carson

-HENYI IS NOW SPONSORED FOR BEACH CHRISTMAS!-

Henyi finished her first year of secondary school in 7th grade just a few weeks ago. We’re proud of this girl and how far she has come.

We have had to work through some teenage girl drama for sure this year, and that has proved difficult for our team. But the bright spot in Henyi is she is always willing to ask for forgiveness. None of us are perfect. God’s grace washes all of us clean on a daily basis. We believe in giving Henyi and other kids in our program that same chance. Many times this requires a major attitude adjustment, reminding them of how blessed they are to have this opportunity and sometimes a whole lot of Jewish mothering. But hey, whatever works, right?

Henyi is a fighter, and as long as she is willing to pick herself up, apologize and keep on trying, we’ll be right there with her fighting along the way. We look forward to seeing the rest of high school for this smart girl. We hope she stays on the right path to being different than the rest of her family.

Please consider sponsoring Henyi for Beach Christmas 2016!