Special Course for World Vision in Honduras

None of the participants of this course are Seventh-Day Adventist, however this group was one that showed great, longterm interest. The participants of this course were so interested in the course that they decided to go to the other class (SDA) whenever they missed a day or in order to hear more about what was being presented in the classwork.

Dr. Irma Servellon, the director of the World Vision ADP, decided it would be great to hold a LIGHT course after hearing about the course content. Even though she is evangelical she decided she would like to receive the whole curriculum –not only the health section. After taking the course Dr. Irma (who had previously said would never again enter an Adventist church) specially thanked the teachers and let them know that in her 34 years in an evangelical church she had never heard anything that had impressed her as much as what was taught during the course. Dr. Irma is the aunt of Gabriela Chicas who helped organize the course. Gabriela has been working with VIDA for the past seven months in the Marketing and Public Relations Department, and has applied for the entrance in the 6 month CHE program – July class.

It was the participants’ initiative to request that VIDA organize a vegetarian cooking class in order to put into practice all the knowledge obtained from the health classes. They all signed up for a class that has yet to be scheduled and organized.

The knowledge obtained by these participants is now being considered how to best introduce to the other 200 World Vision volunteers who work directly with people in very needy areas in Tegucigalpa.

Maria Dolores Ramirez, a psychologist who participated in the course, requested more information on courtship in order to prepare a conference she will hold for a network of evangelical pastors. It is important to point out that the Christian Association class was not taught because of a lack of time; however she went over the material herself.

Michael Teti,
LIGHT Volunteer