September 22, 2020
Age: 4
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Age: 4
Boy
Lucas is 4 years old and lives in Honduras.
Honduras has been identified as country that is highly vulnerable to food shortages during the global food crisis. Sponsorship can help Lucas and his family get the nourishment they need.
I live with my mother and father in the Moroceli area. The primary language where I live is Spanish. My father is sometimes employed as a farmer. I like art and/or drawing, ball games and bicycling. My favourite activity at church is Sunday school. I am not attending school because I am too young.
Honduras is a land divided by contrasts, with two wide mountain ranges that dominate the interior, while tropical lowlands lie along both coasts. Three-quarters of the land is forested and mountainous, with rough terrain that makes development difficult. The coastal lowlands are vulnerable to the harsh battering of occasional tropical storms.
Honduras is one of the least developed countries in Central America. Most of the people are of mixed Indigenous and Spanish ancestry and live in small, isolated communities in the hot, rainy interior of the country. Honduras is primarily an agricultural country, with bananas, coffee and sugar as the major cash crops.
The Mayan civilization flourished in Honduras for centuries before Columbus arrived in 1502. Spanish settlement eventually led to war, and the land became a territory of Spain. Honduras was part of a federation of Central American nations that declared themselves independent of Spain in 1821 and later declared its own national independence in 1838. Since then, frequent revolutions and periods of military rule have marked the country's history. An elected civilian government took power in 1982, but the military has remained influential. A brief coup that ousted the president in 2009 was replaced by a newly elected civilian government in 2010.
Compassion’s ministry is focused on what we call holistic child development. This means developing children in all the different aspects of their lives—their minds, bodies and relationships—while giving them the opportunity to hear about and experience the love of Jesus from caring local church staff and volunteers.
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Learn MoreToday, children around the world are discovering that poverty doesn’t have to be their future. Help one more do the same by sponsoring with Compassion!
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