Cover photo by J. Pazkual
Honduras (MNN) ― The deposed president of Honduras, Manuel Zelaya, is calling for an "insurrection" so he can return to power.
Published news sources quote Zelaya as saying "when faced with a usurping government and a coup-supporting military," insurrection is a democratic right.
Tiffany Taylor with Orphan Outreach says the continued instability has hurt their work. They are partnering with ministry programs in Tegucigalpa, the slums of Nueva Suyapa and the city dump in Tegucigalpa. However, she notes that, "We have canceled a trip that was supposed to be leaving this Saturday because the word is on the ground that there continues to be a lot of protesting. We've heard of possibilities of a countrywide strike."
Zelaya has called for strikes, marches, takeovers, and civil disobedience in his country. The talks to end the crisis caused by his ouster resume Saturday. The slow progress of resolving the issue isn't doing much to help outreach teams.
The unrest has exacted a high ministry price. Orphan Outreach had seven other teams planned this summer with youth groups and church groups. All of them are on hold. "That's what really concerns me," says Taylor. There are dozens of other Christian agencies faced with making this same decision. It amounts to lost opportunity. "When you think of the impact that each one of those teams has to the kingdom of Christ in Honduras, it's just a huge loss for them to lose these teams. The needs are overwhelming, and with an unstable situation like this, it only increases the needs."
For now, they watch and wait. "We're really praying for peace in this situation, that there is some sort of peaceful resolution to this issue."
