U.S. Embassy Interview

Partners Worldwide (PW) will hold their International Business Conference on October 2-4, 2008. The conference will focus on business as ministry and explore the options of how partnerships can end poverty.

It is anticipated that the work of Partners Worldwide in Honduras will be represented by members of the North American Affiliate of Pella, Iowa, the Honduras Partnership Manager, and three representatives of the In-Country Affiliates. For this to occur, it is necessary for Yony Arias of Ministerios Cristianos de Mayordomía (MCM) and Dilia Sanchez of Diaconía Nacional to receive Visas from the United States Embassy in Honduras.

For many complicated reasons, it is difficult for Hondurans to visit the United States. They must plan a trip well in advance to have time to apply for a visa and pay $144 for the interview. While it is relatively inexpensive and timeless for a U.S. Citizen to obtain a Honduran visa (it is given at any port of entry to Honduras), the steps required of Hondurans to obtain a visa of the United States greatly limits the possibilities for Hondurans to visit the United States and attend events such as the Partners Worldwide International Business Conference.

On Friday July 25, 2008, at 7:30am, Yony Arias will have an interview at the U.S. Embassy in Honduras. Yony (Johnny) is the Director of the Income Generation Program at MCM, a partner organization of PW. Please keep this event in your prayers as Yony's presence at the conference would be extremely valuable for him and the entire Honduras Pella Affiliate. (At right Yony with his daugher)