Rick & Kim Beck Ministering in Honduras

January/February/March 2010

Rick & Kim Beck Missionary Account # 25292 Donation Information: Check # __________ Amount _______ � This is a pledge of $______per month � Special gift of $__________ � I will pray for the YFC in Honduras

THE BECKONINGTHE BECKONINGTHE BECKONING A Newsletter Raising Awareness, Prayers, and Support For Honduras Missions

“And they beckoned unto their partners, which were in the other ship,

that they should come and help them.”— Luke 5:7

PK 9160 444 Brickell Ave. Ste 51

Miami, FL 33131 USA to Honduras: (901) 405-9424

Rick: (901) 337-5483 Kim’s Honduras Cell: 011-504-9-854-8912

yfcRickBeck@hotmail.com yfcKimBeck@mac.com

www.RickBeck.blogspot.com

Honduras Special Projects Account # 25505 Donation Information: Check # __________ Amount ________ � Apply $________ to the City Dump ministry � Apply $________ to the Tolupan Indians � Apply $________ to the Foster Care � Apply $________ to the Prison Ministry

every every every every young person one one one one at a time

First Month Back Honduras Life & Ministry

The first week of February was selected for us to return to Honduras because the Honduran school year starts during this time. As Kim and I discussed our time (nine- months) away from our kids, we considered home-schooling them this year. The advantages would be: 1) we could “make-up” for time away, 2) they could advance two - grades in one year, and 3) they could learn English. When we mentioned this to the kids… well, it was unanimous! Even while we were in the states Michell investigated home-school programs for her and her two younger brothers. I wired her the money before our arrival and they registered accordingly. So, upon our return we bought school supplies, established a home-school classroom on our back patio, our school schedule, and even our home-school dress code. Additionally, we’ll be rounding-up our Honduran volunteer teams and going weekly to the city-dump and youth prison. And, I’ll be exploring new Tolupan villages to begin new ministry, as Jason Fisher and Germantown Bapt. Church will be launching a new outreach there leading to a future church plant. During the 1990’s Jason and I were on staff with YFC in Memphis ministering together at the various juvenile correctional facilities… it will be good to “lock arms” again with Jason in ministry… and work with his church mission team.

A Word On Finances... Thank you, and thanks be to God who lead so many to give in December. Since April, 2009, our missionary account has been “negative”; since December it is “positive”. During this recession our support has dwindled, roughly $2,000 per month. Now, from the New Year till “tax day” is always the lowest giving time and without new support we’ll again be in the “negative”. So, I’m planning to return to the USA during the month of March to raise $2,000 in monthly support. Lord willing, I’ll return to Kim and the kids after these four- weeks fully funded. Please consider my March support-raising campaign to raise $2,000 in monthly gifts (refer to enclosure, Automatic Gift”); think of those you know that would be interested in our mission work (refer to enclosure, “Introduce Others”).

State-side Time Ends How Nice To Have Been Home

We have just finished our first furlough. It was nine months. This “state-side assignment” was very much needed and enjoyed. Our time in the states ended as we returned to Honduras February 4. We saw family, friends and supporters from Atlanta to Denver, but most of our time we spent in Memphis. Having never taken a furlough, I feel that we had a good balance between work and rest. We were able to:

> visit with many supporters > speak to nine different churches > present our First dinner banquet > lead two mission trips (Kingston and Mexico) > receive training at the YFC national office.

Regarding “rest” we saw many of our family and friends over Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year. One of the highlights was taking our Honduran friend, Karla, with us to Denver for her to see snow for the first time.

Karla, a faithful YFC volunteer in Honduras, was able to visit the states last fall and winter. She spoke at our banquet in Novem-ber and traveled with us to Den-ver to see snow for her first time ever.

Our Foster Kids: Michell, Kevin and Jimmy, Home-Schooled In 2010

In light of the absence from our foster kids during most of 2009… it was unanimous from Rick and Kim and from the kids that 2010 would be a year of home-school. Home school this year just seems to be the Lord’s leading for our family and several advantages are obvious: 1. We could make-up for family time spent apart 2. Our kids could advance two grades in one year, which is needed… they are behind several grades 3. We can travel as a family around Honduras as we host teams and interns 4. Our kids would be bi-lingual by the end of the year 5. Our kids could learn computer

Considering computers and home school… could you help us with computers? If you have any “hand-me-down” computers or if you’d like to purchase a new one to give us, then we could give you a YFC receipt for your gift, which could be advantages regarding your taxes. In turn… we’d use any donated computer for our children’s education and, Oh!... how that would benefit them. Rick could return to Honduras after his support raising campaign in early April with any donated computers.

Kim is home schooling Kevin and Jimmy this year. They will advance two grades in one and speak English by the end of the year.

Plans Are Underway To Host Interns and Short-Term Mission Teams

Highlights every year for us are hosting others and empowering them to serve the youth of Honduras. Plans are being made for visitors to join us in Honduras. Maybe you or someone you know would like to serve the youth of Honduras along-side the Becks. Pray for those who are considering coming to Honduras to serve. The following is a tentative schedule of travel and hosting.

� February 21 – April 3 Rachel, an Intern, will be helping Kim, while Rick is in the States. � March 1 – April 5 Rick travels to USA to raise support for the year. � June 1 – August 1 Two month summer intern program where participants

will receive orientation, then assist Rick and Kim in all areas of ministry around Tegucigalpa -including helping to host two other teams-, receive language acquisition, then ending on a Caribbean island for time of “debrief and re-entry”.

� July 1 – July 14 Project Serve team to do construction and ministry in Tegucigalpa � July (third week) Mission team from Germantown Baptist led by Jason Fisher to work with the Tolupan in the Mts. of central

Honduras. � August (1week) Personal time of vacation/retreat/recreation

Two of these opportunities are “open invitations” for whoever is able to join us. Maybe you or someone you know would like to consider the two month “Summer Intern Program” open for college-aged or older. Or, maybe, you or someone would be interested in the two week “Project Serve” mission trip” open for high school students or older. The initial steps for candidates are conducted from YFC’s National Service Center in Colorado:

� To inquire about the “Summer Intern Program” contact Andrea Miedema, amiedama@yfc.net � Or, to inquire about the 2 week Project Serve mission trip contact Helen Retana, hretana@yfc.net

Rachel Castlen is serving with the Becks as an intern through the first week of April. She will be assisting Kim with home school, as well as ministering in the other areas of YFC in and around Tegucigalpa. Thank you Rachel for your tremendous gift of serving.

How Is The Political Situation In Honduras?

Is It Safe Now?

Things are stable (back to normal) in Honduras. It is as safe as always to travel to Honduras and to travel within Honduras. The political turmoil of removing their president (June of `09) until the inauguration of the newly elected president (January of `10) has subsided. However, there are reminders from the graffiti all over the city that things were volatile. There was nearly a shift from a democratically appointed republic that ran according to a constitution to a socialistic system ran by a leader without clear terms of power. Actually, our state-side furlough came about during the nine months of Honduras’ turmoil and couldn’t have been better planned. We were out of Honduras when it was difficult to live in Honduras and conduct ministry.

The Becks’ wall that separates their yard from the street was the site of graffiti, “Fight for Socialism”. All over Honduras graffiti stands as a reminder of the recent volatile situation that has calmed-down, now.