Extended-Term Missions


Coordinator:  Carol Restaine
Stateside Coordinator: Tom Esposito

In August 2004, the Missioners began a new stage of our work in Honduras. With the implementation of the Long Term Missionary program, as of December, 2006 we now have 14 missionaries for the 2006-07 year and will be receiving in addition 4 new Honduran volunteers in January of 2007.

The commitment for the program is 18 -24 months.  This begins with an introductory period of orientation, language study, formation and discernment for the remaining time.  The program provides an opportunity for individuals to live in community, seeking God's will for their lives as they serve the poor in Honduras. A simple lifestyle and rule of life, is observed by all members of the community. Dying-to-self is a daily exercise, as we put our own needs aside to serve God's people and their brothers and sisters and Christ in the Missioners Community.

Obedience, submission, sacrifice, and service are not bad words when living in this community, yet instead opportunities to fully live in the freedom of God's grace. This is no easy task, but it is the opportunity of a lifetime.