Hi everyone! My name is Avery McClain and I will be going to Honduras this summer as well! I'm a senior at Middleton High School. I am looking forward to working and building relationships with the children in Tegucigalpa and also working on building the house there. I am so excited to see what God will do through me and our team while we are there and all that He has in store for us!:)

hola! this is dano and mego watts and we are very excited to be heading back to Honduras. Dan is father to megan and husband to heather watts who is also going to honduras.

dan- i have been to honduras two years ago and visited AFE(the school we are going to be working at.) i am very excited about going back to AFE and seeing what kind of things God has in mind for me. we are going to be building a home for a family and putting on a bible school for the children. I am very excited about going with both heather and megan.

megan- i am a senior in high school and i went to honduras when i was in 8th grade. I am looking forward to growing in my faith along side both of my parents. I am excited to work at the school with the kids and have fun with them.

Salutations reader,

My name is Charles Xu. I am currently a senior at Memorial High School, and will be graduating this forthcoming June. 

I haven't (yet) been a part of any missions trips outside of the United States of Amurrica, so this experience will be a first. I just know that there are two things like I like to do in service: grunt work in the sun, and hanging out with little kids. From what I've heard, this trip will pretty much overload those two things. 

But in all seriousness, I look forward to a lot of spiritual growth. I feel like living in a place so well equipped and provided have made in really hard to trust God for every need, seeing that everything is so accessible. I hope to be able to experience a new taste of life, where dependence on God is everything. That's pretty much my life goal in a nutshell.

And with all that said, I now leave with a very narcissistic photo of myself. Enjoy

Hi!  My name is Claire Simpson.  This will be my first time in Honduras.  I am very excited to experience a new culture, and serve a ministry that is making a huge difference in the world!

My name is Andre Giovanni Silveira. I am a senior at west high school. This is my second time to Honduras. I am excited to be able to communicate in multiple ways with the hondurans. This trip will be a great experience.

Hello everyone!

I'm Abby Van Aartsen, a junior at Middleton High School and also a member of Blackhawk's 2012 Honduras Team! Along with all my teammates, I'm very excited to be a part of this group. I feel incredibly blessed to be given the opportunity to serve alongside all these great people as we work to bring God's justice to the community of Tegucigalpa. I can't wait to meet all the kids at AFE and begin building relationships with them in the short time we're there. I know God is going to change me in an unbelievable way this summer through them and everything we encounter while in Honduras. I pray that He will also use me to reflect His love and further His kingdom throughout this amazing journey!

Picky P

Hey guys!

My name is Paul Staats, and I am the trip director. I am currently an intern at Blackhawk and will start a full-time position at Next Step Ministries here in Madison this summer. I am so incredibly excited for serving alongside these awesome students and leaders at AFE!!!

I was a participant on the first three Blackhawk trips to Honduras, many moons ago. I have had the blessing to travel many places in the world, but Honduras has a special place in my heart since it was my first out-of-country experience. The Hondurans I have met and interacted with have been so amazing and welcoming, and I am so excited to reconnect with them.

I am already impressed by the caliber of students we have on this trip and can't wait to see the awesome work they do in Honduras!

I hope you all enjoy reading this blog before and during our trip, we will be updating it frequently so check back often!!!


Paul