Honduras Children History

Charlie and Amalia Kirkhum met while on a mission trip to Honduras to help the victims of the devastating Hurricane Mitch. One thing led to another and a few years later they were married and living in El Porvenir. Charlie is from the United States. Amalia grew up in the La Ceiba area of Honduras but lived in the states for more than 40 years.

When they first arrived in Honduras, all they knew was that they wanted to work with children and they quickly learned that it doesn't take much to get started. At first they just got to know the children and soon more and more started showing up at their house. They offered projects and activities, often fed the children lunch or dinner and once they started 'movie nights', things really took off! Quickly outgrowing the space in their yard, it was clear they needed more room. With funding and support from Amigos of Honduras and the mayor of the town of El Porvenir, land was donated to build a Kinder and construction began in 2007. The Kinder was completed in 2008 and the first official school year began with 20 children on January 16, 2009. As the founding directors, Amalia serves as President of Honduras Children and Charlie serves as Treasurer.