When Steven Welling was deciding on an Eagle Scout project, he learned of the great need for missionary clothing for young men in Central America. He worked hard to coordinate the gathering of many cases of clothing as well as cash donations. To complete his project, he traveled to Honduras and Nicaragua this past fall to deliver the items he had gathered: 43 suits, numerous white shirts and ties, and a check for $1250.00. We understand how he can feel that he is the one who bene.ted most. Thank you Steven for your great service.

Ryan Willie was inspired to help Cause for Hope by his Young Men’s Leader, Gary maxwell. This young man, member of The Boy Scouts, developed a special Eagle project to help future missionaries in Central America. In December 2007, Ryan with 20 other boy scouts distributed flyers which explained his project and the donations they needed. After two weeks, they picked up all the contributions. He gathered 11 suitcases full of clothes, such as suits, shirts, ties and socks, and on February 12th of 2008 he flew down to Masaya, Nicaragua in company of his mother Melissa and the CFH Board members. “The idea was that he could deliver the items himself” said his mother, Melissa Willie, who had served a mission in Ecuador and learn to love the Latin people. Ryan was able to help several missionaries pick out a suit and white shirts but mostly he got to see how his project could help those young men in Masaya.