Joseph & Abbi / Hodges in Honduras / Special Update

*2022Christmas Offering
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Dear Pastor and Church Family,
Thank you so much for your personal involvement in foreign missions, and for holding up our hands
here in Honduras. Thank you as well for your participation in this year’s earlier Easter Offering for the
CAIB (Central American Independent Baptist) Church Development Foundation. We raised over
$5,000, and your gift is already invested for our first planned project in 2023!
I would love for you to consider participating in our special Christmas Offering this December, 2022.
As the Vice President for the CAIB Foundation, allow me acquaint you with what our foundation does.

Our Vision
The CAIB Foundation helps pastors throughout the seven Central American countries (Nicaragua, Guatemala,
Honduras, Costa Rica, Panama, El Salvador, and Belize) to purchase land, build buildings, and buy buses for new bus
ministries.

Emphasis is on church ministries, but Bible colleges, Christian schools, clinics, and orphanages are also considered.
The CAIB foundation does not, however, provide salaries for either national or American pastors. No one receives funds
for personal use through the CAIB Foundation, and all gains are used for church-based and church-related efforts.

Our Need
After over 20 years in Honduras, my father, missionary Sam Hodges, dreamed to do
more. American missionaries have an advantage in starting and developing strong
ministries around the world. Why? Because they have access to funding from the US.

In populous cities of third-world countries, adequate land in a good location can cost
$150,000+. This puts owning property out of range for most Americans and virtually
all national pastors.

What do national pastors do? They buy tiny plots of land in the poor, dangerous
neighborhoods, thus greatly limiting their ministries. And if money is raised for
property, no funds are left for construction.

Central America is also a dream spot to develop church bus ministries. For most
pastors, however, it is exactly that: only a dream. The CAIB founders believe in the
potential of bus ministry because of their many years of experience with bus ministry
in Central America.
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Operation
What are CAIB's operating principles?

First of all, we don’t believe in just throwing money all over Central America to anyone
calling himself a pastor. Being missionaries for years, our directors have witnessed
extravagant amounts of money donated to mission projects with little long-term impact.
Lots of money has been given to the wrong people for the wrong uses.

At CAIB we believe in efficiency.

The recipients of funds are carefully examined by veteran missionaries who know the
doctrine, character, work ethic, and associations of the pastors who receive help.

Distribution of Funds
The CAIB foundation is an invested perpetual foundation. This means that your money is invested to generate a gain.
The yearly gains then go on to fund various projects.

For example, let’s say you donate $1000 to the foundation. The $1000 is invested with a target of gaining 7%. In
effect, you're giving $70/year to fund projects until Christ returns.

CAIB's directors decide whether using some of the principle or retaining some of the income for the present is
necessary. However, our goal at CAIB is always to keep the principle continually invested, while only giving away the
yearly gains. You’ll be updated on our first project that we undertake this year in 2023.

From now until December 31, 2022, how can you and your church family get involved with the CAIB Foundation?

 Present the CAIB Foundation to your church family, your deacons, or your missions committee.
 Explain our purpose to your church over the next few weeks as explained in this letter, and pray for us.
 Encourage your church to participate through a special, one-time offering, perhaps on a December Sunday.
 Invest in this important project that will last for years beyond you and beyond our present ministries.

Your special offering can be mailed by check directly to You can also donate online by visiting
our mission board for delivery with NO FEES at: hodgesinhonduras.com/caib-foundation, or by
scanning the QR code below.
Heartland Baptist Missions
7000 N. Pensacola Blvd. Please note that online donations incur a 2%
Pensacola, FL 32505 Memo: CAIB Foundation processing fee.

If you have any questions, please contact me. My wife Abigail and I love you very much, and we are praying for your
church too. We’re so thankful for the sacrifices that you and your church are making for us to work here in Honduras.
Thank you for your trust and friendship!

Because He lives,

Joseph Hodges,
Missionary to Honduras More Info on Our Website

Email: hodgesinhonduras@gmail.com Phone: + 504-3145-9768

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