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Our Board serves Osman Hope on an entirely volunteer basis. All administration consts are covered by the board so that we can ensure that 100% of all proceeds go to the shelters and to the benefit of the children.
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Anna Beningo - After working at Avaya for 23 years, I retired and joined Habitat for Humanity of Michigan as Executive Director in 2001. I left corporate America to do work that fulfilled my values. By working with Habitat for Humanity in Honduras, I started to find what I was supposed to do with my life. With Osman Hope, I have found what my purpose is. Osman Hope has changed my life in ways I would have never expected. The children have filled voids in my heart. I am truly blessed. |
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R. Peter Borg - Having worked for over twenty-five years in the manufacturing sector, I was looking for ways to help others outside of the local charitable opportunities in the United States. It was working in Honduras that I understood the need to help the street children of that country. Thus the dream of building children shelters was born in late 2000.
Little did we know how much was involved in becoming an incorporated, non-profit organization. But that part was easy compared to operating two shelters from 2000 miles to the north. But with God's guidance and his blessings, we have developed a very caring team within Honduras and the United States. I am truly blessed to be a part of these children's lives.
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L. Gordon Brewer - In 2004, I had the privilege to go on a Habitat for Humanity trip to Honduras with the founders of Osman Hope, Pete Borg and Anna Beningo. Little did I know that it would be a life changing event that would end up sending me in a new direction both in my career and in my life spiritually. As a result of that trip and many more after that as a mission trip leader, was lead to seek ordination in the Episcopal Church as a vocational deacon. I am a Marriage and Family Therapist in private practice and also serve as the Executive Coordinator for Episcopal Appalachian Ministries. I consider myself blessed to be able to be involved with Osman Hope and the ministry it provides to the children of Honduras. In the many mission trips I have made it is truly amazing to see the transformation that occurs in children’s lives as a result of being in a safe place that provides nourishment for both body and soul. Osman Hope is making a difference to end the cycle of poverty one child at a time!
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Margarita Grachen - My passion has always been children. I went to Honduras as a Missionary for the South American Missionary Society in 2003 to serve the children. While there, the Bishop of the Episcopal Church of Honduras asked me to provide leadership for a project to either build an orphanage or a day shelter. We decided to build a day shelter. It was finished in 2006 and today it is the third shelter for Osman Hope!
I feel honored to have been blessed by seeing the shelter operational in August 2007 thanks to Osman Hope. Osman Hope and I have the same vision and mission for the children of Honduras. They need a place to feel safe, to be fed physically and spiritually and to be encouraged to obtain an education. The future of Honduras depends on these children. They need our help. Therefore, I am excited about becoming an Osman Hope Board member and helping Osman Hope provide to many, many children in Honduras.
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Sherry Kunkel - I have been a nurse for twenty years. She lives in Brighton with her husband. I have traveled to Honduras for the last four years with Habitat for Humanity. While there, the dream of Osman Hope evolved and of the plans for its future. I fell in love with the children and with the idea of shelters for these children. I have been on the Board since the beginning and hope to be there for a long time.
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Ken Lavy - Real Wealth Is What You Give Away To Help Others. I may never have realized this if I hadn't meet these children and their families from Honduras. I am sure that God is working through these children to change my heart in ways no one else ever could have. I will always be in debt to them for that. I choose Osman Hope to work with because this is a independent organization that works with many denominations for the good of the children. I know first hand of several stories where helping one child in Osman Hope changed the whole family by the positive influence they received through Osman Hope. I wish everyone could experience the wonderful friends, hugs and appreciation I feel while helping these children. Remember, Helping Others Helps Yourself. I am from Camden, Indiana. |
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Ron Tamunday - I have worked in the automotive industry for the past 16 years. I became involved with Osman Hope after a Habitat for Humanity trip to Honduras in 2002. I spent that first trip interpreting for the group, since I lived in Mexico for two years. I have made the trip to Honduras every year since. I met my wife during the 2004 trip.
Seeing the direct and immediate benefit and impact that Osman Hope brings to the children it supports is what made me want to support this organization. The love that the children have for you to show their appreciation and gratitude is what keeps me coming back.
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Brent Tennant - When in Honduras, the children that I met heightened my interest to the point where serving the children became my passion. My goal for Osman Hope is to have support for all the programs and to spread its reach in Honduras to the very many needy children there. These children could be much more if not living in such an impoverish habitat.
Osman Hope gives these children the opportunity to get out of poverty. The Osman Hope shelters do make a difference in these children's lives. I strongly support Osman Hope because it is not a program for the people who run the organization, but a greatly needed program for these beautiful children.
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Glenna M. Depew - As the director for my church preschool, St. Paul’s Day School & Kindergarten in Kingsport, TN, I work to serve the needs of the children in my community. I was searching for ways to serve children with extreme needs in other communities and the world. Then, I learned of Osman Hope through board members who also attend my church.
I became involved with Osman Hope after being invited to join a mission trip to Honduras in July 2008. That trip forever changed my life! While working with the children served through Osman Hope, I recognized the dire need for this mission organization. Upon returning to Honduras the following summer, I had the opportunity to see real, positive change in the lives of the children I met the previous year. Osman Hope is making a real difference in the lives of the children in Honduras and I am honored to be a part of that hope building experience! |
