by Rebekah Murray | Jun 18, 2026 | Weekend Reflections
| Faith and Community at a Dumpsite in Honduras | I recently watched the movie Facing the Giants with a group of men in a new Bible study we started here in the El Buen Samaritano community, located next to the dumpsite in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. At this meeting, we...
by Rebekah Murray | Jun 11, 2026 | Weekend Reflections
Education Provides a Path Out of Poverty We met Alex at the dumpsite in Kenya. At age 13, Alex would see us and hide. We learned he was born and raised in a slum right next to the dumpsite. Every morning, he would head to the dumpsite to collect recyclables to sell....
by International Samaritan | Jun 8, 2026 | Weekend Reflections
A Kenyan Mom’s Story of Economic Empowerment Meet Marcella, a single mother of four. She lives about 400 meters from the Dandora dumpsite in Kenya, where she also works. Four years ago, Marcella walked away from her marriage, finally determined she would no...
