Our Family

Thank you for joining us on our journey of God's Will for our life. For those of you who don't know us. My husband is Ariel Fernando, I am Heather, and we just added a new addition to our family, Skyler Mercedes. Fernando is from here in Honduras, I am from the United States and our daughter is in the process of duel citizenship. We are in our 20's (though I'm getting closer to 30) and our daughter will be 3 months in just a few days. Fernando grew up here in Siguatepeque, Honduras and I grew up in Augusta, Georgia. We come from large Godly families and owe them everything. We are excited at the future God has planned for us and can't wait to share it with you.

My Own Painted Sunrise

The morning after we were robbed for the first time I was on a mountain side having my quiet time. I was so angry and so hurt that God allowed it to happen after just a few months of being there. I didn't understand why he would allow such a cruel thing to happen when we were there doing His Will. I was just ranting when all the sudden out of the corner of my eye I saw something...I turned to look and there it was. This beautiful painted sunrise. At that point I just sighed and I thanked Him. It honestly felt as if He painted it just for me. And all the anger was gone. It didn't matter that I didn't understand because He did. It was a reminder that He had not left me. Or that it happened while He wasn't looking. He knew what was going on but He was still there.





Once I looked back on it, I gave Him many thanks. I was supposed to be home sick that day. My roommates and some people at work were telling me not to go. But that morning, I had the strongest desire to be there. And it's a good thing I did or I would have been home when they invaded the house. What a Savor we have.

Amen

Life Time Sisters

August 16, 2008...little did I know that my 1 year in Honduras would turn into forever. I met these amazing women in the Atlanta airport early morning. Sheri (Wade) Bielma and Emily (Marino) Oon <>, 3 strangers answering the call of God. And boy was it a journey! I couldn't have picked better women to have started this experience with. We were sick together, we were robbed together, we had lice together...oh the joys. We also celebrated together, watched lightening storms together, grew together, laughed together, cried together, marched in the parade together. I learned so much from these two I can honestly say I wouldn't be where I am now without them.

Lk's Tutoring Students

LK's Tutoring Center

LK's Tutoring Center is an after school program that gives student's more of that one on one attention they can not normally receive while at school. In the last year and a half we have gotten up to 16 students. It has been an amazing experience. We are growing so fast we are almost too big for our house which we have conformed into classrooms (minus our personal room of course). And thanks to the support of God and His children we have been blessed with books, shelves for them to go on, supplies and materials, sports equipment, and a roof over the front of our house so that we can have classes outside as well. We are praying for the funds to purchase land and start building our first building to open a school and continue with the center.

The tutoring center has opened up many doors for us to share our testimony and the gospel. We are constantly being asked what led us to open the center and why we do not try to make a profit. The tutoring center has really given families opportunities to spend more time with their children because their homework has already been done. Parents enjoy the extra time with their kids and we enjoy seeing grades go up with smiles on their faces. It's a win-win all around.

Wants and Needs

Many people ask if there is anything we need or want. So I decided to make a list of things for the amazingly devoted supports :) Many things we can get here we just don't have the finances for it all. In bold are the bigger expenses but are needed ASAP.

1 White Board $40

2 Plastic Tables $25

8 Plastic Chairs $7

Notebook Paper $3

Printing Paper $5

Pencil Sharpeners .50

Whiteout $2

White Board Markers $10 a box

Vision

Their vision is not only to preach the Gospel but to show it in their everyday lives. .The community’s response to Silently Serving has been a blessing. It is Ariel’s and Heather’s fervent desire to grow their vision and teach others how to also silently serve and become “fishers of men.”

Come, follow me and I will send you out to fish for people. Matthew 4:19

Mission

Mission
“Silently Serving” is called to provide the highest level of learning while being disciples of Christ. We are to develop relationships that open doors to share the Gospel and mentor and guide young students as they seek a life with Christ and grow in their personal relationship with Him. Our mission is to teach the generations to come to be disciples, to be strong in their faith, and soar like eagles.

About Silently Serving

Silently Serving is a ministry founded by Ariel and Heather Lara in 2011 in Siguatepeque, Comayagua, Honduras, C.A., where there is a desperate need for both quality education and Christian values.

Teachers in both Christian and secular schools, Ariel and Heather believe in showing the way to Christ, rather than just preaching it. The young couple has dedicated their lives to silently serving as living witnesses to their Lord by giving 100 percent to the schools and their programs, and God has rewarded them with a vision.

In February 2013, Ariel and Heather established an after-school tutoring center in their home. They teach the foundation their students need for a good education. They also share the values that help their students find their way to become Disciples of Christ and live Christian lives. In this new year of 2015, Ariel and Heather want to grow their vision and move the tutoring center into a building of its own. This building would be a major step toward the ultimate vision God has for Silently Serving.

While there are other private schools in the area, their classrooms are full and many children are being turned away, forced to attend crowded public schools with limited resources or they do not attend school at all. Silently Serving’s goal is to establish Siguatepeque’s first bono fide tutoring center with one-on-one attention to individual students, as well as a Christian Bilingual School that teaches a high level of education. The school would also offer Spanish tutoring for English-speaking teachers who come to Honduras to serve at other schools. Most importantly, the school would teach true Christian values so that the Silently Serving ministry and its students will be known for walking in the light of Christ.

Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.Matthew 5:16