Bossy Love Accomplished So Much in 2025!

Zoe Catalya and her family on her 1st birthday December 29th! They celebrated in Macuzales - a great place for cutting coffee. She is pictured with her sister Cheyla, brother Maicol, and dad Victor. Her mom Cindy took the photo. Zoe means life, and Catalan is a type of orchid.

In the picture are three Honduran children. On the left a girl with shoulder length brown hair, brown skin, a slight smile wearing a blue narwhal cartoon shirt and pink shorts. Next to her is a boy with short dark hair, brown eyes, brown skin, a grin with a little frosting, and a grey long-sleeved shirt. The dad is sitting holding a sheet cake that says “Felices Fiestas” in red icing and on his lap is a little girl with dark brown hair and eyes, brown skin, wearing a dress with a blue top and her face is covered in frosting. She has some cake in her right hand. 

Liddy and I recently watched the 4 episode series Death by Lightning about President James Abram Garfield who was only in office from November 19, 1881 until September 19, 1881 when he died of infection after bad medical care following being shot in an assassination attempt that would have failed, but ultimately succeeded.

Watching inspired me to read more about our 20th president, known as an inspiring orator.
He once said:
“Things don’t turn up in this world until somebody turns them up.”
— James A. Garfield

As we come to the close of 2025, I want to express my deep gratitude for each of you and for what we have turned up together. Supporting our neighbors in Honduras takes all of us, and - in dollars - here is what we’ve done this year together:

With our Go Fund Me: Love is Boss Let’s Help in Honduras, our community has shared $18,109 through Miguel to support medical care, nutritional needs, housing support, birthdays, and other essential needs. In addition, there were separate/private contributions totaling just over $14,000. That brings the collective total to about $32,109, or an average of ~$2,675 each month. Amazingly and wonderfully, this meets - and even slightly exceeds - our goal of $2,500 per month.

Dollars matter. What matters more is what they made possible.

These dollars have meant dignity and hope, safety and care, and in more than a few situations - life. Life for babies with diarrhea who got the hydration and antibiotics and treatment for parasites they needed. Life for elders who were hungry. Life for people who had suffered injuries and illnesses. Celebrations of life that also meant a full meal for a family. And when death came to our neighbors, those dollars have meant food for those grieving, care for families, and burial markers.

Behind every contribution is a story of someone turning up.
Turning up together has changed the world for the better. 

I am also, always, grateful for Miguel. It is his care, integrity, and commitment that first of all has contributed immeasurably to the person I am, and also that makes this work that we each get to be part of possible. His presence bridges every kind of distance and ensures that our support is responsive to real needs as they arise.

As we look toward a new year, the needs continue.
I trust we will continue to show up to meet them.
Here’s to 2026.
Happy New Year.
Much love.

P.S. Maicol was born in the actual minutes Miguel was on the bima here in Saint Paul speaking to folks at Mount Zion about his work and our Fund! Miguel got the call from Victor just after he finished speaking and he ran off the bima to take the call and came back and told everyone Maicol had just been born. Maybe you were there!