The 600

Opportunities to Serve

This page will list a number of service opportunities for you to work with. We will be adding to this page whenever a new organization comes online. To find out more information about a specific orgaizations, simply click on the link provided.

The 600

If you are interested in being a part of The 600, whether short term or long term, please let us know. We encourage you to come and live, serve and learn with us. Write or e-mail us and we wil send you an application.

To send us an e-mail, Click Here

Contact us by mail in Honduras:
Larry and Allison Smoak
APDO 458
La Ceiba, Honduras

To contribute financially, send donations to:
The 600
23955 Beard Avenue
Lakeville, MN 55044
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Intercultural Community Internships

We host Intercultural Community Internships (ICI) for individuals who hunger to know Jesus Christ more deeply and to live his life of humble love among the poor. We invite you to serve with us at Campus Adullam for six to twelve months, plugging in to our work in agriculture, serving orphans and widows or volunteering at a local secondary school called Instituto El Rey.
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Agua Viva

Agua Viva is an organization that facilitates short-term service projects in Central America. These projects seek to make what Jesus called "living water" accessible to the people while bringing clean drinking water to remote Honduran villages. The bi-annual projects typically involve a team of volunteers from the U.S. partnering with a group in Honduras to construct clean water systems, sanitary latrines and/or dig fresh wells.

A primary purpose is to encourage volunteers to become "more passionate for Jesus and compassionate for his people." This is accomplished by working side-by-side in the trenches with the villagers. This program requires that volunteers get their hands dirty and are open to experiencing a different culture up close and personal. To learn more about Agua Viva or to apply for its next trip, visit the Agua Viva Website or to email Jay Substad Click Here.
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GO Scholarship Fund

GO Scholarship exists to help equip young men and women, who demonstrate a love for the Lord and a desire to further their education, to maximize their God given potential for the advancement of the Kingdom of God through mentoring relationships during a university education experience.

Each of the students who receive this scholarship have been participating members of the Discipleship Group led by Larry and Allison, and when their living situation permits, they continue to be a part of the Group. Currently there are seven students on scholarship, which averages $3,000 per student per year. To participate you can pray for these students that they would continue to be obedient to God and to honor them with their lives while facing the challenges and temptations of living in the city and attending university.

You can also give financially toward the Scholarship Fund by sending donations payable to:

GO Scholarship Fund
23955 Beard Avenue
Lakeville, MN 55044
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Instituto El Rey

Instituto El Rey, translated as Institute of the King, is a non-profit, Christian high school in the mountains of northern Honduras. We offer a quality 7th-12th grade education at a subsidized cost to about 180 youth of the Cangrejal River Valley, where most struggle to survive as subsistence farmers. Our school gives them the opportunity to complete a high school education, learn English and computer skills, and prepare for university and future employment.

At Instituto El Rey (IER), we desire to teach the whole student - intellectually, physically, spiritually and to help the student understand and respond to the Word of God. Our goal is to create an oasis of hope and love in a valley plagued by poverty, violence, abuse, superstition, and ignorance. We truly believe that God's plan is to use the young people of this area to become "world-changers"; to use the foolish to confound the wise!

IER is located 6 miles up the road from Larry and Allison. English teachers are always a needed commodity and no teaching experience is required--just a heart for God and for his children. To learn more about IER visit their website at www.ierschool.org.
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Helping Hands International Ministries

Healing Hands International Ministries is a Medical Mission in Rio Viejo, Honduras. The Mission works throughout the villages of Northern Honduras to provide care and treatment to the impoverished people. HHIM is located 6 miles from Larry and Allison, across the street from IER. Those educated in medicine and those with a willing heart are always needed.

To learn more about HHIM visit their website at www.hhim.org.
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Give Hope 2 Kids

Give Hope 2 Kids is a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization that exists to minister to disadvantaged children. The world is full of vulnerable children who are looking for hope. They are vulnerable from poverty, lack of education, and parental abandonment, or other challenges. The mission of Give Hope 2 Kids is to help as many of these children as possible.

To help some of these children, we are starting a children's home in Honduras called Casa de Esperanza. Our goal is to create an environment of love, security, and a stable family life, coupled with high quality education and the teaching of life skills, to produce confident, responsible, and industrious adults that will be a valuable part of their community.

Give Hope 2 Kids is located about an hour up the road from Larry and Allison; currently, GH2K is in its building phase. For more information, visit their website at www.givehope2kids.org.
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