About Us

The call of our hearts is to the needy and abandoned children of Honduras. Needy being those that live in impoverished homes and abandoned being those that live on the street, although many on the street are simply there attempting to escape the poverty and physical and/or sexual abuse they experience at home.

“Arise, cry out in the night..pour of thine heart like water before the Lord: lift thy hands toward him for the life of thy young children, that faint for hunger in the top of every street.” Lam.2:19

Our vision involves going to the kids on the streets, loving them in Jesus’ name and helping them to realize Jesus loves them and their lives are valuable. This takes instilling vision, goals and desires into them, letting them know that they are somebody and they can realize their potential.

For those who desire a difference in their lives we provide education assistance and assistance in meeting basic needs such as food, clothing, and shelter. We stress education as the doorway to opportunity. Their participation in the local church is an indicator of a willingness to change.

Because we believe according to Acts 2:17, we stand by every needy and abandoned child possible to be an extension of God’s hands to those who turn to him, and conduct programs teaching youth and children seminars in various projects around the city.

Manos Extendidas was started by Alvin Anderson in 1997. Since that time we have hosted hundreds of short term mission teams and seen thousands touched by the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Our ministry is located in Tegucigalpa which is the capitol city of Honduras.