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    • Who We Are
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About Us

What We Do & Who We Are

Who and How We Serve

We are a 501c3 non-profit organization with the dream of making the Living Water of Jesus Christ available to people all over the world while supplying humanitarian efforts to help better their way of life. Our Mission is:

  • Provide for the physical and spiritual needs of people in remote areas
  • Teach and train people in the gospel of Jesus Christ
  • Start/develop water filtration projects and other projects to improve community health and welfare
  • Teach communities how to complete and maintain these projects independently
  • Train leaders to continue the mission in neighboring communities

Who We Are

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Joel Aycock

Joel Aycock felt the call to be a missionary as a teenager on one of the many trips that he took to Honduras with his church, Asbury Methodist, from Madison, Alabama. Joel fell in love with the culture, food, and people of Honduras and knew that he wanted to help improve their living conditions in some way. After graduating from Samford University in May, 2007, he was praying for God to lead him as to how he should fulfill his calling as a missionary. After reading an article about how Samaritan’s Purse uses the Biosand Water Filter to bring pure water to people all over the world, Joel knew that this what he was being called to do in the Copan Mountains of Honduras. He left in his pick-up truck from Alabama with his brother Nathan Aycock and drove over 2600 miles down to Honduras in July, 2007, to begin his water purification project using the biosand water filter. Joel stayed down in Honduras until December making and installing water filters in villages throughout the Copan Mountains. When he came back to the United States for Christmas, he felt that this water project was a thing worth continuing and started His Hands Mission International, a 501c3 Non-Profit organization, to help support his calling to serve in Honduras.

Joel & his team make filters in El Paraiso and carry them to the surrounding villages with the help of local church and community leaders. With each filter Joel installs in a house/school/church, he has the opportunity to share with the residents of the communities about the power and love of God and the salvation that He offers through His son Christ Jesus.

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Maite Aycock

Maite Aycock was born in El Paraiso, Copan.  She married Joel Aycock on February 2, 2008 and has been a major part in the success of the ministry in Honduras by serving the mission teams that come.  By providing wonderful meals and a welcoming home, the teams are able to both work hard and relax without having to worry about anything.

Joel and Maite have two children Joel Josiah (11/24/08), and Caleb James (08/17/11), who love wrestling, chopping down banana trees with a machete, and help building filters.

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Edgar Leonel Lara

Edgar Lara was born in El Paraiso, Copan and has lived there all of his life.  He has been working with His Hands Mission International since 2011.  Besides making a lasting difference in the many villages where he has worked, he has also been able to build himself a home and make many necessary improvements to his family’s home.  Edgar is currently in charge of the filter project in the Copan Mountains as well as assisting in the trainings HHMI conducts.

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Delio Leonor

Delio Leonor was born in a village named Las Delicias.  He moved to El Paraiso years ago where he lives with his wife and two sons.  He is very involved in the Iglesia Amigios and is currently the president of the church board in El Paraiso.  He has been the district representative and the president of missions on a national level in the past.  Delio has been working with His Hands Mission International since April 2013 and is currently in charge of our church planting efforts in La Moskitia with the Iglesia Amigos and the new community transformation projects in the communities in the Copan Mountains.

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Mario Antonio Dubon

Mario is married and has 5 children. He began working with HHMI in January 2017. After helping with small construction projects with the ministry the past 5 years, HHMI hired Mario full time to be in charge of the new community transformation projects. HHMI would not have been able to have the success we have had with these projects in the villages if it weren’t for Mario.

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Marvin Alexander Santos

Marvin has been the in country bookkeeper for HHMI since 2017.  He is married with two kids and manages the finances for all of the work done in Honduras

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Board of Directors

Jeff Caple – President

Jeff Rayburn – Fundraising

Wendy Worley – Secretary/Treasurer

Don Wight – Member at Large

Hill Womble – Member at Large

Tony White – Vice President & Logistics

John Ryberg – Member at Large

Jimmy Moore – Past President

Tim Owen – Member at Large

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The water filters used for our projects have been improved.  Before, each water filter was hand made from concrete mixed on site at the mission headquarters in El Paraiso.  Each concrete filter weighs approximately 250 lbs making them difficult to transport and handle in addition to being susceptible to damage if dropped.

Through a partnership with Fluidtrol in Huntsville, AL, the filters are now also made of fiberglass.  This has many advantages.

* Lightweight (easier to transport into remote areas)

* Stackable (many more can be transported to a village)

* Less Fragile (will not crack easily if dropped)

* Portable (possible to be shipped via boat)

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  • P.O. Box 18111, Huntsville, AL 35804
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