Welcome to Starfish Enterprises Honduras Missions.
An evangelism and medical outreach to the poor of Honduras.
The story of the starfish
Once upon a time there was a wise man
who used to go to
the ocean
to do his writing.
He had a habit of walking
on the
beach
before he began his work.
One day he
was walking along
the
shore.
As he looked down the beach,
he saw a human
figure moving
like a dancer.
He smiled to himself to think
of someone who would
dance to the day.
So he began to walk faster
to catch
up.
As he got closer, he saw
that it was a young man
and the young man wasn't dancing,
but instead he was reaching
down to
the shore,
picking up something
and very gently throwing it
into the ocean.
As he got closer he called
out,
"Good morning! What are you
doing?"
The young man
paused,
looked up and replied,
"Throwing starfish in the
ocean."
"I guess I should have asked,
why are you throwing
starfish
in the ocean?"
"The sun is up and the tide is going out.
And if I don't throw them in they'll die."
"But, young
man, don't you realize that
there are miles and miles of beach
and
starfish all along it.
You can't possibly make a
difference!"
The young man
listened politely.
Then bent down, picked up another starfish
and threw
it into the sea,
past the breaking waves and said-
"It made a difference
for that one."