ASJ 25th Year Anniversary

January 31, 2024


Co-founders Kurt Ver Beek and Jo Ann Van Engen, cut an anniversary cake with one of the first ASJ-HN board members, Cristabel Parchment.



Representatives from ASJ Honduras, US, and Canada stated, “For 25 years, the Association for a More Just Society has followed God’s call to love our neighbor and to seek justice. We have worked so that the Hondurans living in the most vulnerable conditions can have access to quality education, healthcare, and safety.” The statement was presented via a press conference at the ASJ headquarters in Tegucigalpa, Honduras.

ASJ Honduras Executive Director Carlos Hernández signs joint statement with ASJ-US Board of Directors President Russ Jacobs and ASJ-Canada Board of Directors President Matthew Van Geest.

These three sister organizations came together to celebrate and reiterate our commitment to continue working together for a more just society. Together, we look to the future with the stubborn certainty that the faithful God who brought us here will sustain us for the next 25 years and beyond.


Twenty-five years ago, ASJ began as a group of brave Christians following God’s call to do justice in Honduras. From the beginning, ASJ has been a space that fosters companionship and collaboration between people from different backgrounds with a common goal: building a more just society together.


Our work focuses on strengthening public systems for those who need them most. In our work in health, education, security, and transparency, our goal is to improve conditions for those living in vulnerable circumstances in our country. The work of justice is not easy, and in the last 25 years, we have had exhilarating breakthroughs as well as many sacrifices. 


As we look to the next 25 years, we want to continue our work without losing sight of our vision. Now, more than ever, both in our country and in the Central American region, we see threats to civil society organizations like ASJ and to democracy itself.  This, rather than discouraging us, motivates us to push forward with courage. 

Throughout our anniversary week, staff and board members from ASJ Honduras, the US, and Canada came together in person and remotely to celebrate and encourage each other. The work ahead of us will not be easy, but we know there is a great cloud of brave witnesses who support us and a faithful God who sustains us. While some sat together and others showed supporting posters and balloons through a computer screen, one uniting declaration resounded beyond all barriers: “Ebenezer! Thus far, the LORD has helped us.”


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