Rev. Kyle Meyaard-Schaap
ASJ-US Executive Director
Christmas 2024
December 16, 2024
Something Worth Waiting For
I love Advent.
There's something about the embrace of waiting that feels to my spirit, so often in constant motion, like a relief. Advent tells me to wait. To remember that God is the one bringing his kingdom of justice and peace, and that often--like a tiny baby born into scandal to a no-name girl from backwater Nazareth--it looks nothing like we might expect.
Yet, Advent waiting is a particular kind of waiting. It is not passive. We wait with expectation for what new, shocking, unexpected thing God will do in His world. We expect God to move in powerful ways because that is who God is, and it's how He has always acted. Perhaps most especially, when He freely chose to take on the stuff of his world in order to rescue it all from the grip of sin and death and despair.
We at ASJ are waiting; waiting for the fullness of God's justice and shalom to cover Honduras and the whole earth as the waters cover the sea. Yet, we wait with expectation and hope.
Why?
Because over the past 27 years since the founding of ASJ-Honduras, God has given us more reasons to expect the unexpected than we can count. Because that's just who God is and how God works.
Because Advent reminds us that, though we wait, there is something coming worth waiting for.
As we gather around the table this Christmas, we also want to share with you a few of the traditional foods our Honduran partners and friends will be enjoying with their families.
A Spotlight On Our Dedicated Volunteers
How Hondurans Live Out The Joy of Democratic Participation
A Reflection from ASJ-Canada Board President, Matt Van Geest
Words from the Executive Director
Thirsty For Justice
Hondurans cast their ballots during the November 30, 2025, general election, which saw historic voter turnout and a peaceful process supported by more than 12,000 national and international election observers working to safeguard transparency.
ASJ-Canada and ASJ-US Congratulate the Honduran People, Call for Full and Transparent Results As sister organizations committed to justice, peace and hope in Honduras, ASJ-Canada and ASJ-US extend our deepest congratulations to the people of Honduras on the peaceful conduct of their national elections on November 30, 2025. With the initial tally showing an extraordinarily close vote, we call on election authorities to do what is necessary to ensure a transparent count of the remaining ballots in order to guarantee public trust in the final outcome. We commend the Honduran voters for their dedication to democratic participation and their commitment to shaping the future of their country through civic engagement. We also recognize the efforts of electoral authorities, civil society organizations, the international community and the thousands of volunteer observers who worked to ensure a transparent, orderly, and secure process. We are especially proud of our sister organization, ASJ-Honduras, for their unwavering commitment to democracy demonstrated through their electoral observation efforts, their analysis activities, and their consistent call for a fair and orderly process. Now that such a process has been achieved, the work turns to counting the votes with accuracy and transparency. The results remain close, increasing the possibility of a contested result. We support the work of the election officials at the National Electoral Council to give Hondurans confidence in the final results by conducting their count with rigor and transparency. We remain hopeful that the spirit of peaceful participation in the democratic process embraced by the electorate will carry forward into the post-election period to come. We look forward to continued collaboration with ASJ-Honduras as we all work together toward a just and hopeful future for all Hondurans. Matthew Van Geest President, Board of Directors ASJ-Canada Russ Jacobs President, Board of Directors ASJ-US
A call to action for Honduras
The Association for a More Justice Society-US Supports the Network to Defend Democracy; Calls for Free and Fair Elections in Honduras November 25, 2025
Honduras’s Institutional Crisis Deepens Ahead of the 2025 Elections
