Dinner, a great evening, and lots of fun for a great cause. Social Springs Baptist Church is holding it’s 3rd annual fundraiser for the 2017 Honduras mission trip. Church member Billy Davis tells The Journal the event will be held Saturday, February 18th at the church on Highway 371.

Advance tickets for the banquet are available by calling 932-5140. Advance is $25 per person and $40 for a couple. At the door the price is $5 more.

Davis has been on mission trips to Honduras before. His face lights up as he describes the work that is being done by Baptist Medical and Dental Mission International (BMDMI). Davis says “this year we are going to the town of Trojes.

We caught up to Davis in Coushatta last week to get more details. He says “BMDMI has been making mission trips to Honduras and other central American nations since 1974. Last year, Davis adds “about 20 people went to Honduras from the Red River Parish area representing several churches.