Emilson Figueroa at a soccer field in his community near Tegucigalpa, Honduras. Emilson’s dream is to play on a professional soccer team.

Rony Figueroa is a farmer who grows corn, beans and bananas. He lives in the Dry Corridor of Honduras—an area impacted by high temperatures and lack of rain. His crops often struggle during the dry season. Rony was invited to join a CRS project where he learned new farming techniques, as well as how to care for the land and natural resources. He was able to repair an old reservoir and install an irrigation system so that his crops can grow even if it doesn't rain. Today, Rony can feed his family, pay for his son Emilson to attend a soccer academy and help people in his community.

Photo by Oscar Leiva/Silverlight for Catholic Relief Services