Sharon assists in the clinic, and Chris tutors struggling students
Sharon earned her Master's as a Family Nurse Practitioner in 2015 so she could care better for her Honduran patients, after nursing in oncology and at a prison clinic. Chris has been a principal and a teacher at a primary school. Together we bring a nurse and a teacher to families around Lake Yojoa, through Salt & Light.
At Chris & Sharon, a nurse practitioner and a teacher, we meet healthcare and education needs, with Sharon assisting in the Salt & Light clinic and Chris tutoring struggling students.
Our story, 1995 to 2021
Our paths to Honduras started out independently; long before we met. Sharon’s first trip to Honduras was in 1995 and Chris in 2001. Over the years we helped install clean water systems, spent time immersed in the culture, lived with the poor, engaged in discipleship, and grew in our relationship with Jesus. In 2003 we moved to rural Honduras and began working in ministry full-time. Chris taught high school classes and Sharon worked as a nurse. We married in 2005!
We returned to the United States in 2009 and Sharon became a Family Nurse Practitioner. Our intention was to return to Honduras better equipped to serve. Sharon also worked as a cancer nurse and Chris continued teaching. We then spent three years in California working and saving money to fund our epic motorcycle trip. We began that adventure in 2018 and traversed all of the Americas! We had been dreaming and planning this trip for over 12 years. It was an incredible life-affirming experience!
We believe with all our hearts in the teachings of Jesus and attempt to reflect His love to those around us. For us, that is primarily done by working to meet the practical needs of healthcare and education. In January of 2021 we returned to Honduras and began full-time ministry again. Sharon works as a nurse and nurse practitioner and Chris as a principal and teacher at a primary school. We live in the rural village of Urraco.
Where we are now · 2026
Rested, renewed, and back in Honduras.
Today we serve with Salt & Light (Ministerio Sal y Luz) in the Lake Yojoa area of Honduras. Sharon assists in the clinic, and Chris tutors students who are struggling. Salt & Light is a Christian ministry that began in January 2002, and its clinic has a full-time doctor and dentist and charges on a sliding scale.
In 2026 we spent time in Spanish school, and we are still learning. Our calling has not changed: we follow Jesus by meeting the healthcare and education needs of rural families. 2025 marked Sharon's 30th year of missions work in Honduras and our 11th year as full-time missionaries, and we are thankful to begin this next chapter.
Stay in touch
The best way to reach us is by email at thestrunas@gmail.com. If you'd like to pray with us, you can see what we are praying for on our prayer list. And if you'd like to give, every way to do it is on our support page. Thank you for walking with us.
- Sharon helps in the Salt & Light clinic
- Chris tutors students who are struggling
- Chris, a former school principal and teacher
- Sharon, family nurse practitioner, Master's 2015
- Health care and education for rural families
What do you each do now at Salt & Light?
Chris & Sharon work as a nurse and a teacher in one ministry: Sharon assists in the Salt & Light clinic, and Chris tutors students who are struggling. Sharon is a nurse and Family Nurse Practitioner, and Chris is a teacher who was a school principal before this. We share the same ministry in the Lake Yojoa area, and we are glad to serve side by side.
Melbourne Community Church in West Melbourne, Florida lists us, Chris and Sharon Struna, among the ministries it routinely supports in Honduras. Source: Melbourne Community Church (giving page)
A nurse and a teacher serving with Salt & Light. Come alongside us.