About Me

My name is Ericka Wright, and I am a missionary to Honduras. For as long as I can remember, I have been involved in church in some way. Some of my earliest memories are of singing with my family in church and helping on a bus route. Even though I attended a public school, my parents still made it a point to remind me every day that I was to be a light to those around me. We had a sign above our front door that read, “You are now entering the mission field.” When my mom dropped me off at school, her last words to me were always, “Walk with the King today and be a blessing.” When I was nine, I accepted Jesus as my Savior, and I began to understand exactly what those two phrases meant. My life was not mine to live as I pleased. I serve the King of Kings, and it is my joy to tell others about His love.

I loved listening to missionaries when they visited my church. They always seemed to have so many adventures! I remember one story specifically. I don’t remember who the missionary was, nor where they were serving. But they told of how they had to travel upriver in a canoe. Because of the long journey, they had to stay the night in their canoe on a sandbar in the middle of the river. He described how they could hear the crocodiles and other night life moving around them all night long. I remember looking at my mom with wide eyes and a grin on my face, saying, “That’s going to be me one day.” I read story after story of missionaries who gave their lives on the field, of people who sacrificed everything to tell others about the Gospel, and it fed an inner desire in me to also go and tell. When I was fifteen years old, I officially surrendered to be a missionary.

When I graduated high school, I attended Pensacola Christian College and received my bachelor’s in English with a double minor in Journalism and Music Ministries. I then attended West Coast Baptist College where I received my master’s in Christian Education. Then, I moved to Colorado and taught for two years, using the Abeka curriculum. In between my two years teaching in Colorado, I decided to take a mission’s trip. I wanted to do something with my summer besides sit around and watch Netflix. A friend put me in contact with Sam and Julie Hodges, missionaries to Honduras, who invited me to spend the entire summer helping in their ministry. I spent six weeks falling in love with the ministry, the people, and the culture of Honduras. After returning to the States, I earnestly prayed about returning to Honduras to help teach in the Bilingual school, as well as minister alongside the Hodges in their church. God made it abundantly clear that Honduras was where I was supposed to be. In the summer of 2015, I left Colorado and began a short few weeks of deputation. Thanks to Prayer Baptist Missions and my home church, Gateway Baptist Church, I was able to have several meetings, and went straight to the field in August 2015 to begin my first year as a teacher at New Life Bilingual School.

Looking back, I can see how God orchestrated so many events in my life so that I would be prepared to help in the ministry here. Going to a public school gave me a heart for those around me, no matter their background. Serving with my family on the bus route helped me jump right into running a bus route here, knocking on doors every week on evangelism, witnessing to those around me. My music background makes it possible to help with special music in the services, as well as teach music lessons in the school. I also have the opportunity to teach music to the seminary students who are also preparing to serve the Lord in ministry. Thanks to my PCC background and my two years teaching in Colorado, I was already familiar with the Abeka curriculum that we use at our bilingual school. There are many ways that God prepared me for exactly this. I am thankful for the opportunity that God has allowed me to have in serving here in Honduras.