Honduras - Day 4

We all arrived at the mission in the morning knowing it would be a very full day. All the rice, corn and pasta we packed the days before were to be delivered throughout the colonia. In the colonia we were delivering to today, there are about 10,000 people. We cold deliver to only about 400. We walked the dirt roads and Jose', one of the men that works for the mission, would call out to the families to come to their doors for food. It was mostly women, grandmothers and children. It was sad and wonderful at the same time. The faces on the people were mostly smiles. We would say, "God Bless you" in Spanish and deliver the food to their door ways. A number of the local children wanted to help us so we let them carry some of the bags too. My little Kimberly, (it is Kimberly) walked with me and helped carry the bags with me. We walked up the side of the mountain and through the village area. It took all morning. We were hot,tired, sweaty and thirsty by the time we got back to the mission. It was soooo worth it. What a joy!!

We return in time for lunch. Every day...Rice, beans, tortillas, meat, salsa, sour cream, guacamole, fruit and cookies. We are stuffed and fattening up everyday. It is all so good and fresh. The picture I am sending you is of Francis. She is the head person in the kitchen at the mission. We all love her. The kitchen women are the sweetest, happiest people. There is Norma, Betty and Francis. I have learn to cook beans, rice and salsa like they do. Yum!!!

After lunch we all went to the house blessing for Luis. He has worked for Senor Ron for about three years. He has learned how to build houses from Ron ( mission head) and the church I came with has given the money to have a house built for Luis and his family to live in. This is the 190th house Luis has built. Our team helped him to build it, furnish it and bring tress and bedding for him and his family. It was a celebration full of tears for all of us.

After the blessing of Luis' house, four of us women joined the ladies Bible study back at the mission. There were 37 ladies with children and babies. The songs and prayers were wonderful.

After the Bible study we went back to the hotel for showers so we could go to Ron and Shelly's home up on another hill, for dinner. When we all got to our rooms, we realized the hotel had no hot water. We all had to take cold showers. I think our team got ready to hit the vans faster that any other day. Man that was a cold shower. A pipe broke on or floor so the whole floor was not getting hot water. After spending the past four days in Magote, the poorest part of Honduras, we could not complain. We were grateful for the water, which is not easy for the Magote colonias to come by.

The big problem is that we don't want to leave these people. We have come to love them and they have blessed us so much more than we could bless them. God is so Good!!

I wish you all could be here. Truly! It is life changing!!