Today we were awakened by a blind rooster at 4:00AM. He is obviously blind because he could not see that it was still pitch black outside! The rest of the night was pretty restful, as we were treated to a tropical rain lullaby that really helped us sleep. Back to the rooster, eventually, he got it right and the sun did start to rise on our first morning in Honduras. He was soon joined by a chorus of local birds who were eager to meet us as well! The birds are loud here!
Doña Lucy was here at 6:30AM to make us a typical Honduran breakfast. We enjoyed fried banana, refried beans, eggs, toast and apples. It really hit the spot. The morning is absolutely beautiful, big blue skies, some puffy white clouds, and the temp is probably about 75 degrees. While we were sitting around the breakfast table, we were discussing the AIDS problem that Honduras does not want to talk about. There are 65,000 orphans in this country which is the size of Tennessee. The are a bunch of reasons the country does not want to admit there is a problem, and most are political. The work day started with our group meeting Alfredo at the first house built at la Providencia We met the father Walmar and his wife and kids. The middle child, who is two, was named Jair, and he really took to Cliff and me. He would come up and just sit in my lap, and sit on Cliff’s lap. Alfredo took us through the entire story of how Providence works and how we are a part of it. We also took a tour of the property and saw all the progress since we last visited. Afterwards, we went to go build a fence!
Later that same day…..
Suffering builds character! I kept thinking that as we worked day one of our project to build the front entry fence for La Providencia. To build a fence, holes must be dug for the posts, and someone had started digging square holes for the square 4x4 posts that would end up in the holes. Digging through dirt is no problem, but about 6 inches down in most of these holes; we encountered hard bedrock, or super dense, wet clay!
Using a combinations of shovels, post hole digger and large heavy iron bars that look like javelins, we were able to finish the 24 holes on one side. God kept us safe from injury, and helped to humble our hearts to be able to do such hard work, but the team building and camaraderie was priceless! Every person worked until the point of exhaustion, and Peggy and Amber jumped in just like one of the boys! Cliff ended up making friends with a nest of giant red ants, and we would hum the theme to Indiana Jones for his benefit!
The weather is awesome. It stays about 78 to 80 degrees during the day, and around 4:00PM, the rains come in and they are so refreshing! It was a fitting end to the day. No injuries, no terrible bug bites and a new perspective on service. We are beginning to jell as a team.
That night at home, we discussed our day and how God was beginning to shed some light on this trip. We also learned how to play the card game Hearts, which was fun!
Doña Lucy was here at 6:30AM to make us a typical Honduran breakfast. We enjoyed fried banana, refried beans, eggs, toast and apples. It really hit the spot. The morning is absolutely beautiful, big blue skies, some puffy white clouds, and the temp is probably about 75 degrees. While we were sitting around the breakfast table, we were discussing the AIDS problem that Honduras does not want to talk about. There are 65,000 orphans in this country which is the size of Tennessee. The are a bunch of reasons the country does not want to admit there is a problem, and most are political. The work day started with our group meeting Alfredo at the first house built at la Providencia We met the father Walmar and his wife and kids. The middle child, who is two, was named Jair, and he really took to Cliff and me. He would come up and just sit in my lap, and sit on Cliff’s lap. Alfredo took us through the entire story of how Providence works and how we are a part of it. We also took a tour of the property and saw all the progress since we last visited. Afterwards, we went to go build a fence!
Later that same day…..
Suffering builds character! I kept thinking that as we worked day one of our project to build the front entry fence for La Providencia. To build a fence, holes must be dug for the posts, and someone had started digging square holes for the square 4x4 posts that would end up in the holes. Digging through dirt is no problem, but about 6 inches down in most of these holes; we encountered hard bedrock, or super dense, wet clay!
Using a combinations of shovels, post hole digger and large heavy iron bars that look like javelins, we were able to finish the 24 holes on one side. God kept us safe from injury, and helped to humble our hearts to be able to do such hard work, but the team building and camaraderie was priceless! Every person worked until the point of exhaustion, and Peggy and Amber jumped in just like one of the boys! Cliff ended up making friends with a nest of giant red ants, and we would hum the theme to Indiana Jones for his benefit!The weather is awesome. It stays about 78 to 80 degrees during the day, and around 4:00PM, the rains come in and they are so refreshing! It was a fitting end to the day. No injuries, no terrible bug bites and a new perspective on service. We are beginning to jell as a team.
That night at home, we discussed our day and how God was beginning to shed some light on this trip. We also learned how to play the card game Hearts, which was fun!
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