It is March 11th and I left a foot of snow behind me in NW Ohio... not so much here! Today had to be at least 90 degrees... I have a sunburn on my right arm from hanging it out of the car window!
Today, we visited 3 villages, 2 churches, the mission headquarters, a campground, a 2000 student Christian school and an Applebee's... now that is one intense day!
We took off early this morning (after I posted yesterday's blog) and we headed to the headquarters of the mission that we will be working with for this trip! After touring the places that we will eat, sleep, shower and live, We toured a 2000 member Christian School that is THE cutting edge of education in Honduras - IT IS HUGE!! Students meet in classes of about 60 kids in about 600 square feet. Their computer labs are limited on PC's, so 2 or 3 students share one computer! Get this... of the 2000 students, only about 35% are actually professing Christians... TALK ABOUT INCREDIBLE INFLUENCE!!!! WOW!!!!
After the school, we crammed into a little Geo Prizm and headed out to a small village called "La Bombo" (the Bomb)... if I am being candid, that is exactly what it looked like went off! Let's jsut say that the living conditions (to me) seem inhumane. I told the family that I have been working with that I have a hard time processing just how desperate these families must feel - just how dangerous their circumstances really are, yet when you see the children, their little faces just glow - they are running, jumping and playing like they didn't have a care in the world!
THIS TRIP IS GOING TO BE AWESOME!
You are going to be remarkably uncomfortable... The heat, the traveling, and the work will be exhausting, but the experience and the rewards will be amazing! I don't know how to express this in words, but the things I have seen and the people I have met in the past 14 hours have been extremely impacting... I know that working hand in hand with the people will be nothing short of LIFE CHANGING.
If you are still on the fence about going on this trip, let me give you one piece of advice:
If you are happy with your life the way it is... STAY HOME! This place will not leave you the same!
Jeremy :.
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How exciting. For Katie and myself reading your blog and seeing the pictures has brought back fond memories or our trips to Honduras. We're praying for the both of you.
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