Day 5 Honduras Summer 2010

Honduras Summer 2010 Day 5

Today was a great day in Tegucigalpa! We worked hard and got a lot accomplished. The team that went to Didasko to do the medical clinic and work with the children is still not back, and it is 8 p.m. here! Maddie, Lester, Midge, Beth, Drew, Hannah, Liz, and Aaron worked there today.

Today I built a house, along with Becky, Laura, Lou Ann, Steve, and Jake. We built a house in memory of Jack Cox. It was a wonderful experience remembering him as we built. The family we built for is small; a father, mother, and a young son now have a place of their own. They were so appreciative. The build went well, except for a huge rock that wouldn’t move even after a hour of digging and beating on it. Finally we moved the house slightly to go around it.

Several of our team participated in a Princess Day. They went to a church and invited girls from the village to come to have their hair washed and fixed. Then they dressed up in fancy clothes and had their photos made. Kedra, Rebecca, Melissa, Darci, and Teresa enjoyed working with the little girls today.

I got up early this morning to do yesterday’s blog. As I was working on it, my old friend Pedro came by. He works here and is very friendly. He knows very little English but likes to try carry on conversation. We were able to communicate using Babelfish, which is a computer translation program. It worked pretty well.

Pedro carries a gun. Lester saw it and asked about it. Pedro emptied and let Lester have a look. It provided a good photo op.