Honduras January 2010, Day 6

Today was our last day to work, and it turned out to be a beautiful day! Bright sunshine and temps in the 80s followed a foggy, misty start to the day. Everything went well with the build today.

We have been blessed in many ways by Mark Connell. The more I get to know him the more impressed I am with him and his work. One of the things that made our work easier this week was that Mark brought his “boys” with him each day. He intentionally mentors more than a dozen young men. Most of them do not have a father active in their lives. Mark is teaching and showing them God’s love and how to be a godly man. He pays them each day for their work. I think it’s about 5 dollars, which is a good day for most Hondurans. I’ve included a photo of today’s team.

Our build today was unusual in that it was way out on a sparsely populated mountain. It was a neat place with good views. It is the dry season here so it is not especially green and beautiful. Everything is a dull green.

After the build we drove out to Casa de Esperanza (“House of Hope”). It is the other children’s home where our October team installed a water treatment system. We were informed yesterday that it wasn’t working properly. A quick investigation revealed that someone had opened a valve that was allowing the water to bypass the system. It was an easy fix.

Today Manuel was accompanied by his sister, Angelica. She looks to be about 15. She, like Manuel, is very sweet. She jumped right in with a hammer and helped us with the build.

We unloaded all the tools and spent some time organizing everything. The next builders should find everything ready to go. We’re now back at the mission house awaiting another scrumptious supper. Smell like chicken to me. Pollo!

Now that our work is over, it is time to reflect on what it all means. I hope to address that briefly on Sunday. Lord willing we’ll have some good photos and a video to share. For now we thank God and all of you for making this trip wonderful. I am eager to get home and see Kedra, Rebecca, and Ben!

We leave the mission house at 9 in the morning, and we leave Honduras about 1 p.m. Unfortunately we have a 3+ hour layover in Houston and will not arrive in Indy until nearly 11 p.m. I hope to be in my bed by 1 a.m.

Thanks again! Please pray for traveling mercies.

Honduras January 2010, Day 6