Honduras Summer 2011 Day 2

What a wonderful day! The weather was so nice, around 80 degrees, and we had a great day of service. I think most everyone slept well or well enough last night, so we were prepared to work hard today. Good thing!

We are staying at a place called Julio’s, and right now there is another group here as well. I think there are around 40 of them, and most of them are students associated with Mississippi State University. They are great! We have thoroughly enjoyed interacting with them. They also really know how to sing. Most of them are leaving on Monday.

After enjoying breakfast and a devo with our MSU friends, we headed our separate ways. We piled into a mini van and headed out to a farm that is being developed by some guys that have strong ties with Lipscomb. One of the guys, an engineer, is a friend of my son Luke. We were very impressed with the 2 guys we met today and were especially impressed with what they are striving to do.

With the help of others they have purchased 3 acres and are in the process of developing an aquaponics farm. This farm will raise fish that will be sold. In the water above the fish they will grow vegetables. There is a wonderful symbiotic relationship between the fish and the vegetables. Everything benefits, especially the humans. Jobs and food and revenue will be the end result all done for the glory of God. Wow!

The farm is in the early stages of development. We were blessed to contribute in a significant way today. We helped work on the house where a caretaker will live. We worked to create mulch for the garden, and we spread some of it. We helped clean up some the land that will be tilled in the future, and we did a few other things. I also killed a scorpion today, saving Laura Barlow’s life.

The guys at the farm commented that our team accomplished more than most teams do. That was encouraging for all of us. We hope to go back on future trips and work some more.

Tomorrow we worship with the church at the children’s home, visit a hospital, visit a boy’s home, and get organized for our first construction project on Monday. We are going to build a classroom for the church in Gujire. While there, we will also pass out clothes and food. We have equipped our 2 nurses, Lori and Teresa, with nice medical bags. We expect that they will stay busy treating people with various problems.

Our team is doing really well. I can tell we are going to have a very special and significant trip. We sure appreciate your ongoing prayers!

I've included some photos for you.

Honduras Summer 2011 Day 2