Monday, April 3, 2017
Hola amigos y amigas! This is Scott writing again. We continue to have a very blessed trip, gracias a Dios. A couple of thoughts...
1. Plese excuse the punctuation, as we're working on laptops at Project Eden's Adelante tutoring program, which are set up for the Spanish language, and the keyboard is NOT what you see is what you get. I have learned that the apostrophe is actually available on the hyphen key but other then that I{m a bit lost!
2. The biggest traffic jams are the herds of cattle.
3. Hondurans have a great sense of humor!
4. Taking a Coke break at 10am is very important, and the entire team enjoys the cold refreshment on these hot days.
Mass at the church in San Francisco de la Paz yesterday was an example of how communication happens even when you dont understand the words. What a great heartfelt experience, and a true sharing of Christ's love.
Tonight we will be attending the weekly Cursillo Ultreya, with Mass at 600 and Ultreya at 700. Should be another wonderful connection with the local Cursillistas.
We will be delivering schools supplies to five kindergartens nd elementary schools, and medical supplies to four local health clinics on Wednesday.
Running out of time to post any pictures today, but will do so as soon as posible.
Con mucho gusto!
Just started a new community garden at Tierra Blanca. The community support was excellent. We ought to be finished by Wednesday.
Should be an exciting evening. We have an Ultreya meeting in San Francisco de la Paz. Their
meetings tend to be high energy....and, very inspiring.
In two days, we head to Catacamas ( about an hour away from San Francisco ). We're visiting
an orphanage that handles handicapped children. I'ts usually an emotional and inspiring day....hasta
pronto.....Jay
Should be an exciting evening. We have an Ultreya meeting in San Francisco de la Paz. Their
meetings tend to be high energy....and, very inspiring.
In two days, we head to Catacamas ( about an hour away from San Francisco ). We're visiting
an orphanage that handles handicapped children. I'ts usually an emotional and inspiring day....hasta
pronto.....Jay
Hola, Amigos y Amigas.
Its now Monday of a wonderful trip so far. Over the weekend, we went to Juticalpa, a city about a half an hour away to have lunch at a pupusaria (spelling may be wrong... Pupusas are a thin like quesidia kind of food with cheese or cheese and sausage. Muy Delicioso. We then went shopping for school supplies for 5 kindergartens. We are delivering them to kindergartens on Wednessday morning along with tons and tons of medicines for clinics in the area.
This morning, some of us went to the garden to work with the community while my mother and I went shopping with Mario in town - purchased a machete in a beautiful leather case and then went shopping for sandals - of which we purchased about 200 of.
This evening we are going to Ultrya here in San Fransisco at the local Inglesia {church}. Should be a wonderful evening of prayer and talks of which I won´t understand ...but ill understand the holy spirit.
Tomorrow we finish the current garden in Tierra Blanca. In the afternoon, Mario y Miguel {me} will be making a video tour of Hogar Del Nino which is the compound in which we stay {I wont be posting the video until after we leave honduras as the bandwidth here is slow}. Tomorrow morning, I will be video taping our morning prayer circle which we have every morning.
I'll post pictures as soon as I have a chance.
Michael Fitz
Its now Monday of a wonderful trip so far. Over the weekend, we went to Juticalpa, a city about a half an hour away to have lunch at a pupusaria (spelling may be wrong... Pupusas are a thin like quesidia kind of food with cheese or cheese and sausage. Muy Delicioso. We then went shopping for school supplies for 5 kindergartens. We are delivering them to kindergartens on Wednessday morning along with tons and tons of medicines for clinics in the area.
This morning, some of us went to the garden to work with the community while my mother and I went shopping with Mario in town - purchased a machete in a beautiful leather case and then went shopping for sandals - of which we purchased about 200 of.
This evening we are going to Ultrya here in San Fransisco at the local Inglesia {church}. Should be a wonderful evening of prayer and talks of which I won´t understand ...but ill understand the holy spirit.
Tomorrow we finish the current garden in Tierra Blanca. In the afternoon, Mario y Miguel {me} will be making a video tour of Hogar Del Nino which is the compound in which we stay {I wont be posting the video until after we leave honduras as the bandwidth here is slow}. Tomorrow morning, I will be video taping our morning prayer circle which we have every morning.
I'll post pictures as soon as I have a chance.
Michael Fitz
This has been an incredible journey this week. The Hondurans are very humble and joyful people always opening their hearts and homes to us. How blessed we are!! Today we worked creating a community garden with the families who will be harvesting the abundant produce when it is ready! Hard work but many hands makes little work. Mass and Ultreya tonight, can't wait. Also had my first taste in tutoring English student w/ her homework-I hope she loved it as much as I did. It's very hot today, 104 in the sun!!!
Saturday, April 1, 2017
This is Jim. This has been sooo incredible so far. The people here are so gracious and loving. The following 2 pictures are the team weeding the gardens in the compound, the next 2 are the shop wee we bought a gift for a birthday party we attended, the next is a little girl at the Friday market and the other is the same market where we bought flip flops for the children and the last is Therese planting a mahogany tree seed. Adios.
Good morning! After another night of crowing roosters and barking dogs, we're off on another adventure. This morning we're at the Adelante tutoring center, working with students on their English, and our Spanish! The Computer Room is packed (as Mario says it always is) with students doing research on the web and connecting with the world beyond their small mountain town. It is so uplifting to see them so dedicated to their education, and knowing that our efforts are making a difference.
This afternoon we're off to the city of Juticalpa to shop for school supplies. These pens, pencils, notebooks, and other materials and supplies are beyond the capacity of the small local schools to buy. We will create school "care packages" and deliver them to as many of the elementary schools in the outlying villages as we can.
On Thursday, the 1st delivery of medical supplies arrived, and they will be delivered to the local health clinics next week. Everything from antibiotics to aspirin, and most importantly vitamins for children and expecting mothers.
Yesterday, we started a new community garden in the village of Tierra Blanca. Digging post holes, setting the posts and putting up the chain link fence to keep the critters out. It is always amazing to me that cows, horses, and chickens roam free for the most part, often along the roads we travel.
Such a mix of new and old here... like being in colonial New England in some ways, and in the new world in others. Despite the challenges, the people are, for the most part, joyful in their daily activities. Resilient problem-solvers who seem to overcome all obstacles in creative ways. As always, a true blessing to be here!
This afternoon we're off to the city of Juticalpa to shop for school supplies. These pens, pencils, notebooks, and other materials and supplies are beyond the capacity of the small local schools to buy. We will create school "care packages" and deliver them to as many of the elementary schools in the outlying villages as we can.
On Thursday, the 1st delivery of medical supplies arrived, and they will be delivered to the local health clinics next week. Everything from antibiotics to aspirin, and most importantly vitamins for children and expecting mothers.
Yesterday, we started a new community garden in the village of Tierra Blanca. Digging post holes, setting the posts and putting up the chain link fence to keep the critters out. It is always amazing to me that cows, horses, and chickens roam free for the most part, often along the roads we travel.
Such a mix of new and old here... like being in colonial New England in some ways, and in the new world in others. Despite the challenges, the people are, for the most part, joyful in their daily activities. Resilient problem-solvers who seem to overcome all obstacles in creative ways. As always, a true blessing to be here!
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