Travel day to Tegucigalpa

 Today we left the hotel in Tocoa at 5am, before the roosters and the sun came up.  We had our long drive back to Tegucigalpa and wanted to have a little time in town to see some of the area and relax as a team a little.  So we spent a few hours in the Valley of the Angels, which is touristy area but fun to visit.  We saw some of the cultural dancing happening in the square that we had seen at the church the other night - so it was kind of fun to walk up and say, hey, I recognize that!  This area is a safe area and we were all able to wander around the town of our own accord and agree on a meeting place at a specific time.  Some of us shopped for loved ones, some of us just strolled, and we all enjoyed time chatting at a coffee shop.  After our few hours, we drove back to the mission house to clean up, pack up a little and then go out for our team celebration dinner. We enjoyed a meal together and surprised Mateo & Ashely with a cake for their birthdays.  Mateo’s birthday is tomorrow on our day of travel back to the USA and Ashely’s is the next day.  We could not have a celebration dinner without celebrating them!  

After dinner we returned to the mission house and enjoyed one final devotion together.  

We all come from different backgrounds, have different ideals, opinions and situations, but being on mission together brings you closer together with one simple truth.  Faith.  We all agree (and it seems to be a common theme after mission), that we need to be more like the Honduran people and their faith.  We have had many laughs, many tears and hugs and many times of great conversations together.  Being on mission does change you, and most definitely you will feel closer to God here.  The trick for most of us, is keeping that with us as we go about our daily lives.  Not getting caught up in the frenetic world we live in, so busy with our own priorities, that we forget about what we felt and learned and hoped to continue working towards here in Honduras.  I leave a piece of my heart here when I go and I know that I will be back over and over again.  The world of technology has certainly helped keep those relationships alive and growing and I love that we can stay connected with people here that way.  

My hope is that we keep perspective when we go on with our lives and know that God is at work here and in our hearts.  I hope that its always possible for us to continue to come and do God’s work.  

It’s been a great week.  Ive had a great team to work with both locally in Honduras and from the USA.  We are one team, one mission.  

Blessings. 



Milton with the team in the Valley of the Angels 

Rush hour on our way to Tegucigalpa

Strolling the street of Valley of the Angels

Matt & Ashely with the Birthday cake 

Pretty sunset tonight 

Leaving early this am for the long drive.  

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Thankful Thursday

Image
 Today was our last day actually working in the mission field as tomorrow is a driving travel day.  The drive back up to San Pedro Sula is very long and can take anywhere between 6 and 10 hours depending on the day.  So we drive up there the day before our flights to anticipate any hiccups along the way and make the actual flying day less stressful and uneventful.   So Thursday is always a half day working on mission in the clinics etc so we have time to take down the clinics, sort through medications and inventory stuff for next year.  Theres a lot to do during this time so we can be on top of things for the next mission and know exactly what we have down here.   But the day started off as usual and pretty quickly upon arrival the clinic was filled with people who had been waiting there, some of them since 6am.  Some people come from the mountains and go by foot to get there.  We take for granted in the states the ability to get around and access...
Read more

Long Travel Day But We Arrived Safe

Image
 Today was an exceptionally long day for the team but we made it here safe and sound.  The majority of the team have been traveling for 24 hours so they are pretty beat.  Arriving at San Pedro Sula Airport we had a minor hiccup with a missing bag.  Turns out it had been pulled by customs for reasons we couldn’t explain and it took a while to retrieve it.  So after sitting around for a long time we finally left the airport at 4:20pm.  Our lunch was at 6pm at Wendy’s in Tela and finally after a short bathroom break, we arrived in Tocoa at around midnight.  Much of the drive was in the dark as the sun sets around 6pm here all year round.  So not too many sights to report along the way.    Greeted by the few team members that came ahead a few days, we were happy to get to our rooms quickly so we could turn in.  I was thrilled to learn that the clinic is all set up!  Tomorrow will be a more restful day.  I’m excited to see ever...
Read more

Painting God’s Kingdom

Image
  Today was long, and exhausting, but amazing on so many levels.     Our day started with breakfast at 7am followed by a devotion and singing before climbing in the van and heading out to La Ceibita.     When we arrived in La Ceibita we worked on preparing the bags for the home visits.     Working together we got it done in no time and then started preparing the outside of the church for paint.     There was some scraping and cleaning that needed to happen. Two of us from the team headed into town to pick up the paint with Pastor and Lorena.     We did not know until we got there that they wanted us to pick out the paint color.     So Alyssa and I spent some time debating and both of us knew we wanted it to be colorful and bright.     Paint colors that you just simply don’t see on buildings in the US.     Once we settled on a color, we began negotiating with the sales person to bring the price down for ...
Read more