Outside of the Basillica
At this point in the trip all of my days start running together. For the most part they all start and end the same way. This morning after breakfast, before we headed to the clinic we stopped at the Basillica. It was a beautiful cathedral. We sang several songs and the acoustics were amazing. It was a very spiritual time for everyone. We all got to reflect on the trip so far and spend precious time in a very spiritual place. It was a great way to start off the day!
Inside the Basillica
After the clinic we headed to the clinic to collect some more food bags. By this point we could all drive to the clinic with our eyes shut (and that's saying something because driving in Honduras is a death sentence). We definitely built up some arm muscle lifting and loading the food bags every morning. Of course we all kept getting distracted because we were playing the punching games (you punch someone in the arm and they have to pass it on). It is actually a very convenient game when you don't speak the same language as someone. Today we are passing out food bags to members of the church in Zamerano. So after loading the bags, we loaded ourselves into the vans and drove to the Church of Christ in Zamerano. We got to the church early so we decided to play some games. Of course we have to teach the Honduras our crazy American games. So we started playing tag...but that got old after about 10 minutes (it was extremely hot and sunny). So we taught them big booty and ninja. Walter got a huge kick out of the games...he said he is going to teach them to his kids. We also attempted a human pyramid but as usual, it didn't turn out very well. This was another example of God's purpose for our trip. We got to spend the morning building relationships with the Hondurans just by playing silly games and running around.
Ninja!
Attempted Pyramid
When it was finally time to start handing out food bags, Laura and I jumped in the back of the truck! We had been dying to ride in the back of the truck all week, so we weren't going to pass up the opportunity again. We drove down the dirt road in Zamerano handing out food to the church families. I was once again amazed at how differently the people live over here. It makes me sad and sometimes angry, but at the same time there is something appealing about living with the bare essentials and being able to thank God for taking care of you.
Handing out food bags
After we had handed out all the food, we drove back to Jovenes. Once again we (the girls) had nothing to do. The guys were still finishing up some construction at Jovenes, so the girls walked (AnaMaria and I ran) to the ranch to pick some more mangos! This time we brought some bags so we could pick some to fix for the all the boys at Jovenes. When we got back we decided it was time for a break so we all sat around the pool and just hung out. It was another one of those moments that, looking back, I thank God for. Out of no where, Adam decided it would be funny to push Walter in the pool. We all instantly join in the fun and after a little struggle from Walter, we got him in the pool! We were all laughing and not paying attention, because before I knew it, Walter had gotten out of the pool and was attempting to push me in! After a minute of a struggle I realized that he was going to win so I gave in and fell into the pool. The water felt amazing and I was definitely glad that I decided to let him push me in. Walter followed through by pushing Emily, Nixy, Laura, and AnaMaria in the pool with me. We immediately thought about pushing Adam in (since he was the reason we were all now in pool) but he was going on a date later that night and had nice clothes on. So instead we just basked in the moment (and in the sun).
When we finally decide to get out we remembered that we didn't have any changes of clothes and the clothes we were currently wearing were soaked! So Laura, Emily and I to on a hunt for a dryer so we could dry our clothes. Our hunt ended when we found a dryer in the Casa Verde (Green House). We attempted to explain to the house mom what had happened. With a lot of sign language and poor Spanish, she gave us some of her clothes to wear while our clothes dried. The clothes she gave us looked ridiculous so we just decided to wait there at the dorm until our clothes were dry. While we were waiting we ended up teaching Gladys, the house mom, how to play Bunco. What a God thing! When we think of Jovenes we think about all the boys and how we can form relationships with them; we never think about the workers that spend every day serving the boys. We were so blessed to spend that hour getting to know Gladys. Shortly after our clothes finished drying the group loaded back up into the vans to go to dinner.
Laura, Emily and I in Glady's clothes
Dinner tonight was at an authentic taco restaurant. It was definitely my favorite place we ate at all week.
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