One Week in La Ceiba, Honduras!
Hi Everyone! Well, we made it to Honduras safe and sound without any big issues, mishaps or blunders. We have spent this first week settling into our apartment, scoping out our surroundings and attending school. It has been a really busy week along with all of the adjustments to living in a third world country. Needless to say, we have also experienced the beloved upset stomach that most get when traveling too or living in a country such as this. I am VERY pleased to announce that we are on the mend and doing very well!
We have been so blessed with a very nice apartment in a really nice, clean and safe neighborhood. We have all of the modern conveniences except for the fact that our water gets turned off around 8:00 every evening. We have internet access most of the time, but it has it’s moments and usually cuts out right about the time you start to press the send button on your email. But, we certainly can’t complain as you see from the photo above the view from our patio is absolutely beautiful. Actually, behind that rainbow and the smog, lie the Pico Bonito Mountains. The rainy season just started here and we have certainly gotten to witness it first hand. It has rained everyday and sometimes all day and all night. I just happened to take a break from studying one afternoon and looked out the patio window to see this glorious sight!
Our days are filled with walking, speaking and studying Spanish! It is about a mile to the school and 3 miles to the mall or to the grocery store. Our classes begin at 7:30 and end around noon everyday. We both have a seperate, private teacher, so it is a pretty intense 4 hours of one-on-one. In the afternoons, we spend time within the community strengthening our speaking and listening skills and building relationships with the people. It is a great experience for full immersion learning.
Within the next week or so, we will be finalizing our plans to visit some orphanages, children’s homes and other ministries. Please be in prayer as to how Voyage of Hope may assist these groups with the work that the Lord has put before them. There are many orphaned and abandoned children here in Honduras and the task to help these children is great. We will post information about these meetings and partnerships as they come to fruition.
We want to thank you all so much for your continued support of us. Please continue praying for protection, direction and guidance and as well for the hearts of those in Honduras to receive the Word of the Lord. We will post updates on a weekly basis and more if necessary. Until then………..Adios!
