Days 8 and 9

Greetings from Tegucigalpa. We are about to eat breakfast this morning before heading to the airport to fly home to Raleigh. Please make sure the ice and snow are melted by 10:30 tonight. No exciting events to report from yesterday and that is good on travel days to and from Choluteca. We chilled at the house, sat out by the pool and watched The Bernie Mac Show in Spanish. We made David stand by the TV and interpret ... just kidding. Words cannot express the debt of gratitude we owe to David. David not only had to process the same storm of emotions and processing that we all experienced as rookies, but he was in the middle of all our emotional exchanges as we had joyful reunions, delivered messages and special gifts, dealt with perplexing problems, and said tearful goodbyes. In other words he performed above and beyond the call of duty. We asked much and he gave much with a willing spirit.

We went to El Patio last night and feasted. Mike and Ginger have been excellent hosts. After our end of trip debriefing we discovered we were under attack by the insects. First, the ants ate our french toast ... well, they got in the bread that was to be our french toast. Then, Mike, Steve, David, and Joel were attacked by the Honduran air force (mosquitos) in the little bunkhouse. This morning a nice sized scorpion appeared. David, our entomologist, showed another amazing talent as he told us all about the scorpion, took lots of pictures and translated for the scorpion. Who knew? Bob, threw the scorpion over the back wall. Martha got mad at Bob making a stomping motion on the ground. She obviously did not want to see the scorpion again.

So this is our last dispatch from Honduras. We give a prayer of thanksgiving for your prayers, financial and other support, blog comments, and for keeping things going at home so that we can come here and serve our Lord. You will never know how much those gifts mean in our lives and in the lives of those with whom we work, serve and love while we are here. Felipe, Iris and Jasmine have a new home, and the children of Limon de la Cerca know that they have a God who loves them, because of what you have done. Gracias!

In His Name,

Team 1