Literally, because I just typed the entire day and the internet went down and I lost it all and am now starting over. Ok - let's try again!
The day was great and God answered all of my prayers from no security glitches to safe travel to no lost passports to MOST IMPORTANTLY no lost children! We were reunited in Atlanta with our Indiana and Kentucky friends as well as the group from DF in Birmingham.
We arrived around lunchtime and were greeted outside the airport by our friends from Oklahoma! What a sight for sore eyes they were! We were off to a reputable restaurant for a Honduran lunch consisting of your choice of soft drink in a bottle, beans with goat cheese & chips, corn tortillas with a platter of chicken, some other kind of meat and a fried cheese. We were then back on the buses for our ride up the mountain about 5,000 feet to Villa Gracia. A few of our kids went with Mark to the warehouse to pick up tools and such. Once at Villa Gracia, Lori gave us our room assignments and we spent the rest of the afternoon getting settled, visiting with old friends and making new ones. Another small group of our kids went with Mark to pick up lumber for our first build.
Dinner was a lettuce salad with a vinegar/onion dressing, baked chicken, yummy rice and a roll. We also put our money in the "bank" and got limps in exchange to spend, got our tshirts and nametags. Afterwards Mark led our devo/orientation. DO NOT DRINK THE WATER! If you cannot take a shower without opening your mouth - we can put some tape on it!
Everyone was very tired and after showers (some had them earlier) were already telling Mama Lee goodnight and heading to bed. We have been up a really long time. They have all been great and I am so proud of the way they are being responsible and showing respect thus far. God has great things in store for us.
Please continue to pray for our trip - for health, for hearts to be moved and changed and that at the end of each day we can say we showed Jesus to somebody and gave God the glory.
until next time I am ...
running on faith
Lee
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