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Estar en Honduras me hace sentir como si estuviera en mi pais, Mexico.  A final de cuentas, somos Latinoamericanos y compartimos muchas cosas; cultura, idioma, clima, comida, etc. Asi como tambien compartimos el tener a tantos ninos en la calle que han sido abandonados o que han escapado y preferido vivir ahi porque es mejor que estar en una casa donde son muy maltratados…

Siempre he tenido un Corazon especial hacia los ninos latinoamericanos, y estar aqui y ver a todos los ninos de Manuelito, me inyecta mas ganas de siempre hacer algo por ellos. Admiro mucho lo que hacen aqui, tendria que escribir una lista MUY larga de todo ello!  Son realmente un ejemplo a seguir. Solo creanme que aqui en Manuelito existe y se puede ver un VERDADERO AMOR por el nino de la calle.

Hoy en nuestro 5o dia aqui y nos estamos derritiendo! Pero no nos quejamos, y mucho menos ahora que nos enteramos que en Maidenhead estan a 4 grados C!!!

Manana tenemos el evento tan esperado con las mujeres de Talanga. Hoy vi al Pastor que las esta invitando y no sabe si tendremos a 75, 100, 150, 200 o mas! Tenemos preparados 222 regalos para ellas, si llegan mas de este numero, espero que se multipliquen de forma sobrenatural! Jaja!! Ya les platicare… 

Quiero tambien compartirles lo bien que me hace sentir el ver a mis otros compatriotas, los ingleses, amar tanto a toda esta gente hondurena. Los britanicos ayudan mucho y son caritativos, pero su ayuda se ve mas hacia Africa y otros paises Asiaticos. Personalmente, casi no me ha tocado verla hacia Latinomerica por lo que me siento privilegiada de ser parte de este equipo.

Alejandra

Day 3 - Happy birthday to Ben!

Today we were more upbeat after a better night of sleep, laying in until half 5 (...) and enjoyed a morning group session outside. This was followed by a filling breakfast of yummy pancakes and watermelon!

After this, we sent the students to study for around 2 hours whilst the rest of the team itemised the donations we brought to give to the home, this was 4 full suitcases of clothes alone!! And painted the boat for the holiday club. We were living the high life for lunch as we enjoyed a good 6oz steak with salad!

Following this began the holiday club where we shared the story of Peter walking on water, this lead to Lorna further explainig the story and encouraging the kids in their spiritual journeys. We then split in to two groups, the older kids group lead by Sam and Naomi, played dodgeball indoors. After what seemed a simple game, in translation became very complicated. Despite this, it's a new game they can play for life!! Meanwhile, the younger kids (10 and under) enjoyed water games, target games and captains coming. This was outside on what the Hondurans referred to as a hot day and what we referred to a 'flippin' hot day'. Despite this, it was overall a very fun day as the kids get very stuck in. After 40 minutes, we were glad to hear it was snack time and we all congrigated in the dining hall for drinks and crafts. We came to an end with the song 'wide and long and high and deep' with verses in both Spanish and English.

Finally it was time for team meeting followed by a free relaxing evening.

Please continue to pray for the work we are doing and specifically for the pamper evening we are running for the female staff members tomorrow evening.

In terms of the confusing title, Duncan bought some flapjacks and pretended it was Ben's birthday.

Lots of love,

Lois and Ruth xxx



Messages to home;

Ruth - 'Shout out to ma peeps Hannah and Mark, all is going well mum and dad and not too home sick but still missing you! Hope your all good. Thank you for all the scarfs Grandma.'  

B&B - 'Feeling healthy and happy and just about recovred from jetlag! Blown away by what we see God doing already in Honduras!'

Pippa- 'Hi mum and dad, I hope your having a good Easter! Mum I know you'll be worrying, but we're all happy and healthy and getting on and uninjured, no problemos! Give Spot a cuddle from me. Sam, hope you're not working too hard, missing you (and you mum and dad, awks love you) and see you all soon :) keep safe!! xxx'

Ellie - 'Hey guys, don't worry, I'm not feling sick and I actually enjoyed our landing in Teguc!'

Day 2 - the pirates have landed!

Hello fellow fans. Our first night in Honduras was OK, however we went to bed early which meant that we woke up early, for some people at 3:00am! I know you all want to know what we have been eating so here is the low down:

Breakfast: sausages, eggy bread, scrambled egg, watermelon
Luch: spicy rice and beef
Dinner: Tacos and chicken

Om nom nom. We had our first day of the pirate themed holiday club today. We looked at the bible story where Jesus meets Peter and catches loads of fish and about how we can follow Jesus and be fishers of men. We were quite nervous about the language beeing a barrier but with the help of Captain Jack Loco (Captain Crazy Jack a.k.a Duncan) and our wonderful Alejandra we managed fine and the kids had a great time! During the rest of the afternoon some of us wih exams coming up did some work (please pray for exams!) We then followed up the evening with a Veggie Tales Pirate film which we watched outside underneath the stars on a big screen.

We are all very tired but at the same time very excited to be here serving God. He's got big plans for us and the project and its really specail being able to be here witnessing God's work. I am especially looking forward to the club tomorrow as I am getting to do the talk! Please continue to pray for us and that we feel renewed, refreshed and revived with energy each day! It's amazing to see how God is with us on this trip and how he is bringing it all together! In traditional pirate talk; Argghhhmen!

P.s please comment so we know how you are all keeping in Maidenhead!

(Lorna)

Day 1 - Travel and Texas

We are here, all safe and sound, well fed, and in a surprisingly comfortable hotel!

We took off from Heathrow at 11.46 (that's right! A massive 6 minutes late thanks to business class not having the correct TV headsets) and embarked on a tedious 10 hour journey to Houston. Lucky for us, we were able to watch a selection of films and TV that repeated themselves every couple of hours, including a documentary about ancient  Polynesians and Rise of the Guardians. After a very smooth flight we hit a pocket of heavy turbulence as we came to land and my picturesque vision of sun, cowboy hats and tumbleweed was shattered as we were met by rain. Lots and lots of rain.

We arrived at the hotel as the sun decided to pop out again with only one thing on our mind. FOOD! We booked in and were immediately told that our options were limited as due to it being easter Sunday, everywhere was closed. Having said this the receptionist handed us some takeaway menus which we piled into. Half an hour later, thanks to some excellent order taking by Lois we were ready! Unfortunately the takeaway place wasn't and upon calling them we discovered that they were closed.
Take two, we opt for pizza. Another half hour of deliberating and we pick up the phone...closed!

Hungry, and on the verge of giving up, Charlotte discovered that just across the road was a 24 hour diner! We scuttled across the road (at the designated crossing to avoid Jaywalking) and into the neon glow of Hot Biscuit: 24 hour Restaurant.

I'm now writing this blog post with a full belly of deep fried fish, deep fried crab, deep fried shrimp, deep fried corn stuff (hushpuppies) and of course, deep fried French fries.

We are up early tomorrow morning and will post the next blog from Honduras. The Twitter page is also much more regularly updated (and you don't need an account yourself to view it).

Please pray for our travel tomorrow, as well as for energy for all of us and thank God for how good this hotel is and how safe he has been keeping us!

Honduras Trip - How can I pray?

Please start by...
Thanking God for his provision of money and team members, and for the way in which he has been working on the planning of this trip.

Pray for the team:
Lorna, Lois, Pippa, Ruth, Sarah, Ben and Beth, Duncan, Ellie, Charlotte, Carol, Alejandra, Rosalie, Sam, Dylan.

Please also pray for:

• Flights on 31st March/1st April and 11/12th April.
• For health and safety for all.
• For the events planned - children’s holiday club and women’s event especially.
• For energy for the whole trip.
• For our communication in Spanish.
• For family and friends in the UK.
• That we know God's love for ourselves as we seek to share it.

Thnak you for your prayers

Honduras Trip - requests

The team leave for The Manuelito Children's Home in Honduras on Easter Sunday (one week's time!).

There are several things you may be able to help with:-

1. Are you able to give anyone a lift to the airport for 9.15am on Easter Day (31st March) - there are just a few of us who need transport.
2. Donate items of clothing in good condition for children from age 6 up to 18 year olds (including underwear)
3. Have any pretty silky scarves that you don't wear? We'd love to give them to the women who work at Manuelito - also small gift sized toiletries and jewellery you may have in your drawers that you never use.
4. Pray - definitely essential! A prayer card is available with things which would be particularly helpful for you to pray for

If you want any more information, please speak to Rosalie or another team member