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 - We are here!

Hello all! We are in Honduras! !

After an early morning and breakfast in the housten hotel we got the bus to the airport and were ready to fly. Had a good flight to Tegucigalpa and went for lunch at popeyes chicken place. After that we picked up Naomi from AFE (shes practically Honduran now).

Finally, after a 2 hour drive we arrived at Manuelito.  We are all extremely tired, jet lag! But after playing with kids for a bit and having a quick meeting we are all ready to go to bed. Night! - dont worry mummies and daddies we are here safely! (Written by Sarah and Ellie)

Ps. Happy Birthday Grandad from Sarah and Ruth x

Lornas Corner
Hey y'all. We are here in the Manuelito home. So awesome to see all the kids again especially as some of them recognised us! Special shout out to the Young clan back in M-head. Missing you all lots. And Courtney Im now a pro at basketball by playing with the kids. Miss you too. Keep us all in your prayers! God is doing awesome things. A to the men!

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!

The Trip - Off we go!

Assuming all is going as planned (which it will be), the team is now meeting (probably a bit tired from early morning and losing an hour as clocks go forward), and setting off on our trip to Honduras to visit The Manuelito Home.

More news when we can get to a computer or get a mobile signal, and can give you an update!

Over to you - Any Questions about Honduras?

Ok, so we have been asking you a few questions to see what you might already know about Honduras, and we think you have been doing quite well.

So why don't we turn the tables, and let you ask the questions about Honduras and those who live there, and we will ask them on your behalf to those who we meet there.

If you have a question that you want to ask one of the team or someone who lives in Honduras, then add it as a blog comment or as a tweet on twitter with #2013honduras, and we will see if you we can get an answer for you, and add it as a tweet and as part of a post.

Mind you, we will filter the questions for appropriateness, but we are sure you quite sensible anyway!

Honduras Quiz part 6 -the answers!

Well done for keeping on coming back, and here are the answers you have been waiting for:

1. Belize
2. Bottle nose dolphins
3. depths
4. silver
5. 80%
6. Maya
7. 1821
8. 8,000,000
9. Orchid
10. 11

So how did you do?

When the team going to Honduras did it, some of us only got 2 and a few got up to 7, so we reckon it's quite difficult!

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