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

Honduras Quiz part 5 - last questions

Last two questions, and the answers tomorrow

10. What is the national flower of Honduras?

• Peace Lily
• Orchid
• Amaryllis
• Bird of Paradise

9. In Britain we have 426 motor vehicles per 1000 people. How many are there per 1000 people in Honduras?

• 11
• 28
• 42
• 73

Hope you have been enjoying guessing or finding out the right answers (which you can still add as a tweet on twitter with #2013honduras), and we will reveal the answers tomorrow.

Honduras Quiz part 4 - How are you doing?

just a couple more! Last ones tomorrow

7. Once part of the Spanish Empire, when did Honduras become an independent nation?

• 1795
• 1821
• 1850
• 1878

8. What is the approximate population of Honduras?

• 5,000,000
• 8,000,000
• 11,500,000
• 19,000,000

Have fun guessing or finding out the right answers (which you can add as a tweet on twitter with #2013honduras, ), and we will reveal the answers (and last few quiz questions) by the end of this week.