Meetings

We left for Tegucigalpa on Wednesday August fifth. This is where all the volunteers working with Diaconia Nacional and CRWRC meet every month. While we are there, we make a monthly plan of what we will be doing that month. Of course I would throw a wrench in things and work with two people in two different programs. This being said I have to meet with both of them after they have finished their monthly plans so I can make mine to coordinate with theirs. After doing all this I realized that there was some organization that is done. The first month, I was tagging alone with whoever, never really knowing what i would be doing until the day of. Despite the planning that goes on, the reality is that plans often do change and you just keep up with it.

I will be working with two programs, the Medio Ambiente program, which is everything from environmental to agriculture, and I will also be working and learning about the Community Transformation program.

On another note I was invited along with the rest of the volunteers (yes their is only about 5 of us) to Gaspar's house. He is a missionary who is currently living in Tegucigalpa with his wife. We went for dinner, chatted and played Catch Phrase. It was a really good time to relax and enjoy with a group of english speaking people. We all had a lot of fun and laughs.

This same weekend we we part of a national youth retreat for youth of the Christian Reformed Churches. There was about 120 youth and if you have ever been to a youth camp or youth retreat then you know what it was like, only this one was in spanish. It was good to get to know and make friends with some of the youth from all around the country. There were 3 speakers each on different topics that are much needed for the youth of this country. To Love is To Wait, Drug Addiction and Gangs. Three prevenlant things that are a problem with many of the youth in this country. Overall it went very well and everyone seemed to be receptive and had a great time.