(Nueva Suyapa in Tegucigalpa) (Me and my friends from the church)
This month I spent some time visiting in Tegucigalpa and strengthened the relationships I have with people there. I had a chance to spend time with both Honduran and American friends. I made friends with some people my age at one of the churches in Tegucigalpa and went out with them one day as well. After a visiting for a week and having a few meetings at the office my Dad came. He came to bring more supplements for the pilot project in the south. He also came to visit for a week. The day after he arrived we went to AJS (Association for a more Just Society) to see some different projects and learn about them a bit more. It was absolutely fascinating to learn about what they do. They base their purpose on 1 John 4:18 which says, “There is no fear in love: but perfect love casts out all fear…” Their work has the potential of being very dangerous when you are working for justice in a country with so much corruption. I have a huge amount of respect for everyone that works there.
(He is here!! It was so nice to have part of my family with me.)
The next day we went to a town call Ojojona where a local Honduran-made movie was filmed. I have seen the movie so it was cool for me to be able to go and see were it was recorded. That afternoon we went and cheered against the USA in soccer because we were all cheering for Honduras…unfortunately they lost 2-3. Sunday morning we went to church and I did my first little bit of translating for my Dad.
(Arturo helping the community organize themselves)
We were back in Catacamas Sunday night and Monday was a holiday so in the morning we had an opportunity to go visit some caves nearby which was really exciting. It was my first time every being to caves and it is just one more that shows God’s incredible beauty and imagination. In the afternoon we went to a community with Matt to bring beans for the people there to plant because they had lost 2 harvests to drought and had nothing left to plant. The way it works is that Diaconia gives a loan to buy the beans. Each farmer receives 50 pounds and when the farmers harvest they are required give back the 50 pounds. We had a very receptive training the next day on the Moringa tree. We made and brought soup made with Moringa leaves and tortillas made with moringa leaf powder. Most people really like the soup and hopefully will accept this plant as a rich source of vitamins, minerals and protein. They will be given seeds and plan to start a tree nursery where the trees can later be divided equally in the community. 
(Giving beans to Farmers who lost 2 harvests)
We went to stay overnight in a community Wednesday night. This community is about 5 hours away and about 2 or 3 hours in on dirt roads going through the mountains. Wednesday we had one meeting in one community where Arturo is working with the Community Transformation project. This is a community that has no electricity, no running water and no out-houses. We had meetings in two communities here where the community organizes themselves to gather information, make decisions and assess their needs. We returned in the night on Thursday. Friday my Dad left for Tegucigalpa where he had some meetings. He left Saturday morning to go back to Canada but I really enjoyed having him here with me for a week. It was really comforting to have a piece of my home and even better to have a piece of my family here with me. I also enjoyed all the translating I did for him while he was here. It is something amazing just to learn a language in 3 months but to be able to translate is even more fun and exciting. Oh and did I mention that Honduras won against El Salvador and the US tied Costa Rica to guarentee Honduras a spot in the World Cup!! Go Honduras!!
(helping make compost pits after a training on how to recycle nutrients in the soil.)
We went to stay overnight in a community Wednesday night. This community is about 5 hours away and about 2 or 3 hours in on dirt roads going through the mountains. Wednesday we had one meeting in one community where Arturo is working with the Community Transformation project. This is a community that has no electricity, no running water and no out-houses. We had meetings in two communities here where the community organizes themselves to gather information, make decisions and assess their needs. We returned in the night on Thursday. Friday my Dad left for Tegucigalpa where he had some meetings. He left Saturday morning to go back to Canada but I really enjoyed having him here with me for a week. It was really comforting to have a piece of my home and even better to have a piece of my family here with me. I also enjoyed all the translating I did for him while he was here. It is something amazing just to learn a language in 3 months but to be able to translate is even more fun and exciting. Oh and did I mention that Honduras won against El Salvador and the US tied Costa Rica to guarentee Honduras a spot in the World Cup!! Go Honduras!!
(helping make compost pits after a training on how to recycle nutrients in the soil.)
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