BLOG…day 1
It was a middle-of-the-night arrival (4:45am)at KCI for our merry band of 11. Having had several ore-trip meetings & a meal together, we were excited to gather veteran (Cheryl, Joel, Melissa and Natalie) and newbie (Bill, Monty, Ruth, Ryan and Sally) Honduran travelers for this adventure. Under the capable leadership of Alex and Joyce, the team just clicked!!
We cleared long check-in and TSA lines with our personal carry-on bags…our 4 pre-packed suitcases with supplies for our Honduran friends were checked. The flight to Dallas went smoothly and lunch at TGI Fridays was tasty (great waitress named Amani, too!) Ruth and Sally enjoyed “talking Pittsburgh” with a Swedish flight attendant who spent 25 yrs in their hometown (home of the Steelers). Seeing the beautiful terrain as we approached the airport at Comayagua brought home the reality that we were, indeed, headed to do God’s work Ciudad Espana.
It was a happy reunion for veteran Honduran missioners when they saw Milton after clearing Control de Pasaporte. Next, it was over the mountain to the Mission House in Tegucigalpa! Milton and Jorge navigated the mountain road with great skill…through the rain! One stop was made enroute…to purchase mangoes at a roadside stand. Several yellow diamond-shaped signs warned of rabbit crossings!
Cindy had a delicious dinner of baleadas which are home made tortillas filled with beans, avocados, plantains, sour cream and cheese. Most of us hadn’t had nance, a tasty fruit drink. We found out we like to sing…for our supper…& in worship. We were blest by the update from Osias Segura a United Methodist Volunteers in Mission. He works to help equip pastors throughout Latin America alongside his wife Desiree they are based in Tegucigalpa. During devotions, Sally read from Colossians 3:23 reminding us of our call to be in service to others. Several members of the group were hard-pressed to come up with a “low” for the day…
“highs” seemed to come easily!!