Honduras October 2022, Day 4

Published in on October 19, 2022.
Our theme for today was dust, mud, & laughs. Carlos fixed a super breakfast of eggs, plantains, fried fish, & pineapple.  We departed on time for El Obraje to visit Lluvia de Bendicion church for our day of work. We met with Pastor Alejandro, who gave us a tour of the sanctuary, the computer cafe', […]
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Our theme for today was dust, mud, & laughs.

Carlos fixed a super breakfast of eggs, plantains, fried fish, & pineapple.  We departed on time for El Obraje to visit Lluvia de Bendicion church for our day of work.

We met with Pastor Alejandro, who gave us a tour of the sanctuary, the computer cafe', & the church grounds.  We introduced ourselves & then met our fellow workers for the day.

We then split into 2 groups to start on our projects:

One group was in a large room at the back of the church that they need to split into 2 rooms.  Our 2 tasks for today were to work with Augustine & his crew to help chip the concrete off the walls to smooth them down & then after they cut out the frame in the concrete for an arched window to chip out that concrete as well, to provide more light & ventilation in the room.

  • Editors note - The bold text is a special segment that I'm calling Darren's Comedy Corner:

Humor? Weirdly, we discovered as we were working that the church's Wi-Fi did not support Microsoft programs.  Apparently, it had no windows.

The other group worked on digging a drainage ditch in front of the church under Augustine's instructions, clearing it of rock so it is ready for some concrete walls to be formed on the sides.

The morning flew by as we were all busy working.  We had a nice lunch of sandwiches & chips.

We toured the Republica de Guatemala School - Director Alejandro said the kids always ask about the name, but even he wasn't quite sure of the reason.  The kids go to school from 7:00 - 12:00, so they were already out of the school by the time we got there.  We got to see their classrooms, visit the computer lab, & hear about what it's like to operate a school in Honduras.  Afterwards we returned to our projects & got them to the point where we could safely leave them for the day.

Honduran Fact: Honduras celebrates Francisco Morazan Day on October 3 each year.  It marks the birth of Francisco Morazan, former Head of State of Honduras & the 2nd President of the Central American Federation (1830-1839).  He was recognized as a visionary & great thinker, emphasizing freedom of the press, freedom of speech, freedom of religion, & public education.  He was opposed by many powerfingul factions & was forced into exile in 1840.  At the age of 49 he was martyred during a populist revolution in 1842 in Costa Rica.  Hondurans commemorate the day with a reading of his biography, “Procer of Honduras.” (Procer = Hero) 

We then drove into downtown Danli & walked around the downtown area, enjoyed some treats from the local cafe & relaxed in the central park.

Dinner of pork ribs & rice was prepared by Carlos.  Today was Franklin's 55th birthday with a birthday cake, which he had earlier noted was his fondest memory of his birthdays growing up.  (Franklin is one of our translators.)

We concluded the evening with a devotion focused on the value of being part of a Christian Men's Group by looking at John 21:1-14.  (This was confirmed shortly, by our lingering & laughing for another 1 ½ hours at the dinner table.

Now for some Aleve & a good night's rest, so we are ready for another great day.

Blessings,

Your Faithful Honduran Bloguero

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