Today's Theme: Enjoy Honduras!
Our morning started in Danli with a fantastic breakfast prepared by Carlos of baleadas, which are a traditional treat of Honduras consisting of a tortilla, a smear of mashed refried beans, crema, & crumbled queso.
We then made our way along some bumpy roads to return to our starting point - Tegucigalpa's Mission House.
Humor? There was a recent article teasing the discovery of a great archeological find at a Mayan dig site. At first, the archeologists were hoping they had found the legendary calendar of the Mayan people predicting the timing of the apocalypse. Sadly, it just turned out to be a Mayan colander. All it said was "Pour in corn & rinse."
We ate lunch at Virginia's Papusas in the Valle de Angeles (Valley of Angels). We had our typical raucous conversation as we chatted about the week & the fantastic lunch of a traditional meal of papusas (Thick Tortillas, Cheese, & Pork)
After lunch we browsed around the Valle de los Angeles & were struck by the town's beauty & the wonderful people in the village.
Afterwards, we drove to Santa Lucia & enjoyed a fantastic vista of the town & surrounding valleys from the Bendito Cafe'.
Honduran Fact: The Mesoamerican Reef, lying off the coast of northern Honduras has a large reef system which is 2nd only to Australia’s Great Barrier Reef.
We returned to Tegucigalpa, did laundry (seriously!), toured the beautiful church above the Mission House, and prepared for our final evening in Honduras.
Thomas Brooks, COO & CFO of the Honduran Mission Group, born & raised in the United Methodist church on the Bay Islands, then spoke to us about their mission in Honduras & his role on this mission. He talked about the challenges of having many languages spoken within the conference like Spanish, English, Creole, Dutch, & French.
We went out for dinner for our last evening in Honduras & then finished our evening with a powerful night of devotions.
Blessings,
Your Faithful Honduran Bloguero