Our last day has arrived! How has this week already gone by so fast?! How are we at our last day? Today, the school celebrated Lempira Day, a celebration of the Honduran hero Lempira, an Indian who fought the Spaniards. Each classroom touted traditional outfits with a dance routine they had been practicing for weeks. […]
July 20, 2022 Today was another amazing day in this beautiful country! We started our day teaching in Cuidad España, we’ve made so many new friends! Games are a big hit with this crowd! The children love playing Memory with notecards, matching English and Spanish vocabulary; the “fly swatter game”, smacking the whiteboards with English […]
July 19, 2022 We have made it through another day and are feeling so much more comfortable as teachers with our students. The morning brought us a greeting with rain. The mountains can bring rain any time, any day. We made it to the school at the exact time the first session started because of […]
July 18, 2022 Welcome readers! Our team has had a full, fulfilling, and eventful day! Our breakfast was bacon, pancakes, and strawberries. We are so spoiled by Paola and Cindy. Each team of 2-3 is assigned a younger grade and an older grade for teaching. We teach a morning session of group A and an […]
Sunday, July 17, 2022 “Get your swords, children!” Today was a special, first full day for our team. We were all able to sleep in, have breakfast at by our amazing cooks, Cindy and Paola. As they told us last night upon our arrival, they cook each meal with lots of love for us. Delicioso! […]
Listen to Episode 13 BIG IDEA: This week, we have a bonus episode for you! In the final episode of Season One we go back to powerful clips from of previous interviews that weren't able to fit into other episodes, as well as share some laughs at a few bloopers created over the course of […]
Dear COR Missions, I wanted to take a moment to share some of the memories I was able to create with the COR Medical Mission Team to Malawi, Africa. I am so thankful to have had this lifechanging experience with the rest of the team and would like to describe to you some of […]
It’s been a very busy 5 days of clinics. We treated over 100 patients per day and a variety of conditions ranging from malaria to coughs. Some shots, breathing treatments, stitches and a few referrals to specialists. On Friday we delivered filled prescriptions to the church and then toured the Madisi Mission Hospital. A highlight […]
After a leisurely breakfast, we said goodbye to our cooks, Cindy and Gina. Milton and Jorge arrived to take us to the airport. We dropped Franklin (translator) off enroute. The ride through the mountains was scenic, but winding (Joyce had to move from the backseat to a middle seat in the van). It’s a bittersweet […]
We awoke to (individually) go through the inevitable Covid test for reentry into the U.S.(had we stayed another 24 hrs, this would no longer be a requirement). Literally hundreds of pictures were taken at Juan Wesley’s Student Day (Callie says there are often celebrations, especially on Friday). Following recognition of the top students in each […]
We picked Rigo up enroute to Ciudad Espana for the last time. That man is a walking Wikipedia! He spent considerable time in Chicago as a child (& therefore learned to speak English fluently). He has contracted with UMVIM in various capacities (and, blesses everyone he works for/with). A man of great faith, Rigo has […]
Despite the prediction for rain today, we had another day of sunshine in beautiful Honduras. We are warmed by el Sol, and especially by the bright eyes of the beautiful children at the Juan Wesley School (we are unable to see their smiling faces because they wear masks). Our school routine was a little different […]
