Hearts to Honduras...

My trip to Honduras in a few short words was...


...too short.

However, my post about it will be too long.


Here are a few high & lowlights from the trip:

1. Being drenched in sweat by 8:45 every morning.


2. Playing futbol (soccer) with people (read missionaries)...


who would have been red carded...


...3 times over if there had been a referee.


3. Breaking my toe


4. Choosing time with people over time with an x-ray machine.


5. Eating delicious food


6. Eating PB&J everyday for lunch.


7. Snorkeling.


8. Digging ditches, mixing cement, digging ditches, moving boulders (read stones), digging ditches, repeat.


9. Attempting to bring justice to jumping rope.


10. Riding in the back of a red pick-up truck.


11. Humidity, humidity, humidity.


12. Repenting.


13. Meeting a big scary guard Rotweiler named Max.


14. Realizing that aside from his size, big scary guard Rotweiler named Max is actually a cuddler.


15. Sunburning my white white back.


16. Making new friends while enjoying time with old friends.


17. Shadowing my talented & tender cousin Jina, as she treated patients.




18. Soaking in the downpours of a tropical place.


19. Dipping in a cool river nestled in the shadow of the rainforest.


20. Having a little American freak out trying to figure out which of the 30 or so kids could actually swim.


21. Chilling out & enjoying a hysterical game of King of the Castle.


22. Hearing the missionaries' "How we got here" stories.


23. Belting out an impromptu rendition of "I can show you the world" (from Disney's Aladdin) during a squishy van ride.


24. Gathering as a group to witness surgery on Josh's big toenail.


25. Watching the final game of World Cup Soccer on tv.


26. Playing with kids who are desperate for attention.


27. Yelling at kids in Spanish, & actually understanding what they are yelling back.


28. Sleeping on the top bunk.


29. Catching a glimpse of the beauty & heartache of Honduras...and the whisper of hope that God is working.


30. Admiring the driving in Honduras & pondering rules such as "All motorcyclists must have a helmet with them, but need not wear them."


31. Discovering one of my favorite plants that I thought only grew in Papua New Guinea.


32. Listening to stories of friendships forming & lives changing.




I'll leave it to you to guess which "light" are classified as high & which are classified as low.
(hint: only one and a half are actual lows)

Thank you to those of you who prayed for us, who offered advice, who supported & challenged us!

See our transformation below...

before...


after...