Honduras Day 2

Last night, we ate at Usami, a nice Japanese restaurant in Teguc. We had shrimp and tried lots of different sushi. The sushi was excellent and I had never had it before. Ben got the eel sushi and loved it; I got the shrimp/asparagus sushi. No AC to sleep in but when it is in the 70's and no humidity, sleeping is not a problem. Built a house today somewhere near Los Altos. Not exactly sure, all the villages run together. Me, Ben, Mark, and an intern (Paul) met with another TORCH mission group to build it. There were about 15 people there so it was a big crew. We dug up HUGE boulders, not rocks, boulders. Maybe a bit of an exaggeration, but it took us a long time to get the holes dug. Ben got to get a lot of first time experiences in, from chain sawing some supports to carrying in 2 by 4's all afternoon. It was great. After a few vehicles getting stuck, no door hinges, and a lot of wood/faith, the house was built 6 hours later. I could not take my phone up there and that is my camera. However, the view was incredible. It's amazing because in the States people would have paid millions just for a lot. The house we built overlooked lots of the mountains and La Tigre (national forest) I believe. The lady who we built for today lived in a 15 by 15 shack that was leaky, rundown, and had a dirt floor. She had at least two kids, more I am sure and no husband (typical for the Honduran poor). She now has a 16 by 16 house that has a wooden floor and does not leak and will last a long time. She broke down when we presented the house to her. It made all the money/time to get down here, sweat/blood breaking the rocks, and effort worth it. God is truly good and he will ALWAYS provide when we least expect it. She had been praying for a house for who knows how long. All the sudden God, through a group of Americans, provided for this lady. It's good to see something so simple mean so much to someone. Something that is lost sometimes in the States. Also, the teachers and taxi drivers are going on strike tomorrow, story of Honduras. If people get mad, they strike. The corruption here is unbelievable. We got stopped twice at "police checkpoints" today and they tried to catch us doing something wrong to make some money. It's so ridiculous to see these policemen trying to take money from people who wear what they have. But as stated in John, "What I am doing you do not understand now, but afterward you will understand." And I trust Him completely. Keep praying and who knows what the rest of the week has in store!