Honduras Day 5

Picked up Garrett this morning from his hotel and he is staying with Mark till we leave and helping out. After that, we headed out to the Bodega (Warehouse) and gave away clothes to the bus drivers for TORCH. The bus drivers brought their families and we sorted through boxes and let them pick out what they could use. We were a block away from the blind school and were gonna meet up with some other Gringos to play with the kids. Me, Ben, and Garrett walk over there and no one was there. So, we found a smoothie place across the street that made great smoothies. Ben and I both got banano y pina con leche smoothie (banana and pineapple with milk smoothie) while Garrett got strawberries and banana con naranja (oranges). We finally saw the bus come with the Gringos and figured out that the blind kids were not in school. They actually went to meet with the First Lady of Honduras, which was a neat experience for them. We headed back to the Warehouse and helped the families load up. Then we took some boxes in Mark's truck for Manuel y Resa for their families in Mona Loa (Melvin tagged along too). We then got to Mona Loa and unloaded the boxes. The mother of Manuel and Resa cooked us lunch for helping them out. So, while we waited, me, Garrett, and Ben decided to play some soccer on the field next to the house. We finally decided it'd be Gringos vs Honduranos. We had a couple Hondurans on our team, because they wanted to play with the Gringos. We played against some younger kids so we won. One of few times I could ever win in soccer. Garrett was really good and Ben and I weren't. The Hondurans laughed at how bad we were. At least we gave them some entertainment. We then went inside and ate some lunch (fried chicken wings, corn tortillas, rice, beans, and goat cheese) of course with a Fresca (local drink from heaven). Goat cheese is very salty and more of an acquired taste. She made it; so I ate it. It was amazing. We left there and looked at Marlon's house site (he is a bus driver for TORCH). Marlon works really hard and is a taxi driver when not driving for TORCH. He had some land towards the dump and we undoubtedly decided to build for him. He has a family and just a hard worker. So, tomorrow he will receive a new house. Praise the Lord! We returned to the school for the blind kids and spent about an hour with them. They were awesome. They sang us two or three worship songs (I will call upon the lord was one en espanol of course); the singing had harmony, solos, everything. We sang a few worship songs as well. One boy taught me Spanish. He would feel the parts with his hands and tell me to repeat the Spanish word for them. He was very smart. The presence of God was truly felt when these kids were just happy to be alive and well. The singing was beautiful and a gift from God. Hearing and interacting with these kids remind me constantly that Jesus is alive and is here. After that, we met Timmy Tao a Honduran handy man. Mark wanted to meet with him and see if there was anything we could do to help the lady whose land was caving in(the lady whose land we dug for yesterday). He said there was absolutely nothing we could do until January, when the rain stops. Timmy Tao then wanted to show us a house site for a lady he knows. He took us towards Santa Lucia (four or five hundred year church). We hiked up a mountain. I mean it was steep. No one would build for this woman cause it was such a difficult spot, so we are! The view was beautiful and ironic because from one side of the valley there was a neighborhood with multi-thousand dollar homes where the current president lives and the other side of the valley that had extreme poverty with no electricity. Something for the president to wake up to every morning. We then headed home and after almost an hour of traffic got back. We went to Pollo Supremo that had the best chicken nuggets I have ever had, sorry Chickfila. Then took the usual trip to Baskin Robbins for a pequeno cono for only 30 limps or a little over a dollar. Home now, and big day tomorrow. Starting to work at 7:30 and building a home for Marlon! Keep praying; they are definitely felt. Also, Garrett has pictures of today and will be taking pictures of the rest of the trip so I'll put those up as soon as possible.