Buenos Dias!

Hola!!

I (Leigh) am writing to you from the common room of our living space in the Hope Center. We are actually moving out today and will be staying at the home of the Jurka's for the remainder of our time in Honduras. We hear that they have a great new house and we are excited to explore a new space. However, we have already gotten used to waking up and hearing the sweet little voices call for the visitors to come downstairs and play with them so many of us are sad to leave.

It has been an amazing trip so far! We are getting along as a team, experiencing new things together, and praising God for how smooth things have gone so far. The first two days, our group was divided into groups. Jayce and Steve put in some tile floor at a nearby church, Diana and Jenny organized the classroom for the children, and the rest of us worked in the future clinic organizing medications and clearing out the room. In the afternoon, we have been putting on a VBS for the children who live right here in the village surrounding the hope center. We had originally planned for 35-50 children but were told that we may actually have 75. Today will be our third and final session for the VBS. We have had at least 60-70 children each day and we all have our own stories to share of how they have touched our hearts. We can't wait to share with you when we return!

Last night, we experienced a Honduran version of GAP. We gathered together with other young adults to worship, pray, hear testimonies, and play games. Everything was in Spanish and even though we could not understand most of what they were saying, we felt God's presence in the room and were able to worship with our Honduran brothers and sisters. We may even bring back a new game or two to teach you! I personally witnessed Jayce, Estere, Heather, and Steve flying over chairs with one leap in an attempt to "tag" someone else. Who knew they could move that fast??

The food here is delicious! We have gone out for authentic Honduran food for dinner each night and have enjoyed using our limited Spanish to order meals :)

I am not sure if we will have an internet connection in our new location so this may be the last update from us. We will definitely update you if we can. Thank you so much for your comments, your encouragement, and your prayers! It's so fun to read the comments together and know that you are all thinking of us.

Adios!!!