We Are Here

After two flights and a long ride in a van from San Pedro to Tegucigalpa we made it. It's late and we'll tell you all about it soon. We are with everyone at Uncle Mark and Aunt Lori's for New Years eve. HAPPY NEW YEARS

The Start of Our Trip

Fun Facts about Honduras

1. Its nickname is the Banana Republic because it grows and exports a lot of bananas


2. Honduran Flag is composed of 3 equal horizontal stripes, with the upper and lower ones being blue and representing the Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea. The central stripe is white. It contains five blue stars representing the five states of the Central American Union. The middle star represents Honduras, located in the center of the Central American Union. The legislation designating this design for the flag of Honduras passed into law on January 18, 1949.
3. Children's Day or Dia del Niño, is celebrated in homes, schools and churches on September 10; on this day, children receive presents and have parties similar to Christmas or birthday celebrations. Some neighborhoods have piñatas on the street.
4. Soccer or Futbol is the main sport in Honduras.


5. The national flower is the famous orchid


6. The National Bird of Honduras is the Scarlet Macaw


7. This how many of the people shop for fruits and veggies


8. The Maya Indians were some of the first people to live in Honduras just like the Native Indians of the U.S.A. The maya had a written language that used pictures instead of letters and numbers. Miles Uncle Josecarlo is a Maya Indian.
   

The Wedding

This picture is of my cousin and her finace with children of Honduras. Their love for the people of this country lead them to be married here.

Hope is contagious

My Aunt Lori and my uncle Mark now live in Honduras. They both have committed their lives to missionary work. My Aunt Lori is Co founder of Mi Esperanza:
Mi Esperanza means “My Hope” and began in 2002 with a vision to provide assistance for women in the villages surrounding Tegucigalpa, Honduras. Lori began her love for the country and people of Honduras in 1999, that is when she took part in her first mission trip. She immediately was struck by the hardship and distress the women in the comm unties live. She knew that there had to be something more that could be done, something that would change the future of the women and their children and stabilize their lives. Since then Mi Esperanza has been a passion and labor of love for Lori. Please go to their site to learn more. http://www.thewomenofmyhope.org/

Both My Uncle mark and my Aunt Lori are part of the Honduras Project. The Honduras Project works side by side with a variety of established faith-based, non-profit organizations, government entities, schools, and children’s homes. They also partner with multiple local churches, comunities, ministries, and individuals as they seek out opportunities to serve the people of Honduras. Along side these groups they build homes for families and schools for communities. They provide assistance through donations and volunteers to both state and privately owned orphanages and children’s homes. http://www.thehondurasproject.org/

Leaving in 4 days

We are leaving in 4 days. I am trying to pick out the toys and books I would like to take on the plane. We are trying to pack as little as possible to make traveking easier.