Day Two

Sunday 7/12/09
For our citizenship is in heaven, from which we also eagerly wait the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ (Phil 3:20 NKJ)
One item must be put to rest, for I am certain many are still concerned about our team’s safety. Aside from the various police and armed security guards, which are necessary in our travels, we have seen no evidence of the military or any aspect of the media reported unrest in Honduras. As related to us by those here, that activity was located around the Tegucigalpa airport and did not spread anywhere else. Needless to say, this makes our mission more readily engaged, but we were also certain God had blessed this trip. Team members include Heather and Dennis from Virginia, Lester, Randy and Ken from Texas; and Nancy, Marcia, Kris, Jamie, Matthew and Norm from St. Andrews.
Today involved more travel as we left Juticalpa this morning and journeyed about four hours to the ranch. Since it is the rainy season, the countryside is lush with many hues of green flora. This leg of our journey gave new meaning to the terms “guard rail missing,” “deep valley” and “where is your faith.” Along the way we stopped in our village of San Buenaventura and had general introductions with many villagers, including the two leaders. All present (about 100) introduced themselves by first name as did our team. It was a joyous moment. As the opportunity arose, some members of the team would toss tennis balls to children on the roadside, much to their delight.
Upon arrival, leader Nancy immediately marshaled her team and we rapidly unpacked the luggage that contained the many items brought for the villagers and redistributed them into appropriate containers. This afternoon involved an orientation meeting and tour of the ranch during a light rain. The surrounding mountains were shrouded within clouds, but appear to have an astonishing majesty from the few glimpses seen when breaks occurred in the cloud cover.
Tomorrow begins our work activities in the village and we can hardly wait for that which God will reveal.
Written by Norm and augmented by Marcia.