en mi corazon, donde?
en mi corazon, donde?
en mi corazon,
yo tengo gozo, gozo, gozo, gozo
en mi corazon,
porque Christo mi salvo.
How much joy could we possibly feel! It was such a journey that led to two wonderful days of work so far. Today we tried a new tactic, dividing into smaller groups, allowing us to work on more houses. Less down time (ie: sharing shovels and space) and definitely more productivity. We completed more work in the morning than we did all day yesterday. Lunch was once again a blessing, filled with amazing food (cooked by our dear Gloria and the women of Santa Cruz) and the wonderful smiles and voices of the nina's and nino's of the village.
The afternoon proved to be as successful as the morning as we finished off the floors in three of the houses and started two more. You cannot imagine the strength of the men and boys of this village. The climb from the bottom of this mountain to the top is unimaginable, with a path about 1-2 feet wide, constant switchbacks, and a vertical ascent that makes Hemlock at Boyne Mountain look like a bunny hill. We were lucky to make it up with our backpacks, but the men of the village carried
100 lb bags of cement over their shoulder and the teenagers had the job of carrying 100 lb bags of sand up the mountain. I don't know how our mission group from 2013 made it up that hill in the rain carrying buckets of sand and cement. I bow to all of you and the amazing job you did. We are so happy to be helping to finish the job Mission Trip 2013 started last year. It is possible that this village will be complete by the time we leave Friday. Just over 1 year from start to finish. Way to go Santa Cruz.....with some help from GPMC.
Off to a rousing game of Jeopardy - led by our own Peter Henry. More tomorrow from the as of yet unknown hands of a Honduras Mission 2014 member.
With great love and joy!
Julie Huellmantel
Hi Team 2014! Can't believe you are trekking up those very same treacherous hills as we did last year - Julie, I can't remember climbing them in rain though. Maybe I just blocked it out!! I love reading the blogs and it makes me feel like I am there again. Just think - right now you are in hot sunny weather. At home, we have thunder, lightening, rain, sleet, snow and high winds!! Stay safe and we're all thinking about you.
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What a gift to be able to experience the trip vicariously through the blog...minus the stress of travel, aching muscles, sunburn and yes, those treacherous hills!
ReplyDeleteFrom those of us who are with you in spirit, MANY THANKS to the 2014 Mission Team! Your involvement in this trip exhibits the true meaning of Outreach at GPMC.
I send my love to Dominga, Antonio and all of the villagers. Our prayers are with all of you for an uneventful return.
Blessings ~ Beth Dionne
Putting name tags on the kids is a great idea - why didn't we think of that before? Tonight must be pizza at Jim's in Copan - haha!!!
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