Flaco, ever hopeful, waits outside the dining hall entrance. He's in luck: Kent arrives.
Thanking the breakfast kitchen staff.
Melissa gave the last morning prayer of our mission week.
Everyone poses for our group portrait. That's our bus driver on the far right, back row.
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| Matt, Melissa, Brian, Kristen, Mark, Kay, Carolyn, Kevin, Carol, Tom, Lisa, Dickie, Myrna, Karen, Emily M., Stuart, Susan, Marta, Jeri, Kent, Tamra, Cristina, Yolanda, Lindsey, Tom, Judy M., Pat, Alejandrina, Judy E., Harold, Ubaldo, Rick. Not shown: Emily G. |
We retraced the route that had taken us two days before. Now, starting early in the day, we'll make the journey to Tegucigalpa in one long day. We stopped near where we got stuck on the outward journey, and looked at the view that was hidden by fog and rain before. Again we had an armed guard through the mountains.
We stopped for lunch at the Mennonite Bakery. A woman was making and selling bowls hand crafted from pine straw and colorful yarn, a craft native to this area.
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| Kristen and Dickie |
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| Lindsey watching |
Across the street was this fire engine, with a story and an Austin connection to go along with it. Honduras law forbids importation of used vehicles more than 10 years old, to keep the country from becoming a dumping ground for North American junkers. It had taken years to find an appropriate used fire engine in the US and arrange for its purchase and transportation to Honduras. It waited another year or more until a special law was passed by the Honduran legislature to permit this one vehicle to come in, even though it was 12 years old.
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| Harold and Tom |
We reached Tegucigalpa, and checked into the Honduras Maya hotel. Definitely a step up from our ranch dorms!
We had our end-of-mission dinner under an awning not far from the pool.
We had a slide show and a bit of singing after dinner, in one of the hotel's meeting rooms.
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| Kristen, Pat, and Jeri |
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| Cristina, Lindsey, and Karen |
Emily of HOI in Atlanta, who joined us for the entire mission week.
Members of TUMC's "SWIFT" Sunday school class who came on the mission trip, plus family.
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| Harold, Brian, Kay, Jeri, Dickie, Carol, Tom, Judy M., Brian, and Lindsey |
We prevailed on someone to take a father-daughter picture for us.
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| Rick and Kristen |
A wonderful, meaningful week. Tomorrow, a bit of sightseeing and shopping in Tegucigalpa, then the flight home.
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