A Post, Finally!

So we have no way to access the internet in Honduras. The only way we can update the blog now is because I (Will) am back in Macon with my new baby boy! Warren was born on July 4th so I got back the night of the 5th. The team will call me daily so I can update the blog. No pictures yet though. We have no way to get those online until after the whole team returns this upcoming Monday. This post will be lengthy because I have to fill you in on everything that's we've done so far. We arrived in San Pedro Sula on Friday at about 11:00am. We then went through customs, got all our bags, and then went to find our ride. The orphanage was going to send its school bus (more on the bus later...) for us but decided instead to put us on public transportation. So we climbed aboard an old carter bus and set off on a five hour journey through the mountains of Honduras. Several stops and passenger changes later we arrived at a little village several miles from the orphanage. The school bus was waiting for us. It was raining and dark; and good thing, because some of the girls wouldn't have wanted to step aboard our previously wrecked and patched ride. The last three rows of seats had been removed for luggage. So we plopped down and set off for dinner. We had been unable to eat lunch because the public bus couldn't wait on us. Dinner was at a nice, local restaurant. We were served chips and bean/cheese dip, large plates of french fries, and different meats spread over a griddle. It was good. I ate a lot. After that we about 5 miles an hour over horrible roads and met all the girls at the orphanage before unloading, unpacking, and going to sleep. The house were staying in has a kitchen and living room in the middle then each side has a bathroom with bunk beds. I think it can sleep 20, 10 on each side. No air conditioning or heat, but hot water and plumbing! Saturday morning we got up and went exploring around the orphanage grounds. We found some of the girls and played outside of their school building--soccer, gymnastics, tree climbing, general silliness, etc. After lunch the guys and girls split up. The guys dug a trench and ran an electrical line; we then dug a new, deeper ditch for a water line that had come exposed. Jamie broke the water line with a pick-axe. Michael and Jamie fixed the water line while the rest of us kept digging. We got it fixed and down and then it began to really rain--I mean rain. We met back up with our female portion of the team and the orphanage girls in the cafeteria building. The girls played with Scott, Kyle, and Tyler's hair. They tried to mess with Michael and I's but to no avail. There's not much you can do with a quarter inch of hair. After it stopped raining we went back to our house, ate dinner, and the girls came over for movie night. All 27 girls found a spot in our living area and we watched a movie. Sunday morning we got ready and went to church. We all rode (27 girls, a few orphanage workers, some others we picked up on the way, and our 12 team members) in our medium sized school bus. About 14 of us stood in the back trying to maintain our balance on some rough terrain. Church lasted a couple hours. We sang, Kristie presented the gospel using our bracelets and colored book, and the Pastor gave a Spirit-filled message about the Holy Spirit. One of the girls translated for us. Then we went back to the children's home, ate lunch, and got ready to practice all our ministry elements. But right as I was about to strum the first chord to "Everything," Mr. Tony pulled up and said it was time to go play soccer at the park. So we went to play soccer in the park. We played all afternoon. A lot of people came and watched us. Some members of our team grabbed a girl to translate and went and shared the gospel with many of the spectators using our bracelets. Some of them prayed to receive Christ! After soccer we went back and ate dinner with the girls. Then we got back to our house and practiced all the things we were going to us for ministry. I got in an old Nissan at 6am Monday morning, bound for San Pedro Sula and then Atlanta. The team went to the girl's devotional time at 7am and then to feed all the children at a local school lunch. They fed them, shared the gospel with them, sang songs, and loved on them. Some of the guys moved freshly cut boards into the barn at the orphanage and Scott evened helped grind coffee beans. The girls grow their own coffee and sell it. I'll have more tomorrow and give you some more general info about the orphanage and being in Honduras.