Wore a pony tail today for the first time in 9 months. Now that my hair is not falling out I can wear a ponytail again.
Spent most of the day writing emails for Lourdes. I believe that being Lourdes and Jairo's voice in English may be a big part of the reason I was called to come here. Although they speak excellent English, Lourdes prefers that I do her writing. Actually we write together. We make a great writing team, if I do say so myself. We raise money for the boys to go to private school, we arranged their trip to the states last summer, and now we are asking for prayer as it seems they may move to the states soon.
I am a little nervous about the Sarmientos leaving. I have been praying about whether or not I should be here without Lourdes and Jairo. I have also talked with Jairo about my safety if he is not here. Jairo said that as long as I keep the same schedule we have now and don't go downtown alone I will be fine. In fact he said that with he and Lourdes gone, my presence here will be even more important. They will need an English speaking person to lead any groups who visit and to maintain contact with the English speaking churches in the states.
Jairo says that tomorrow I will finally have my first opportunity to buy a car. He says it's a good one! Part of me is really excited to have some independence. Part of me is worried about the additional costs of owning a car. I am also nervous about driving in Honduras. NYC, downtown Chicago and LA are a piece of cake compared to driving here. It is completely lawless, and on top of that motorcycles wind their ways between the lanes and come out of nowhere. I will need eyes in the back of my head and God by my side. They did put in stop lights recently, but people are still learning to use them. Honduras is a crazy place.
I spent most of the evening at Lourdes and Jairo's house. We did more writing - this time for Jairo, ate dinner, and Skyped with friends from Salt Lake. I was eager to get home because I wanted to make a special treat for Jairo as tomorrow is el dia del padre - Father's Day. We didn't get home until after 9, but I did get the Key Lime Bars made before I crashed.
Stomach is feeling better. It hurt a few times today, but is much better overall. Good night! Tomorrow I may be the proud owner of a new (used) car!
