Sunday, October 12, 2014

They're here!

The K2 team got here safely on Saturday afternoon.  They are two members short because one of the members has health issues.  He and his wife had to stay in the US per doctor's orders.  The rest arrived, tired but happy to be here.

We went straight to Villa Gracia, where they will stay.  They were excited to see their accommodations.  We had a nice lunch and I left them to rest.

This morning they went to church.  Walter preached.  For me, it was an excellent message.  Exactly what I needed to hear.  Unfortunately the translating wasn't well planned for the team, so some of them missed the whole message.  But I was near Lucy, who is my translating idol and I noticed that I was keeping right up with her.  My translation has improved greatly, which is something I take pride in.  I hope one day to be an excellent translator.  But for now, at least I can say that I am pretty darn good.

Today Samuel Matute, a member of the leadership, played the bass.  He doesn't play often so I snapped this photo.


Samuelito found a friend in team member Eli, and was stuck like glue to Eli until bible classes began.  At least that kept him calm and not up to his usual antics during the service.



Worship time
After church everyone piled into the van to go to Valle de Angeles, a small tourist town outside of Teguciglpa.  We stopped and ate at a place that served huge platters of meat - 3 types of chicken, one sausage, one pork, two beefs.  It was enough food many more people.  Especially since some of the team members. like me, are not huge meat eaters.  That was just one of the ways the team is missing having Jairo here as a host.  Jairo certainly could have helped with all of that meat!

When the staff saw us come in they set up a microphone and a man began to sing.  By the time we left one of the team members and her daughter were up there singing!  It was very cool.  The staff absoutely loved it!  They were a huge hit.



A duet in Spanish!


The K2 team and me

Tomorrow will be the team's first day with the kids.  I am a little nervous.  For some reason there is a lot more structure expected from this team than from any other teams before.  Normally we "go with the flow" when teams are here.  But this time the team received a schedule which is broken down into 15 minute intervals.

In a country that is known for not paying attention to time, I was surprised to see that the team was given a minute to minute schedule to abide by.  Tomorrow we will see where the hand of God fits into it all.  I know if everything is left in His hands, the day will be exactly what it is supposed to be.  That is what I am praying for.


Some photos from Valle de Angeles:

Robin and I got to see a woodworking shop

View of Valle de Angeles from the shop

Trying Lychee fruit for the first time!