Hola from rainy Tecucigalpa!
The Epiphany All-Men's Glee Club and traveling Service Team has arrived safely in beautiful Honduras. We were scooped up at the airport by Senor Raul Castro. All the porters at the airport clearly know Raul Castro, El Hogar´s Project Manager-they just came up to us, pointed at our bags, and asked, "Raul?" When we nodded yes, they seized our bags, and hustled us and them outside to where Raul and Matt Engleby, Executive Director of El Hogar Projects, were waiting to welcome us. In no time at all, the El Hogar van was filled high with luggage and people and heading back to El Hogar de Amor y Ezperanza. We arrive around mid afternoon, and since then have settled in, eaten twice (!), and received a guided tour of the facilities from Matt. We met a number of the children during the tour, all friendly, and ranging from shy to outgoing.
My wife and I visited the El Hogar facility in downtown Tegucigalpa seven years ago. Jefferson, one of the little children we met then, is no a graduate, has a job at El Hogar, and has won a full four-year scholarship to a local University, where he will be majoring in Business Administration. Jefferson is not the only one who has grown up since my last visit: El Hogar has some beautiful new buildings, including a lovely multi-story dorm for the children, and a spanking new, greatly expanded dining facility, which is due to open this week!
We're all excited to be here, and a bit overwhelmed. We're headed to bed now. In the morning we'll go to church with the boys, and on Monday head out to Santa Lucia, where we'll be doing some construction for the new residence for the older girls.
Greetings from Tom, Tom, and Tom, Rich and Rich, Bill and Bill, and Josh and Ed!
-rich
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