Now I just have to figure out where I am staying... :/ But I know everything will eventually fall into place :)
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Booked a Flight to Honduras!
I am currently finishing details of my trip to Honduras for the Baxter graduation 2010 in December. :) I cannot wait!
Friday, October 22, 2010
Planning the Next Trip!
The Baxter Institute is holding their 2010 graduation in December and as of right now, I am planning to take part in a trip to Honduras to attend and see my friends graduate! Currently, I am still working out details including length of trip, airlines, and school. I still have not spoken with my professors about my trip and how many days they will allow me to miss since the trip will be about a week before finals.
Thursday, July 23, 2009
Sorry for the Delay
Well, I had planned on writing this entry much earlier in the month but between helping with my father and reverse culture shock, I was busy and also avoiding the memories of having to leave.
As most of you know the reason for my departure was because of the political unrest in Honduras. One of the hardest things I've done in my lifetime was leaving behind all of my friends that didn't have the same opportunity to leave the country of Honduras like we did. It was especially difficult leaving without being able to say goodbye to the children in Mogote and the people we served near the stadium. But I suppose it's not really goodbye; it's just see you later. I plan to return to Honduras as soon as the political situation and college allow. As of today Amber Foster, the missionary I worked with, is planning on returning on Tuesday the 28th. Man, I wish I could return with her. Unfortunately, I have to return to school soon so I must wait a little longer.
Thank you so much for all of your support and prayers. Thank you for reading and commenting. This was one of the best experiences of my lifetime. I have truly been blessed to have had this opportunity and to have formed what I believe will be lifetime relationships with the people I met in Honduras, both Honduran and those who visited from the United States.
Thank you again,
Teresa
Dios te bendiga (God bless you)
Thursday, July 2, 2009
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
No Quiero Salir
Well, the time has come. As much as I don´t want to leave, I now have to because of safety issues. The political situation continues to get worse and we´re not sure when it will get better. If things clear up fairly soon myself and some others are hoping to return quickly.
The work God is doing in Honduras is powerful and I have been so blessed to be apart of it. I am very sad to leave. It´s hard because I feel like I´m abandoning all these people I´ve been working with and love.
As I said, I´m leaving Honduras tomorrow late morning. All the missionaries I know are leaving. Because of the political unrest.
Please pray for the future of this country and for the people as they go through this process. Thank you for supporting my work here.
The work God is doing in Honduras is powerful and I have been so blessed to be apart of it. I am very sad to leave. It´s hard because I feel like I´m abandoning all these people I´ve been working with and love.
As I said, I´m leaving Honduras tomorrow late morning. All the missionaries I know are leaving. Because of the political unrest.
Please pray for the future of this country and for the people as they go through this process. Thank you for supporting my work here.
Saturday, June 27, 2009
A Gringo Drove Our Bus
Let's see, where to start... my feet inch from bug bites...
Yesterday, we went to Valley of the Angels with the Oklahoma group. We were there for SO long! We ate lunch at the same place my group did when we went last year. It was cool to go back to the same place and see the changes that were made. One of my favorite things about this trip has just been actually coming back to a country i've been to before. After lunch, we went to two shops then sat and played card games for about 3 hours. We were playing a pretty intense game and would often get frustrated and may have drawn attention to us from the police officers on accident. lol two of them came over and asked what we were playing. They were really nice. Then we enjoyed the rest of the evening at Baxter eating pizza and helping the Oklahoma with their V.B.S. planning.
Today, watched Arnold's futbol game. (Arnold is a Honduran that we work with a lot and sometimes stays with Will and Rachel. Rachel (the intern) says that he's also her brother and my cousin. haha we made up our own Honduran familes by who stays in what house. Anyway, after the football game we went to Mogote for V.B.S. I was a group leader again which I love doing! It helps me get to know more of the kids there better. Afterwards, we went to the mall yet again... for like 3 hours... so I called my parents and then we had dinner at the nice Pizza Hut. Now, we're just hanging out at Baxter Institute like we do most evenings.
Welp, it's been fun. Thanks for reading!
Yesterday, we went to Valley of the Angels with the Oklahoma group. We were there for SO long! We ate lunch at the same place my group did when we went last year. It was cool to go back to the same place and see the changes that were made. One of my favorite things about this trip has just been actually coming back to a country i've been to before. After lunch, we went to two shops then sat and played card games for about 3 hours. We were playing a pretty intense game and would often get frustrated and may have drawn attention to us from the police officers on accident. lol two of them came over and asked what we were playing. They were really nice. Then we enjoyed the rest of the evening at Baxter eating pizza and helping the Oklahoma with their V.B.S. planning.
Today, watched Arnold's futbol game. (Arnold is a Honduran that we work with a lot and sometimes stays with Will and Rachel. Rachel (the intern) says that he's also her brother and my cousin. haha we made up our own Honduran familes by who stays in what house. Anyway, after the football game we went to Mogote for V.B.S. I was a group leader again which I love doing! It helps me get to know more of the kids there better. Afterwards, we went to the mall yet again... for like 3 hours... so I called my parents and then we had dinner at the nice Pizza Hut. Now, we're just hanging out at Baxter Institute like we do most evenings.
Welp, it's been fun. Thanks for reading!
Thursday, June 25, 2009
I'm Cold!
I need my sweatshirt...
But anyway, we spent three days working in Mogote with the Oklahoma group. They are a good group. Have I said that before? We're working on building a retaining wall for the soccer field behind the church. Yeh, that's right I finally figured out why we were digging a ditch. It was really hot while we were working. So we split the group into two smaller groups and took turns working and playing with kids. I got to know the church kids a lot better which was great! I really enjoy when we work in Mogote for that reason.
Today, we went to a community like Mogote that was really close. I don't however remember the name of it. We built a house for a family there. We worked for five straight hours and didn't eat lunch until almost two. It was intense. But we finished the house and it looks great! The family was really thankful. The dad of the family helped us throughout the whole process which I thought was neat because they don't always do that.
Audrey is leaving tomorrow... :( sadface. She's one of the interns. She's been here for a month and I'm going to miss her. All of us interns have gotten really close. It's sad when someone leaves for obvious reasons.
Tonight, we fed the homeless at the stadium. I think tonight was one of my favorite times i've gone. We spent a lot of time after all the food was gone just hanging out, so I got to talk to some of the people more than usual. I also got to hold a really cute baby. It broke my heart seeing her mom still getting high off of the glue while we all took turns holding her baby. It made me sad to see her just continuing the cycle of getting high instead of sobering up for her baby. She wasn't even "with it" enough to hear me tell her that her baby is beautiful.
Well, like i've said before, I'm having the time of my life here. Everything just seems right. There are rumors of political riots and other such things right now. But they are all just rumors so far. There is a big vote on Sunday about changing the constitution so that the current president can be re-elected. A lot of the people are not happy with him so that's why there are all these rumors spreading around. I'm not too worried and you shouldn't be either. As my Honduran friends said, the people are angry with the president, not the gringos.
Alright, that's all I got. Thanks for reading!
But anyway, we spent three days working in Mogote with the Oklahoma group. They are a good group. Have I said that before? We're working on building a retaining wall for the soccer field behind the church. Yeh, that's right I finally figured out why we were digging a ditch. It was really hot while we were working. So we split the group into two smaller groups and took turns working and playing with kids. I got to know the church kids a lot better which was great! I really enjoy when we work in Mogote for that reason.
Today, we went to a community like Mogote that was really close. I don't however remember the name of it. We built a house for a family there. We worked for five straight hours and didn't eat lunch until almost two. It was intense. But we finished the house and it looks great! The family was really thankful. The dad of the family helped us throughout the whole process which I thought was neat because they don't always do that.
Audrey is leaving tomorrow... :( sadface. She's one of the interns. She's been here for a month and I'm going to miss her. All of us interns have gotten really close. It's sad when someone leaves for obvious reasons.
Tonight, we fed the homeless at the stadium. I think tonight was one of my favorite times i've gone. We spent a lot of time after all the food was gone just hanging out, so I got to talk to some of the people more than usual. I also got to hold a really cute baby. It broke my heart seeing her mom still getting high off of the glue while we all took turns holding her baby. It made me sad to see her just continuing the cycle of getting high instead of sobering up for her baby. She wasn't even "with it" enough to hear me tell her that her baby is beautiful.
Well, like i've said before, I'm having the time of my life here. Everything just seems right. There are rumors of political riots and other such things right now. But they are all just rumors so far. There is a big vote on Sunday about changing the constitution so that the current president can be re-elected. A lot of the people are not happy with him so that's why there are all these rumors spreading around. I'm not too worried and you shouldn't be either. As my Honduran friends said, the people are angry with the president, not the gringos.
Alright, that's all I got. Thanks for reading!
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