We have been in Honduras for almost exactly a month now, and what a journey it has been. Many of us have gone from barely being able to ask what time it was, to now being able to have conversations with our host families and some of the other nationals that we have been able to meet. The last two weeks have been very busy for the team, and I will try not to bog you down with an extraordinary amount of information.
Early last week we all piled into the busito (van), along with two of our new friends here, to traverse across many mountains driving along a winding, twisting road, having two incidents where we had to change tires, and twice when we had to stop by the llanteras (tire repair shop) to fix the tires again. I would be at fault if I did not first give God all the glory and honor for a safe trip. Through the many hours of driving there were many times when we could've been in an accident, but God was faithful and we were safe the entire time, and were able to see the beauty of God in many things from the gorgeous scenery to learning the story of the Mayans of Copan. We spent three days in the northwest area of the country for a cultural trip to the Copan ruins, the banana plantation, waterfalls, and caves.
Upon our return to Tegucigalpa we all had Spanish and culture class on Thursday and then the guys departed very early on Friday morning for a Christmas vacation with their brothers to the island of Roatan. This was a wonderful opportunity for the guys to have some bonding time with their host brothers, and be able to interact with them in a different setting. While the guys were gone the girls spent Saturday cooking up a storm in the kitchen as we had fun making cookies for our families for Christmas. It was fun to serve our families in this way.
Christmas is very different here, and it was a wonderful opportunity for us to refocus on why we celebrate Christmas, as all of our traditions, families and things familiar to us were absent, and in place we celebrated with our larger family, our brothers and sisters in Christ here in Honduras. Here the celebrations are at their height at about midnight on the twenty-fourth. Each of us went with our families and therefore each celebrated in different ways. I had the opportunity to help my host mom make some of the food, and then at about nine we went over to my abuela's (grandma's) house to celebrate with the rest of the family. We ate some of the traditional Honduran food, which consists of turkey, rice and vegetables, torrejas (kind of like pancakes that are in a very sweet cinnamon sauce), salad, and torta de papas, which I believe is a potato pie. Then around 12:30 we went back to my house and opened our gifts.
Thank you so much for all the prayers, we have felt them as we continue on this adventure of serving Christ. Please keep us in your prayers and may God bless you all! and a late: Feliz Navidad! May you all always remember the celebrate the love of our Father, and the wonderful gift of His Son.
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Hello STEP team,
This week as I read Isaiah 40, I was impressed by the immensity of God. Isa. 40:22 says that God “stretches out the heavens like a curtain and spreads them out like a tent to dwell in.” The thought came to my mind that as we here in the U. S. and Canada look to the night sky and all of you there in Honduras look to the same night sky, we all see the same curtain of stars that God has stretched over us. It is comforting to know that though we are separated by thousands of miles, we can still share in the experience of viewing God’s magnificent display of stars and the changing cycle of the moon.
Have a wonderful New Year’s Day!
Michelle W.
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