Day 6 (Jan 25)

Today began with an absolutely breathtaking view of the Honduran mountains with wisps of fog lingering in the valley. We took in this view as we ate a delicious breakfast. Next we piled into the van and zoomed off to church. I had never been to a Spanish church service before, and I was even more lost during the message than I expected to be 😅 It was a really neat experience and the music was fantastic. The kids were at the church as well.

We made a quick trip back to Cerro to change, and then we went to Casa Hogar. After many hugs and ‘hola’s, we had a lunch of pizza with the kids. I would never have expected some of those tiny kids to be able to fit so many slices of pizza inside of them!!

All of the kids were at the home, even those working during the week, so today we gave the kids their backpacks. It was impossible not to smile when seeing their excitement and big grins as they opened their backpacks! It was almost like being part of Christmas morning with them 😊

For the rest of the day we hung out with the kids, playing different games and attempting to communicate with our limited Spanish. Some of the kids wanted us to teach them different card/board games they had received in their backpacks! I attempted to join a circle of some of the older teens keeping a soccer ball in the air…needless to say, I think I did more harm than good, but it was a lot of fun and many laughs were shared 😂 Many of the younger kids enjoyed playing Duck Duck Goose (or Pato Pato Canso in Español) which was really fun.

Despite the boiling weather (about 27 degrees Celsius), we all managed to survive the days activities without completely melting into a puddle.

After many hugs and goodbyes, we piled into the van at the end of the day. Some of the kids tried to come back with us 😅 We headed back to Cerro and did our team devos before supper because of the early morning awaiting us tomorrow.

​Adios, mis amigos!!

-Sydney 😊