Sunday, June 23

 

If you were to ask the majority of us how we slept last night, you would most likely hear the answer “caliente and un poquito” (hot and little of). At about 10:00 pm, the town of La Paz experienced a power outage. Shortly after 5:30 am our security guard Hector came to rescue as he ran into one of us. With little to none Spanish speaking skills, we were able to communicate no power/water. Thankfully, he went and turned on the generator. After that we were able to start our morning routine. 

Our breakfast this morning was a typical American favorite, pancakes. Our pancakes were served with fruit, such as watermelon, cantaloupe, and papaya and honey to top our pancakes. 

Due to church being at 3 PM in the afternoon and clinic to follow, we were fortunate enough to have another cultural exploration day in Comayagua. Our lovely bus drivers/security guards picked us up in the cute yellow bus around 9 AM. Our day in Comayagua started with a walk to a local coffee shop called “five star coffee roaster” in Central Park. 

After we were filled with coffee, we walked to local souvenir shops where many of us fulfilled our souvenir needs. Cindy was a great help to all as we needed to convert currencies. 

A cool sight to see and hear in Central Park, was the oldest working clock in the world. We climbed up narrow steps to get to the top. The clock was built in the 1100s by the Spanish and came to Honduras in the 1500s. All of the parts are original besides the ropes. At one point the clock was installed in the Alhambra. 

We visited a beautiful cathedral named Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. We’ll let the pictures speak for themselves.

For lunch we walked to a couple local restaurants. There we had various types of tacos. 

After lunch, we rushed back to our hotel for a quick change of clothes and to freshen up before heading to church. 

Once our beautiful service led by, Pastor Junior, came to an end we were able to set up clinic in the church for a couple hours to provide care to the people who attended church today. While our doctors finished up with the last couple of patients, Mother Nature decided to downpour. Due to the metal roof on the church, it became very difficult to hear the patients, interpreters, and everyone else communicating with one another. It wasn’t too long after the rain had started that we quickly realized parts of the roof were leaking, which had many of our group members scrambling to find anything we could to hold the water.

We were all blessed to have Dr. _____ and her two children, Ivan and Joseph along with Pastor Junior and his daughter Maria join us for a fajita dinner. We were able to gain more information related to the healthcare system here in Honduras which was quite interesting to each of us! 

We would like to direct our prayers tonight to the people here and back home, in SD, Iowa, and MN who have been affected by the torrential rains. May God protect, surround them with love, and keep each individual who has been affected safe.