Pray for the Country of Honduras!
There is some political turmoil occurring in the country. The president of Honduras (Zelaya) wants to be able to continue as the president, however the government does not allow re-election in the position of President.
He wants to add a 4th box to the voting ballot in November for the people to vote yes or no to him having the Honduran Constitution changed. However, what changes he wants to make is very vague.
Zeleya has called for a vote on Sunday (tomorrow) to allow the people to decide if there should be a 4th box on the ballot in November....people who oppose the President have announced they will protest, they will steal the ballot boxes and destroy the votes...while the President and his supporters, including Chavez, have proclaimed that the vote will happen and the votes from Sunday will be counted and they will take all necessary force to ensure that this happens.
I understand from some Hondurans that the Constitution is poorly written, however what Zeleya is attempting to do would give him a huge amount of power. He is in close relationship with Chavez of Venezuala and Morales from Bolivia.
Zeleya has fired the head of the Honduran Army because he would not support the President in what he is doing which has been proclaimed illegal by the Honduran Congress and Honduran Courts. The military leaders of the other branches resigned in support of the Army commander. A new leader of the Army has been appointed by the President.
Zeleya is appealing to the poor and uneducated people of the country, which as you are aware, is the majority. He paints a beautiful picture of providing resources for them, and that the business owners are keeping all the money for themselves and not paying them.
Actually, by him raising minimum wage by such a high percentage he has run many businesses out of business or caused them to lay off employees. He wants to raise it even more, and add a 3rd double month of pay. (Right now everyone receives 14 months of pay rather than 12 months, and he wants to make it 15)
Those who have followed my blog over the years, may recall that last year there was some concern about ALBA, which is a document joining the Central American countries, however, certain parts of ALBA, if accepted by the country, would basically turn Honduras into a communist country,giving full power to Zelaya, which is what he wants.
My heart breaks for the Honduran people. If something like this would ever happen, or if things got bad and I needed to leave, while my heart would be broken because I love this country, I love my friends here, I love the kids at school, I love my life here...but I have another country, and my family, and another life I can return to. While the people of this country, what can they do if this happens? They will be in a horrible mess, and I fear for them!
Please be on your knees crying out to God for this country!
Here are some great websites that can keep you up to date on what is going on if you wish to follow the developments
http://hondurasnews.com/
http://lagringasblogicito.blogspot.com/
Saturday, June 27, 2009
I have gotten bad about updating my blog since I am on Facebook. But I know that not all of my friends are on Facebook (why not? I ask)....
Well I had running water for a week...and then on Thursday this week it happened again. But thankfully it came back on Friday afternoon! Oh hallelujia!
Lance, Annette and Josiah have been back for a week. It is wonderful having them here! And Josiah is the sweetest little guy! I need to be taking more pictures of him, because I will only be seeing them for a few more weeks....then I leave to go see Joshua and while I am gone they will leave for Lance to start school.
Today Helen and Mary Beth are arriving. They will be teaching dance to the kids at our school. The kids love this and always have a great time learning a new dance and a new way to worship! The dance that she taught last year, many of them are still doing! They performed at the school's dedication earlier this year...led by some of the 2nd grade girls who remembered it when they learned last year as 1st graders. What an impact she is making on these kids!
Please pray for these weeks as Helen and Mary Beth work with the kids and pour into their lives. Pray for their health and safety while they are here. They will be in Honduras for two weeks.
Well I had running water for a week...and then on Thursday this week it happened again. But thankfully it came back on Friday afternoon! Oh hallelujia!
Lance, Annette and Josiah have been back for a week. It is wonderful having them here! And Josiah is the sweetest little guy! I need to be taking more pictures of him, because I will only be seeing them for a few more weeks....then I leave to go see Joshua and while I am gone they will leave for Lance to start school.
Today Helen and Mary Beth are arriving. They will be teaching dance to the kids at our school. The kids love this and always have a great time learning a new dance and a new way to worship! The dance that she taught last year, many of them are still doing! They performed at the school's dedication earlier this year...led by some of the 2nd grade girls who remembered it when they learned last year as 1st graders. What an impact she is making on these kids!
Please pray for these weeks as Helen and Mary Beth work with the kids and pour into their lives. Pray for their health and safety while they are here. They will be in Honduras for two weeks.
Thursday, June 18, 2009
AGUA AGUA AGUA!!!
Okay, today was day three with no running water in my house. I had used several bottles of drinking water for things such as flushing the toilet, taking a shower from a bowl, washing my hands....I had given up on washing dishes because I kept thinking it will come back on.
So this morning with only about half a bottle of drinking water left, I decided to carry my towel and shampoo to Annette's house to shower before school. (Annette has a cistern so there is a back-up supply of water at her house for situations like this)
When I got to school I asked Henry (whose house is now on day 5 of no running water) what is going on with the water?! He told me that there is a leak in one of the pipes that was caused by the earthquakes and that they have estimated it will take FIFTEEN DAYS to repair.
When he said that my heart skipped several beats and I felt a little ill.....but then I thought everyone is in the same situation, I need to find out what they are doing. I don't know how to deal with this situation, but people who live here have a better way of coping with these inconviences.
I gave myself time to calm down my emotions and during break asked Pati what is everyone doing about not having water... people are keeping their pilas filled with water....and using that for bathing, washing clothes, flushing toilets, etc.
Many people here keep their pilas filled all the time, because you never know when there will not be water for a day or part of a day....I don't keep mine filled because the standing water breeds mosquitos...however......
Paty told me that if you have containers you can take them to the fire department and they will fill them with water for free that you can use to fill up your pila, or just keep in your house for your needs. MMMMMM...well I don't have any containers....
She also said that people are having water delivered in these big tank trucks and the school had done that this week, so she called to the office to ask Rosi how much it would cost to fill a pila. Well, you don't just pay for the amount of water you get, you pay for all the water in the tank, which they charge 800 lemperas (which would be about $43)....YIKES! And a pila full of water isn't gong to last all that long.
GOD IS SO GOOD!!!
Paty walked outside, because it was our lunch break time, and there was one of the water trucks delivering water to the school. So the water in the tank was already paid for, and they had some left in the tank. Paty ran over and asked and they said yea he could follow me to my house and fill my pila and it wouldn't cost me anything.
HALLELUJIA!
So I excitedly run and grab my purse and keys...and here is where the comedy begins!
So he is following me in this very rickety truck that carries a tank on the back, similar to a gasoline type tank only smaller. I turn down my street and suddenly realize he isn't going to be able to go this way because I have these arches that go over the street as you enter into my neighborhood. There is one road that you can take that doesn't have arches, but I haven't come that way. So I turn around and tell him in bad spanish that his truck is too big, which he has already figured out....
So we turn around and head off a different way to get to my house.
Okay, we are here....I go in and put Samson inside (a scarey notion in itself because he loves to play with any and everything he can get his paws on)....I go back outside and open my back gate so he can pull his truck in my yard. AHHHH the barbed wire - his truck won't fit.
So he takes this loooooooong piece of PVC pipe that he uses to connect to the hoses when he pumps out the water. But we use it to hike up the barbed wire so that he can pull in. So I have to hold the pole while he is backing in his truck. Oh yea, it seems a great idea! Only he has this tall spikey thing on the top of the tank, so it gets stuck and he gets out of the truck and has to climb on top of the tank and unhook the barbed wire, and get back in the truck and I'm trying to hold it up.....all the time hoping he doesn't run over my feet because he can't see me.
After several times of repeating the above steps he finally gets the truck inside my gate.
I run in to check on Samson and any damage he may have done....and I find something that I have been making for Josiah for the last 7 months (yes I'm slow) is spread across the floor....AHHH...I saved it, put it up high....then I went to the kitchen sink and out of habit turned on the water....HA!!!! Water came out of the faucet, however, a slower stream than normal. I just stood there laughing at this...oh well.....later it may not be coming out of the faucet, so it's good that he is here filling the pila.
He filled my pila YAE!!! Now to get the truck back out of the yard, under the barbed wire, so I can go back to school. (it has taken us more than 30 minutes to get the truck in and fill the pila - and I live about 2 minutes from the school!)
So we hike the barbed wire up again with the long heavy pole and he gets in his truck.
We are doing good then WAP...stuck again! So he gets out of the truck and helps me with the pole to get the wire above the spikes on the tank....he gets back in his truck and IT WON'T START!
He is half-way out of my yard....but still in enough that I can't close my gate so I am stuck with this guy until we get his truck out. I am praying!
So then he motions and vengas me ("venga venga" ) to come to the driver's seat of the truck. I get in (Oh what a funny site! I wish I had a picture! It was held together by rust and rope!) So he has a wire that he is trying to get to spark under the hood while he tells me to slowly pump the gas pedal. It doesn't work, he then proceeds to get a rock from my yard and beat on the car battery! Now a man walking down the street has stopped to talk to him and to me (Ha!) and helps the guy with the hot-wire...thankfully they let me out of the driver seat!
Finally he gets the truck started and pulled out of my yard, we clear all the barbed wire, and I am free!
I was so happy...and more than an hour later I get back to school! TOO Funny!
The whole time I'm there with this guy I'm just thinking we should have this entire episode on video...because we are like the two stooges plus you throw in the communication and it really gets funny!
I went to the store tonight and bought throw away cups, and plates and bowls.....I have washed all my dishes with the water that was trickling out of my faucet.....and am thankful that there is still water trickling out - no matter how slowly, it's water!
What an experience! For people who have used up the water in their pilas, and their faucets are not giving them anything, I don't know what they will do. Please pray for the city and for the wisdom to fix the damage that has occurred to the pipes in Comayagua!
Right now I feel truly truly blessed!
I never thought I would be so happy over having a full pila! I am now waiting on the water man to come deliver some more drinking water for Samson and I. I am blessed! Truly blessed! God provided all my needs today!!!!
Okay, today was day three with no running water in my house. I had used several bottles of drinking water for things such as flushing the toilet, taking a shower from a bowl, washing my hands....I had given up on washing dishes because I kept thinking it will come back on.
So this morning with only about half a bottle of drinking water left, I decided to carry my towel and shampoo to Annette's house to shower before school. (Annette has a cistern so there is a back-up supply of water at her house for situations like this)
When I got to school I asked Henry (whose house is now on day 5 of no running water) what is going on with the water?! He told me that there is a leak in one of the pipes that was caused by the earthquakes and that they have estimated it will take FIFTEEN DAYS to repair.
When he said that my heart skipped several beats and I felt a little ill.....but then I thought everyone is in the same situation, I need to find out what they are doing. I don't know how to deal with this situation, but people who live here have a better way of coping with these inconviences.
I gave myself time to calm down my emotions and during break asked Pati what is everyone doing about not having water... people are keeping their pilas filled with water....and using that for bathing, washing clothes, flushing toilets, etc.
Many people here keep their pilas filled all the time, because you never know when there will not be water for a day or part of a day....I don't keep mine filled because the standing water breeds mosquitos...however......
Paty told me that if you have containers you can take them to the fire department and they will fill them with water for free that you can use to fill up your pila, or just keep in your house for your needs. MMMMMM...well I don't have any containers....
She also said that people are having water delivered in these big tank trucks and the school had done that this week, so she called to the office to ask Rosi how much it would cost to fill a pila. Well, you don't just pay for the amount of water you get, you pay for all the water in the tank, which they charge 800 lemperas (which would be about $43)....YIKES! And a pila full of water isn't gong to last all that long.
GOD IS SO GOOD!!!
Paty walked outside, because it was our lunch break time, and there was one of the water trucks delivering water to the school. So the water in the tank was already paid for, and they had some left in the tank. Paty ran over and asked and they said yea he could follow me to my house and fill my pila and it wouldn't cost me anything.
HALLELUJIA!
So I excitedly run and grab my purse and keys...and here is where the comedy begins!
So he is following me in this very rickety truck that carries a tank on the back, similar to a gasoline type tank only smaller. I turn down my street and suddenly realize he isn't going to be able to go this way because I have these arches that go over the street as you enter into my neighborhood. There is one road that you can take that doesn't have arches, but I haven't come that way. So I turn around and tell him in bad spanish that his truck is too big, which he has already figured out....
So we turn around and head off a different way to get to my house.
Okay, we are here....I go in and put Samson inside (a scarey notion in itself because he loves to play with any and everything he can get his paws on)....I go back outside and open my back gate so he can pull his truck in my yard. AHHHH the barbed wire - his truck won't fit.
So he takes this loooooooong piece of PVC pipe that he uses to connect to the hoses when he pumps out the water. But we use it to hike up the barbed wire so that he can pull in. So I have to hold the pole while he is backing in his truck. Oh yea, it seems a great idea! Only he has this tall spikey thing on the top of the tank, so it gets stuck and he gets out of the truck and has to climb on top of the tank and unhook the barbed wire, and get back in the truck and I'm trying to hold it up.....all the time hoping he doesn't run over my feet because he can't see me.
After several times of repeating the above steps he finally gets the truck inside my gate.
I run in to check on Samson and any damage he may have done....and I find something that I have been making for Josiah for the last 7 months (yes I'm slow) is spread across the floor....AHHH...I saved it, put it up high....then I went to the kitchen sink and out of habit turned on the water....HA!!!! Water came out of the faucet, however, a slower stream than normal. I just stood there laughing at this...oh well.....later it may not be coming out of the faucet, so it's good that he is here filling the pila.
He filled my pila YAE!!! Now to get the truck back out of the yard, under the barbed wire, so I can go back to school. (it has taken us more than 30 minutes to get the truck in and fill the pila - and I live about 2 minutes from the school!)
So we hike the barbed wire up again with the long heavy pole and he gets in his truck.
We are doing good then WAP...stuck again! So he gets out of the truck and helps me with the pole to get the wire above the spikes on the tank....he gets back in his truck and IT WON'T START!
He is half-way out of my yard....but still in enough that I can't close my gate so I am stuck with this guy until we get his truck out. I am praying!
So then he motions and vengas me ("venga venga" ) to come to the driver's seat of the truck. I get in (Oh what a funny site! I wish I had a picture! It was held together by rust and rope!) So he has a wire that he is trying to get to spark under the hood while he tells me to slowly pump the gas pedal. It doesn't work, he then proceeds to get a rock from my yard and beat on the car battery! Now a man walking down the street has stopped to talk to him and to me (Ha!) and helps the guy with the hot-wire...thankfully they let me out of the driver seat!
Finally he gets the truck started and pulled out of my yard, we clear all the barbed wire, and I am free!
I was so happy...and more than an hour later I get back to school! TOO Funny!
The whole time I'm there with this guy I'm just thinking we should have this entire episode on video...because we are like the two stooges plus you throw in the communication and it really gets funny!
I went to the store tonight and bought throw away cups, and plates and bowls.....I have washed all my dishes with the water that was trickling out of my faucet.....and am thankful that there is still water trickling out - no matter how slowly, it's water!
What an experience! For people who have used up the water in their pilas, and their faucets are not giving them anything, I don't know what they will do. Please pray for the city and for the wisdom to fix the damage that has occurred to the pipes in Comayagua!
Right now I feel truly truly blessed!
I never thought I would be so happy over having a full pila! I am now waiting on the water man to come deliver some more drinking water for Samson and I. I am blessed! Truly blessed! God provided all my needs today!!!!
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
This week in my 6th grade conversation class, the chapter we were on was about one of the boys on this camping trip was afraid of some noices he heard outside....his friend was afraid originally, but then remembered that God says in the Bible do not fear...so he talks about how when you are a believer you can rely on these promises of God. But then he remembers that his friend does not know the Lord so that is why he is so afraid. He tells his friend that he can ask Jesus to be his Savior, and then these same promises from the Bible will be his as well, for him to lean on when he needs them.
It was a great week, and left lots of time to discuss what we read about.
One thing we talked about was the boy saying "that he knows the Lord, while his friend does not know the Lord" We talked about not just saying yes there is a God or just hearing the verses they hear at school and having this information in their head is not enough. I told them even the devil knows who God is, but he is not a believer, not a follower of Jesus.
We read some verses, and I was so happy that they all knew John 3:16 in Spanish and many could say it in English.
I made an index card for each of the kids. On one side I wrote one of my favorite verses, one that I have called out to God with when I have been afraid while living in Honduras....Isaiah 41:13 "for I am the Lord, your God who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, Do not fear; I will help you."
On the other side of the index card I wrote out a prayer asking for forgiveness, declaring their belief in Jesus and decision to follow Jesus. And also wrote out John 3:16.
While I didn't have any kids right then telling me they wanted to pray the prayer, it has been interesting to see them with their cards. Most of them have put them up inside their offices. Some have them displayed each morning in front of their stack of paces in their office. One of the girls came to me during lunch, she was reading the prayer I had written and she could not read some of my writing (I stayed up until midnight the night before writing these out!)....so I at least knew she was reading it.
I am praying for these kids and believing that great things will happen!
Thank you for your continued prayers!
It was a great week, and left lots of time to discuss what we read about.
One thing we talked about was the boy saying "that he knows the Lord, while his friend does not know the Lord" We talked about not just saying yes there is a God or just hearing the verses they hear at school and having this information in their head is not enough. I told them even the devil knows who God is, but he is not a believer, not a follower of Jesus.
We read some verses, and I was so happy that they all knew John 3:16 in Spanish and many could say it in English.
I made an index card for each of the kids. On one side I wrote one of my favorite verses, one that I have called out to God with when I have been afraid while living in Honduras....Isaiah 41:13 "for I am the Lord, your God who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, Do not fear; I will help you."
On the other side of the index card I wrote out a prayer asking for forgiveness, declaring their belief in Jesus and decision to follow Jesus. And also wrote out John 3:16.
While I didn't have any kids right then telling me they wanted to pray the prayer, it has been interesting to see them with their cards. Most of them have put them up inside their offices. Some have them displayed each morning in front of their stack of paces in their office. One of the girls came to me during lunch, she was reading the prayer I had written and she could not read some of my writing (I stayed up until midnight the night before writing these out!)....so I at least knew she was reading it.
I am praying for these kids and believing that great things will happen!
Thank you for your continued prayers!
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Today after I got back from seeing Paula, I was leaving my house again to go up the street to Annette's to feed the dogs, and when I walked out my front door I saw a beautiful rainbow. I ran back inside to get my camera, and then I realized there were actually two rainbows.
The colors were so bright on the brightest rainbow, I have never seen such a beautiful rainbow.
I walked up and down my street taking pictures...it was breathtaking. The pictures don't come close to showing how beautiful it really was!
I love rainbows and love how God stills gives us rainbows....tonight it was funny because it wasn't even raining.....but still a rainbow - two of them!
Well my dinner last night was great. Sandra and Alexis enjoyed the meal, and loved the corn casserole. Jiffy could make a lot of money if they would sell Jiffy cornbread mix here....every once in a while they have some boxes of it at the Del Corral, but not very often.
It was fun to visit with them and catch up on life. I am so happy that Sandra is pregnant and they are expecting their first child in October. Alexis has a sonogram picture on his phone and even video from the sonogram to show off. So sweet!
The are a sweet couple and very special friends!
And finally about 10:00 last night I had water again! :)
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Thought I would share my day. I am on vacation this week, so getting to sleep late and take it slow in the mornings. Today began like a typical day...awakened by the sound of machetti chopping outside. Ahh, they must be chopping the high grass in the empty field across the street....chop chop swish chop chop swish.....I have grown accustomed to the sound and it can actually lull me back to sleep, which it did this morning.
I finally got up, fed Samson, and made my grocery list for my dinner with friends tonight. Then I showered, tried getting ready while standing in front of a fan...have you ever blow-dried your hair when it is 90 degrees in your room? Finally ready enough to head out....to Annette's to feed her sweet doggies and check on things there...then to the grocery store. Today was a good day there...fresh produce, no flies, and no stink in the meat department!
They even had brownie mix which I wanted to make to take with me to visit friends tomorrow. (Paula if you are reading this, sorry I just ruined the surprise - I will be bringing brownies and cookies to you tomorrow)
So I'm thinking, "It's going to be a great day!"
I came home began putting together my cookies and then turned the water on in the kitchen sink. DRIP DRIP drip drip dr dr d d d ....no more water!
GREAT! I am messy when I cook anything, I still need to bake a cake for tonight, and put together my meal....I now have every measuring cup, mixing bowl, and measuring spoon dirty.
Okay...think...
So I fill a pot with clean drinking water and use that to wash my dishes. I get my cookies made, and baked, even ate a couple...and have put in my last pan of cookies. Now to mix up my cake for dinner tonight. Four eggs...ok...well throw away the egg with the feather stuck to it, I just can't even go there! ....Okay, four eggs, on the counter....cake mix...sugar....oil....montequa (in place of sour cream)....now for the eggs...one egg....two eggs...oh no something is rolling off the counter, catch it ....UGH! My leg, pressed against the cabinets with an egg in between! GROSS! I now have raw egg running down my jeans, in my floor, in my silverware drawer and down the front of my cabinet...and remember THERE IS NO RUNNING WATER!
Thankfully I am in a good mood today...I just laugh, and think to myself "great story for my blog"!
So I clean up the egg, and using clean drinking water, mop my kitchen floor, clean my cabinets, and the inside of my drawer. Now change my clothes! GROSS!
And back to my cake.....oh no I forgot in the middle of the egg catastrophe my last pan of cookies came out of the oven and they have been sitting here and are now adhered to the pan! Well now I have a pan of cookie pieces, but still tastey. :)
I have now washed dishes again and again, my cake is baking, my pineapple is cut up...what I didn't eat as I was cutting....and I am sitting down and praying that the water comes back on before I need to shower to get ready to greet my friends. And if not, it will be a bucket bath with ...yep you guessed it....clean drinking water!
It is still a good day, and some days are just like this, but I don't always have this great of an attitude, but I am thankful that today I was able to roll with the punches. And am looking forward to visiting with my friend Sandra and her husband tonight and hope that my dinner invitation will bless them.
I finally got up, fed Samson, and made my grocery list for my dinner with friends tonight. Then I showered, tried getting ready while standing in front of a fan...have you ever blow-dried your hair when it is 90 degrees in your room? Finally ready enough to head out....to Annette's to feed her sweet doggies and check on things there...then to the grocery store. Today was a good day there...fresh produce, no flies, and no stink in the meat department!
They even had brownie mix which I wanted to make to take with me to visit friends tomorrow. (Paula if you are reading this, sorry I just ruined the surprise - I will be bringing brownies and cookies to you tomorrow)
So I'm thinking, "It's going to be a great day!"
I came home began putting together my cookies and then turned the water on in the kitchen sink. DRIP DRIP drip drip dr dr d d d ....no more water!
GREAT! I am messy when I cook anything, I still need to bake a cake for tonight, and put together my meal....I now have every measuring cup, mixing bowl, and measuring spoon dirty.
Okay...think...
So I fill a pot with clean drinking water and use that to wash my dishes. I get my cookies made, and baked, even ate a couple...and have put in my last pan of cookies. Now to mix up my cake for dinner tonight. Four eggs...ok...well throw away the egg with the feather stuck to it, I just can't even go there! ....Okay, four eggs, on the counter....cake mix...sugar....oil....montequa (in place of sour cream)....now for the eggs...one egg....two eggs...oh no something is rolling off the counter, catch it ....UGH! My leg, pressed against the cabinets with an egg in between! GROSS! I now have raw egg running down my jeans, in my floor, in my silverware drawer and down the front of my cabinet...and remember THERE IS NO RUNNING WATER!
Thankfully I am in a good mood today...I just laugh, and think to myself "great story for my blog"!
So I clean up the egg, and using clean drinking water, mop my kitchen floor, clean my cabinets, and the inside of my drawer. Now change my clothes! GROSS!
And back to my cake.....oh no I forgot in the middle of the egg catastrophe my last pan of cookies came out of the oven and they have been sitting here and are now adhered to the pan! Well now I have a pan of cookie pieces, but still tastey. :)
I have now washed dishes again and again, my cake is baking, my pineapple is cut up...what I didn't eat as I was cutting....and I am sitting down and praying that the water comes back on before I need to shower to get ready to greet my friends. And if not, it will be a bucket bath with ...yep you guessed it....clean drinking water!
It is still a good day, and some days are just like this, but I don't always have this great of an attitude, but I am thankful that today I was able to roll with the punches. And am looking forward to visiting with my friend Sandra and her husband tonight and hope that my dinner invitation will bless them.
Thursday, June 04, 2009
Today we took the school on a field trip to a park in Siguatapeque. It was a lot of fun! I really think the kids enjoyed the day!
This morning planning and rearranging started as what we thought was going to be under 70 persons, turned into 90 persons and we had a 70-passenger bus.
Kids who had not returned the permission slip and money showed up today with those things...as well as many parents who showed up ready to ride on the bus with their child. So we started packing kids into cars.
My 4-person car held 6 of us! Four in the back seat, and me and Miss Dunia. It was better than riding on the bus! The bus was hot and had 70 sweaty kids on it! :)
But it was a fun day! They got to see many beautiful flowers, and hike through the woods, see coffee plants, make weapons out of bamboo sticks (gotta love boys!), walked across a swinging wooden bridge, and have all around fun day exploring and picnicing.
Check out some of the pictures I took from the day. Although I didn't get as many as I would have liked...the batteries on my video camera died as soon as we arrived, and then within the first 20 minutes the batteries started flashing on my camera, and eventually didn't have enough power to stay on. I almost packed extra batteries in my purse...it was that little voice that tells you to do something that you ignore and then later say "why didn't I listen!?"
My 6th grade girls (minus Daniella - she didn't come today :( )
I love boys! While everyone was eating a snack the boys found bamboo sticks that they began battling with....whether they were sword fighting or acting out Star Wars, I'm not sure, but they were having a great time! Gabrielle was twirling his and doing tricks in between fighting...maybe he was being Robin Hood!
There's always futbol! (soccer)
My 6th grade boys ready to go exploring!
After the walk they were ready for a rest. Love these girls!
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