Well, I'm sure you are all dying to know how I'm doing, what I'm doing, and what I'll be doing later on, so I'll just come right out and tell you. I got here on Wednesday, but really didn't do anything except meet people and get settled, so Thursday was my first 'real' day. It's actually a really good time for me to come here because it's towards the end of a big transition here at the school. The boys will all be starting school on Monday, and it's going to be the first year that a Honduran is the director. In the past, the WGM missionaries have been running things, but they are transferring more responsibility onto the Hondurans and the Church. But this year, Cristian - a former graduate of the school - is running the show. This past week has been crazy getting everything ready for 100 boys to come swarming in, so I've been able to jump in and help with all kinds of odd jobs, but one big one in particular. The front parking area was re-done, and we cut squares of sod out of one of the pastures and put them in. Then we took out some sidewalk and put a new one in. It looks really nice now, but it cost me 5 blisters ;) I also helped paint the school building, and that was a big pain. We used oil-based paint, probably the worst paint I ever used. It was next to impossible to do it perfectly, because if you rolled fast or pressed more than lightly, it would leave these awful dark lines on the wall. So yeah, I've been busy.
The weather here is around 80-90, maybe 95, but it get's cool in the evenings - almost exactly like an Oregon summer, except it gets dark here around 5:30 - 6:00.
Tonight I went with Jeremy and some of the workers to the gas station to watch the "big game." They had a projector and a big screen, with massive speakers, and there was around 75 people all watching Honduras play USA. Of course, Honduras won 3:1, but it was a very fun game.
Tomorrow I'll ride into Catacamas - the local town - to go to church, so that should be fun :)
Next week should bring a bunch of changes to what I've been doing so far, and I'm still kind of curious as to what I'll be doing the rest of the time. They don't do a lot of farming here, mostly just raise cattle and hogs, so I might end up helping more with the school side of things.
Oh, and I've been able to talk to pretty much everyone using what Spanish I already know, so that's nice.
Hasta Luego!
-Gabriel
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It is nice to hear about your time there so far. We are praying for you. We are about to go to church. God Bless you!!!
ReplyDeleteHey Gabe, thanks for the updates! Of course it's great to know you made it safely, but it's very interesting to know what you've done and what you might be doing. I can relate to the painting issues! Helping at school could be the most rewarding of all possibilities while you're there, but even if you're just sloppin' hogs, I know the Lord has the perfect experience for you!! :-)
ReplyDeleteThanks, also, for the photos. I didn't know until the Sunday you left that you're a photographer. Send lots! If you send a shot of you in "your element", I'll print up a prayer card to distribute at Creekside, OK?
Meanwhile, watch out for the bandidos!
Ky
OK Ky,
ReplyDeleteI'll see if I can get some pictures from someone else with me in them :)
Gabe,
ReplyDeleteWe want to see more photos! Your photos are beautiful, but its ok to publish ordinary ones to. You know, the kind that the rest of us usually take.