As two new members of the El Hogar team, we were most
impressed with the enthusiasm and
compassion Claudia, the Director, showed towards the children during her
morning address. She was talking to the children about emotions.
After breakfast we were ready for the drive to St Mary’s
Technical Institute, forty minutes from El Hogar. All of us together in one van.....
En route we passed by mountains, valleys and cliffs with
roads winding up the hillside before us.
Rick pointed out the housing developments that were built after
Hurricane Mitch in 1998.
Arriving at the Institute we drove past a brick wall built
by previous St. Luke’s volunteers (done in 2012). This
scenic property was purchased by the El Hogar Ministries enabling the students
to move from the crowded facility next to the church in Tegucigalpa to fresh
air. On the property we toured though
the welding shop where Chris demonstrated his skills much to the delight of us
all.
The boys at the Tech School love to have visitors and always love posing for a picture.
Following the carpenter shop, and
the airy student residence, We entered the new beautiful chapel with windows
looking out to the lush vegetation.
Behind the altar was impressive mural
painted by a previous student.
After lunch, we drove back to El Hogar in time to continue
the painting project of the old manor which is now the office. Manning the ladders were Rick, Chris, Michael
and Alan while toiling below were Gillian, Janice, Louise, Darla and
Lesley. Note all the children relaxing and watching as we painted!
Ros and Lynn meet with the teachers in the morning and Jane
continued the English instruction with the help of Erika.
"Three little girls from school are we....."
The clothes donated by St. Luke’s parishioners were unpacked
in the storage room for future use.
As usual we provided a craft for the children’s activities
and this was the night we prepared a snack for all 104 students.
Hasta Luego, Gillian
and Lesley for the team!
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