Jueves

Our Honduran friends are complaining about the heat! We've been remarking on it too, but figured we just weren't used to it.  It's been about 34 degrees C every day as the dry season nears an end.  Apparently April is the hottest month, and sooo dry.  Rains are due in a week or so.

Half the team was off to the Agricultural School near Talanka, which is an hour plus form the Elementary School.  We travelled through the city and saw more of life in Honduras along the way.

When at the  school, we had a good tour of the crops, including, plantain, yucca, papaya, beans,  tilapia (nearly the end of the growing cycle because the ponds are drying up, but soon to be replenished), pigs, cattle, chickens, and more.



This is Jorge who St Luke's has sponsored since he was in first grade at El Hogar and loves learning about Agriculture
  

  Not only have we been eating papaya here, but we were able to see it grown at the farm.

 The calf is a new one.  Fifteen days old!

The boys coming back after a long morning in the fields.  Off to lunch and then they will spend the afternoon in class.









It is gorgeous out here and even though it is so very dry, the setting is lovely and it is so very peaceful.

We delivered gifts and cards to several of the students who are sponsored by St Luke's parishioners and others.  We also had a chance to chat with some students whom we have known since their time at El Hogar.  As well, we delivered two suitcases full of donations.






Lunch was freshly cooked talapia, with salad and rice and a delicious fruit drink.









The other half of the team stayed at El Hogar to work on several projects, including finishing the painting in the Art room - Alan and Louise; dispensing in the clinic (quite a number of kids with sniffles, fevers, cuts and one to the hospital for stitches) - Louise; and preparing for a workshop with the teachers - Lynn and Ros; organization activities (meetings with Directora Claudia, etc) - Ros; light fixture replacement and misc. electrical repairs - Tom.

What at day, now time to play with the kids, give out some gifts to our sponsored kids,


  Louise with Brendy

Alan with Cesar and his two brothers received new Canada T shirts as well. 

Lynne with Jose Angel.

Carrie and Terry with Orlin.and Rafael

The Skafels with Sergio.












 Oscar is delighted with the pictures and the cross that Stuart has sent him.

 Ros with Rony who is sponsored by St Luke's.  She is showing him the cross that Stuart has sent. 











Rony's sister Nelsin who is also sponsored by St Luke's. 

 Tom and Jane with Elibe Angeli who is sponsored by the Reycrafts.










For dinner, out to a nice restaurant with some of the senior staff.
The dinner was lovely (Argentinian restaurant), and we got lots of 'back stories' from Claudia, Raul, and Padre Mateo.

Tomorrow we look forward to the student elections (starting at 0700) and will serve as international observers.

Posted by Michael