Yesterday, our team said good-bye to Cofradia and
travelled to the Valley of the Angels - a favorite tourist destination and a
great place to shop for souvenirs of our time in Honduras. Many local artisans sell their creations in
this quaint village. Hand-crafted
leather, wood carvings, beautiful pottery, vivid paintings, and other local art
are all available in tiny sidewalk booths, crowded shops and sprawling
showrooms. Some of our team members
shopped. Others just relaxed in local cafés
while enjoying the cool weather and delicious Honduran coffee.
From there, we went to El Patio, a favorite restaurant in
Tegucigalpa. Their specialty is grilled kabobs
of all varieties. I was WAY more than
enough food! ¡Que delicioso!
We checked into the Hyatt Place hotel in Tegucigalpa – a location
that makes it easy to get to the airport for our flight on Friday. The Hyatt had a beautiful rooftop terrace
that afforded a great view of the city at night. It was so relaxing to sit there and wind down
from our busy week.
This morning, after a wonderful breakfast, we left early
for the airport. The inauguration of the
new Honduran president is scheduled for tomorrow, and there was talk of
possible protests (or even riots) in the streets this morning over the election
results. We wanted to make sure we
arrived at the airport with plenty of time to spare just in case we encountered
any trouble.
When we arrived at the airport we immediately noticed a
large police presence - in full riot gear.
Frankly, it was a bit unnerving to see such a show of force. We were grateful that our team leader pressed
us to get here early this morning.
Fortunately, we so no sign of riots much less even
protestors. However, several TV news
crews were in the airport to cover what “might” actually happen. One national TV reporter interviewed Dr.
Jorge Ponce, our local Honduran doctor, and Brian Shaw, our team leader. The
asked about why we were here and what we did.
Both men were able to give God the glory for all that we do in service
to Him! We are told the interview will
air on national television next week. We
will get a link to the broadcase, we’ll be sure to post it on our Facebook page and the Luke 9:2 Ministries website.
God is good and God is faithful. Your prayers for protection were answered and
we are grateful. Thank you for your
continued support of Luke 9:2 Ministries and the work in Honduras. In March, a small team will travel here to
install 2 more water chlorination systems and a small medical team will return
in September for medical follow up. Quarterly
pastor training sessions will also continue this year.
Until next year…Adios!
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