This post will be like a photo album of the latest happenings here in the Honds (as we affectionately refer to Honduras). Also, I think I’m going to throw in some Spanish. We have a book in my class called Rubia and the Three Osos (Goldilocks and the Three Bears), and I love it because it’s mostly English, but lots of the words like soft, hard, Mama, Baby, plate, chair, etc. are in Spanish. At the back of the book there’s a glossary so you can see what the Spanish words mean if you aren’t sure, but how they’re used in the context makes it pretty easy to figure out. If you aren’t sure of the meanings of the Spanish words I use in my blog, I’ll have a little glossary at the end for you! 😉

Primeramente, at the end of febrero, we went to the Mission House (another part of WGO) and worked with a team from the Estados on a medical brigade. The first día I was part of the children’s center. We sang canciones with them, gave them bracelets, and shared the gospel. Then we checked them for lice, did lice treatments, washed hair, and fixed hair at the end. It was a long day and it was busy, but I really enjoyed it. One of the things I really liked was that I was able to share the gospel and tell these niños about Jesus all in español. I loved that I was able to do that! Learning another idioma is exciting.

The segundo día I was in dentistry. In the morning, I did a lot of standing around. In the afternoon though, I was able to brush a lot of teeth, and watch an extraction. It was humbling to brush people’s dientes. It was also humbling to not have much to do, and to realize that the medical brigade wasn’t about me. It was okay that I didn’t have a big, important role. It was such a different kind of mission trip because I knew that these people had raised dinero, taken off work, and prepared for months to come and serve for a week in “another country,” while we just drove an hour to join them. It was weird because Honduras used to just be “another country” to me, and I came here on a mission trip two years ago, but now I live here and I was able to join other people coming for a mission trip. It was a different kind of thing, but definitely really cool, and I enjoyed being able to serve here fuera of the ranch in this place that is now my home. I’d love to be part of another medical brigade.

  

I posted about this on Facebook already, but I had a trash pick-up day with my kids one Saturday, and they loved it! I really didn’t do anything to motivate them or get them excited about it. We read a story in our textbook about recycling and taking care of the planeta, and then they started talking about picking up trash. They kept on about wanting to do it, so al fin I planned a day for them to live out their dream! And actually, it was a lot of fun. Amanda and I took a busito out to the community and picked up my kids who don’t live on the rancho, and when we got back, all of the other kids were at our meeting spot ready to go! We split into teams, picked up basura, and then met up at the playground. I took pictures of their cute selves and all their trash, and then we drank Zuko (like Kool-aid) and played on the playground. It was a fun mañana!

Aren’t they the cutest?! I wish you could all meet them porque they’re the best.

In January we had a school spelling bee like you wouldn’t believe! It was SOOO much more fun than a normal spelling bee, with funny skits in between each grade level. I never knew a spelling bee could be so emocionante! And to make it even better, this year, our winners from each grade got to participate in a regional spelling bee at the International School in the city.  Tiffany, my roommate, and I got to be part of it también. She was a judge for the seventh graders and I was the caller for third grade. I really enjoyed my tiempo there and all of our kids had a great time too! We ended the day by going to Denny’s to eat lunch and celebrar. None of our kids placed or even got close (I don’t think), but they all had excellent attitudes and still felt good about being able to participate in the spelling bee. I hope I’ll get to go with them again next year!

At the end of March/beginning of April, we celebrated Semana Santa. For a whole week, there was no school, and pretty much everything shut down. Of course, Wal-Mart did not rest, but what can you expect? My roommates and I went to the city, shopped, spent one noche in a nice hotel and one in our friend’s apartamento, went to see a película, and watched a soccer match with some people from church. We had a blast! It’s always nice to have a break from the normal routine and just have some time to relax and have fun.

I think that sums up most of the major eventos that have gone on lately.

I’m gonna stop here even though I have so much more to share because I don’t want y’all to get bored! I will post a new blog with noticias about some upcoming changes for me here very soon! I’m gonna shoot for posting it within a week. Below, you will find the promised glossary 😉

As always, thank you for reading my blog. Thank you for praying for me, not forgetting about me, and supporting me. I’m so, so grateful for all the people who are excited about what I’m doing here and how the Lord is moving. I look forward to updating y’all on some exciting news very soon!!

Love,

Lindsey

al fin–at the end; finally

apartamento–apartment

basura–trash

brigada–brigade

busito–little bus

canciones–songs

celebrar–to celebrate

ciudad–city

día–day

dientes–teeth

dinero–money

emocionante–exciting

español–Spanish

eventos–events

febrero–February

fuera–outside

gente–people

idioma–language

mañana–morning (or tomorrow)

niños–kids

noche–night

noticias–news

osos–bears

película–movie

planeta–planet

porque–because

primeramente–firstly

rancho–ranch

Rubia–Blonde (Goldilocks)

segundo–second

Semana Santa–Holy Week

tiempo–time